Life has come a full circle.
At the door steps of youth, when the mind sticks like a chewing gum to anything that instantly appeals, I fell in Love with Rahul Dravid. Would you believe it !!!
When most people (of my age) fell for the more entertaining sportsmen(largely cricketers), I just could'nt evaluate any one equal to him, and as the days passed by my evaluation appeared just perfect.There was something about this guy and his style of batting that lingered in your minds(sticking like a chewing gum) even after he got out.Starting from the diligent walk from the dressing room to the crease to his taking guard, everything was so sublime that it looked like a flawless piece of art.
I got the romance about his batting almost instantly.
I grew up being a fan and with my youth witnessing some amazing innings by him, he became an obsession.Sleeping on my bed at night, those glimpses of his famous "perfect"square cut flooded my dreams.It always amazed me that how can those chocolatey looks have a nerve of steel coupled with tremendous talent and a resolve of a Bull.He was just incessant with his abilities and character.Always holding his end in the crucial moments in a match, so that the "favored" ones at the other end could express themselves.The self-less approach towards his duty made him adorable.
Days passed by and as I metamorphosized from my youth into an adult, he catapulted from being Good to Great. A Champion.
In this process he has been such an inspiration to everyone( for their own good, in their own lives).
And now wen i see the dawn of the youthfulness in me dim, it kinda seems perfect setting for the Man who enamored my hey-days to bid adieu.
To be gone into the past rest in the safe with the other greats and make way for some more to follow.
Though Thankfully "The Wall" has only shrugged the Blue jersey, and we would still be lucky enough to watch him put away the "shining Red leather" thing in whites.
The Romance of "Red & White" is mesmerising, more so wen u have a Mozart to play the tunes.
