As I write this, exactly 48 hours have passed since Mahendra Singh Dhoni lifted the World Cup at the Wankhede stadium. For the nation, it may have been the best tonic that any doctor could have possibly ordered. Plenty of newsprint and television minutes have been — and will be — expended in trying to understand how this Indian cricket side emerged triumphant after a gap of 28 years.
(This story appears in the 22 April, 2011 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)