WHAT A MEAL

Well the time i am doing this blog,Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be the most happiest as his bank account will be richer by a amount that is no less than 5 lakhs(given to him by the government of the state).It is really intresting to see the amount of hype and hoolah surrounding india's new wicketkeeping dashing batsman.But let us spare a thought for the Pakistan team.In hot and humid indian conditions they indeed manage to put up a fight chasing such a huge total,and hadnt it for the runout of the "AALOO"(INZI) it would have been a much more closer finish.Well the match had everything in it,sixes, boundaries, runouts,sledging,great catches,great bloppers,in all a PAISA-VASOOL match.With Bob Woolmer commenting that one day cricket in the subcontinent to be a lottery(the TOSS being crucial),the last man in the current indian team to stand a chance to win a lottery,our own dada SOURAV wonthe otss and happily agreed to bat on a flat dead pitch.The team line-up was intresting and surprising indeed to see Danish Kaneria warming the benches.Well no changes in the indain lineup and no changes in sehwag's fortune,an edge racing to the fence set the tone.But even though sehwag seem to have stuck a purple patch,the other two senior batsmen of the team seem to have stuck the other side of the patch,else what other reason can you say for Sachin getting run out to a magnificent bit of fielding by youhana,and Sourav(when it seemed he was getting back to his normal self) gettiing an absolute beauty of a ball from Sami(keep aside his bowling skill,he just fails to intimidate batsmen with his stares).Inzamam looks like he is fed up of playing cricket and i believe he should be replaced by someone who can motivate rather than present a sorry figure throughout the match.A few blemishes in the field were punished big time by the indians.Dhoni's innings was no master piece ,but indeed a courageous one.You dont score 140 odd one day runs without the guts to fight it out,and my sympathies for shahid afridi who had an easy stumping missed off his bowling only to see the next few balls sail outside the field.Rana naved looked at ease sending back kaif for"taking a rest" ,while Razzaq kept it neat and straight.Pakistan had the worst start they would have loved to have,and despite some decnet efforts from youhana,razzaq and akmal,the pakistanis fell short of the required taget by quite a margin.
Now about dhoni,i could see in him a drive to succeed,a fighter who could be india's answer for adam gilichrist(This might seem far-fetched ,but fingers crossed).For me dhoni's innings was just an appetizer ,before the main course dished out in the evening which was liverpool defeating juventus at anfield.Juventus a team with the best defensive record in europe,conceding two early goals against a liverpool team devoid of cisse and moreintes was one of the best main course i could have.Now dont know what suprises awiat us This month(hopefully india win 6-0,and mourinho quit chelsea).For the time being let us keep pur finger's crossed.