Fortune favours the ‘Blue’
Updated On: 01 November, 2023 07:29 PM IST | Mumbai | Srijanee Majumdar
The 6-0 record is no mean feat, for the Blue Army have been, more often than not, able to extract the very most out of their collective talents – batting, bowling, fielding
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Indian fans holds up a banner during India`s World Cup league stage clash against England at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow
Over the last four weeks every now and then, each time India took the field, chants of ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ were fairly common to eardrums. These chants were most often celebratory, and sometimes stray and exhortative when the crowd sensed that India were lagging a tad behind and trying to play catch-up with its opponents.
The Men in Blue are carrying the passionate support, but also the expectations, of more than a billion people. As the knockouts draw closer, they could be losing their sleep over the gargantuan pressure that a home World Cup brings. More so, because, they are yet to win a World Cup since 2011, as were vanquished in the semi-finals in each of the past two editions and also thwarted in the Twenty20 World Cup.
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