India vs England T20 series finished tonight. I was watching it with a cup of tea in hostel canteen.
India were cruising to a strong total. But, I was worried about something else entirely. I was just thinking, but they will be gone tonight. Oh no. This is the last game for them on this tour. I was just saying, "England! Can you please play at least one more game before catching that flight to London?" Please. It has been such a joy to watch them play against us. Can you stay for more? Please. Don't desert us.
I have always loved both these teams for as long as I can remember. Now, watching them come to India has always been moments of tranquility to me. Results are mostly irrelevant when both of them play against each other. I just sit back and enjoy the show, enjoy the phenomenon of cricket, of life. It gives me joy and it is closest thing to peace which I find. An absolute zen-like experience. This is serene. Free from madness of life into the exuberance and ecstasy. Nothing compares to that.
Now, they will be gone. I will be left to feel the ache of void left by them. I will just wander across my college campus and my room, my hostel and miss their presence. I will miss watching them play against us again (which won't happen at least until Champions Trophy later this year). I don't know what will I do without watching them play India. India and England, they make cricket complete to me. They should play more often than this. Both teams are just so brilliant, cricket of highest level, strategies and tactics of sky-high quality. They are equally and evenly matched. It doesn't get better than that (few combinations which come close are England-Australia, Australia-South Africa and India-Pakistan). Both teams have a lot of quality players and it makes spicy contests. I absolutely cherish and adore it.
Again, they are gone. Tonight. Just like that. They came here, won our hearts, (we won the series though) and now they are away. I am left to rue here. Next match India play is against Bangladesh. (Can you believe that? That is so ridiculous).
I just want to say, "England, please don't go." Stay for another week. Play against us. One more time.
Tears aside, All the three series were blockbusters. Players gave their everything and something special came out of it. Regardless of the result, they were one of the best series. India outplayed England in all the three formats. Though, ODIs and T20s were very close, India were clearly the better side. This series was also important for a lot of other reasons like watching Yuvraj Singh and Dhoni put on a mammoth partnership, evolution of Kedar Jadhav from "can-play-only-Zimbabwe" to some serious batter, Chahal magic, Bumrah and Nehra combo and so on.
Fun fact: England won the toss on total of 8 occasions out of 11 international games they played. This was their best chance to make an impact. Next time onward, they may not be so lucky and they will find it even harder to negotiate conditions against the toss. They just let it happen, let it slip. They should have won Kanpur T20, they could have stopped India to less than 381 after having them at 25-3 at Cuttack, they should have at least got a draw at Chennai after being asked to bat for 100 odd overs. There were just too many "should have, could have". At the end of the day, India were better side. Period.
Coming back again to the title of the blog, I feel sad. I want cricket between India and England to go on a little more. It shouldn't be this much short. Why and how did time fly by so fast? I wish I could soak it a little longer. I wish I could persuade them to stay a little longer (It can't happen though. Life doesn't work like that). I don't want to say bye. Not yet. Someone please stop them. Can someone please cancel all the flights departing from India just for a few days so as to hold them longer? I am still not ready to watch them go. Please. Can someone really do it?
Gone. Gone. Gone. Please don't go, England. Not yet.
From
A Fan.
India were cruising to a strong total. But, I was worried about something else entirely. I was just thinking, but they will be gone tonight. Oh no. This is the last game for them on this tour. I was just saying, "England! Can you please play at least one more game before catching that flight to London?" Please. It has been such a joy to watch them play against us. Can you stay for more? Please. Don't desert us.
I have always loved both these teams for as long as I can remember. Now, watching them come to India has always been moments of tranquility to me. Results are mostly irrelevant when both of them play against each other. I just sit back and enjoy the show, enjoy the phenomenon of cricket, of life. It gives me joy and it is closest thing to peace which I find. An absolute zen-like experience. This is serene. Free from madness of life into the exuberance and ecstasy. Nothing compares to that.
Now, they will be gone. I will be left to feel the ache of void left by them. I will just wander across my college campus and my room, my hostel and miss their presence. I will miss watching them play against us again (which won't happen at least until Champions Trophy later this year). I don't know what will I do without watching them play India. India and England, they make cricket complete to me. They should play more often than this. Both teams are just so brilliant, cricket of highest level, strategies and tactics of sky-high quality. They are equally and evenly matched. It doesn't get better than that (few combinations which come close are England-Australia, Australia-South Africa and India-Pakistan). Both teams have a lot of quality players and it makes spicy contests. I absolutely cherish and adore it.
Again, they are gone. Tonight. Just like that. They came here, won our hearts, (we won the series though) and now they are away. I am left to rue here. Next match India play is against Bangladesh. (Can you believe that? That is so ridiculous).
I just want to say, "England, please don't go." Stay for another week. Play against us. One more time.
Tears aside, All the three series were blockbusters. Players gave their everything and something special came out of it. Regardless of the result, they were one of the best series. India outplayed England in all the three formats. Though, ODIs and T20s were very close, India were clearly the better side. This series was also important for a lot of other reasons like watching Yuvraj Singh and Dhoni put on a mammoth partnership, evolution of Kedar Jadhav from "can-play-only-Zimbabwe" to some serious batter, Chahal magic, Bumrah and Nehra combo and so on.
Fun fact: England won the toss on total of 8 occasions out of 11 international games they played. This was their best chance to make an impact. Next time onward, they may not be so lucky and they will find it even harder to negotiate conditions against the toss. They just let it happen, let it slip. They should have won Kanpur T20, they could have stopped India to less than 381 after having them at 25-3 at Cuttack, they should have at least got a draw at Chennai after being asked to bat for 100 odd overs. There were just too many "should have, could have". At the end of the day, India were better side. Period.
Coming back again to the title of the blog, I feel sad. I want cricket between India and England to go on a little more. It shouldn't be this much short. Why and how did time fly by so fast? I wish I could soak it a little longer. I wish I could persuade them to stay a little longer (It can't happen though. Life doesn't work like that). I don't want to say bye. Not yet. Someone please stop them. Can someone please cancel all the flights departing from India just for a few days so as to hold them longer? I am still not ready to watch them go. Please. Can someone really do it?
Gone. Gone. Gone. Please don't go, England. Not yet.
From
A Fan.
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