India-next generation.

India is a coutry of many cricket crazy fans or should I call them fanatics.I can't help but accept the fact that I am one of them.If it wasn't for them the IPL would'nt have been this big a hit.There wasn't any such thing as Yuvraj Singh hitting six sixes in an over or even a classic final between two arch rivals India and Pakistan.There wasn't any drama as big as this.The only thing big was the amount of money the players were getting.The opening few matches saw some big scores and some big hits but things started to settle down after that.I feel that the IPL was this big a success because of the fans and only the fans.I surely think that the format wouldn't have been this big a success had it been in Austrlalia or England.I even think that none of these boards can even afford the IPL.They can do nothing but succumb to the might of Indian cricket.Now since this is my first post I would like to congratulate the young group of cricketers of India.Their recent performances in the limted overs formats were more than just praiseworthy.I am sure that every indian in the country is proud of them today.Coming to the point I think India has been on an all time high since that worldcup in West indies that has left painful memories to the hearts of milions in India.The Indian team went to Bangladesh first to exact revenge on the Tigers and they did exactly what was expected of them.After leaving Bangladesh they left for England and won the test series 1-0 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid.It was all thanks to the efforts of the trio of Sachin,Saurav and Rahul and of course Laxman,Kumble and even Zaheer Khan.R.P.Singh chipped in as well.The one-day series was over and India lost by just one match.Then it was that infamous first edition of the T20 world cup.India then lost to Australia in the home series but dominated Pakistan completely in both formats of the game.Then its the Australian series.Everyone has remembered the test series for all the wrong reasons.Then it was the triangular which scooped up the contraversy by dropping Ganguly and Dravid in favour of a young side.Dravid was out of form but Ganguly was performing very well.The point is that this new generation of Indian cricketers has been amazing but the fact remains that the great Ganguly and Dravid who have performed very consistently for India for many years should not be disrespected and the IPL is proof enough that they have a lot to show in limited overs cricket as well.Since this is my first post,its fitting that it should be about cricket.I am an Indian afterall.