There seems to be a lot of talk on how wonderfully we performed in the last WC. What everyone forgets is that then also our performance in the first couple of games was pathetic and fans had given the usual treatment - stone-pelting, effigy-burning etc. - after these two matches. However, thereafter the team performed better and with luck-factor coming into play like SF against Kenya, we reached the Finals where our stars played as they always do in crunch situations. This time unfortunately, two losses were enough to throw us out.
So the difference in result in 2007 & 2003 maybe manyfold, in the performance not much. This highlights the luck factor in Cricket and also perhaps the difference between a winning & losing capatain. Unless of course u play like Australia when every possible factor in the game is figured out, strategised and executed to perfection.
Till then, let us hope to just get lucky once in a while- as we did in 1983.
