Humiliation Down Under!

After the humiliating defeat from the hands of their colonial cousins, India set foot in the land of their arch rivals, Australia.. One too many pundits of the game thought, this was India's best shot at winning a test series in Australia, with, many of the star players in their side, injured.. (C'mon! Who are we kidding here?! India and the favorites to win a test series in Aus..! If wishes were horses, beggars would ride..!) Maybe, after a horrific series in England, everyone thought, we, can't fall any lower, I guess, our players proved the world wrong, and showed everyone, the art of losing, and finding deeper pits to fall...

The ongoing series in Australia, was supposed  to be a redemption series.. A chance to redeem thier respect and reputation, after an all out insult in England... The series was talked about a lot, and hyped up by the media as usual..A semi-depleated Australian side v/s a full fledged Indian line up busrting with vengence, after 4 months of torture in England.. The series promised a mouth watering, edge-of-the-seat thriller!!

The first match of the series was on boxing day, in the iconic MCG, all eyes on Sachin, the world waiting to see the man score the ton of tons..! But that was not to be, maybe the little master has to wait another series for it... The match was quite in balance for the first 3 days, but eventually, Australia went on to win it without breaking a sweat..! 

The second match was at Sydney.. The same place where the infamous Monkey gate controversy happened 2yrs back.. well, maybe the ghost of the past kept haunting the Indians..We fell like a pack of cards, The Great Wall of India, finding a brick or two missing maybe, for he was out bowled in both the innings.. The margin of defeat increased by the end of the match, and it looked like the repeat of the England series..! 2 down, 2 to go??

Next destination was the fiery pitch at Perth! A perfect spot for a massacre! Both teams going in with 4 pacers, well, atleast, Aus going in with 4 pacers, and India with 3 pacers and Vinay Kumar..! More like 3 and a half pacers..! India put into bat, and as usual, bowled out cheaply, with no resilience what so ever..! Then started the real movie, "Friday, the 13th", David Warner productions..! The talismatic young batsman walked to the crease like a thug in anger and destroyed the Indian bowlers... David Warner treated Vinay Kumar like someone who has dated his sister twice and dumped her when she refused to put out...! He was ruthless and showed no mercy, he went on to slam the fastest ton by an opener in test cricket..!

The test seies, sure is heating it up 'down under' for the Indians..! The great Indian batting line up, is looking like the "the great Indian Tamasha.." 6 straight defeats overseas for India, looks good, for a 8-0.. What record is India chasing? Trying to beat Undertaker's wrestlemania record of 15-0 maybe..!