Mazaa aa gaya ...

What a match !!!
As I woke up today in the morning, the thought of yesterday's washout at Eden Gardens came to me and I suddenly felt very bad. My lappy was on, and I instantly posted on my Facebook, "There goes our number one ranking"
But what a day it turned out to be ... yaar Eden Gardens ki to baat hi kuchh aur hai ...

In fact, the whole match was akin to a bollywood masala movie. India down and out first day when SA were 280/1 ... then we end the day with SA at 296/9 ... Then we have 4 centuries ... then the Rain Gods spoil the party and we loose so much time ... then Sun shines bright the next day ... Zaheer sits out ... the last wicket lasts for 15 overs ... and we win in the penultimate over.

The thing is, I am feeling so cheerful now ... In fact it always happens when India wins at Cricket. It feels like I'm on an anti-depressant drug. I feel happy about anything and everything. I want to sing and dance and party. Life is still the same; the things which ought to suck still stuck. Nothing has changed. But I feel so damn blessed.

I told this to a couple of my collegues and they jeered at me. So I didn't say this to anyone else. But I will not forget how the Breakout area in office fills up when someone is in the 90s, or the spontaneous loud cheering today when Morkel went down.

I don't follow Cricket now as I used to when I was in school, when even a Zimbabwe-Bangladesh match used to be of so prime importance. I used to remember all stats of all players. I still followed India religiously in college, not so much for the other teams (except Aussies vs Proteas); I myself was deep into playing Football and Volleyball. Time rolled, and Cricket worshiping took a back-seat.

In the end, as I ponder more over it, I think it comes from the heart; nothing can match that built-up of anxiety and the euphoria that follows. How can anyone not feel the adrenaline rush when Bhajji ran all over the ground after the last wicket. The last couple of hours were the best. With every ball, I felt as if my life and death depended on it.

Whatever, we are at the top. I think the seeds sown in teenage years will have this effect on me forever.

That effect will never go...

I dont want it to go...
I hope it never goes...