How The Cricket World Cup Has Turned Into India’s To Lose

When Pakistan played India three weeks ago in the interminable event that is the Cricket World Cup, expectations of a great clash between the two old rivals were high. Ultimately, the men in blue won without breaking sweat. Just like they have for the last month.

“It didn’t seem like an ICC event to be brutally honest. It seemed like a bilateral series; it seemed like a BCCI event,” claimed Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur after the seven-wicket loss. Wasim Akram and others were quick to suggest that Arthur was trying to divert attention from his players’ failings.