Parent Musings

princess, there are two instances that happened in the last couple of days that really gave me a reason to smile....

first instance... the Australian Open finals... an ageing legend pitted against a 'worn out' champion who had lost his mojo.... the odds were 5000:1 that the two would meet in the finals...they did and both played their hearts out.... those watching agonized to the point of being sick with anxiety as the match swung back and forth....

of course the legend eventually prevailed.... then he spoke a few words as he held up the trophy... you may have watched it, princess, if not, watch it.... what he said made one thing clear

good guys DO win, and when they do and speak abt that win, its not just them who feel they have won, its the opponent, the game, those who watched, everybody feels they won ....

second instance.... the 2nd T20 match between India and England...  we had lost the 1st match so we were playing to stay alive in the 3 match series.... on the other hand England was on top for the first time in many months and they needed this win more for self belief than anything else

it was a high stakes match... and it was fought tooth and nail coming down to the last over... England needed to score just 8 runs in the final over... 8 runs in 6 balls in a T20 match is like bread and butter stuff....

the youngster jasprit bhumrah got the ball... and unbelievably gave just 2 runs in 5 balls.... so England needed the maximum to win. as bhumrah prepared to bowl that last ball, everybody was telling him their two bit, what to bowl, what length, what side, what speed, and it was clearly spooking him out, confusion written all over his face...

then virat went and said something, it looked as if bhumrah suddenly knew what he had to do, all confusion wiped out. he went, bowled and and leveled the series...

the question on everybody's mind was what exactly did virat say... it turns out he didnt say a word about what to bowl... instead he said, "bumrah, worst case it will be a six, and we will lose, but it doesn't matter, the sun will rise tom, just go bowl...."