Well, that’s end game India.
Who ever thought that the defending
champions would bow out so tamely?
The fact that India is the second
team to be eliminated from the Super
Eights, after Ireland, puts things
in perspective.
In the early 1970s, limited overs
cricket was first introduced at the
international level and it immediately
introduced changes in the way cricket
was played.
The
Indians have not been put to test
by both Bangladesh and Ireland in
their group matches. It may leave
them half cooked when they take on
tougher opponents in West Indies on
Friday.
In
the two weeks or so between the IPL
and the World Cup T20, there has been
a lot of talk about how players are
being tempted to put their ‘other’
commitments ahead of their country.
When
was the last time Australia went into
a tournament without the favorites
tag? And, when was the last time they
made a first round exit in a world
cup like tournament
The
Dutch couldn’t have scripted
their win better. An opportunity to
play the opening match of an ICC event,
the World Twenty20 at the Home of
Cricket – Lord’s against
the English
The
groupings are done in such a way that,
with the exception of Group C –
hoping that West Indies will put on
a fight, the others pick themselves
easily to move on to the next stage.
For
the first time in a decade or so Australia
will start the tournament as non-favorites.
World champions in Tests and ODI,
Australia’s jittery performance
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