It has been a fairytale end to the ICC World T20 and cheers to Paul Collingwood and his men for having pulled off their first ever ICC Title. The win means more than just victory for them. The triumph came on back of some wonderful team effort. The confidence of the team was on all time high and it was evident from the fact that England feilded just 12 men all through the tournament. Even the twelveth man was required when Kevin Peitersen went on a one match off to meet the newly arrived baby Peitersen. He came back for the Semis and Finals and now will gift the Newly born with his Man of the Series Award. Congrats KP.. You are getting back to your real destructive self. The win also meant that Paul Collingwood becomes the first English skipper to hand them their first ICC title. The upbeat mood in the camp was evident even before the beginning of the Super 8s. Skipper Collingwood has suggested than Lumb and Keiswetter at the top of the order makes them the most balaced team in the competition and it was during the end of the super 8s that one got a feel that he has hit the nail on the head. BINGO Paul... Post super 8s successes England looked unbeatable and they humbled Srilanka and mighty Aussises in the Semis and Finals respectively. It was a victory earned through team work where evry player in the team fitted the bill to perfection. Keiswetter was awesome, Piertersen was at his next best if not at his best. Ryan Sidebottom, Tim Bresnan and Stuart broad were fast. Yardy and Swann were cunnning. Most importantly they had a cool head in the helm of affairs in Paul Collingwood.... Congrats Paul , Congrats England... Happy to see you win....
Now then, if you have smiles written all over the face reading about the English glory, it's time for some grin. Yes we are talking about one of the minnows( atleast by the way they played) of the World T20. Yes It's India. For a batting line up that boasts of larger than life batsmen ,who can all, on their day, single handedly tear apart the bowling attack of any team in the world, the result was truly disappointing. Leave apart the game and their techniques against the short balls, Indians were there in the caribbean just for a formality. They never looked comfortable in any of the games apart from the one against South Africa where Suresh Raina's masterly ton took control of the game.
There were few players who never wanted to come to the party. The likes of Yuvraj, Gambhir, Jadeja and Zaheer Khan were a total let down and it was evident in their body language. Selection errors by the captain cost them dearly. Their batsmen were found wanting whenever the ball shot above their shoulders. Their bowlers were happy to concede runs in gallons. Their feilding was miserable. All in all, The Indians never arrived . What arrived in the carribean was a shadow of a team who had beaten the Australians in bouncing tracks two years ago with almost the same team.
Truly disappointing to see India lose the way they did. Hope the selectors have learnt their lesson of selecting an unfit squad. Hope that in the future players will be picked based on form and not on past records. Lets hope for the glory days of Indian cricket to return at the earliest
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