| Introduction
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| | expectations? How many have excelled
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| Though the National game of India is
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| | well, when there is high pressure? I
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| Hockey but Cricket is craze among Indian
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| | don't think that any of you will give
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| public. People follow this game like a
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| | positive reply. So, what was you
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| religion. Many people might not be able
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| | expecting from the team with an average
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| to name the Captain of Indian Hockey Team
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| | age of 27 years, when there was pressure
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| but they know the name of a player who is
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| | of the expectations of 100 crore people?
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| playing his first match in cricket.
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| | Yes, our team failed and surrendered to
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| Fortunately or unfortunately, as Indians
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| | that pressure and stress.
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| are not able to excel any other game
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| | Role of Media in 2003 World-Cup and
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| except cricket, hence the pressure is
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| | Expectations in this World-Cup of 2007
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| more on them to win almost every possible
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| | Whenever there is a cricket match,
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| match. Be it media, any corporate house,
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| | involving Indian Team, our NEWS Channels
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| politicians, everybody like to get
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| | get diet for the day. They have nothing
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| associated with this game in one form or
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| | to do but appraise our players by sitting
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| the other.
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| | in the studio; criticize the performance
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| Again, we are in those days, where life
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| | of some players; go ga-ga over others'
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| is going to become standstill. People
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| | performance and do unwarranted, senseless
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| will take off's from their office. There
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| | and illogical comparison. That is what
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| will be more fights and arguments between
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| | happened last time. Some of sports
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| husband and wife for TV. Yes, there will
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| | journalist of leading NEWS Channels ,
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| be Cricket World-cup to be held in West
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| | like Star News, NDTV, Aajtak et al, went
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| Indies in the first half of this year.
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| | to the houses of team
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| Though there will be 16 teams competing
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| | players...interacted with their family
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| in this world-cup, the key contenders for
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| | members; brought Astrologists,
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| the world-cup are: Australia, England,
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| | Numerologist and all such people to their
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| West Indies, NewZeland, Pakistan, India,
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| | studios and they did nothing, other than
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| Westindies, South Africa, Bangladesh,
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| | building the pressure on the team. Those
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| Zimbabwe.
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| | channels are just interested in their TRP
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| Squad and Team for this World-cup
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| | rates and nothing, just nothing else.
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| My Squad for Cricket World-Cup 2007,
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| | What happened after that...the Team India
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| 1) Sachin Tendulkar
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| | failed to cross the final hurdle. When
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| 2) Sourav Ganguly
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| | our team reached the final, people back
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| 3) Gautam Gambhir
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| | at home, started celebrations before even
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| 4) Rahul Dravid
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| | watching the final match.
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| 5) Yuvraj Singh
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| | I still remember that evening, all shops
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| 6) Mohd. Kaif
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| | were closed. There were very few vehicles
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| 7) M. S Dhoni
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| | on the road and life was just standstill.
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| 8) Dinesh Kartick
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| | Let's not make those mistakes again.
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| 9) Zaheer Khan
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| | Let's hold ourselves and our celebrations
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| 10) Sreesanth
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| | till the last ball is bowled. We have
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| 11) Ishant Sharma
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| | very bright chance and one of our best
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| 12) Anil Kumble
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| | chances to win this world-cup.
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| 13) Romesh Powar
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| | There is a lot of pressure, when people
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| 14) Ajit Agarkar
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| | play in front of so many people. There is
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| 15) Robin Uthappa
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| | an unwanted pressure when someone
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| 16) Virendra Sehwag
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| | represents his or her country at that
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| My playing eleven for any given match (In
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| | level. There is a pressure to
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| bating order)
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| | succeed...to be successful...to win for
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| 1) Saurav Ganguly
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| | country. So, my entire Journalist
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| 2) Sachin Tendulkar
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| | friends' please, don't build that extra
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| 3) MS Dhoni
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| | pressure on our team, by sitting in
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| 4) Rahul Dravid
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| | studios; don't give our players that
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| 5) Gautam Gambhir
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| | extra stress and tensions. In other
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| 6) Yuvraj Singh
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| | words, please don't do anything that you
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| 7) Mohd. Kaif
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| | don't want other's to do to you.
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| 8) Ajit Agarkar
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| | Even after 60 years of independence, we
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| 9) Zaheer Khan
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| | are still considered as "Developing
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| 10) S. Sreesanth
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| | Country". We need to do so many other
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| 11) Anil Kumble
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| | things. There are so many areas to
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| Memories of Last World-Cup
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| | concentrate on. There is lot to do to
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| The memories of last world-cup held in
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| | come in the category of "Developed
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| South Africa in 2003, are still fresh in
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| | Nation". Let's concentrate on that.
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| the mind of people and why not Indian
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| | India, a country of 100 crores, is not
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| team reached the final of the cup after a
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| | about some 5000 odd politicians, some 300
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| gap of 20 years. Though in final, we lost
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| | odd movie stars and some 30 cricketers.
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| comprehensively to Australia. Everybody
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| | India is much more than that. Still,
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| played to the best of the abilities but
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| | there are villages where there is no
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| somehow failed to cross the final hurdle.
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| | electricity; there are areas where there
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| But to whom would you like to blame for
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| | are no healthcare facilities, no schools,
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| that? We don't have to blame any external
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| | and no education facilities. There are
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| factor, not even our team but only "we,
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| | people who stay in slums, footpaths, they
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| the people of India" and to very large
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| | don't have enough avenues to earn as much
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| extent...our Visual Media.
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| | to eat thrice in a day. Let's concentrate
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| Among the readers of this article, how
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| | on that. Let's bring the attention of
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| many of us are able to work under
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| | powerful and influential people to such
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| pressure? How many to us are able to
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| | matters.
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| perform well, when there are high
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