HEART-BREAK

Cricket is a game of no predictions.

After a long wait of 4 years, this year we witnessed WORLD CUP and our Indian team was considered favorites along with England. All of us had our hopes so high because there was no second – guessing with our team’s ability and combination. Unfortunately, we were knocked out by NEW ZEALAND in semis which none of us ever saw coming and it just broke my heart. I won’t hesitate to mention that WORLD CUP 2K19 was itself an unfortunate event, you know why :p  

It’s such a fresh memory that feels like yesterday, I still remember when India was playing Blackcaps in Semis… I was on my way back to home from Bombay and no surprises the internet sucked IT WAS RAINING, so what we do is put the radio on and were listening to commentary throughout the match. Unexpectedly listening to only commentary is not as bad I used to think. Well, coming to the point first of all the match was such a rollercoaster ride and secondly, I wasn’t able to see the visuals so it kept me on the edge literally. Also, it was the time of dusk, people returning from their work, while observing outside I saw that almost everyone is connected to match somehow and are disappointed. For all of us, this is more than a game – so close to heart and it’s an emotion, to be honest; Well, moving on Sir Jadeja turned out to be the Lone warrior and Kudos to him but the moment Dhoni was out it was over for all of us and shattered our dreams. I was in a state of shock for so many days; The worst part is that this was MSD’s last world cup and the way he got out in his final innings just wrenched out my feelings.

It is hard to digest but we all know its all part of the game and it was sheer luck. Our Team lost only two matches in the whole tournament, I know in crucial moments while the speculation flew out like forest fire that Indian Team are official chokers of ICC tournaments, etc etc, I to till some extent kinda agree but to be fair on the efforts of our players they left no stones unturned, it was just about luck that day, unfortunately, it wasn’t on our side. In sports, one side loses and one emerges as winners and we therefore move on!