Sore heads, bleary eyes, great memories
"I was in a state of shock," Gary Kirsten said as he described his emotions to Ratnakar Shetty, the World Cup tournament director, who also happens to be BCCI's chief administrative officer, less than 24 hours after India had become world champions. Both men stood on the lawns of the Raj Bhawan, residence of the Governor of Maharasthra, whose capital city is Mumbai. If you were expecting to see bleary-eyed men sleep walking you would have been disappointed. The entire India squad along with the support staff had turned up to meet the President of India Pratibha Patil. Wearing the smart green and white-collared team T-shirts every man looked fresh and relaxed.