Not surprised at all but those people are only the minor part of the country, I have an Indian friend whose family resides in India, who said most people celebrated India reaching the finals, something not many teams achieved.
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Not surprised at all but those people are only the minor part of the country, I have an Indian friend whose family resides in India, who said most people celebrated India reaching the finals, something not many teams achieved.
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yes...obviously in a population of 1 billion few thousands are freaks.Sad part is some jealous Pakistani friends here tend to highlight those freeaks.
Doctor dies of heart attack after India’s defeat in World Cup
Well at least he died for a good cause
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/6080_221302,00160007.htm
Doctor dies of heart attack after India’s defeat in World Cup
Press Trust of India
Surat, March 25
A young doctor died of a heart attack here on hearing about India’s defeat by Australia in the World Cup final on Sunday, family sources said today.
He was 32.
Dr Kiran Keshav Patel, who collapsed in the bathroom, reportedly sustained head injuries and died on the spot.
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Match ? That ended in just 40 overs. (may be earlier... )
I got to watch this "match" from around the 40 overs, of the first inning and unfortunate I could not see a "match". It seemed they had already given up. They just wanted to get over with the remaining overs. The Indian players were going through the motions. Never have I seen such hopelessness, helplessness and despair on the face of the players. No one was positive and no one was encouraging the bowlers. Had the Indians fought hard in the last 10 overs and given 60 or maybe less (instead of over 100)runs there was a chance but ...
Last overs bowled by the Indians were not to get Aussie wickets, neither to restrict the Aussie to a total that Indians could achieve. The bowlers were trying very hard to save their face… they were running away... So where was the "match" ?(Probably among the Indian players to reach the pavilion...)
Australia could never have scored 359/2. Only reason they did is because the Indians actively helped the Australians. Seems like both the teams were working for an Australian victory. Australia was a good team and they deserve the world cup but England and NZ showed Australia could be made to earn their victory to the very last ball.
Still a match ?
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Yeah sir , please note the context :p it was much better than last WC final :D
But sure in my honest opinion it was not quite a match ;)
Take it easy !
Click on the link in your second post (unless you have already edited).
Btw - Here is a sample how they were welcomed in India, was your team welcomed the same way in 1999 
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and did you even bother to check the link in the orignal post? you’re making an ass out of yourself by each reply
:k: Yo Zaheer !
forget '99 and india’s welcome after the final. What did the indian public do after their team’s first misreable defeat against Australia in the first phase of WC. security had to delpoyed at your player residence.
'Shock and awe'
Stunned India fans clash with police after loss to Australia
Posted: Monday March 24, 2003 3:57 PM
NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- Disappointed cricket fans clashed with police, leaving six injured, after millions of brokenhearted fans in this cricket-crazy nation watched their team's crushing defeat to Australia in the World Cup final.
Newspapers used war imagery to describe the stunning loss.
"Shock and Awe," ran the front page banner headline in The Pioneer. "Dazed India bombed out as daunting, haunting, Ponting takes Cup."
Australia retained the championship with a 125-run win in Johannesburg, South Africa. Skipper Ricky Ponting scored an unbeaten 140 as Australia compiled 359 for two -- a record total for a World Cup final -- after being sent in to bat. In reply, India was bowled out for 234 in 39.2 overs, with Glenn McGrath taking three wickets.
It had been India's first appearance in the final since it won the tournament in 1983.
Soon after the match ended, police in the eastern city of Calcutta arrested two men trying to burn posters and effigies of Indian cricket stars. A mob tried to rescue them and hurled bricks at the police, seriously injuring three officers. Minutes later, police opened fire, injuring three people, said the local Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar.
Across the rest of India, most fans and sports writers were disappointed but forgiving, showing none of the anger directed at the team after poor performances in their first two matches at the tournament. Irate fans had then burned players' effigies and attacked their homes, and armed police were deployed in several cities.
"At least we reached the final," read the headline in The Hindustan Times.
