Ye Cup jaa chuka hai...

Today when I started Google Chrome, Facebook was ahead of blogger in terms of usage. That’s when I realized what a long time it had been since I came here!!! So now back to the news. The “defending champions” have failed to make it to the semi finals. The captain and the coach differ in the reasons for this. The entire nation is at rage. Former cricketers have their own theories. Commentators have their own theories. The nation has its own theories. It’s good that the team will leave for the Caribbean directly. Dhoni said before the tournament that the fans should not be upset if they lose. Maybe he was aware. Being given an easy group at the outset, India failed to raise their game to a level that was necessary and expected from a team that wants to win the Cup. The Aussies paved the way, India walked the path. We only lasted three more defeats than the Aussies. Now the question is, who will face the music this time? Who will be shown the exit door? Do we need to be underdogs every time we wish to win a World Cup? It happened in ’83 and it happened in ’07. Whenever the Indian team was slated to be favorites, it has failed to deliver the goods. Whenever the “famed batting line-up” has been called up to deliver, it has let the team and the nation down. India never had the best bowling line up and let’s not talk about the fielding of the team here. It has never been a forte and apart from appearing in sparks here and there, it has been unimpressive overall. Only one positive can be taken from India's unsuccesfull World Cup campaign. The team took care that India sleeps well and on time and does not have to stay awake watching the matches and worrying what the result will be and whether Team India will be able to defend their title(But ofcourse that's an eternal optimist thinking). Nothing more remains to be said. Team India has been found wanting on more occasions than can be warranted and unless we see a sea change in the way things are being done, the future appears bleak to say the least…