Dubai, 21/9: It’s taken the T20 Asia Cup 11 days and 12 matches to catch fire. After an elaborate build-up dominated by off-field one-upmanship, the league phase ended in dramatic fashion on Friday in Abu Dhabi, with unfancied Oman putting favourites India through the wringer before going down by 21 runs.
Perhaps this is the cue for the on-field action to match the frenzied developments in the backrooms, catalysed by Suryakumar Yadav and his men’s refusal under instructions to shake hands with their Pakistani opponents when the teams locked horns in a group A encounter last Sunday.
