Sparks will fly and daggers would be out of the closet as rivals India and Australia lock horns once again in a World Cup match. Ghosts of the past that marked so many clashes between the two competitive teams will threaten to be out of the can once again.
Of course, we don't have Andrew Symonds, one of the characters of the infamous Monkey-Gate episode but we still have Harbhajan Singh, the protagonist. Moreover, Ricky Ponting too is not in the right frame of mind these days.
To say the least, Punter is struggling to save his captaincy and reignite his form, not to mention his anger which boiled over a TV set. Thank God it was a TV not Steve Smith.
Well, I feel pity for the man, I mean how else can you keep your cool when the whole world is conspiring against you.
First you become the only Australian skipper to lose three Ashes urn and then Pakistan comes out of nothing and breaks your World Cup streak.
Media is also going gaga about formidable India and portraying a struggling picture of Australia. Ponting must be thinking 'Why don't these Indians go and watch the footage of the 2003 finals. It was me who spoilt there dream with my bat.'
And then rather philosophically must be wondering: How I wish I had the same bat with me today?
Well, Mr Ponting keep dreaming and we wish your bad patch continues at least for another match as we Indians make merry.
P.S. Everything is fare in love and war and we are surely not in love, at least not on the field
