cricket is a game of luck

I agree with you to an certain extent but I believe the game of cricket is slightly less unpredictable as compared to other sports. In cricket most of the time we can presume which team is going to win unlike in cricket except for some couple of teams we know the result. Yesterdays match was a sure shot thriller that proves that ODI has future.

Hi anjan, we can't predict cricket is game of luck at all the times. Sachin played well in yesterday match. But he doesn't have good partnership with other players other than raina. If any of the middle order batsmen stands and have a partnership with sachin, sure INDIA will win the match. Fielding of australian players were really well. we will see the next match whether the luck or hard-work plays.

Sense of responsibility is just not there amongst the youngsters and also a lack of commitment.Specially people like Munaf Patel and Ashis Nehra do not even try to give their 100% on the field. A foolish grin after every miss is what you get from them. On the other hand every Aussie player shows total commitment to the cause. They may not all be very good,but the commitment is there for all to see.

Agreed with you....Cricket is most uncertain game from all sports games...Yesterday's match was really interesting...Thats very sad that India loose it...but still I enjoy the match...For me both are the winner....Still one day games need skills...but 20-20 matches need the luck for sure.

nO CRICKET IS NOT ONLY A GAME OF LUCK BUT IT REQUIRES GREAT DETERMINATION AND CONCENTRATION YO SUCCCESS.

Hi anjan7. How are you..? I agree with you. Cricket match is such that no one even expert could predict the result. Many many times the predictions of the experts have gone wrong; that too particularly when two teams of almost the same strength play it is very difficult to foresee the result till the last ball is bowled out. That is what has happened in the yesterday's match. Indian team was well within the reach of victory and it was expected that India would certainly win even after the exit of Sachin and Jadeja; and even in the last over when India was in need of 6 runs in the last over and the last pair was in batting still there was a hope India would certainly score the required runs and win because getting 6 runs in the last over that too when they have been hopefully chasing 350 runs was not an impossible task. But there only we believe luck plays its' role. Indian team is equally strong enough to play and win any matches played under any conditions; but timely performance of the players is more important. After all it is a game; we should take it sportively.

Thanks for giving opportunity for sharing my views.

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yes cricket is a game of luck.nobody can say that which team will the game at the end. in the last match India and Australia we saw that India were few runs short to win the games but after sachin dismissal India lost the game by 3 runs.so cricket is unpredictable.

Unpredictable- yes. But, luck - I can't agree. You bowl poorly, field poorly, take unnecessary risks(specially in Sachin's case), can't hold your nerve in crucial moments, & then blame 'luck'for your defeat- what the hell is this?

& how many 'young' players were there in that match? Only Jadeja. Munaf is 26+(& I couldn't understand why he was included in place of Mishra), Raina has played 70+ matches - who else was 'younger'? Except Sachin, Raina & Bhajji, all failed. & the fact is, despite the 'suicidal' run-out, Jadeja was one of the only four Indian players who scored two-digit runs. About his run-out, I will say that the captain & coach had equal responsibility. He got run-out in the same fashion in 4th ODI, & they should immediately work with him on that matter. I don't think the team management took enough 'care' of him so that he don't repeat that mistake.

Hai,
I dont agree with what u said Cricket is not a game of lock. No doubt about Sachin the master blaster is number in the world. And because of him and raina we lost that match. We know that they built a good partnership. And their duty was to amke india to win that match. We know that when they were playing there is a chance for india to win that match. Even after raina getting doubt we had a chance sachin would have taken to victory but we lost the match. And Sachin is always number 1 from the world.

not luck that depends of the ability of person
if he or she playing in pressure than he is good player otherwise we say its a luck