Mahatma Gandhi had spent 21 years in South Africa, where he developed his political views, ethics and political leadership skills. He realised he was out of contact with the enormous complexities of religious and cultural life in India, and believed he understood India by getting to know and leading Indians in South Africa. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg, Gandhi adopted his still evolving methodology of Satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or nonviolent protest, for the first time. He urged Indians to defy the new law and to suffer the punishments for doing so.
And today India broke the shackles and beat South Africa for the first time in World Cups. A win that may bring the thought of going home with the trophy back. Indian batters looked hungry for runs and hunted every South African bowler one by one. A mouth watering performance for Indian fans.
The target set was once again lower than one's expectations during the middle overs. It showed that its very difficult to come and start slogging right from the ball one in the big Australian grounds. This certainly helped the Indian bowlers as South African batsmen succumbed to pressure and lost wickets at regular intervals(same story as the picture last week, only the cast was different, much like recent Bollywood films). Beating a formidble side, who were favourites for this game(and the tournament as well), no longer look as strong a side on the field, as they look on paper.
Dhoni's captaincy woes are vanished and it looks as if there were never any, forgetting about 5 continuous losses in Australia in last month and a half.The same set of Indian bowlers are suddenly looking more experienced(thanks to the IPL). The atmosphere in the Indian dressing room might be excellent right now. Players on the bench would also be enjoying their teammates' success.
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