What a final! And India won! A bowler called Sharma bowled a ball with Pakistan requiring 5 to win .... and he got the Pakistani batsmen out. How about that for erasing some past demons :-) India had actually won a major multination tournament outright. How long have we waited for that?

The hyper-celebrations reflected a nation thirsting for success. I found it amusing that some writers thought the celebrations were over the top and that somehow we should have just all gone home the next day. They are entitled to their opinion but am not sure why they care. Our team won the world cup so we will celebrate the way we want to. What is even more hilarious is Andrew Symonds saying the celebrations motivated him for the ODI series. Heck, wasn"t being knocked out by India enough motivation -- why did the celebrations jar him more than the loss. Seems like a clear case of sour grapes to me.

I was a cynic when the T20 WC started. I had only seen a few T20 games and they had mostly been one sided slam-bang contests. But the WC was different. The bowlers flourished in a format that was supposed to be their graveyard. Quite a few of them won Man of the Match awards. The format brought more parity between the teams and it was refreshing to know that no team was the clear favorite.There was action every ball and that kept me on the edge of my seat. I am now converted and am a staunch supporter of the format.

I just hope the next few months of cricket are as interesting and exciting as the T20 tournament was.