3:50 pm : The first news i heard about todays match is of
Sir Vivian Richards now being a part of the Delhi Daredevils team management.
What a move !!! 10k claps. If the team is looking for inspiration to play out
of their skins and still remain in contention of the trophy, then this great
man is best suited to turn the tide for favourable results.
On the other hand Mumbai still don’t have their opens
figured out. Pondulkar (lol) isn’t working. It doesn’t take a think tank to
analyze that, its so obvious. They need to change the combination. Ponting on 1st
down and maybe Rohit Sharma to open with Tendulkar. And If a slot has to be
replaced than it has to be done with someone who is scoring, not someone to
test. Rohit did bat well for Deccan as an opener.
I am also thinking about the moment in this match when my
cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar will perform or fail. Irrespective of that, i
will be bound to feel the emotion for him. Then i think about the tournament.
We need to win this match to break the losing streak.
4:15 pm : What a brilliant start by Delhi. That’s how a fast
bowler starts bowling for this team. Great start by Irfan. And am glad that
Ponting is not out to open. Smith is a good move but I would really like to see
Rohit Sharma open with Sachin for a couple of innings.
5:08 pm : I knew this bittersweet moment will come in the
match when my national team favourites Sachin and Rohit would perform, I am
glad to see them score but also pissed about scoring against my team. On the
other hand, Delhi seems to be operating with a mission but messing up with the
fielding. Teams like CSK and RCB are brilliant fielding units and this
department of the game actually brings results.
8:08 pm: I simply needed some shelter from the ViruCane.
This is the proof of the statement ‘1 man army’. Long have the Delhi and all
cricket fans waited for such show of batting display. The Innings was a perfect
blend of brute force of a shot gun in Sehwag and the finesse of a sniper rifle
in Jayawardene.
In one of the interviews of Sir Richards during the match,
the anchor asked him about his way of putting some value in the team. Richards
told them ‘do them before they do to you’, said the West Indian who created
havoc in the bowling world. And thanks we did get inspired. For the Mumbai
Indians, ViruCane was the dark day with thunder bolts all around.
Splendid, I got to watch two of my favourite
batsmen in Mumbai (Sachin & Rohit) score good and most importantly,
dominate. And then my home team launched the run chase, unleashed from the
mental block of uncertainty & won the match with ease. The road might be
end for Delhi this year but they can still make someone else’s day bad when it
will come to single point at the top of the table. As Mr Gavaskar said, Delhi
was careless in the last 6 matches, today they were carefree. Waiting for the
team to dominate the rest of the tournament as a team !!!
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