Deep Backward Point

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Category: Aside

The World Cup Final

The side batting first posted a decent score, and chasing in a World Cup final is always hard. At the innings break, the experts agreed that if the explosive opening pair got a good start, they had a chance.

Then, disaster struck. The celebrated opening pair was lost in a blink of an eye and a nation went into panic. Until they remembered they had one of the deepest batting line-ups in the world. Two great partnerships later, they had won the World Cup in style. Sri Lanka had won the World Cup.

∞

And yesterday, 15 years later, they lost it the same way.

India Wins

India wins

The old warhorse

Two questions:

  1. When was the last time India went 37 overs without giving away a single extra?
  2. When was the last time India played only 5 bowlers in an innings?

Also, what a symmetrical bowling card:

 

India v. Pakistan Bowling Card

India v. Pakistan Bowling Card

 

 

Breaking News: India’s Secret Weapon to Beat Australia

Three words: play excellent cricket.

There– now you don’t have to read or listen to all the experts.