| The Twenty Twenty Cricket World Cup 2009, | | | | been a paper tiger, being very strong only at the |
| currently in progress in England, ended in a debacle | | | | Indian soil.o Indian team has failed to read the English |
| for India. It was the defending champion, since it won | | | | conditions quickly and acclimatize itself. However, |
| the first edition of the Twenty Twenty Cricket | | | | India also played two warm up matches before the |
| World Championship held in South Africa in the year | | | | commencement of the tournament with New |
| 2007. | | | | Zealand and Pakistan respectively, losing the former |
| Before the beginning of the tournament, tipped as | | | | by 9 runs and winning the later by 6 wickets.o India |
| the joint favourite with South Africa to win the | | | | choked at the super eight league stage because the |
| World Twenty Twenty Championship, 2009, India | | | | team was totally out of form.o Viru's early exit from |
| failed miserably losing all its matches that it played at | | | | the game and return to India because of a torn |
| the Super Eight League stage with the West Indies, | | | | shoulder muzzle injury weakened the team at the |
| England and lastly with South Africa. Australia, the | | | | top of the order. Dinesh Karthick who was sent in as |
| champion of both the shorter and longer version of | | | | a replacement for Viru was not a opening batsman.o |
| the game also made its early exit by losing in the | | | | Rohit Sharma who was promoted to the opening slot |
| qualifying rounds. The early Australian exit did not | | | | did not perform well and justify his promotion, |
| shock anybody because the team having lost many | | | | scoring poorly at the Super Eight league stage.o |
| of its cricket legends like Shane Warne and others | | | | There was a talk of disunity among the Indian |
| was only a shadow of its former strong cricket | | | | players even before the tournament which played a |
| outfit. | | | | havoc in their performance. There is every reason to |
| Considering their present form and performance, the | | | | suspect such a phenomenon, because, in the IPL |
| South African and the Sri Lankan teams having won | | | | series, Viru was the captain of Delhi Dare Devils |
| most of the matches that they have played so far, | | | | which topped the points table in the IPL tournament. |
| are now tipped as the hot favourites to win the | | | | Yuvaraj Singh was the captain of Punjab XI team |
| Twenty Twenty Cricket World Cup Championship | | | | and M. S. Dhoni was the captain of Chennai Super |
| 2009 in England. | | | | Kings. Perhaps the egos of these captains clashed |
| The Indian cricket team's debacle has raised many | | | | and played a significant role in the India's debacle.o |
| eye brows. It has shocked the cricket crazy people | | | | Though hailed as a brilliant captain, M. S. Dhoni's |
| of India to whom cricket is a religion. The BCCI had | | | | captaincy at the Super Eight league stage was not |
| sent a very strong contingent, under the leadership | | | | up to the mark. Especially, during the match played |
| of M. S. Dhoni, who has always been in the limelight | | | | with England, having won the toss, Dhoni ought to |
| for his calm and unassuming manners and leadership | | | | have chosen to bat first; instead he elected to field , |
| qualities. | | | | permitting England to bat first. This tactless decision |
| But India's debacle in the tournament, that too at the | | | | was proved very costly that paved the way for the |
| international level has sent shock waves and its | | | | early exit of India from the tournament.o Even in the |
| reputation is at stake. Despite of being rich in | | | | last match played with South Africa, India did not |
| resources, India's poor performance in the current | | | | play even to save its pride and lost the match |
| Twenty Twenty World Cup Championship, 2009 has | | | | woefully falling short to chase 131, a paltry total. |
| prompted the cricket pundits to come up with some | | | | Having performed shabbily in the Twenty Twenty |
| strong reasons to justify their poor performance.o | | | | World Cup Championship, 2009, the Indian team |
| The Indian team has been playing too much of | | | | awaits the most unceremonious welcome from the |
| cricket almost non-stop for the past one year.o | | | | cricket crazy fans in India. Let us hope that the ailing |
| Apart from the test and ODI cricket series, the IPL | | | | Indian team will get well soon and do well in the |
| cricket series played every year during April has | | | | forthcoming ODI series with the West Indies that |
| practically sapped their energy.o India has always | | | | begins shortly after India's return to India. |