Rise & Fall!
September 22 2007;
In this world anything could happen to anyone at anytime! If there is a day, there is night too.. everything have two phase; good or bad, pain or gain here " rise and fall" suits the most.
Australian Cricket Team during the period 1999-2007 was the most versatile and classic team, in any team sport like Brazil Football team. No one could even touch them. Winning the World titles for the hattrick time in 2007, Australian's Confidence was at the peak during the 2007 T20 WORLD CUP. Gilly,Haydos,Punter,Pup,Mr.Cricket,Symonds,Lee... it goes on. Any team with this squad can sit aside with full of confidence, that much the talent and skills they had.
When Sreesanth dissmissed Hayden at the death, prooving to be the turning point of the match not just marked the exit of kangaroos from the World T20 2007, Also the end of a great team & "RISE OF YOUNG BLOODS FROM INDIA". From then eventhough Australia won many matches till now, including the world cup there were no dominance over the oppossition as they had 8-10 years back. On other Hand India was becoming a stronger team in the shorter format then. Winning the world cup of 2011 and Champions Trophy in 2013, India ruled the One day format to a little extend. Especially Individuals like Kohi and Dhoni.
There was something inauspicious about the shambolic Australian fielding in the semifinal against India. Something inexplicable, that said that the Aussies were not going to make it to the final. Or maybe, it was just an extension of the cricketing maxim that catches win matches — and that if you dropped them you could lose.Going by the form that Yuvraj Singh was in, Australia could not afford to drop him.The left-hander struck with such force and ease that the touch was almost indiscernible. He timed his shots so perfectly that the ball seemed almost drawn by a force towards the stands.Indian captain M. S. Dhoni found the time to display his quirks with the bat. Brett Lee bowled a yorker to him and he responded by scooping it out well. Even better were his shots executed to fine-leg.Robin Uthappa too joined the fireworks with some hefty blows, as India set Australia a good target.
Matthew Hayden would have preferred a massive swipe to the Pacific to wipe out the target, but what he got was a six for despatching the ball outside the ground.Sreesanth, meanwhile, was into one of his days when the faster he bowled, the quirkier he got. Australia captain Adam Gilchrist fell to his pace, and Brad Hodge was sent back after Yuvraj caught him brilliantly off Irfan Pathan.Hayden and Andrew Symonds dictated the proceedings thereafter and it looked like the Aussies would make it. That was when Sreesanth released one with great pace that shattered Hayden’s stumps. That was the breakthrough India needed.Symonds, though, was still attempting to make a match of it, when Irfan Pathan bowled like how one should, in Durban under lights. Symonds couldn’t get it away.What followed was near-perfect bowling under pressure. Harbhajan bowled Michael Clarke with a beauty, and R. P. Singh followed that up with a searing spell.Twenty-two runs were needed off the last over. Even for the Aussies, despite having a great finisher in Hussey, it was a little too much.India had shown guts and sealed the match in the last five overs.
In this world anything could happen to anyone at anytime! If there is a day, there is night too.. everything have two phase; good or bad, pain or gain here " rise and fall" suits the most.
Australian Cricket Team during the period 1999-2007 was the most versatile and classic team, in any team sport like Brazil Football team. No one could even touch them. Winning the World titles for the hattrick time in 2007, Australian's Confidence was at the peak during the 2007 T20 WORLD CUP. Gilly,Haydos,Punter,Pup,Mr.Cricket,Symonds,Lee... it goes on. Any team with this squad can sit aside with full of confidence, that much the talent and skills they had.
When Sreesanth dissmissed Hayden at the death, prooving to be the turning point of the match not just marked the exit of kangaroos from the World T20 2007, Also the end of a great team & "RISE OF YOUNG BLOODS FROM INDIA". From then eventhough Australia won many matches till now, including the world cup there were no dominance over the oppossition as they had 8-10 years back. On other Hand India was becoming a stronger team in the shorter format then. Winning the world cup of 2011 and Champions Trophy in 2013, India ruled the One day format to a little extend. Especially Individuals like Kohi and Dhoni.
Eventhough lost to the Zimababwe in the group stage Australia manage to reach the semis in a commanding way as they do in the past.
There was something inauspicious about the shambolic Australian fielding in the semifinal against India. Something inexplicable, that said that the Aussies were not going to make it to the final. Or maybe, it was just an extension of the cricketing maxim that catches win matches — and that if you dropped them you could lose.Going by the form that Yuvraj Singh was in, Australia could not afford to drop him.The left-hander struck with such force and ease that the touch was almost indiscernible. He timed his shots so perfectly that the ball seemed almost drawn by a force towards the stands.Indian captain M. S. Dhoni found the time to display his quirks with the bat. Brett Lee bowled a yorker to him and he responded by scooping it out well. Even better were his shots executed to fine-leg.Robin Uthappa too joined the fireworks with some hefty blows, as India set Australia a good target.Matthew Hayden would have preferred a massive swipe to the Pacific to wipe out the target, but what he got was a six for despatching the ball outside the ground.Sreesanth, meanwhile, was into one of his days when the faster he bowled, the quirkier he got. Australia captain Adam Gilchrist fell to his pace, and Brad Hodge was sent back after Yuvraj caught him brilliantly off Irfan Pathan.Hayden and Andrew Symonds dictated the proceedings thereafter and it looked like the Aussies would make it. That was when Sreesanth released one with great pace that shattered Hayden’s stumps. That was the breakthrough India needed.Symonds, though, was still attempting to make a match of it, when Irfan Pathan bowled like how one should, in Durban under lights. Symonds couldn’t get it away.What followed was near-perfect bowling under pressure. Harbhajan bowled Michael Clarke with a beauty, and R. P. Singh followed that up with a searing spell.Twenty-two runs were needed off the last over. Even for the Aussies, despite having a great finisher in Hussey, it was a little too much.India had shown guts and sealed the match in the last five overs.
In fact we could say that It was Yuvi's batting and Sreesanth's best ever 4 overs in his career was the key to the win. Sreesanth dismissing Matthew Hayden proved to be the turning point, as the gutsy Indians sealed the match in the last five overs.
“I felt Sreesanth was the difference in that game. I felt like we were in control, particularly with Matty (Hayden) and Symmo (Andrew Symonds) there, but then that big over. Getting Matty out just turned things their way" Gilchrist said. Dhoni's captaincy was the crucial. The ticket collector boy from Jharkhand lead the team with full spirit behind the stumps. Gilly,The Aussie captain also had some words of praise for Dhoni. “I thought Dhoni captained beautifully tonight. He just chose the right times to bowl those bowlers in the last three or four overs.”
This was a match that tested the mental strenth, and the team with tougher and cool mind won!
Dhoni said that Harbhajan had wanted to bowl the crucial 18th over, where he gave away only three runs and took a wicket. “Harbhajan wanted the responsibility. He said ‘give me the ball, I want to bowl’. He had the confidence.
“We needed a guy who had the confidence at the time. He proved it — he got us a wicket and got us into the game.” These statements prooves it- the tougher team won.
From then both the teams changed and moved ahead. When Indians had good time till 2013, Australians had the worst. From then scenario changed, Australians enjoying a good time while India is in a transition state now. Its cricket, no, life is all about. Today may be mine, but may not tomorrow!
Indians conqured the world cup in 2011 from Australia, Australia took it back in 2015 again, now we could wait for 2019! Whose Rise or Fall its going to be, let see!
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