Men in Blue.....my tribute to you!!

Oh my men in blue, my men in blue
You are my blue-eyed boys, aren’t you?

It began with crushing the Bangladesh crew
Where Kohli conjured a ton on his world cup debut
And Sehwag’s magnificent 175 gave them lots to chew

Then England tried hard to make it through
But Sachin blasted his 98th international ton, mind you!!
And you warded them off saying “Kohinoor is the only gift we gave you”

Minnows Ireland came with an agenda too
But Yuvi’s 5-for and Yusuf’s knock had them sulking too

And then Netherlands’ fight seemed futile too

Defeat against South Africans gave Dhoni a cue
Not to play Nehra for matches few
But Sachin’s 99th made it all worth a view

The West Indies let us breeze through
And reiterated our quarterfinals position without much ado

Australia quarterfinals broke boundaries new
Raina’s power-play prowess came shining through
And Yuvi’s stellar made the 4 time world champs finally eschew

Pakistan semifinals made the nation Bleed Blue
Mohali seemed to be the favorite venue
It was really our bowlers all the way through
Nehra felt vindicated too
I only wish Sachin’s “100th ton” dream had come true

Your dedication let the success continue
Munaf, Ashwin and Piyush had lots of learning new
Sreesanth made not much noise for you
Harbhajan took time to tune in to
While Zaheer went about setting records anew

Sizzling Finals with Sri Lanka came down to the wire too
Gambhir and Dhoni sparkled like sunlit dew
You are the ones Sri Lanka finally succumbed to
You lifted the World Cup that was 28yrs due
And dedicated it to Sachin’s career of 22
Three cheers to you, three cheers to you!!

Now that the victory is ours I don’t know what to do
No challenges new, no hysteria to look forward to
I really am down with the Cricket blues

Gary is making way for some one new
Sachin, I am glad you are not bidding adieu
For I really can’t contemplate Cricket without you

But well......tomorrow is a brand day new
Men in Blue, let your journey continue
For a billion hearts beat for you!!

By: Sheela Karunaker Bapna