ICC Champions Trophy 2013: India v/s West Indies - Flops of the Day

I am sometimes surprised by the rules of the Champions Trophy. If one side wins a game, it sends another one crashing out of the tournament, while if the opponent triumphs, all teams in the group have an equal chance. Add to that the fielding restrictions and two new balls, and I am completely confused. Eventually, these new regulations turn every league game into a virtual knockout, and it gets hard on those sides struggling to come back into the tournament after a loss. At this juncture, most teams would pick a lot of big names in their final XI, but if they don’t deliver the goods, more trouble is caused. That’s why we call them Flops.

Here are some of the Flops of today’s game between India and WI:

Umesh Yadav (9-0-54-1)

Skipper MS Dhoni had stated before the game that Umesh Yadav would have a crucial role to play against the Windies. The Vidarbha pacer started off well, but was then taken to the cleaners – first by Johnson Charles, who smacked him for three fours in a row, then by Dwayne Bravo and finally by Darren Sammy. Going by Dhoni’s words, Yadav did play a crucial role – he gifted the opposition plenty of runs with his wayward bowling. Not a good performance by a bowler who possesses the kind of speed that is required on English pitches.