It is both gratifying and heartening to note the fact that a few state governments still care for our former sports persons who have shed their blood; sweat and tears in their effort to bring sporting laurels to our motherland........
News about the incumbent Delhi government's laudable and noteworthy plans to honour and felicitate Delhi cricketing stalwarts like Mohinder Amarnath; Bishen Singh Bedi; Kirti Azad; Virender Sehwag; Gautam Gambhir; Ashish Nehra; Virat Kohli and last but not the least Ishant Sharma during the course of the fourth and last India South Africa test match beginning on December 3 at the city's famed Feroze Shah Kotla grounds is just about making it's appearance..........
Kirti Azad; Madan Lal; Mohinder Amarnath and the unheralded Sunil Valson who were the four Delhi Cricketers to have made their way into the annals of Indian cricketing history and folklore for their soul stirring efforts in annexing India's first ever World Cup way back in 1983 will be accorded due honours for their World Cup Winning exploits..........
I for one am well and truly aware of the fact that Valson did not figure in the first eleven throughout India's triumphant march to cricketing glory but that does not deny him his rightful share of glory and honour by just being there and having done that.......
While Messrs Kohli; Nehra; Gambhir; Sehwag and Ishant Sharma will be felicitated; lauded and rewarded for their stellar exploits during team India's triumphant journey during the 2011 World Cup of Cricket that was held on hallowed terra firma...........
Yes it is indeed true that Bishen Paa did not figure in any of these World Cup winning teams but the Delhi government does indeed need to be praised for showing both the sagacity and grace to honour this inimitable spin wizard who more than played his fair role in making team India what it is today both as a hard as nails captain and somewhat eccentric and unpredictable manager who had his wards squirming and fretting over his next eccentricity.......
Here's wishing all these noble and indomitable sons of mother India the very best for their futures and remaining years of their lives and hoping that other state governments would follow suit whenever the opportunity is accorded to them..........
News about the incumbent Delhi government's laudable and noteworthy plans to honour and felicitate Delhi cricketing stalwarts like Mohinder Amarnath; Bishen Singh Bedi; Kirti Azad; Virender Sehwag; Gautam Gambhir; Ashish Nehra; Virat Kohli and last but not the least Ishant Sharma during the course of the fourth and last India South Africa test match beginning on December 3 at the city's famed Feroze Shah Kotla grounds is just about making it's appearance..........
Kirti Azad; Madan Lal; Mohinder Amarnath and the unheralded Sunil Valson who were the four Delhi Cricketers to have made their way into the annals of Indian cricketing history and folklore for their soul stirring efforts in annexing India's first ever World Cup way back in 1983 will be accorded due honours for their World Cup Winning exploits..........
I for one am well and truly aware of the fact that Valson did not figure in the first eleven throughout India's triumphant march to cricketing glory but that does not deny him his rightful share of glory and honour by just being there and having done that.......
While Messrs Kohli; Nehra; Gambhir; Sehwag and Ishant Sharma will be felicitated; lauded and rewarded for their stellar exploits during team India's triumphant journey during the 2011 World Cup of Cricket that was held on hallowed terra firma...........
Yes it is indeed true that Bishen Paa did not figure in any of these World Cup winning teams but the Delhi government does indeed need to be praised for showing both the sagacity and grace to honour this inimitable spin wizard who more than played his fair role in making team India what it is today both as a hard as nails captain and somewhat eccentric and unpredictable manager who had his wards squirming and fretting over his next eccentricity.......
Here's wishing all these noble and indomitable sons of mother India the very best for their futures and remaining years of their lives and hoping that other state governments would follow suit whenever the opportunity is accorded to them..........
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