The Young Chronicle: For Grade 3 March 27, 2015 | Page 4
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Saina Nehwal
Becomes World No. 1
Carolina Marin's Indian
Open Super Series semifinal defeat has given
Indian shuttler Saina
Nehwal the No. 1
ranking in world
badminton.
Thought for the Week
Teachers Open
Doors but you
Saina plays Japan's Yui
Hashimoto in the second
semifinal but the Indian
ace will be No. 1
irrespective of her result
today.
Must Enter
Yourself.
With this, Saina
becomes the first Indian
Woman to become World
No. 1 in Badminton.
Chinese Proverb
India Loses to the Aussies
Those of you who have
been following the world
cup, would already know
about how India’s losing
to Australia on Thursday.
the game changed with
Smith’s century. Considering
that Australia is such a strong
batting side, we still did a decent job, though our fast bowlers could have done better.
India lost because they
crumbled under the pressure of the semis, the
pressure of playing Australia, and the pressure of
chasing 329 runs.
India’s batting side, however,
did not perform as well as it
could, under pressure. Things
changed remarkably when
Dhawan and Kohli got out. That
too, Kohli, after making just a
single run. He apparently misjudged a ball and took a
sweep, which he hadn’t perfected.
Thinking back, there can
be many strategies, we
could have built . But it’s
always easier to win, in
hindsight.
Here’s what actually happened.
The Match was going fine
till Kohli took a catch and
Warner went down. But
There after, the game came
tumbling down. Dhoni was the
only hope after Raina made
just 7 runs. However Dhoni,
could also just stick around for
65 runs.
The problem was, that India’s
batting lineup couldn’t create
a good partnership. Had they been able to
create even one, they probably would have
given Australia a tough time, even if they
didn’t win the match.
That said, India’s performance through the
tournament, has been great. Just that the
team couldn’t pass this hurdle called Australia.
But at the end of the day, winning and
losing, is all part of the game.