cul-de-sac??

After the colossal defeat of the "men in blue" following the collapse of its celebrated batting lineup against a so-called minnow, Bangladesh, one cannot but wonder if it is the end of the world cup 2007 dreams for Team India.

Prior to the beginning of the world cup there was an interesting article in The Hindu. It was as though the author foresaw what was impending the eleven players who were carrying the hopes of a hundred billion Indians on their shoulders. Or maybe he was just targetting the overly passionate following for cricket in India.

In this "neck of the woods", as Tony Greg would put it, there is only a thin line between passion and madness when it comes to cricket. As long as the Indian team wins or atleast puts up a decent fight, the players are followed like deities. For uninspired losses like this one against Bangladesh, the response is often burning effigies and staging violent protests.

Coming back to the current world cup scenario, even to sustain hopes of moving to the super 8's India needs to win the next two games, and win big. I do see a slice of light in all this gloom and darkness. Are the big guns going to fire or is it the end of the road for India? While we pray for the best, I'm signing off to prepare myself in the event of an Indian world cup calamity. ;-)