If one ever wishes to get depressed in life, one has to simply watch Deccan Charges play in the IPL matches. After watching them in action, you would immediately head towards Hussain Sagar or other available suicide points in Hyderabad to commit suicide. If there isn’t any sign of the cop, who keeps an eye on people contemplating suicide, you might even succeed in the mission and consider yourself fortunate. I say 'fortunate' because you don’t have to watch these pathetic players again. I mean…ever.
Deccan Charges, though the name suggests unceasing aggressiveness, is a team that primarily lacks self-confidence, secondly: competency, third: killer instinct, fourth : dynamism….the list goes on but I would like to stop here as I see two faces begging me to stop. The two faces are: Adam Gilchrist and Rohit Sharma. Of course, every now and then there are flashes of another face: Venugopal Rao.
There was some hope when Adam Gilchrist stepped into the shoes of the captaincy, while V.V.S Laxman stepped out of it, citing an injury (The best an incompetent captain does when failure stares in the face). But we soon realized even Gilchrist couldn’t work his magic as the damage was already done. The team had become a sort of expert at embracing defeat after defeat as if it had met some long-lost friends.
Despite Rohit Sharma’s fabulous knocks, Deccan Chargers still couldn’t manage wins. Leave alone the incompetence of the batsman, the team’s attitude in itself was a dampener. They always walked with drooping shoulders and we-will-definitely-lose attitude. With a mental approach like that nobody can help. Not even god!
With most of the matches now completed, it is quite evident that Deccan Chargers are bowled out of the semi-finals. The unstoppables (so inappropriately named) now have to stop and think whether its best continuing with cricket or pick up another sport of convenience.
Deccan Charges, though the name suggests unceasing aggressiveness, is a team that primarily lacks self-confidence, secondly: competency, third: killer instinct, fourth : dynamism….the list goes on but I would like to stop here as I see two faces begging me to stop. The two faces are: Adam Gilchrist and Rohit Sharma. Of course, every now and then there are flashes of another face: Venugopal Rao.
There was some hope when Adam Gilchrist stepped into the shoes of the captaincy, while V.V.S Laxman stepped out of it, citing an injury (The best an incompetent captain does when failure stares in the face). But we soon realized even Gilchrist couldn’t work his magic as the damage was already done. The team had become a sort of expert at embracing defeat after defeat as if it had met some long-lost friends.
Despite Rohit Sharma’s fabulous knocks, Deccan Chargers still couldn’t manage wins. Leave alone the incompetence of the batsman, the team’s attitude in itself was a dampener. They always walked with drooping shoulders and we-will-definitely-lose attitude. With a mental approach like that nobody can help. Not even god!
With most of the matches now completed, it is quite evident that Deccan Chargers are bowled out of the semi-finals. The unstoppables (so inappropriately named) now have to stop and think whether its best continuing with cricket or pick up another sport of convenience.
