Amaanji's Cricket Sentiment - 2011

• Being Sentimental is not where I want to be, but when it comes to cricket, being a fan, eagerly awaiting the golden moments for the Little Master & his nation, I would love to be sentimental.
  
  I had been always considered unlucky in watching matches, when I eagerly await a match and watch it, the nation invariably loses. All this might have been a mere co-incidence but these truths have led me to believe that in deed I have been unlucky.
  
  Going back a few world cups ago, during the 2003 world cup I had observed this trend that when I take a peek at the television to check during important matches, the nation has always failed to succeed. The fellow viewers and roomies all believed that, it’s a true sentiment.
  
  My friends shared similar sentiments and all the time kindly requested me not to watch a match when the nation needed to win. I wanted to watch the crucial contest and the power play during the Ind Vs Pak match of the 2003 world cup, my pals literally locked up my house so that I couldn’t watch the match. The result was fabulous and had watched the replays of that match at least about 20 times in full till now.
  
  During the finals, my craving to watch that match was so high & I mentioned to my folks that I was pissed off missing the true action and wanted to watch the match. That match proved to be a one sided disaster for India.
  
  From that duration on, I had always missed the opportunity to get glued up to the television during important games. Even this world cup till today, I had missed the live action and feel really proud today. Here are a few things which happened during this world cup to prove this funda..
  
• Ind Vs England – Didn’t watch India Bat (Made 338 odd) / Watched England Bat till 47th over and switched off the TV in despair. (Match got tied).
• Ind Vs SA – Didn’t watch India Bat (Made 292 Odd) /Watched SA Bat till the end.. Should have switched off that day too..(India Lost)
• Ind Vs WI – Didn’t watch India Bat (Made 268 odd) / Watched WI Bat till they were 147/2 in the 30th over or so.. Switched off the TV then.. (India Won)..
  
  All other Matches never watched.. Won comfortably..
  
  Even today didn’t bother to watch.. Just checked the score when Little master was batting on 51.. He was out on 53..
  
  The next two games also will not watch & will not even repeat the mistake I did today..
  
  Happy to check the action on replays.. India ODI Team.. Don’t disappoint me this time.. I’m just one from the billion, at least do it for the Little Master (Lion of Cricket)..