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World Cup
for India is Asia's win too: Pakistani daily
Sunday April 03, 2011 12:37:31 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: The World
Cup belongs to India but the victory belongs to skipper Mahendra
Singh Dhoni who "epitomised composure under duress", said a leading
Pakistani daily, adding that the win was "Asia's World Cup as much
as it was India's".
India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets to lift the World Cup after
28 years in Mumbai Saturday.
An article in the Dawn Sunday said: "Dhoni guided his country to a
second World Cup victory as India's players celebrated with cheers,
tears, and a lap of honour of Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium with Sachin
Tendulkar held aloft like a trophy."
"India's maestro (Tendulkar) had earlier failed to perform to
Bollywood script with a hundredth hundred in the World Cup Final on
his home ground, but a cathartic run chase showed the determination
of his team to win it for him. Incidentally, a billion other Indians
were quite pleased too."
It stated that "India created history by becoming the first country
to win a World Cup on home turf, overcoming the immense expectations
of their cricketing public. Dhoni was the man who mastered the
pressure of the situation by striding out to bat ahead of Yuvraj
Singh when the match was in the balance".
Noting that Sri Lankan cricketer Mahela Jayawaradene "had stroked a
masterful hundred, but it was to no avail", the article said: "Sri
Lanka's bowlers, in the curious absence of Ajantha Mendis, did not
have enough wicket takers to properly threaten India".
It went on to say that Muttiah Muralitharan was not the only goodbye
at this World Cup.
"Pakistan's own limping superstar, Shoaib Akhtar, also hobbles into
the sunset. When he first came tearing in at the West Indies in the
1999 tournament, hair flying, arms and legs pumping, Pakistan's next
World Cup win did not seem a distant dream. Now it is almost twenty
years since Pakistan tasted World Cup glory."
The article said that Shahid Afridi's team did make it the best
competition of this millennium.
"By defeating Australia they brought that country's impressive
unbeaten run since 1999 to an end, allowing India to deliver the
knockout blow to the undefeated champions."
The article wrapped up, saying: "This was Asia's World Cup as much
as it was India's. The three top Asian teams reached the
semi-finals, and any one of them was capable of winning it. The
crowds in all three host nations were enthusiastic and lit up the
tournament."
"...After the Asian embarrassment of 2007, this World Cup brought
out the best in the region, even an outbreak of unexpected bonhomie
and cricket diplomacy at Mohali."
"Ultimately, India's batting superiority in home conditions proved
decisive. But more impressive was their ability to win the battle of
nerves in Mohali and Mumbai. And it was their captain, MS Dhoni, who
epitomised that composure under duress.
"The World Cup belongs to India but the victory belongs to Dhoni."
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