What a pity! Yet so close and yet so far...
No body could have imagined that India could repeat the massive run chase similar to done some 10 years back at sharjah with the little master playing in clinical style against aussies today, blistering some classic shots. But though he indeed took us
inches closer to history with a massive 175 singlehandedly, proving once again the worth of us calling him cricket 'God'.
But you call it destiny or fate, his runs went in vain as India lost by mere 3 runs chasing a mamoth 350! I am disappointed, and so was the little master himself, as was apparent on his face in his after-match presentation. He planned his innings
right from the start and his strokes indeed reminded of his early 20's as he punished the aussies all over the circle.
The worse part of this match and the utmost cause of disappointment is that 4 international players can't score run a ball to total last 25 - 30 runs and succumbing to pressure and getting run-outs and causing others to run-out..shame! Its an irony that one man stands through right from the beginning till the end and no body else could give him support. Its time for GAry to build some temparament and provide some batting practise to indian balling spearheads. As it is apparent in this series, this has happend the third time that india have lost while being so close to win, be the first match at baroda loosing by 4 runs, the 4th loosing by a margin of 10-20 runs or this Big one!
On the other side, I think credit would be given to the Aussies and esp Ricky Ponting who being in trouble as he was playing with 5 of his playing 11 out due to injuries. The aussies yougsters kept there cool till the end, though they win by only 3 runs, but in the history its a Win. There fielding has been at par in the series as well.
I strongly feel for Sachin and could only imagine him hapless, ensconced disappointingly some where...
Can Dhoni come back winning the last two..?
5th Nov 09
Harry.
