Again, Wankhede becomes Magical for the Batsmen in the 2nd Innings
Since 2011 World Cup Final, It has been a tough task for the bowlers to resist the batsmen in the 2nd innings at Wankhede.
In the 2011 World Cup final, India batted 2nd and was the better side, but the story was not same in yesterday’s match against New Zealand & the 2016 T20 world cup semi-finals against West Indies(now Windies). In both of the mentioned matches, India had good scores on the board but failed to defend it. The batsmen in the 2nd Innings were unstoppable in the 2ndInnings. Yeah, there were dropped chances, but the way it happens most of the times in Wankhede, it is magic for me. This magic may be the cause of the hot and humid conditions there, causing sweat in the fielders’ hands.
It has also happened in the IPL many times. We have seen Mumbai Indians winning from nowhere at the Wankhede, batting second
Records falling in Love with Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli surpassed Ricky Ponting’s 30 One Day International centuries and is now only second to the great cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar (49 ODI Centuries) in the list of players having ODI centuries.
This is not the only record created by Virat Kohli yesterday. Now, Kohli has the most number of runs as an Indian ODI captain in a particular year(2017).
This century made by Kohli against New Zealand was first ODI century scored by an Indian batsman since 1996 at Wankhede stadium, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
India loses a match unexpectedly after being no.1 in the last Series
India’s loss to New Zealand is not a big deal. India usually get these types of Wakeup Calls when they are at the top of the table. It has also happened in this year’s Champions Trophy. But the good thing is that India has always learned from these wake-up calls and this time, they are also going to do the same.
Win and loss are parts of every sport. If we love someone, then we should support them at their bad times.
