Finally Indians are in Final. Review on Indian Oil Cup Tri-Series 2005

This I wanted to post yesterday, Just before the final match. Today Final match is over and we all know that India lost by 18 Runs.

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Thanks to Yuvraj Singh, who saved us from some humiliation. I have nothing to say for the rest of the team, as they were playing a practice session. At least that's what I could feel. Well, now we are in finals, that's what matters. But is this the team which a country of billion can produce. What is the game in which we are the best? It's cricket. But are we really?

Since last few series played by Indian Team (with Australia and Pakistan), I decided not to watch the Cricket Match for at least next few years. It's really very painful to watch them roaring in one match and crumbling down in another.

''Cricket is an unpredictable game'', I was hearing this since my childhood, but there are teams who made the people to change their opinion. They told, ''if you got guts, you can do it''. First, to my knowledge, it was Sri Lankans who told the world - What you are supposed to do in first 15 overs. They changed the way everyone was looking at cricket and importance of first 15 overs.

They continued that charisma for the whole series. They deserved and they won the World Cup. That was a beautiful moment in the history of cricket. They told us, ''You got to move now!!! not in last 10 overs'. Do it now!!''

However they could not maintain that charisma. But it was followed by many teams. All the cricketers, world wide, started making use of this technique. 15 overs, 100+ Runs and one or two wickets, no Problem. Now save your wickets for the slog overs.

And then came the Australia. Since last 4 years I am seeing them in form. Although I am not a regular viewer, but I am sure that they have won almost 80 % of the matches they played in last four years.

I hope that one day there will be 11 people from this one billion people, who can change the way we look at Cricket (like Lankans ) and maintain it (like Aussies). I hope one day Indian Cricket team will be known for its team and not for Sachin Tendulkar or Virender Sehwag. It will be a team!.

Let's wait for that day!, and I am sure it will come! Because I dont want you to call me a pessimist.