India is yet to recover from the hangover of the T-20 World Cup win and understandably so as wins do not come every day. Everyone is busy singing praise for the Indian team. Dhoni's captaincy was exceptional, the stand out performances came from Yuvraj Singh and RP Singh but everyone clicked in one match or another and it was a total team effort.
BCCI is showering the team with prizes and cash rewards, the state cricket boards and state governments are coming forward to announce cash rewards for their players. But amidst all this, there is an unsung hero......or I should say heroin. And thats my wife.
During the tournament, I developed this superstition that whenever my wife watches the match, we start playing badly. In the first match against Pakistan, she went to sleep when India lost three quick wickets. After that India pulled off a victory. She was watching the New Zealand match and when India got into a miserable position, we went to watch a movie instead. She went to sleep in the match against England when they were cruising. India won. She was watching when Yuvraj hit six 6s.......Yuvraj must have played those shots doubly well. She did not watch the matches against South Africa and Australia. But she wanted to watch the finals!!!!!!!
She came from office a little late and till then we were playing pretty well. As soon as she entered, Yousuf Pathan was out!!!!! I gave her a dirty look and she did not watch the rest of the match!!! She wanted to but she did not. I would not have done that. Looking back, I feel bad about it since it was a stupid superstition. BCCI should give some cash reward to her also.
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