We are all the same. We invite people to our houses as guests and humiliate them in front of the world! That's not acceptable I must say. We don't give our guests any time to acclimatise to the surroundings, and subject them to the sternest tests in conditions which favour us immensely.
If you've still not understood what I'm blabbering on about, this scoreline might bring some sense about the situation : 5-0. Yes, that's right, we won. Let me rephrase that, we cantered to a series brown-wash. We blew them away. Alright, so we didn't win the 20-20 match. But then again, is 20-20 really cricket? Let's leave that debate for another day. Just a month ago, England had the privilege and honour of hosting us in their backgrounds, and humiliating us to our worst ever series defeat in a very long time. And this month, we returned them in kind, and then some. Ofcourse, us being the perfect hosts that we always are, let them have a consolation win to take home as a return gift per say. All the big talk about England being the best team in the world have been silenced for good. Everyone is King in their own stadia, in front of their own supporters. Make them travel a few thousand kilometers and play in front of hostile crowds, and those kings become a little better than mere paupers. This has been happening ever since teams started travelling abroad to play, and isn't very surprising when you consider the hectic schedules they have to encounter on each and every tour. So get used to it. The best teams in the world can and will be humbled sometimes. All this keeps it exciting I guess, if you look at the situation from an optimistic point of view.
The last line itself is ironic, considering that this post has been written with as much sarcasm as I could muster :-p. Signing off people. Later....
If you've still not understood what I'm blabbering on about, this scoreline might bring some sense about the situation : 5-0. Yes, that's right, we won. Let me rephrase that, we cantered to a series brown-wash. We blew them away. Alright, so we didn't win the 20-20 match. But then again, is 20-20 really cricket? Let's leave that debate for another day. Just a month ago, England had the privilege and honour of hosting us in their backgrounds, and humiliating us to our worst ever series defeat in a very long time. And this month, we returned them in kind, and then some. Ofcourse, us being the perfect hosts that we always are, let them have a consolation win to take home as a return gift per say. All the big talk about England being the best team in the world have been silenced for good. Everyone is King in their own stadia, in front of their own supporters. Make them travel a few thousand kilometers and play in front of hostile crowds, and those kings become a little better than mere paupers. This has been happening ever since teams started travelling abroad to play, and isn't very surprising when you consider the hectic schedules they have to encounter on each and every tour. So get used to it. The best teams in the world can and will be humbled sometimes. All this keeps it exciting I guess, if you look at the situation from an optimistic point of view.
The last line itself is ironic, considering that this post has been written with as much sarcasm as I could muster :-p. Signing off people. Later....
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