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It’s official, India is out of the T20 World Cup 2009. The team which won the inaugural T20 World Cup 2007 is out this time not even reaching the semifinal stage in the tournament. Last time there was no pressure, nobody even expected India to win & they did just that. From there on formed a team which started dominating in the all forms of the game. A team which played great cricket & was ready to take on any opposition. A team which was slowly but surely gearing towards their dream – Emerging triumph in World Cup 2011.

Entering T20 World Cup 2009, Team India appeared on a high as all its players were in top notch form coming from the recently concluded DLF IPL 2009. Everybody expected India to easily triumph again & it only got exagerrated by commercials citing “Yeh Cup Kahi Nahi Jayega” i.e. Team India will easily defend their T20 Champions title. Again a team who has a skipper like Mahendra Singh Dhoni can’t go wrong. This man has shown immense talent & has marshalled the team excellently, made some magical moves & was once again expected to do just the same.

But as the saying goes “Don’t build castles in air” got in Team India’s dream of defending their World T20 Champions title. Last night, the match between India & England needed India to win in order to progress in the tournament ahead. England a team which got defeated by a nothing of a team – Ireland in their previous match & was not expected to come strong. At least not when the whole Lord’s was packed to the brim with Indian fans and only a handful of english supporters.

Things began on a good note for Team India as they snared one wicket quickly but then failed to capitalise on it and gave Ravi Bhopara & Kevin Pieterson the control keys. The duo obliged in no time & made a 50 run stand which helped England propel to a defendable total of 153. Coming to bat, Rohit Sharma failed miserably pulling a short delivery onto his stumps. Suresh Raina was uneasy playing short pitched deliveries which had troubled India in their previous game against the West Indies, which they lost. Eventually he too succumbed & it marked the surprise entry of Ravindra Jadega. A player who Team India did not play in their previous games in T20 WC & was sent to bat at a tight situation. No wonder, the tension got to him & displayed an amateur batting performance which according to analyst’s costed Team India the match & ultimately the T20 World Cup T20.

In the end, Team India lost by a margin of 3 runs. Silence descended over the Lords & also in the homes of thousands of Indians. The media started with their favourite work of pointing out the match culprit. Today was no different as I heard a lot from Indian fans bad mouthing M.S Dhoni & even the Team as a whole. I hate such fans who at first show immense confidence but later backslash when the team disappoints. Though its surely not easy to digest the bitter defeat but instead of criticising one should take it as a part of the game – One team will win while the other loses. The winner deserves it fully & the loser should not lose heart, that’s the mantra.

I have been running away from putting any fuel to this fire which is tarnishing the image of Team India. As a staunch Indian supporter, I did felt a bit bad about the defeat but I do not hold any particular individual responsible for the loss. I know this is the team has the capability & will definitely outshine everyone else in the future.

Chak De India !!

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