The IPL2 gets over on May 24, just 12 days before Twenty20 World Cup2 begins on June 5. Does that leave the Indian squad with enough time to recharge their batteries and motivate themselves for the greater cause?
Playing anywhere between 14-16 high intensity Twenty20 games can take a physical as well as mental toll on any player. The climax of IPL2 will be cathartic. Can the players get themselves fired up -- hungry and raring to go - for another tournament that follows so soon?
Even physical injuries are ailing the Men in Blue: Virender Sehwag (finger) and Zaheer Khan (shoulder). Thankfully, at least Sehwag is back. But one also needs to worry about captain MS Dhoni's dodgy back, especially because India doesn't even have a back up. Just watch the way every fielder hurls himself at the ball. Can you rule out injury to any of the key players in the forthcoming games?
Of all victories achieved by the Indian cricket team in the past 25 years, winning the Twenty20 World Cup was perhaps the greatest. But the big question now is: Are we really serious about retaining the Twenty20 World Cup?
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