The only certainty in life is uncertainty .when things go wrong as they usually do and the unexpected happens you ask the question Why Me?.It is human nature ;In the arena of sports a team on a particular will be on song and do well .It so happened that for Pak both semi final and final days were extremely benign and the God conspired the hardworking team No regrets.
while the Hockey conferred glory the cricket the much adored deity disappointed.When pakistan piled up a massive total the highest in the tournament here was a golden opportunity for the in form batsmen namely Rohit sharma and Shikkar Dawan to compete and complement with each other in scoring the largest run for individual glory as also for the champion trophy..But alas they were not destined to be!
The wise and benevolent destiny for Pak sealed it in a different way.The truth of the matter was simply that after batting incredibly well they did not forget the essentials of the game that they must bowl exceptionally well in a more intimidating way so that the opposition would meekly submit and surrender .
In less than 2 overs India was 2 wickets down for a solitary run on the board.I switched off the TV and went out to resume my reading..As I was too eager to see the contest between two rivals I restarted and the score read 55/5.I did not bother to watch the game and the middle order meekly surrendered in a more humiliating way .cricket is not a war but in this case it is more than that .that is how pak always look at and get motivated.
Today morning only i saw the final score in the news paper..The nature of the massacre was more insulting for a side which is supposed to have a strong batting line up on paper..the vulnerability and the weakness of the team on the batting terrain was fully exposed ...Losing is not the problem .Only one team can win but there must be honour in defeat...congratulations to Pak team fpr performing well and giving shock...When I wrote Last time about bulldozing of England by Pak I never imagined that , that was only the rehearsal for the final onslaught.
while the Hockey conferred glory the cricket the much adored deity disappointed.When pakistan piled up a massive total the highest in the tournament here was a golden opportunity for the in form batsmen namely Rohit sharma and Shikkar Dawan to compete and complement with each other in scoring the largest run for individual glory as also for the champion trophy..But alas they were not destined to be!
The wise and benevolent destiny for Pak sealed it in a different way.The truth of the matter was simply that after batting incredibly well they did not forget the essentials of the game that they must bowl exceptionally well in a more intimidating way so that the opposition would meekly submit and surrender .
In less than 2 overs India was 2 wickets down for a solitary run on the board.I switched off the TV and went out to resume my reading..As I was too eager to see the contest between two rivals I restarted and the score read 55/5.I did not bother to watch the game and the middle order meekly surrendered in a more humiliating way .cricket is not a war but in this case it is more than that .that is how pak always look at and get motivated.
Today morning only i saw the final score in the news paper..The nature of the massacre was more insulting for a side which is supposed to have a strong batting line up on paper..the vulnerability and the weakness of the team on the batting terrain was fully exposed ...Losing is not the problem .Only one team can win but there must be honour in defeat...congratulations to Pak team fpr performing well and giving shock...When I wrote Last time about bulldozing of England by Pak I never imagined that , that was only the rehearsal for the final onslaught.
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