IPL 2022 FINAL - 491

 IPL 2022 FINAL RAJASTHAN ROYALS VERSUS GUJARAT 

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I must admit that I have been a follower of Cricket right from my early School Days . Whatever the format , be it the Test Match , One Dayers or the  T20 Matches , I have followed them Keenly especially if India is in the contest .

The INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE or the IPL has always been my favourite simply because it attracts all the best players in the business from across the cricketing World and CSK was and is always  my favourite Team . 

Unfortunately CSK s fortune this season has not been good and its chances of making it to the play off stage were done and dusted at the halfway stage itself . This left me backing the RAJASTHAN ROYALS simply because they were the Right Royal  Underdogs .

My recent move to Toronto meant that I had followed the First Half of the Tournament in VK PURAM , INDIA and the second half in the comfort of a 74 " TV at  AJAX - CANADA .

Battle lines at home were clearly drawn . My Grandson Adhvays knowledge of the game and its vital statistics surprised me as Cricket as played here is still at the nascent stage in Canada  . RAJASTHAN ROYALS had my and my sons support while my Grandson mustered the support of his Mom and Grandmother to the GUJARAT TITANS . This went with the Grand Trophy which he had carefully and painstakingly designed .

Each shot was followed with a wild shriek and a loud thump of the table .

As it turned out , it was a low scoring match which my Grandsons Team had won comfortably .

MORE THAN THE MATCH NOTHING CAN MATCH  THE THRILL OF WATCHING THE MATCH IN THE COMPANY OF MY GRANDSON ON THE HUGE SCREEN WHICH TOOK PLACE AT THE ONE LAKH CAPACITY NARENDRA MODI STADIUM AT AHMEDABAD. 

Hope for better luck next time .

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