Defiance is courage mixed with an impulsive streak of insanity. Defiance is Sardar Jarnail Singh at Asian Games, Jakarta, 1962 when braving a nasty cut on his forehead and with six stitches, the defender par excellence would join the forward line and score in both semi-final and final. Defiance is Jumbo in Antigua Test, 2002 when he would bowl 14 overs on a trot with a broken jaw and also claiming the prized scalp of a batsman no less than Brian Lara. Nothing heroic but reticent and businesslike, he would reply, "I did not want to sit around." Defiance is Australian Rick McCoster's batting at No. 10 with a broken jaw and contributing to the team's victory. Defiance certainly is Sachin felled by a vicious bouncer from Waqar at Sialkot, bleeding profusely, feeling dazed but then disregarding medical advice and mustering his nerves and wits, he would say, "Mai Khelega!" (I'll play).