If it can happen to god himself.....

Well, what a day it had been. Marsh scoring his first century, Watson proving time and again that he might just be the best all-rounder if he is fit. Cameron white and Hussey's swashbuckling and stimulating partnership, that put the game a globe away from India.

Everything seems long forgotten now. There were quite a string of moments in the game that will live on for ever. The master wielding his willow with ultimate comfort and composure. The passion, the pride evident in his very eyes almost undid the above mentioned heroics by the Aussies. Well, this one was long due(thats what his critics would say) or was it?? He is now the second highest run-getter in the series in the process undid all the mistakes that were made in the past few matches.

But ya lets talk about today, what day has it been for this divine human. 17000 ODI runs...I was sitting on the edge of my seat , pushing the refresh button on the chromifox browser every second and when the phenomenal feat was achieved, I breathed a sigh of relief , got back to my work , pretty sure that India can never make it. My colleague(s) found my attitude intriguing(definitely in the wrong sense), but lets face it 351 in Hyderabad under lights especially when India is chasing, it is next to impossible. I was expecting another yuvraj day here (poor lad scored 2 centuries in this ground and India lost both the matches). The ground probably has an aversion for the hosts I guess, India have a very bad record here, the deccan chargers could never even crawl on this ground leave alone charging. Thinking about the past , I almost missed the history in the making. Thanks to the one small thought "lets see the score" that surfaced at the back of my mind. I immediately got the browser alive and kicking, to see that Sachin was at 68 of 52 balls. That was enough for me, I left the office, drove all the way back home in less than 12 minutes(thats an achievement given the traffic in airport road here in bangalore). Though I missed a few glorious shots from the masters' blade, I was there to witness one of the greatest centuries of all time. A slight dab to third man sealed the day for me, I was so happy for one of the greatest characters that our country has ever produced.

But he did not stop there, he went on and on, carefully guiding Raina to his path of glory. Clearly instilled the thought of India winning the match , to the million viewers world wide. Temperament was the key, and Raina even with a living example at the non-stiker's end could not carry on. His dismissal at a point where India were cruising towards thier highest run-chase turned the table for the aussies.

Ultimately, what an injustice? why does this happen with Sachin? Why was I so unfortunate to witness the one day version of the famous chennai test? Why did Raina become Mongia today? 175 runs of 140 odd balls, and end up on the losing side, it is something that we do not see everyday. Leaving last three wickets to score a mere 19 runs, at a little over 6 runs an over, the god departed, making probably his first mistake and as it has become a custom, gift his precious wicket to the debutant. It was such a painful moment, moment of excruciating torture for the zillion fans, watching their Idol, their Inspiration, their what not?? walking with head held low , disappointed that he could not finish the job for his country. History repeats, people always say that, but why now, when it was supposed to be his day, the day he achieved a herculean feat ? There are ever so many questions, not rational but very very emotional.

After all, if this could happen with god, we are a real screwed race.......

P.S :- My first attempt @ blogging , wanted to start many times, but never made it.
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