I couldn't find a better superlative for the master class from The Genius. The first ODI double. Many more records were broken in the process. Even after more than 5 hours, I am yet to control my breath. Just done with the highlights of this sheer Master's work which tore SA bowling in pieces. All Set to see the longer version of highlights of Indian inning now.
He is gradually setting the batting (and cricketing) standards higher, inning after inning. When we lost to Aussies even after Master scoring 175 in Hyderabad, I thought that was the closest instance he came across in the recent past to set this record but we even went on to loose the match. I didn't imagine that inning left more hunger in him - to score more, to dominate a quality attack and to redefine perfection. I was dumb as I couldn’t interpret his words in the award ceremony in that match as he said in a heavy voice “…I care about playing for India”. I couldn’t infer his intentions to go for the bigger one.
Warne was right to say after today’s inning “…Glad I'm not bowling to him today” and it was Styen and company who bore the ruthlessness, who blew away in the storm today which’ll definitely last right in their minds for a long time, if not the whole life.
Though he has nothing to prove, it is his modesty when he dedicated this inning to The India, To the Indian People.
I wont say it took more than 20 years to achieve this rather I’ll look in this way - When no one seems touching the double figure in ODI (though many came a bit closer to it) he took the onus himself and completed the task. A benchmark!
Take a bow, God!
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anythng seems too short in his praise..
How could be praise the Ultimate. One of my friend commented - when we are short of superlatives we call it God.
Today's inning was a prayer by many of us which has been answered now.
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