sport has always seen a bunch of chokers come to the fore at crucial times. when i say choker the most common names that come to mind are Roberto Baggio- the divine ponytail missing a crucial spotkick in the 1994 FIFA world cup finals, the comical pair of Klusener and Donald at edgbaston '99, schevchenko in the champions league final in Istanbul '05 and also more recently 'namma' Chennai superkings. this is very much in reference to their crazy game against the kings eleven Punjab- a team who couldn't buy a win for crying out loud! the commentators were calling it a one sided game as the superkings were cruising at the halfway mark of their innings. i still can't believe how they were able to lose the game from the state they were in. forget the super over. getting to a tied score from the position they were in itself seems like a bad joke. there were people actually leaving the stadium after the 15th over thinking that the Chennai outfit would coast to victory. i wonder how they felt when they got home and heard the news.it's almost as if the superkings felt bad for the other team and let them win! two things have been proved by this particular match- number one - t20 is the most unpredictable format and number two- Chennai needs the iceman Dhoni! Kemp getting injured was also a factor and the experiment gone wrong( i'm referring to the 'stroke of genius' promoting goni) but according to me Dhoni not being there was the difference! just imagine the difference had he been there. i'm sure he'd have calmly guided them to victory playing smart cricket rather than taking silly risks and throwing wickets away when the need of the hour was just singles and twos. Dhoni your team needs you! come back soon! bring back some sanity to this bunch of loons.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment