Ravi “Cliché” Shastri would say “What doctor had prescribed”…
As though the toss would change the game, West Indian captain Sammy made a fist on winning the toss. His counterpart Sahid “fast speaking” Afridi sounded little nervous but mentioned toss should not define the outcome. He was right; Pakistan made Ravi Shastri say “What doctor had prescribed” one more time.
For the West Indies, Gayle and Smith are the only stroke makers who can turn the heat on in the batting department. Chandran Paul or Ramnaresh Sarwan are slow players, scorers do not have much to do when they bat other than keep track of dot balls or keep count of the catches the Akmals drop. The moment Omar Gull got rid of the “swashbuckling washduckling” Chris Gayle and Hafeeze got rid of Devon Smith, it was just matter of time for the rest to surrender. West Indian cricket is in a very poor state of affairs. On “Pakistan day” Pakistan moved into the World cup Semi-Finals. A well deserved gift to the troubled nation.
Team Pakistan’s success revolves around their captain Sahid Afridi. His success is vital to the team, because it is contagious, it inspires the young guns in the team including “Edward Oily hands Kamran Akkamal”. Except may be New Zealand no other team really troubled Afridi’s bowling figures. Here is my suggestion for team facing Pakistan in the Semi-finals. Borrowing terminology from foot ball, double or triple team Afridi, and corner him and push him to the edge, make him fail, when he fails the rest of the team will follow. Having said this, it is not an easy task, winning is a habit and Pakistan team has been winning, and they are on a roll. They have all the potential to win the world cup and may be revive their country towards economic progress for years to come.
Team India is all set to take on the cup holders Australia. Like most Indian fans I am confident but I am also nervous. Tomorrow’s game could be the final world cup game for one of the two outstanding cricketers of my time –”1) Sachin Tendulkar and 2) Ricky Ponting.
Am Tensed…India just needs to bat 50 overs.
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