Well as the game of the T20 cricket goes, just one solid batsman is more than enough for the opposition to start thinking what to do next. And, this time it was Yousuf Pathan who did the job for Mumbai Indians (the job of evoking panic among the Mumbai Indians). Everything was going on smoothly until Yousuf Pathan stepped in and tried to do a Virender Sehwag Shahid Afridi when he scored the fastest hundred in ODIs the Indian Premier League by consuming the same number of balls as that of Shahid Afridi in ODIs. Unfortunately, Pathan couldn't do what Afridi could do when he scored the world's fastest hundred.It was a team effort from the Mumbai Indians' part wherein, as many as 6 batsmen who took to the crease scored double digit scores and all of them had their strike rates above hundred with only two of them ending upo scoring at a strike of less than 150. There were 7 bowlers from the Rajasthan Royals side who tried to stop the team work of Sachin Tendulkar's men which was finally valiant. A score of 200+ on the board could not be stopped from scoring despite the efforts of Shane Warne and Shaun Tait who were the only well set bowlers from the Rajasthan Royals' side.Rajasthan Royals never ever deserved to win despite the top class batting of Yousuf Pathan for the sole reason that cricket is a team sport and not an individual's game like table tennis and badminton for just one player to outplay the other. If Yousuf Pathan's score of 100 is deducted, the score from the remaining 8 batsmen from the Rajasthan Royals' side including the extras comes up to be 108 runs from 13.5 overs. Yousuf Pathan's score of 100 was close to 50% of the team total excluding the extras which accounted for just 5 runs. It was a mistake from Shane Warne when he bought on Amit Uniyal when Shaun Tait could have done a better job with the bat.Had there been one man in addition to Yousuf Pathan, Rajasthan Royals would have made the match as theirs. Though there was Paras Dogra who scored 41 runs that was bettered by only Yousuf Pathan, the players who followed Pathan's dismissal could not support him from the other end and under pressure, Dogra had to sacrifice his wicket by getting out in the same fashion as Yousuf Pathan. One thing that can be noticed from the scorecard is that the two batsmen who had taken the Mumbai bowlers' for a run could not be claimed by any bowler and had to make a mistake on their own which saw them get out. But, a team effort always pays which is once again evident from the Mumbai Indians.
He was the second highest wicket taker in the ICC World Cup 2007.Was a part of the Australian squad that won the world cup in the Carribbean for the fourth time and third time in succession.The man could command his position in the national squad.But,that was not his thinking went about.The man who is known to bowl one of the fastest deliveries in world cricket and that too without any controversies like that of Brett Lee,Shoaib Akthar etc..
It was the first of the kind of decision taken by any player in world cricket-atleast to the best of my knowledge.It was really frustrating to see such an upcomming youngster taking to such decisions!But,the attitude of accepting a fact however harsh it is really deserves a lot of praise.Doesn't he?
The man was found to take an infinite break from both forms of international cricket
on Jan 29th.The reasons cited by this 24 year old was as follows:
"A break from professional cricket will hopefully give me a clear mind and a chance for my body to rest and recover".
"My love and enjoyment of the game is struggling due to these issues and if I continue to go on, it will be unfair on my team mates and support staff of both the Australian and South Australian cricket teams - and most importantly my family and close friends."
The decision is welcomed by the entire Australian team.Even i think it is a good move by the Australian that would help not only the National team but also inspire others to follow his footsteps,avoiding foolishness to prevail-like it was done by Zaheer Khan(who was forced to return home even b4 the 4 test series against Australia began),R.P.Singh,Shoaib Akthar and many of the likes..
By his decision,Shaun has won the hearts of many cricket fans all over the world.The first of them being New Zealand's Lou Vincent.This would indeed save the team from making wrong selections.And not only this,the bowler can make a good comeback after fighting all the odds.I wish other players also learn a lesson from Shaun Tait and take their own decisions regarding form and fitness.Well Done Shaun!
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