The Better Team Won the Asia Cup

The convincing nature of Sri Lanka's win over India leaves little doubt that the better team won the Asia Cup.


For India, bowling has been a long standing issue. They just dont have the quality of bowlers that can win you a long stretch of matches. Moreover, in this tournament, Dhoni and Sehwag were the only two that played consistently well against all opposition.


Speaking of Dhoni, what a great cricketer he is. On the international scene now for just about 3 years, he is one of the best wicket keepers, batsmen and captains in the game today. India is very lucky to have so much talent in one man. To me, he is up there with Gilchrist and Sangakara.


For Sri Lanka, Mendis is the man of the hour. It is only befitting that a telented spinner is ready to take over Murali. Sri Lankan fans would have been worried post Murali's departure, but this will give them some solace. But this brings up a valid point - succession might be an issue with Sri Lanka. Vaas, Jayasuriya and Murali have been the backbone of this side for well over 10 years now. When they depart (and I imagine it will be after the next world cup), Sri Lanka would be worried for there is no one like Jayasuriya and certainly no one like Vaas or Murali (although Mendis does have the potential to make up for Murali).


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