that refuses to give-up against all odds...
both finalists in a way are victims of terror...
team srilanka faced bullets...for no fault of theirs...
team pakistan faced isolation...again for no fault of theirs...
both teams overcame their demons...specially srilanka after that traumatic experience...
both team fought with more hunger and desperation than other teams...
as sachin once famously said...both team indeed turned stumbling stones into milestones...and now are ready to lock horns for the battle of supremacy in the finals of world t20...
it can't merely be the coincidence...there is message hidden in it...
the message of keep fighting against all odds...the message that though negative elements can disrupt life...temporarily...but the spirit...the hope...just refuses to do die down for long...will eventually show us the way...and lead to our destinies...

while we don't know who will be lifting the cup on 21st of june 2009...what we know for sure is that cricket...the spirit of game...is already a winner...
take a bow...for srilanka and pakistan...

