Finally.....

I have lost count of the number of times i have made up mind to start blogging.

My first post is inspired by the Indian team's victory and the way I witnessed the celebration. I was traveling on the day of the match (ie September 24) and was at Cochin. I was scheduled to take a flight from Cochin to Bangalore at 8 pm. I saw the Indian team bat (on a TV) at the Jet Airways lounge in the Cochin Airport. The first boarding announcement happened just when Pakistan came into bat. And soon, RP had taken the first wicket! Just after the second boarding announcement, the second wicket was down. The Jet Airways staff had to make the third and final announcement to force all the people to board the flight while Sreesanth was about to bowl the last ball of what would turn out to be the only maiden over. Imagine, waiting for Sreesanth (the only player from Kerala) to complete a maiden over in a T20 while at the Cochin airport!!!!

With great difficulty the Jet Airways staff completed the boarding and we were all set to fly back to Bangalore. The crew made the usual announcements welcoming people on board, giving details of the Captain, etc. Little did any one know that the Capitan would give us regular updates on the cricket score! Just a few minutes before we touched down in Bangalore, the captain announced that Pakistan needed 19 runs of 11 balls with 2 wickets in hand …

Just 3 mins before landing in Bangalore … the Captain announced that India had won the match (there was a roar and lots of clapping in the cabin!!). I had a breathtaking view when I looked out of the window. We were a few minutes from touch down and I could see a lot of fire works… I guess, this really made up for me not watching the live action…

I did not undergo the tense moments when Bajji got hit for a few sixes nor did I bite my nails when Misbah scored all the runs…. But I got to know India won the match as soon they won and I enjoyed the celebration in a style better than most did… watching fire works from mid-air!! The drive back home was also memorable with a lot of guys on two-wheelers waving the tri-colour. I came across a lot of hooligans too!!!

Finally … the Indian team won a big tournament (after I started following cricket) and finally… I posted a blog!!