Mumbai Indians; It's all in the Name!

Mumbai Indians Lost the IPL finals to Chennai Super Kings! This match was lost by Mumbai as much as it was won by the gutsy and smart Chennai team. Not a single Newspaper or portal raised an eyebrow as to why? Why...? Because the issue involves the God! The God of Indian Cricket, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar!

Every other follower of IPL and every single Mumbai Indians fan was shattered by this defeat. More painful was the fact that Keiron Pollard, the best bet Mumbai had of making it was kept to twiddle his thumbs till the end of 17 overs. Harbhajan, Tiwari, Rayudu and then Duminy before Pollard; this was really unfathomable batting 'Dis-order'. By keeping Pollard in the dugout till it was too late, Mumbai dug their own grave.

The apologists for this 'Think-tank' say, "Pollard is weak against spin". This is plain bullshit of gigantic proportions. Even if Pollard has a problem or two with the spinning ball, Sachin or later Rayudu would have taken care of spinners while Pollard would have dealt with the pacers. Anyway, Pollard isn't so bad against spin that he wasn't worth a single against the likes of Jakati or those trademark sixes. And what exactly did the spin-experts do?

It was a God-damned blunder by the 'God' and his 'stink tank'. The way Duminy was playing, he didn't  deserve a place in King's 11 Punjab. An out of form Jayasuriya would still have been a bigger asset than Duminy in a big match like this. And we can't forget his bowling! One specialist spinner against the three of Chennai was such a big mismatch; Mumbai perhaps lost the match right there! All 3 Spinners did play their roles to perfection for Chennai. Jayasuriya would have been a better option against this 'web of spin' too!

Allegations of Match-fixing are doing rounds thick and fast among the public. It is hard to believe Sachin Tendulkar would have been party to such a dismal act. So I would like to believe Sachin was afflicted by Amnesia, short term memory loss! It is possible that in the 'Heat' of the moment, he just forgot about Pollard warming the already bristling Mumbai bench even as Duminy was playing test Cricket out there!

And then wisdom dawned upon me. I have now realized the cause for the Mumbai defeat. With due regards to Dhoni's smart Captaincy and really good Cricket by the likes of Raina, Vijay, Ashwin and Murali; it was all in the 'Name'. The fault was with Mukesh, Neeta and other owners of Mumbai Indians! They were doomed the day they chose the name Mumbai Indians. India have made it a habit to lose finals. There is India in Mumbai Indians and they played true to nature. Great Cricket till the final and then disaster!

Victory and defeat, 'It's all in the game' is a cliche! It's all in the Name is the truth !