When all of India smiled....
It's been 8 years and it feels like it only happened yesterday. Years are passing by and all of us are getting older by the day but that night will stay as fresh as ever in the heart of every Indian. It will be stupid if I mention anything about the match itself because everyone has watched the highlights at least a thousand times and the winning moment a million times by now. There were three factors even before the world cup started that made the win even more special. First was that the build up to it started more than a year ago. Secondly, nobody gave Australia a chance and India were overwhelming favourites. And lastly, this was surely the last World Cup for the great Sachin Tendulkar. As we later found out, India knocked Australia out of the World Cup and went on to win it! The dream started with a huge win over Bangladesh followed by a nail biting tie against England. India went on to beat Ireland, Netherlands and West Indies on either sides of a defeat to South Africa. Aust...