2 Apr 2011
Only the lucky got to watch the world cup final live at the Wankhede and the experience of India winning will remain etched in memory forever. However, the attendance increasingly became about who was or wasn't going to be there and celebrities whose day would not have been complete if they were not shown on the big screen watching the game from their privileged stands. As for the lesser privileged, they waited until the stands emptied and the lights were shutting down - in one synchronised move broken open the main gates, ran inside the ground aimlessly in truimphant joy, rolled their bodies in the grass, kissed the turf and then played a few imaginary shots, took pictures with poses of holding the trophy at the spot where Dhoni held it - their little party of pure unadulterated joy reminded me that nothing was greater than the game itself.
