Passion for cricket

 I have been following cricket since ....perhaps 1981 India -Pak series .... Gone through the moments of 83 World Cup...Ravi shastri's Audi ... 87 reliance World Cup ..courageous Srikanth, brilliant Kapil, Methodical Sunny,wristy Azhar ....and then our best Sachin who truly epitomised our generation ..along with him astute Saurabh, classy Dravid, unique Kumble , lanky Srinath , swashbuckling sehwag. Then come the era of Dhoni' helicopter shot, Yuvraj sixes, spin of turbanator ... And now the fighter kohli with some real quickies in his troop. Earlier we lost more , buckled to the pacy and swingers , hit a few outside the boundary but got hit more, lost more won some , saw the death in the dusty bowls of the Sharjah. Also witnessed the transformation under the shirt wavering Saurab and Mr. Cool with fielding improving leaps and bounds. Now, we win more and lose just a few. Formats changed, 5 days to 60 overs to 50 overs and now the T20s . During this entire period, I followed every single match that India played. Wake up 5 in the morning to say hello to MCG and didn't sleep while the fighters were bowling with broken jaws in port of Spain. The medium changed from a radio commentary to two camera broadcast to coloured cloths and floodlights and more recently cheerleaders.Work took away the time.The only option to follow now is through cricinfo, nevertheless, the love for this game continues.