The journey back home…….

It was 28 years since she had traveled back home……..

28 years since she had last smelt the fragrance of her home soil, 28 years since she had last met her family, 28 years since she was held close by her mother, ……..28 years spent in solitude. For the whole time, she was itching to get back to her home ground. All those years spent in anticipation of that one news disappeared when she finally got the news that she would be making the trip of her dreams very soon – that of returning to her homeland.

It was all the more irritating that she had to change her base every 4 years. Packing, moving, settling in & adjusting to her new environment every 4 years though exciting, was definitely a herculean task. She had been the darling of every team that she had belonged to. She was treated like a princess. But nothing……………. nothing could substitute the feeling of being held by her home team. Although she enjoyed every bit of her overseas stay, of being a part of a new team every 4 years, they very thought of heading back home had filled her with such exhilaration & excitement that she couldn't contain it any longer.

She had received the news of her journey 4 years back, but only since a year back it had materialized and happened. As each day passed, her restlessness towards small situations grew. And during the ending 2 months there were many such occasions where she felt her journey would never happen. But she trusted herself and more than that she trusted 'her team'.

But today, 2^nd April 2011, when Dhoni hit the final six, her dream of getting back to her home land was finally fulfilled. All those years of wait & anticipation was washed away when she was finally rested in the hands of her home team. She was ecstatic as she was lifted by the 'Men in Blue' and she literally cried tears of joy when she was cradled like a baby by the L'il Maestro himself. Her joy knew no bounds………………….. she was finally back to where she longed & belonged………….. in the arms of her team – The Indian Cricket team.

** In the words of the World Cup Trophy.

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PS: 2011, there was no other team, other than the Indian Cricket team who deserved the World Cup. Sachin: I'm glad that Dhoni's men were a part in materializing your dream of bringing the World Cup home.

In the words of Virat Kohli: Sachin has lifted the burden of Indian Cricket for the past 21 years, Its time the team lifted him on their shoulder!