I suppose I could sit here and write about how pathetic it is that the team that I support have failed to come together and manage to chase a total of 254. I could sit here and write about how I am running out of reasons to hold my head high and proclaim that Yes, I Am An Indian Fan. I could sit here and write about how everyone was sure about the outcome of this game. And I could say I was too, but all I hoped was for one final show from one of the greatest batting line-ups in the world in this ICC World Cup 2007. Theres also the fact that sponsors are going to make an an immense loss economically.

But you know what? I’m also going to say I still hope Bermuda beat Bangladesh. I’m also going to say that Munaf Patel’s four still made me smile just now. I’m going to say that Rahul Dravid’s barrage of four 4′s made my heart go out to him even more, and that Harbhajan Singh’s 6 just now made me grin ( not just me, Munaf Patel seems to be grinning too). I’m going to say that I hope this team doesn’t have to face the horrendous public ire in the worst possible way i.e get punished by people creating havoc and punishing their families.

Because:

Yes, I Am An Indian Fan.

“What happens to India if they lose?” Rahul Dravid was asked the day before. “We’re not even thinking about the possibility,” he replied.

Erm, but we are. We really, really are.

I don’t need to stress on how important this match is for us. In fact, today every move I made resulted in ” oh my god maybe I shouldn’t do this it might jinx the match”. But I’m not the one playing out there right now. So what I do over here doesn’t affect anything over there.

Right?

I love the Pepsi Gold advertisement. The music is really catchy but what takes the cake is the tag line, “world cup cola” . I didn’t even realize that there was a play on the word “cola” in hindi ( so it becomes “world cup ko la” which in hindi means “bring the world cup”) until a friend in school pointed it out to me. Smart campaign. And it tastes good too!