The real reason why Pakistan lost to Australia in the quarters…

India has beaten Pakistan in a World Cup match in every possible format and stage of the tournament.

Beaten in…

Final—T20 2007.

Semi-final—ODI 2011.

Quarter-final—ODI 1996.

Super Six stage—ODI 1999.

Open League format—ODI 1992.

7-Group League—ODI 2015.

3-Group League—T20 2007.

So the “quota” for semi-finals is full and we may meet in a 4-league format in the 2016 T20 WC or a 5-league format in the 2019 ODI WC.

India won the quarters first and thereby blocked Pakistan’s entry.

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Pakistan World Cup quarterfinal loss musings…

East Pakistan gharwapsi on Thursday.
West Pakistan gharwapsi on Friday.

The reverse world…
Indians wanted Pakistan to win to face them in the semis.
Pakistani players didn’t want that because back home it is more honourable to be kicked out of the tournament by Australia than India.

So all SAs generally choke in knockout matches?
‪#‎ShahidAfridi‬ ‪#‎SouthAfrica‬

Shahid Afridi is so young that if he is retired, he will simply do plastic surgery and return as another Pakistan teenage wonder to play under a different name.

Afridi will be made a scapegoat for this defeat.
He will be retired, but recalled just short of his 25th birthday for the 2019 World Cup.

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Shahid Afridi musings…

Total runs scored by Shahid Afridi in 5 World Cups spanning 16 years…
325.
Rohit Sharma: Bitch please! I can do that in 1.5 innings in half a week!

He should change his name to Shaayad Afridi.
Every captain takes him in the team thinking…
“Shaayad ye aaj maarega!”

Misbah’s ODI strike rate is 74.
Means if he batted 50 overs, he’d make 222.
Pakistan today made 213 matching their captain’s personality.
Still better than Afridi—Then Pakistan would be 100 all down in 10 overs.

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India quarterfinal victory musings…

Ref: India versus Bangladesh, March 19, 2015.

When Rohit came, a lot of people said that he would be greater than Sachin.
Saala ye to bahut serious ho gaya sasura!

2007: Bangladesh and Ireland kick India and Pakistan out of the World Cup.
2015: India and Pakistan kick Bangladesh and Ireland out of the World Cup.

Dhoni’s speech to Indian bowlers before the semis…
Sattar wicket! Sattar wicket hai aapke paas.
Bus aur bees chahiye aur hum chaar saal ke liye naachenge!

Sometime during the Australia triangular series…
Clarke: Come on boys, we’ve to win this!
Morgan: Come on boys, we’ve to win this!
Dhoni: Come on boys, we’ve to practice for the World Cup!

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Pappu musings will never stop…

Superheroes…
Pappu—Mr India.
Sonia—The Shadow.
Kejriwal—Lord Chaos.
Sibal—Agent Zero.

Congress: India is becoming a Police State!
P.S. Had we won in 2014—Then India would have become a Pappu State.

Height of chamchagiri…
Then—India is Indira. Indira is India.
Now—Calling Pappu’s refusal to fill a basic form as espionage, lack of political freedom and even stalling Parliament.
‪#‎RahulSnoopFarce‬

Still no sign of Pappu!
At this rate people will wonder if he exists or he is just a fictional character.

Like the Ordinance Pappu probably tore up the personal form.

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South Africa anti-choke musings…

banner-2024936_640Ref: South Africa versus Sri Lanka, March 18, 2015.

After AAP political realignment, a choking realignment is underway in the South Africa-Sri Lanka quarter final match at World Cup 2015.

South Africa needed 134 off 50.
AB de Villiers wanted to open but then someone reminded him it was 50 overs and not 50 balls.

Sri Lankan batting chokes.
Now South African batsmen have a greater chance of chauke pe chauka rather than choke-a pe choke-aa.

Dekh bhai, bahut choke kar liya aapne!
Aaj hamari baari hai!
—Sri Lankan batsmen

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