T20 World Cup Title Remains Elusive For India

ADELAIDE: Twenty four hours ago Jos Buttler said that he would play an aggressive game and not let IndiaPakistan encounter become the final match. Indirectly he meant that England would defeat India on Thursday.

And his words became prophetic. England scored 170 for the loss of no wicket in 16 overs. The winning stroke was a six by the English captain and he remained unconquered on 80 (49 balls, 9×4, 3×6).

At the other end Alex Hales remained unbeaten on 86 runs (47 balls, 4x4, 7x6). India suffered a shameful defeat by 10 wickets. After this annihilation the BCCI secretary Jay Shah will form an inquiry committee to know the reason for the team’s failure.

There are a number of factors that can be found in all the areas that the media has been shedding light on. Despite this, Chetan Sharma will remain the chairman of the selection committee. Vikram Rathore will remain as a batting coach.

Three days ago, Sunil Gavaskar said that India cannot win if Suryakumar Yadav does not score runs. Not for nothing why is he called the ‘Voice of Indian Cricket’! A day ago he gave this message to Rohit Sharma that these days 135 crore people should not suffer. Now that Indian people have to live with this humiliation forever.

Before the start of the game, the Adelaide Oval authorities officially announced that those who have won the toss have lost the last 11 matches at the venue. So the moment Jos Buttler won the toss, the spontaneous jubilation of the Indian fans seemed to indicate that India had reached the final.

In fact, what happened was quite opposite. That is why it is said that the statistics of the past cannot always guide one in the right direction to the future.