Congratulations to Team India for making it to the Cricket World Cup 2011, but luck has played a huge part in team India's progress to the Final of Cricket World Cup 2011. The Indian team was under immense pressure, but they were let off the hook by the opposition. Sachin never looked comfortable batting against Pakistan. Had Umar Gul not bowled on the pads of Sehwag and Sachin, Indian innings would not have taken off. Sachin again proved that he is the most susceptible batsman under pressure. India won the quarter-final on the back of yet another bad performance from Shaun Tait. Shaun Tait did not deserve to be in team. I still do not understand why he was selected in the Australian team. You could say Australia lost the quarter final against India because of Shaun Tait and greater blame lies with the selectors who picked him for the Australian team and the team management who included him in the Playing XI.
India was under more pressure than Pakistan going into the Semi-Finals. If Umar Gul had not bowled on legs and Sehwag had not got going, I wondered what Sachin could have done. Pakistan could not capitalize on the situation. The media hype took a toll on Umar Gul. He was afraid of committing mistakes as expectations were lurking around him, and eventually he did what he was apprehensive about during his innings. Wahab Riaz brought them back into the game with wickets of Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Dhoni, and Zaheer Khan. The match was in Pakistan's pocket and it was their own choice to lose or win the game from there onwards.
Yunis Khan was the main culprit. I guess, Mohammad Yusuf, instead of Yunis Khan would have done the trick. Pakistan board has done injustice to a player of the caliber of Mohammad Yusuf. When you do injustice to your own people, you cannot expect justice from the Almighty. Yunis Khan thinks himself to be a greater batsman than what he is and tries to go overboard. Yunis Khan's irresponsible shot together with a few loopholes in strategy cost Pakistan the game and eventually India won.
India was under more pressure than Pakistan going into the Semi-Finals. If Umar Gul had not bowled on legs and Sehwag had not got going, I wondered what Sachin could have done. Pakistan could not capitalize on the situation. The media hype took a toll on Umar Gul. He was afraid of committing mistakes as expectations were lurking around him, and eventually he did what he was apprehensive about during his innings. Wahab Riaz brought them back into the game with wickets of Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Dhoni, and Zaheer Khan. The match was in Pakistan's pocket and it was their own choice to lose or win the game from there onwards.
Yunis Khan was the main culprit. I guess, Mohammad Yusuf, instead of Yunis Khan would have done the trick. Pakistan board has done injustice to a player of the caliber of Mohammad Yusuf. When you do injustice to your own people, you cannot expect justice from the Almighty. Yunis Khan thinks himself to be a greater batsman than what he is and tries to go overboard. Yunis Khan's irresponsible shot together with a few loopholes in strategy cost Pakistan the game and eventually India won.
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