Indian cricketing icons are rooting for Spain to clinch the crown at the FIFA WC 2010 held at South Africa. Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh are all backing the Spanish Armada to take the coveted trophy to Madrid this Sunday.
Sachin was highly impressed by the slick passing and the organized co-ordination of the Spanish team. The Spanish side, according to the master batsman, had a definite edge over the Dutch. Former Indian Cricket Captain Rahul Dravid believed that though the Netherlands were worthy opponents and it could be a tough game, the advantage was definitely with Spain. Yuvraj Singh seemed quite impressed with Paul, the predicting octopus. Citing the Spain-Germany clash in the semi-finals, he said, “Paul the Octopus can never be wrong. It gets everything right.” “It’s going to be Spain man, no question about that” , opined Yuvraj.
The newly-wed Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni seemed disappointed though. Though very few people would know of his skills as a football goalkeeper, (a career he started out with), one could not but sympathize with him! “Whichever team I back loses. So I will not say anything now. We all know who is playing the better football”, said Dhoni.
Given Sachin’s status as a demi-god in India, Spain can hope to win a lot of fans from this part of the world. The football World Cup has generated a craze in this country as never before, and not even cricketers are isolated!
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Spain for sure…………..Rahul is backing dem…………:))