Glass is half full with a hole at bottom...

At the beginning of 1st test at Lord’s

Optimistic Indian fan: “2000th test match, Sachin knocking at 100 tons, Sachin+dravid+laxman at 99 centuries together, India vs Eng-Almost like Ashes etc etc”
Event: Eng amass huge total. Zak gets injured (surprisingly the injury never surfaced in the long IPL circus)

2nd/3rd day

Optimistic Indian fan: “Shit ! Zak got injured. He would made a difference (As though the other 4 bowlers were just making the numbers). Our batsmen will give a fitting reply. Sachin will go past 100 at the home/mecca/bethelehem/thirupathi of cricket”

Event: Indian batsmen bundle out just after avoiding follow-on


End of 4th day

Optimistic Indian fan: “Wow ! amazing bowling by India. Eng biting dust at 62/6..No looking back. We shall win from here on. Sachin will hit a 100 on a winning note in the 2nd innings”

Event: England go past 250 and declare (yeah. Indian bowlers couldn’t run thru the last 4 batsmen) setting India a target over 400. India reach some 90 for two wickets
Beginning of the 5th day
Optimistic Indian fan: “Any of the three results possible !. Worst case, India will draw the test. After all, it’s only 90 odd overs and we are capable of playing the overs. Interesting to see if Sachin can hit his 100“
(how the hell is the result of an Indian win possible. That after the defensive tactics in the last test in the WI which India should have won for the modest target in 4th innings against a very weak attack. how can an Indian fan ever forget Sachin and his feat to be. Hehe)

Event: Indians lose all wickets and Sachin scores 11 from 50 odd deliveries (he scored 100 plus only on the thermometer). Often he forgets he is a much better batsmen dominating bowlers than trying to give them unnecessary respect. He should show scant respect to bowlers all the time like Don did

End of the 5th day

Optimistic Indian fan: “Indians always start bad in a test series. They will now bounce back. Let’s start hyping up Nottingham test”
Well..honestly, I am an Indian fan myself. Optimistic at that. But sometimes, people forget you need to take 20 wickets to win test matches and our bowlers are just not good enough. Wonder why on earth Bhajji is our first spinning option. He is past his prime in the ground and on the Ads. Whatever said and done, our fans wont give up on our team. After all, if I were a farmer, I would still prefer it not to rain if there is match on a given day !!