Pathetic Performance

Pathetic decision of playing Duminy on a spin track, pathetic bowling in last 10 overs conceding more than 100 runs, pathetic fielding to drop Raina twice, pathetic decision to send bhajji ahead of Rayudu and then Duminey ahead of Pollard with only 30 balls left...pathetic.. pathetic.. and pathetic.. The side which really ruled the third edition of the IPL showed really dismal performance last night.

Despite knowing the pitch will be on slower side and will give spinners a upper hand, why the hell Mumbai did not play Jayasurya, who is not only a good spin batsman but also a handy spinner. This and many more questions are haunting every Mumbai fan, who wished Sachin lift the IPL trophy. But in the end they put up very disappointing show including the best captain of the season.

Agreed Sachin showed lot of character playing despite his hand injury, but in the end couple of wrong decisions cost us the match. You can not afford to take chances in a crucial encounter with bluffs like Duminey and Bhajji at no 4.

It hurts even more when a lot of people say the match was fixed. I cannot buy that idea for just one reason, Sachin Tendulkar. I can never question this man's integrity but I must say it was his bad shot and decisions that cost the Mumbai Indians IPL trophy this year. And we don't know if IPL will return next year!!!