'A' for Afghanistan

After the long taste of IPL including the visit to Bangalore vs Mumbai match and the bomb scare, the thought moves to the 3rd edition of IPL T20 world cup. Any of my blog on cricket can talk about all the fine aspects of things happening on the field, yet somehow I was moved by these new bunch of folks to all the discussion off the field. In the absence of some favourite stars like Sachin and Sehwag, I was moved to notice other things. Rather than praying for a Sachin's straight drive down the wicket for a four or a Sehwag's brute-force shot over point for a six, it was to see how the world and news can change.

Charlie Wilson War was one of the movie which made me research about how Afghanistan was built. These are people who don't want to give up, be it the Russians or the Americans or the world of sports. I am not judging whether it is for the good or the bad. As the match between India and Afghanistan about to start, for me it is a big change in the scenery. They being in fore front for all the wrong reasons; now these Eleven big men will take the field defying all odds. For the first time my heart is not racing and pumping in tension whether India will win or not, but craving for a fast T20 match where both teams give the fight till the end. Not because my loyalties have yet to change from Mumbai Indians to the Indians, not because of the absence of Sachin, but because Afghanistan boys have come a long way to show that to win hearts of millions once again a sport, the old fashion kit of a ball, a bat and few bricks as stumps will give us... A for Awesome, A for Afghanistan.

All the best and may the best team win.