It has been quite an eventful week...but i would always remember it as it was im this week that my saurabh went away....i have fond memories of him. it was in 1999 that i first saw him...he was playing at lords and was smashing for cricket. not only did i fell for this Bengali but also the game which has kept me engrossed. gangu as i love to call him is someone for whom i become significantly emotional. I've cheered when he would give some memorable knock and cry when he wont. my addiction towards this game is too much and it is because of him.
when he became the captain for the first time, it was a match against Australia..and we won....
but it was during his bad days that i came in complete support of him. fought with friends because of him and well with my father as well....my love for this fellow was purely because of the magnitude of the game. people talk about MSD's sixes but when saurabh used to hit, it would be out of the stadium....aah...those days...
when my sis called me and told me his plans for retirement...i could not speak. i was shocked. i always wanted to see him play from a stadium...unfortunate it is that it would not happen.....
but i will always remember this fearless man, his never say die attitude, the way he used to captain.....that time when we won the natwest series...the shirt one.....or that emotional pepsi add.......
i cannot write how much i would miss him....dada.....i'll miss you too much
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Yes all of India will miss the elegant left-hander, the Bengal Tiger, our very own DADA.
he was the fire that ignited the torch of hope for indian cricket fans! But i'm sure he'll continue to contribute to the world of cricket one way or another..he will!:)
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