A lost comb, Baking Bowl and A Proud City!
Memories of India's Cricket World Cup debacle in1992 and 1999 editions continue to haunt me. India's campaigns in those two editions were like a nightmare. 2007 World Cup was more horrible but at least it got over even before we realised that something horrible was happening. 6 week long World Cups can be a nightmare for a team in alien conditions and specially when things start falling apart for them. You need to have either a true leader who can pull you out of a rut or a closely knit team who would stand for each other. India lacked both these factors in those editions. Yesterday watching English team fall apart into last 15 over of the South African batting inning and for whatever period they batted was really painful. It is not that I am English cricket fan but for the reason that when you sit in a baking bowl at 37.5 degree Celsius with high prices tickets, where only option available to you are soft drink and samosas at an exorbitant price then you believe that ...