"Cup not ours but raise a toast," said The Indian Express. "I feel so let down," said Deepak Randhawa, a college student in Noida, a suburb of India's capital New Delhi. "It's like national shame after days and days of national glory. But the team did very well to reach the finals, and I am sure they will the cup the next time."
"We lost only because of the bowlers. If our players had not bowled so badly, then we would have successfully chased the score, however big," said Deep Upadhyay, a producer at a private television channel.
Cricket sways passions in South Asia like no other sport. Indians play cricket anywhere they can -- on rooftops, in streets and courtyards, from Kashmir's green pastures in the north to the beaches in the south.
After a stuttering start against Netherlands and a nine-wicket loss to Australia, India's eight-match winning charge to the final captured the imagination of this country of one billion people.
On Sunday, roads and markets were largely deserted across New Delhi. Millions watched the game that came after a streak of stunning Indian victories -- most notably against Pakistan, India's neighbor and arch rival.
The cricket vied with the war in Iraq on news channels, which blared patriotic music as they flashed clips from previous Indian cricket victories.
Indian companies set off a furious marketing blitz, weaving contests and business gimmicks around the World Cup and flying many people free to the matches in South Africa.
here is one more pic of how Indian Team was welcomed in India :)
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here is another pic. Ganguly is on FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE.:rotfl:
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Clutching Straws Showing us same old picture
Here is sme more to cause some heartburn 
First-class reception to the second-best team
After the final: Jam-packed airport with fans, drumbeats and tricolour greet the Indian team members on their arrival
Express News Service
Mumbai, March 25: The Indian cricket team may not have expected it. But crazy fans, who whipped a frenzy just a fortnight back, once again made an appearance, this time to herald the return of Saurav Ganguly and his men from South Africa early Tuesday morning.
It was a pleasing sight as the tri-colours were waved, trumpets and drums played at the airport as if it was The Wanderers — venue of the Cup final in Johannesburg.
While captain Ganguly, dashing batsman Virender Sehwag and bowlers Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan were hailed and chased by autograph hunters, the biggest cheer was reserved for man of the tournament Sachin Tendulkar. Wearing sunglasses and carrying a hand bag over his shoulder, the batting maestro was surrounded by policemen, custom officials and close friends. Tendulkar took the bus ride along with the others to team hotel where he moved into a waiting car before being zoomed away.
As promised the team sponsors swarmed the Chhattrapati Shivaji International Airport’s arrival terminal with its 100-member strong black and white army joined by BCCI officials, media and the fans alike who waited for well over three hours.
As the news of the their chartered plane having made the landing filtered in, policemen swung into action, photographers and cameramen jostled for space while others grabbed vantage positions. The patience of the eight pretty-looking, saree-draped girls, who had the honour of welcoming the players in traditional manner with garland, tikka and aarti, was tested to the hilt as the team took some time before making its appearance in the longue. Priviledged and placed near the passenger exit, they also served as indicator of the players’ arrival to others. Every time these girls would pick up garlands and light a ‘diya’ the crowd would go up in unision ‘‘East or West, India is the best.’’
Serving as a prelude to the appearance of the Men in Blue were a few famous people who shared the flight back home. NCP leader and Mumbai Cricket Association president Sharad Pawar was the first to move out. He was followed by Sahib Singh Verma, Sports Minister Viram Verma and Minister of State Anil Deshmukh. Singer Abhijeet and Ritesh Deshmukh — film debutant and son of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh — were missed out by some in the rush.
Eyebrows were raised as cricket luminaries Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath moved out. Former BCCI chief Raj Singh Dungarpur made an appearance — a la Dev Anand style — wearing coat and hat and carrying stump-like souvenirs in his hand. BCCI president Jagmohun Dalmiya raced past quickly leaving the field open for members of the cricket team.
While Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble were said to have taken a connecting flight to Bangalore, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif had stayed back and would return by another flight on Wednesday.
PS - Please post the same picture to convey your point 
Dr Evil or mini me 
aur koi kan dham nahi hai kya ..lets move on yara .. u r streching a lil too much