Posted on September 12, 2007 - by rdilipk1

The Last Laugh

What does it take to be there for the last laugh? Probably its is something basic that our cricketers or, for that matter most of the sportspersons in India lack.

Cricket is in our blood. We live and die cricket. But then why is it that we are being called as chokers. Why is it that we let it go at the final frontier? Probably it has something to do in our genes.

The just concluded India Vs England series was one such example. We were 3-1 behind and then we played like champions to equalize at 3-3 only to choke in the final decider and loose convincingly.

We could only score about 187 odd runs and couldn”t threaten the English batting line up at all. We lost the match.

Is this because we lack the killer instinct? Probably yes. We have always lacked it. Just imagine a match where 2 of our best in form and top most batsmen being given out by an umpire by mistake and we walking out of the match because of this just taking it into our stride. How much acceptable is it? Had this been with any other country, there would have been a protest. Look at the English captain who in the 6th ODI protested at the umpire when he called for a 3rd umpire decision after seeing the replay in the big screen in the stadium. Would Sachin Tendulkar have done it. Probably no. we would have dismissed it off as being part of a game.

Its time to wake up, friends. We need more of Sreesanths and Zaheers who would just not give it away like that.We are merging as the champions on all fronts.We are the best in anything,then why should we let it go just like that.