(Express Editorial) CWC23: Team India journeying from agony to glory

Today it’s Team India time in the world of cricket. Nice wins with no doubts at a row say it all. The teams encountering Team India in the Semis and in the Final too, know it well.

Has anyone dreamt of this while the world contest was kicking off this time? The usual fifty-fifty hopes and beliefs were playing with the squad. But after a few games suddenly the world came to know – this is not the usual Team India.

Team India is not today what it used to be earlier. It looks the best Team India squad in the history of the World Cup. If it is called one of the top two world cup teams of India, that would also be no exaggeration.

Has it ever been earlier on the world cup stage that any team who was going to encounter Team India, was almost sure of their defeat. This is happening this time.

Never ever India was known as a bowling team. This time it is well known as the best bowling squad of the world cricket. It looks kind of miracle that on one hand it has world class batters like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubhman Gil, KL Rahul, Sooryakumar Yadav and top class allrounder like Hardik Pandya, it also has an excellent bowling line up including Boomrah, Siraj, Shami as well as Kuldip and Jadeja.

Not only this, fielding department of Team India is also impeccable which was never before like this. And the best thing is the captaincy which belongs to the Rohit cool Sharma. Winning Mumbai IPL for five times the Hitman of India has proved his mettle as a skipper.

The hosts are going to take on the New Zealand tomorrow on Nov 15, 2023 and we all know the result what they are also well aware of. The India’s formidable pace trio is certainly going to overpower Kiwi batting brilliance.

And then the fans all around the world are desperately waiting for the 19th of this month when their squad is going to lift the World Cup for the third time beating the Aussies.

It’s not tough to find what lies ahead. Team India’s bold template is going to encounter an acid test where one step will remove the agony and the next will invite glory !!

Men in Blue have always been seeking a perfect eleven and now the team has them. Their time is also good with a will to win and the proper team work. Focusing on team work Rohit’s men are going clinical match by match. Now just two more steps and HAPPY DIWALI to India !!!