New Delhi, March 15 -- Cricket never fascinated me when I was younger. The gentleman's game just wasn't my thing-until the day India, under M.S. Dhoni, qualified for the 2011 World Cup quarterfinals. That was the moment I started believing in cricket, and before I knew it, I was hooked. From then on, there was no looking back. My love and admiration for Captain Cool made me 'bleed blue' for Team India and 'bleed yellow' for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League.

Fast forward to 19 November, 2023-the heartbreak of watching India lose the World Cup final to Australia still stings. But that despair turned into sheer joy on 29 June, 2024, when the Indian team brought home the T20 World Cup. And now, just 10 months later, Ind...