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T20 WC
cricketism: Merciless Sri Lanka crush clueless India!
-DR. ABDUL RUFF COLACHAL
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Sri
Lanka won on 06th April won its maiden T20 world cup by defeating
neighbouring India in the final at Mirpur, Bangladesh, where the world cup
tournament was conducted.
India
that won all matches till the final has not been able to grasp the Colombo
strategy until India lost, while Sri Lanka even after lost a match earlier,
clinched the world cup in style
Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara were playing
their last t20 match and won it as a gift of farewell. . SL
team had reached finals four times before, wanting desperately to
win, and ended up with broken hearts each time. Today these two champion
players finally got that monkey off their backs - in their last Twenty20
international match and led the team to final victory.
The
Lankan bowlers took the first step of restricting Indian batboys to 130runs in
20 avers, though they could take only 4 wickets. SL refused to waste runs for
taking the fifth wicket and very well controlled Indian bating run flow which
paid well when SL batboys came to bat to chase down 130 runs and they did that
superbly. . .
Sangakkara
played probably the shot of the match, was man of match.
Sri
Lankan handling of the match is a proof of bowler controlled cricketism. Unless
the bowlers are not up to mark, it is bowlers who determine the win or lose of
the match.
However,
the cricket boards promote only batboys and want the batboys to shine with
useful help from bowlers. Batboys enjoy at others cost and enjoy what is not
their own. Bowlers let the batboys to hit lavishly while the
overpaid media commentators falsely praise the batboys.
Sri
Lanka which bowled first could have offered even 200 runs to India hoping for
return favours in 100 and 50s for SL batboys. But knowing Indian mindset
of somehow wining the match, SL led by bowler Malinga did not take risks.
SL gave 130 runs - a bare average score to India though also allowing a 50 plus
to one batboy. . If the team has some experienced batboys it can chase down 130
runs easily and SL did that.
Interestingly,
Indians had expected SL to give in because Colombo seeks Indian help in dealing
with extra war crimes against Indians..
Clearly,
SL team ignored al such false Indian expectations.
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