May 24, 1999
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FLIPSIDE One Man's Band By Dilip Bobb Everyone's fed up with their performance. They've failed
the country time and time again. Some people say the name of the game is to make money,
and 950 million people can go get hung as far as they are concerned. Which is why there is
so much kite-flying in India these days. So with the ultimate test upon us once again, who
has the best chances? Forget Sonia and Vajpayee. We're talking about far more vital
issues. The World Cup to be precise. Here are Eleven Reasons why India is going to Lord it
over the rest. 1. Sachin Tendulkar: Every team needs a star to project. Just like the BJP has Vajpayee and the Congress has Sonia as star projects, cricket is no different. As long as India has Sachin Tendulkar, we Indians will believe in ourselves. Now, if only the rest of the cricket team did the same ... 2. Sachin Tendulkar: Like the BJP's recent newspaper advertisement, it bears repetition. The next series expresses pride in our scientists for an explosive start to the month of May, pride in our farmers for delivering another bumper, pride in the thousands of NRIs who turn up at odd places like Hove and Tunbridge Wells and in Sachin Tendulkar for being, well, Sachin Tendulkar. 3. Sachin Tendulkar: A third reason. He is fully recovered from injury and back to full fitness. Even though he only scored four in his first practice game in England, 950 million people say that it is an ominous sign of his form. 4. Sachin Tendulkar: Though it's starting to get repetitive, another good reason is that in an opinion poll conducted in the major metros by mard, 90 per cent of those surveyed said that Sachin will help India win the Cup. The other 10 per cent were run over in the rush. 5. Sachin Tendulkar: Another excellent reason. Even though he has slipped in the rankings, all pundits say that this is always an ominous sign and India's opponents had better watch out. 6. Sachin Tendulkar: He can bat, he can bowl, he can field like a Bengal tiger. He's a magician. Now all he needs to do is make Shoaib Akhtar disappear. 7. Sachin Tendulkar: Statistics never lie. Whenever Sachin scored a century, India won. When he didn't, India lost. Never mind that India has played 53 matches and he's scored 19 centuries. Statistically, India is overdue for a win. 8. Sachin Tendulkar: Bookmakers are giving India 12-1 odds. Experts in match-fixing say this is a clear indication that India's outlook is very bright. 9. Sachin Tendulkar: Pollsters say that this time the Muslim vote is solidly behind India, and it's all because of Sachin's phenomenal ability to unite warring factions of NRIs. 10. Sachin Tendulkar: A prominent astrologer has predicted that Sachin's lucky number is 20 which is the date of his daughter's birthday and also the date of the World Cup final at Lord's. Numerologically, India will win. 11. Sachin Tendulkar ... |
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