Not the result that we were hoping for, but a great game of cricket it was nonetheless!
Such a mesmerizing sight it was to watch the top 2 teams fighting tooth and nail on the field, giving in their every iota of blood, sweat and tears to clinch the coveted World Test Championship (WTC) title. Simply put, New Zealand was the better team in this match and they deserve all the respect for the same.
It was great to see the gentleman's game being played in its truest spirit. There was no drama on the field, no cuss words exchanged, no mind games at the press conferences, just good old-fashion competitive cricket, just like it used to be in the decade gone by and a few more before that.
In my opinion, this would be one of theose rare occasions when the Indian cricket team fans would be all praise for their opponents. Given their kind nature and living up to their reputation of always playing a fair game, it would take an insane person to have a disliking towards the kiwis, isn't it? Sport does teaches you to respect your opponents and accept your defeat graciously and today is one such day to follow suit.
Playing the WTC is an achievement in itself and every Indian fan should feel proud of the entire Indian squad who fought hard and graciously to bring the cup home. Their efforts didn't go in vain, afterall, they were the chosen ones in a nation of 1.3 billion people. Each player a master in his respective skill, the best of the lot.
As Mr. Harsha Bhogle once said, one should concentrate on the journey rather than the destination, take care of the process and the result would take care of itself. Having said, kudos to the Indian Cricket team management for taking care of the processes so well that now we are capable of sending two full fledged squads at two different locations for two separate series happening simultaneously. India's bench strength is already a force to reckon with and can give any team a run for their money on any given day.
Being an ardent Indian fan, it fills me with nothing but pride that since the inception of the #WTC21 , the members of the team that I supported (still support) always bought their A-game whenever they took the field. More importantly, when their backs were against the wall, they never backed down from breaking down the god damn wall. And they were pretty good at it.
Look forward to an exciting English summer ahead. Defeating the Englishmen on their home soil would be the stuff the dreams are made of. Hopefully our lads go out all guns blazing in each and every session of the 4 test match series.
Last but not the least, a huge shout out for the kiwis. I was genuinely sad when they lost the 2019 WC finals, it was disheartening to see them go down from a formidable position that day. Today I am happy that they won the WTC finals. They had to wait for 21 years to win an ICC event and this victory would definitely taste sweeter after such a long wait. The sight of how ecstatic they were when the winning runs were scored exuberated tons of positivity and happiness!
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