BMW (India) v Rickshaw (Pakistan): ICC World Cup 2011 semifinal in Mohali
Tomorrow’s encounter between Pakistan and India has fired up the people of both the countries as well as the former cricketers. Because of the traditional rivalry between the two countries, people from the both the nations are not ready to accept anything less than a victory.
While talking to a private Indian television channel, former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri has dubbed the encounter between the arch-rivals as a competition between ‘BMW versus an Auto-Rikshaw’. We all know that BMW is considered as one of the fastest cars in the world, whereas the auto rikshaw is a public transportation vehicle used in the Subcontinent by the lower-middle class.
India is definitely going to start as favorites for the second semi-final because of their recent track-record in all the forms of the game. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in the quarter-final.
Emotions are attached on both sides of the border but the Indian media and former Indian cricketers are probably getting a little too excited and under-estimating a team which is filled with natural talent who broke the Aussie run of 34 consecutive matches unbeaten in World Cup cricket.
Shastri might have called the Cornered Tigers as an ‘Auto-Rikshaw’ on the current form of the Indian team and their past record in World Cup cricket against the traditional rivals, but he should have kept in mind that in 119 outings Pakistan have beaten India 69 times against 46 defeats; a clear indication that India should be counted as a 70 CC Motorbike against the roaring strength of a 1300 CC Trail bike.
In the same television show, former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail answered Shastri by saying that an auto rikshaw is more useful in a traffic jam, whereas a BMW would have to be very careful unless the traffic is very smooth.
The second semi-final of the showpiece event has been labelled as the ‘Mother of All Matches’, whereas some are rating it as the ‘Match of the Century’ because of the historical political tensions between the two countries.
On top of that, Prime Ministers of both India and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 Cricket Assocation Stadium, which is going to be a huge motivating factor for the players.
It is very natural for the people to get excited and support their teams completely but cricket experts should take into account that their views are not only limited to their respective countries; instead, the whole world is listening to them and their opinion should not be biased.
Former legends Imran Khan, Sunil Gavaskar and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 as a very competitive unit.
Although both http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and Shahid Afridi have played down the pressure factor, the truth remains that it is still going to be a battle of nerves. The team which is going to absorb pressure will end up triumphant. However, the spirit of the game should be followed by not just the players and also by cricket pundits and the crowds as well because after all it is sports and only one team can win.
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