Light of the Lamp

 Hello again,                     January 19, 2021 will go down as one of the important days in the history for the Indian cricket. India or our cricket team won the 'Border -Gavaskar ' test series in Gabba, Brisbane with not so nail-biting finish. What made the win so special is that the last match was won with the absence of major stars like Viraat Kohli with the help of unbeatable score of 97 from Rishabh Pant. One of the players had to encounter racial attacks against which a police case has been filed. Of course, a win is always doubly sweet when it is won in a foreign soil and beating the hosts! Indian team won against all odds. It was celebration for whole of India which is united at least once with cricket as a religion. It is of no wonder, almost all the news channels were in the celebratory mood throughout the day! I have nothing against this game but I stopped following cricket matches for a long time except during world cups. There were forwards in a lighter vein li