Yes, having to eat one’s own words is one of the greatest things about the risky business of predicting results in sport. More so, when the proverbial underdog springs a stunning upset, riding on the back of a spectacular assault by one batsman as Kevin O’Brien did for Ireland against England in Bangalore on Wednesday evening.
On a show on All India Radio’s FM Gold, I had said England would win its ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 group B match against Ireland quite comfortably. In fact, I had even said that I wish this was a football contest between teams from the two nations. And that sounded a darn good thing to say when Ireland was down at 111 for five in the 25th over, chasing 328 for victory.
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