Sunday, October 24, 2021

Babar Conquers India (again)

(The title for this blog post was suggested to me by my friend, Madhu Ramachandran.) 

India vs Pakistan = Pakistan won. Resounding loss for India. 

Run wise = It was kind of tight. India made 151 in 20 overs. Pakistan made 152 in 17.5 overs.

Wicket wise = It was one sided. India lost 7 wickets in 20 overs. Pakistan did not lose any wicket. In other words, India was unable to get even a single wicket. 

In fairness, India was kind of unlucky. To start with, they lost the coin toss and Pakistan chose to field first. Even though past performance is not a prediction for future, in Dubai, the team that opt to bowl first wins most of the time. Kohli was the only solid performer with 57 runs in 49 balls. 

India did not execute properly. They lost the first 3 wickets for only 31 runs. 

Pakistani bowlers were excellent. Pakistan went into the match as heavy underdogs. But they managed to beat India for the first time in a world cup match. Pakistani opening batsmen never allowed India to come back. They were more confident. Pakistanis will celebrate. And, remember this day for a very very long time. 

It is not the end of the world for India. This is just one game they lost. You lose a battle but you hope to win the war. But for tonight - All I had to say – to quote “Dandy” Don Meredith – Turn out the lights, the party is over.

PS: I was surprised Indian team took the knee in support of BLM (Black Lives Matter) movement!  The game was not played in USA,  The game was not against USA,  I would have appreciated if they took the knee in support of Dalits in India.

19 comments:

  1. I didnt know you were such a huge fan of cricket and supporter of Pakistan's team.... back to back posts on Cricket....sadly the title is not approprite...... Pakistan must have won this match ..... doesn't mean that conquered anything....

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    1. Thanks for your comments Dee, I applaud your patriotism.

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    3. Insteadof Baber, Gajini Mohammed may be the right one.

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  2. Very apt title. I am certainly not a supporter of Pakistan. I love India. I hate only the (Indian)politicians. Cricket, afterall, is a game. Winning and losing is quite common. Yes it is a historic win for pakistan. We have to take it in the sportsman spirit

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    1. Thanks for your comments Gowri. As you said, winning and losing is quite common and should not take it personally.

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  3. India did not loose. But, Pakistan beat India.

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    1. Thanks for your comments seema. And welcome to my blog. You are correct.

      Seema, please visit here as often as possible. Thanks.

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  4. I saw the telecast. After the first five overs of Pakistan's innings, I got a feeling that they are going to win. But I didn't think they will win by 10 wickets. The win was great, the margin greater still. They played superbly well. The way the won illustrated it.

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    1. Thanks for your comments Pradeep. Yes. Pakistanis played well and won.

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  5. I think Babar was from Middle East and Pak was a part of Indian kingdoms - back then.

    I used to watch cricket before a couple of decades, but after the match fixing scandals broke, I stopped. But it's good entertainment.

    Destination Infinity

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    1. Thanks for your comments Rajesh. It was a tongue in cheek funny remark.

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  6. Sometimes loser becomes winner and vice versa also. As you quoed let's win the war. Topic apt for the time.

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    1. Thank you for your comments Sarala. Yes, it is always you win some and you lose some. But we should win the war.

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  7. It was a decisive win by Pakistan. But one swallow does not make a summer. Indian players should gird up their loins and play with greater commitment and purpose. The selection of players should not be for sentimental reasons but focused on the outcome desired.

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    1. Thanks for your comments Mr. KP. You said it correctly that selection of players should not be for sentimental reasons. See many times they are giving opportunity to Hardik Pandya in spite of his repeated non-performance.

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  8. I did not watch the match. But Pakistan won the match so convincingly. India should not worry too much and try to get their rhythm back and working.
    I made a list of 10 favorite batsmen.. It regrets me that I did not include Brian Lara at all. Because I could not visualize left handed batsmen. He is definitely a class and deserves to be after Sir Vivian Richards.

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    1. Thanks for your comments Kirtivasan. I went through your list of 10 favorite batsmen. Excellent list. I like your selections.

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  9. In a game losers and winners will be there. That why such activities are called games. Games become battlefield and eventually thing should turn to a sportsman spirit. But Pakistan took it as defeat of India, not the of game.

    What you said is correct, they looked into the pathetic state of the underprivileged in India.

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