Congratulations to India’s cricket team for their fantastic and exciting cricket world cup championship!
Much like India itself, the team displayed great talent, balance, and resiliency in winning the cup for the first time since 1983. What a great day for the unbelievable and talented Sachin Tendulkar, and for the 1.2 billion Indian fans, who cheered them on and prayed for them.
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Congratulating India on its Cricket World Cup victory
Congratulations to India on their fantastic victory last night against Pakistan! For eight hours, millions of viewers sat on the edge of their seat watching the peaks and valleys of the match, and there were many of those. From Sehwag’s great start to the nine lives of Sachin Tendulkar to Raina’s late rally to the final wicket, the match was entertaining and tense as the outcome was uncertain. India looked sharp in the field and their fielding was superb as they rose to the occasion of the big match. 
Pakistan played extremely well throughout the tournament, exceeding most expectations. One more to go for India’s first world cup since 1983. Saturday’s match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai should be memorable and a great tribute to the high caliber of cricket played in South Asia. The pressure will only be exceeded by the anticipation and excitement of the match. Good luck to India. May they bring home the world cup!!
After a few nervous days of cold and rain, the rain gods smiled upon us and the sun came out for a beautiful day as we held our National Day celebration at Roosevelt House. 
We were honored to have Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao as our guest of honor, who spoke eloquently of the breadth and diversity of the U.S. – India global partnership with President Obama’s visit bringing our relationship to a new level. 
Our house was decorated in red, white, and blue with American food such as barbecue chicken, corn on the cob, blueberry pie, and ice cream being served. When our guests were not eating and listening to the beautiful sounds of American jazz, they were able to sit in the new Ford Figo or rev the engine of Harley Davidson motorcycles. The Marine Guard did a perfect presentation of our flag and colors, making us all very proud. It was a great day as we were able to enjoy it with our diplomatic corps colleagues, our Indian government hosts, and our many Embassy friends from all over India!
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