Sunday, April 3, 2011

Tendulkar's Out !

Mahendra Singh Dhoni after his final stroke wins the World Cup for India

Tracking the ICC World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka on BBC's live scoreboard was a compelling read as the two teams played out a tense final.

When the line "Tendulkar's out !" flashed across the screen, it looked like India's hopes were sunk. It was as if lightning flashed and lighted up a dark sky as India's greatest batsman walked off the field.

That's before it was pointed out that this particular India team had a whole clutch of quality batsman waiting for their turn after Tendulkar. And so it proved as India kept their runs ticking along steadily to win with 10 balls to spare.

Cue celebrations from a few hundred million Indians.


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