A MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION: will the boys in green bring the trophy home again?

I still remember the mass jubilation in the streets when Pakistan won the last edition of ICC 20 world cup in England 2009. It was something that the people of Pakistan needed desperately. Caught in the vices of a recession, state of civil war and an overall sense of listlessness’, every Pakistani was praying for it, especially considering the form our team was during the earlier stages of the tournament.

The celebration was at par, and reminded many of the cricket fans of the time when Imran khan, the legendary Pakistani captain lead a team of misfits and out of form of players to the win the ultimate prize of ODI cricket. It was another khan at the helm, this time and Younis khan dint let anybody miss that fact. But sadly this time around, there is no one like the great Saeed Anwar, Inzimam ul Haq or Waqr Younis. Rocked by the allegation of match fixing, ball- tempering, on the off field politicking and over all lack of discipline, Pakistan team is stripped bare of the stalwarts which brought the twenty 20 world cup home to the Pakistan people in 2009. The squad selected for the tournament does not lack experience in any discipline but there is bubbling tension between the players which could possibly cause the team to implode when it matters most. Nine members of the Younis world champions have been retained. Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi ar reportedly leading the boys in green into the field in the West Indies when the tournament begins on may 1st.

Top seeds, Pakistan are grouped in pool A with fearsome Australians and Bangladesh. Along with Pakistan, Srilanka and India are hot favorites. …
Now let’s see that whether the answer of a million dollar question turns out to be “YES” OR “NO”