What a tight slap in the faces of all those across the Western border who were screaming and shrieking that Bharat after being dismissed for 213 against Sri Lanka was purposely losing the game so as to deprive Pakistan of a place in the final. Did these brainless people even think of the possibility that after Bharat loses the game to Sri Lanka and then Pakistan beat Sri Lanka and the Bharat v Bangladesh game gets rained off, it was Bharat who would not have qualified for the final. So why would Bharat lose deliberately to Sri Lanka? Morons! 

Sri Lanka taken for granted

So, as they celebrated Bharat defending the small total and winning against Sri Lanka, they were already thinking they had won the Asia Cup. But they reckoned unsurprisingly without the glorious uncertainties of cricket, especially in the white ball format. They had taken a win over Sri Lanka for granted, but the Sri Lankans like the New Zealanders, always fly under the radar and take the opponents by surprise. The Sri Lankans also showed great awareness of the rules in the final over when their lower order batter only left his crease and sacrificed his wicket only after the well set Asalanka crossed him. When Pakistan lost to Sri Lanka and were knocked out of the tournament, we were expecting some more conspiracy theories blaming Bharat for the loss, but surprises never cease so they forgot everything else and concentrated on lambasting their skipper Babar Azam for their exit from the tournament.