Reader Dinesh Sheth (Asian Voice 1st July) and so many other Indians all over the world, are terribly disappointed at the Indian Team's performance in the Champions Trophy Final Match at the Oval.
I however feel that in this time of despair we must still be backing our team. Like so many other sports, Cricket is ultimately a game of chance where the outcome is unpredictable. The best of teams (as also the players) at times perform poorly. This is very unfair to the players that we treat them as gods only if they win otherwise they become villains.
Similarly, questioning Virat Kohli for his decision to field first after winning the toss is also baseless. As a captain, he had his own strategy that unfortunately did not work on 18th June. So what? We did not doubt his capabilities when we were constantly winning matches under his able captaincy.
Finally, smelling 'match fixing' just because we lost is also totally unfounded and humbug.
Bharat Shah
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