Aussies thrashed

Australia is touring India to play seven one day international cricket match series and today was the second match. India lost narrowly the first one and it was a sad end to the spirited chase. But today India defeated Australia by 99 runs and outclassed them in every sense. A really memorable performance by Indian team. Match scorecard - http://www.cricinfo.com/indvaus2009/engine/current/match/416237.html
Cricket, since my childhood days, have been a passion of my life. I have played cricket at various levels in school, college, mohalla, and truly love the game. I am very fond of reading about it and very rarely miss watching a cricket game, especially if India is playing. Some of my best childhood memories are around cricket and playing in the matches with my younger brother ( my partner in crime ). He is equally passionate about the game and has a serious work ethic when he in on the ground. It was just impossible to even imagine losing a match, when we both played together for a team.

I have missed pretty much everything when it comes to watch a cricket match - be it school, college, exams, sleep, meals, appointments, marriages ( not my marriage though, he he), parties and you name it I must have done that "sin" to watch a cricket match in last 30-35 years. Since we moved to Singapore, I can now watch "live" matches again. It was a very dark 4-5 years in China as there was no cricket telecast in the country and I was deprived of the pleasure for a while. So now that I am back at it, I make sure I line up my day around the start time of the match and today also I was in front of TV just in time to watch the first ball.

It is just an amazing game and provides lot of entertainment. I can never wrap my feelings towards it in words – it is surreal. The adrenalin rush to see Indian team winning matches is one of best feelings. Today was almost a perfect day - India batted well, Dhoni ( Indian captain) scored a memorable century, two other batsmen came good and set an almost impossible target for Aussies to chase. When Indians had the turn to field, they got early wickets and pushed Aussie to the back foot. Match was practically over by the 25 the over of the Aussie's innings. It was a crushing defeat for them and a great clinical team effort on India's part.

Loved every bit of it !!