Everyone seems upset now that India is out of the ODI Tri-series against Australia and Sri Lanka because the Lankans defeated the Aussies in yesterday's match. But I am happy because that means that the best teams are in the finals. It will be an understatement to say that our boys played badly almost throughout the series. Things have come to such a pass that if they lose people say that it isn't a surprise because they are on a losing streak anyways. But if they win, as they did against SL in the last match, then there is talk of 'match-fixing'. And it hasn't been even a year since we won the World Cup. What a shame!

So, if the Aussies and Lankans played good cricket, they deserve to be in the finals and our team deserves to pack its bags to take the next flight home - probably for a soul-searching session on what is going wrong with them. Going by their and BCCI's past record, though, it is unlikely to happen.

On the brighter side, now I can watch the final with a bowlful of potato chips. Thank God for small mercies! :-)