On the night of 2nd April 2011, India had erupted into a mass hysteria - the very first in recent memory. This had been triggered by a six hit straight down the ground by Dhoni off Kulasekara, a shot that sealed a victory, which seemed improbable a few hours ago, to secure what is perhaps cricket's most coveted prize - the World Cup. Firecrackers were burst, cellphone lines were jammed, there was dancing in the streets, people converged on the important thoroughfares for a victory lap, in short everyone felt a sense of victory. I shared this victory by putting up my first celebrity profile picture in Facebook.
All off this made me wonder what was it about sport that inspired people and before I could answer that question, what was about that sport that inspired me? My theory is that sport mimics life albeit in a shorter time span. Like life sport throws winners and losers. And sportsmen show some of the characteristics that we aspire to have - character, grit, determination. And I feel it is this human connection that makes sport popular.
It is in short, the drama of life that we enjoy.
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