Pressure or Complacency?

Once again, India lost the final of Asia cup. Doing well all over the series and losing an important match is something India repeats. Is it really pressure or the players have become complacent? Winning two out of last twenty-two finals is no way good by any statistics. Mendis was the man who ripped apart the Indian batting order, 6-1-13-6 is one of the best figures in one-day cricket. If it’s pressure, India should learn to handle it. Or if it’s complacence, I don’t know!

Congratulations Sri Lanka!

And now Mr. Musharraf cracks a joke (or was sarcastic) here. He appreciates the hospitality of Pakistan team that allowed two visiting teams to play the finals.

Heroes trash Badshahs

I hardly follow ICL 20-20, but the two finals on the last weekend were very interesting. The teams in final were Hyderabad Heroes and Lahore Badshahs. Heroes won the first of best-of-three finals, the second final was a tough contest between them.

The Badshahs managed to score 130/9, IS Reddy’s 4-19 and Stuart Binny’s 3-9 were stunning. The Heroes looked weak in the initial overs, but Rayudu hit a good 46 off 39 which resulted in a tie between the sides. Then came the bowl-out. It looked much like a India-Pakistan match, coz all Lahore Badshahs are from Pakistan. History repeats itself, Heroes won the bowl-out 3-0.

Yay! I’m gonna follow ICL from now. The timing is just good, 7pm, return from office, sit back and relax.

BCCI is doing a big mistake by not recognizing ICL. It’s not good for cricket. There can be good players who can shine in team India. Please don’t kill ICL. We want more 20-20, we want good players to wear the blue cap.