yesterday india triumphed over australia....a historic win in 25 yrs......india beat australia 2-0.....but this series will be known for a lot more than that....it will also be known as the last series played by two of india's great players & captians.....with a heavy heart we all say good bye to ANIL KUMBLE & SAURAV GANGULY.....we all will miss u guys.....you have won our hearts over the last decade, u played for the country not only with the way you play but also the way you were on and off the field....for being wonderful human beings....and for taking indian cricket to a whole new level.....with your courage and aggression and level headedness.....SAURAV....we will always remember the way you first brought aggression into indian cricket....and of course the way u captianed the side..making you the most successful indian cricket captian.....the following caption in economis times describes you the best " A GREAT PLAYER IS KNOWN BY HIS PLUCK,BY HIS GRIT,BY HIS ABILITY TO FACE DOWN CRISES AND BY HIS NEVER SAY DIE SPIRIT.IN SOURAV GANGULY ,INDIA HAD SUCH A PLAYER.DADA MADE GENIUSES OUT OF ROOKIES & CONVERTED A BUNCH OF TALENTED PLAYERS INTO WORLD BEATERS.HE TAUGHT HIS TEAM TO FIGHT HARD AND TO RIDE OUT EVERY CRISES THAT CAME ITS WAY...IN THESE HARD TIMES WAT INDIA INC CAN LEARN FROM THE GOD OF OFFSIDE IS THAT KNOCKS ARE INEVITABLE BUT A GREAT PLAYER HAS IT IN HJIM TO TAKE THEM ON THE CHIN AND BOUNCE BACK - WITH A SMILE AND A STEELY DETERMINATION"
and of course we will always remember the boy who made a century in his debut match as well the man who made his century in the final series....we will remember the captian who removed his shirt and threw wen the match was won against england at lords.....
KUMBLE....abt him i cant write as much....not coz he any less than dada.....but coz of my limited cricket knowledge i dont know much abt his achievements....but i do remember him as the level headed guy who stood by his side last yr in australia wen all the racial abuse charges were going on against harbhajan singh.....i remember him as the captian who levelled the series 1-1 inspite of series of wrong decisions in the adelaide test.....he was a player who never was daunted by injuries.....he played with a plastered chin in west indies....bowled for the country n won the game if i remember right....remember him taking all 10 wickets against pakistan in delhi.....we love u JUMBO.....and we shall miss you....
also this series will be remembered for the wonderful gesture dhoni did.....he showed us along with being a talented player and a successful captian he is also a great guy with a heart of gold....i loved him for asking ganguly to captian the side for the last few overs once the 9th wicket had fallen....loved him for asking kumble to come up and lift the trophy with him......great going dhoni....am sure the country's cricket is safe in your hands.....
links to some of the articles abt the win & abt ganguly:
a day to remember
last goodbye words from DADA
he woke me up :ganguly
farewell gift
cherished memories
last innings
being a captian
robinhood and his band of mavericks
dada's last hurrah
after the win....wonderful moments of the team...our boys are the best....love men in blue :)
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