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Cricket World Cup. A scam!

India finally won the Cricket World Cup again. And everyone's going ballistic here in India. I for one, remain skeptic about the win. Yes. It's a miracle! There is at least one guy in India who is not a cricket fanatic. In fact, I did predict we would win the world cup even before it started. It's all a scam. The two semi-finals were being played in India and Sri Lanka. The one in which India was scheduled to play was held in India. And what's more? The opponent was none other than Pakistan, the arch rival! How convenient? What a way to sell the tickets! And the one semi final in which Sri Lanka was playing, it was held in their hometown. Again, how convenient! Lot of other anomalies can be found. For instance, in the semi finals, Pakistan did not take the batting Powerplay when they had hard hitters Razzak and Afridi at the crease. Now, why would you do that? Unless you wanted to lose? In the very same match, Sachin Tendulkar was dropped six times! I know! I know