Congratulations India on wining the inaugural Twenty20 cricket World Cup- their first major trophy since 1983! A nail biting tense finish to a tournament of extremely high standards. We got to see it live on ESPN in China! Indian resturants in Beijing were completely packed and I heard of many Chinese enjoying the match as well. The number of Indian flags in the stadium - probably the largest concentration ever - reflected as though the match was played in the Subcontinent & not in South Africa.

A surprise package to have both India & Pakistan in the finals. This was NOT expected even in the wildest of expectations - particularly as both teams had an unceremonious exit from the World Cup in the Carribeans a few months back. With new teams & new captains they played some fearless cricket winning their matches. The Indian team was missing a coach as well!

So as young guns brought back India’s lost pride after a humiliating first round exit from the World Cup in the Caribbean, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was present to grace the occasion and spell his good luck charm. Well, he is the latest sporting icon for India after the release of his film Chak de India . The film looks like a good omen for Indian sport stars.

It all started with the Indian football team creating history after lifting their first ever Nehru Cup title with a 1-0 win over a 10-man Syria in a tough final played in Delhi on August 29, 2007. The victory spurred a resurgence of football in India. Undoubtedly the win was a return of sorts of the hit movie Chak de India , in which the Indian women’s hockey team comes from behind to claim the World Cup.

The next big win for Indian sport came on September 9, 2007. And this time the game that brought laurels to our country was the national sport, hockey. Amidst a roaring crowd, the Indian hockey team did something they last did four years ago - of winning a major multinational tournament - and this time it was the Asia Cup. India retained Asia Cup beating South Korea 7-2 in a hard fought final in Chennai. Not just the convincing win, but the Indian hockey team also added another feather to its cap. Its tally of 57 goals in the event became the highest for any team. Truely, a Chak de performance by the sporting sensations.�

Indians have a new hope for similar results in the Cricket World Cup. They had almost given up the fact that their cricket could be improved and that the teams major players would ever bring back a trophy in such a matxh besides their advertising money bags.

So do you think that India needs to get the stuck upons out and ensure that its teams is instilled with the right attitude, brains and “fresh” thinking.

In short has Indian cricket moved to Generation Next?? and is it a goodbye to the trinity of the Indian cricket? And lastly will it live up to it�

(Chak De is a Hindi language word that means go get your target. Its used to encourage the attempt!
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It’s a word much spoken these days after the movie “Chak De India”, wherein the Indian Women’s Hockey Team, wins the world cup, due to the efforts on training put in by their coach young in age and thoughts and had the right attitude and passion required to take home the trophy.�

Chak Diya is said when that target has been achieved.)

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