So, it has finally happened. Enough, no more discussions on "Will He? Won't He?" anymore. Mind you, the capital "H" in "He".... He did it, today. A ton of tons from Sachin Tondulkar? The radio commentator went into raptures. Around me, at Horniman Circle, opposite The Asiatic Society about a 100 odd people, standing with that ubiquituous gadget - the cell phone doubling up as a radio - broke into smiles, looking more relieved than joyful. A few feet away, just outside Dena Bank, a temporary stage, erected by Shiv Sena, for some politcial function - and on the stage a man, dressed up as Lord Krishna or perhaps as Lord Vishnu holding a spinning "chakra" on his index finger, continued to gyrate his hips with an expressionless face.
Years hence, if someone asks me (unlikely, that) - years later, when I retell the story, "Where was I when HISTORY was being made?" (more likely, THIS scenario!) I guess I will remember, Sachin's 100th 100 and I was high-fiving with a total stranger who, sheepishly, shook hands later with me, saying "Chalo, ek baar ab khatam ho gaya! Abhi woh aaram se khelega Sunday ko!"
I didn't see anyone talking about the Union Budget (I understand Pranabda has made my whiskey costlier, has not granted any significant reduction in income tax, has quietly "stolen" money from my pocket by jacking up the service tax rates by a whopping 25%) - at this moment, at least, all focus remains on Sachin (I write this at 6:45, Bangladesh is batting, the results are still open. God forbid, if India lose THIS game, we will continue to hear - for years, perhaps - how Sachin scores only in India's losing matches!!)
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