Jinx lifted !!!

A glorious pleasant Friday evening at Sydney...
A cut through the covers, and the SCG crowd rose to their feet and applauded.
The master back in business with a boisterous bang.
Indian triclours shining with pride in the crowd as its favourite son scores a ton.

Ricky...Who??

The God of Hundreds smiling at Sachin.Bhajji (determined after a rift with Roy) gives a high five to Sachin.
The whole nation upbeat with the Master's ton, morale of Indians hikes.A thousand cameras clicking at once.
TV viewers glued, with a gleeful smile, to the television to see their hero make it to triple figures after quite a while.
All news channels and sportscenter, start preparing headlines for their primetime shows.
A vociferous exclamation of joy by a bookmaker, as Sachin's ton won him millions and a doleful gambler who had lost the same n sulking, yet managing a smile !
The paparrazi clicking away the nextday's cover story picture.
Students (inc me) leaping in joy as they see the sms announcing his ton.
Office goers trying hard to supress their smile while talking to their manager, who is beaming goofishly with joy.
Sunil, Ravi, Harsha and the whole commentary team cheerfully continue their work.
The Indian camp in the dressing room at their feet, realising that after all, Sachin is the lynchpin of the team.
Soothsayers and felonious josiar crooks announcing that the fifth star is behind the sixth one and hence good fortune for Sachin.
Arjun Tendulkar has another chance to flaunt to his school mates about his Dad's heroics.
Finally, prayers answered, poojas and araadhanas have effected his innings.
Sachin looks up into the sky and gives a smile at the smiling god.
HE couldnt have scripted a better story...
19 years and running, 38 centuries and counting...

Australian supporters and cricketers,too frustrated by the Indian innings, but can they cant stop the cheeky smile in their lips, like the one reading this right now!

Such is the impact of Sachin, brings on you an invlountary smile...

Sachin....great...in every sense of the word !