Pak under tremendous pressure !

Pakistan is under great pressure in this WC. The fact that three of their top players have been banned sent shock waves thorough Pakistan.

They always lose in WC matches against India. Psychologists attribute this phenomenon to pressure or the fear of defeat. But if we analyse the number of matches played between the two countries, we find that they have won more than India, even though they have lost WC matches to India ! ( Out of 124 matches, 69 won by Pak and 46 by India ).

A strange phenomenon !

Pak is running Venus Dasa, Jupiter bhukthi. Venus, the 2nd and the 9th lord, appears to be well posited, in the 11th. He is slightly combust, as he is within 9 degrees of the Sun. Moreover, the 10th transit of Jupiter is adverse. All these heavenly factors justify their 8/1 favourites position.

Pak will have to overcome immense pressure. When the 14 matches were transferred to India, BD and SL, they said they will not play in India. So they have gone to SL. If they play the final, they will have to play in Mumbai.

Internal bickerings, power politics ( they took a long time to name the captain ) and the pressure of the World Cup which is mainly hosted in India, will test their nerves. If they hold on to their nerves, they can rise from the ashes.

It is to be noted that both India and Pak buckle under pressure, particularly when they start as favourites. India was considered as an underdog in the 1983 WC. So as Pak in 1992. So was Lanka in 1996. So we find that the teams rated high are always at sea in the high pressure tournament.

The only exception was Australia. Aussies in 2003 and 2007 were more or less invincible. Pressure never got onto their nerves and they won the Cup, ruthlessly crushing the opposition. O India and Pak, learn from the Aussies !

Pakistan play all matches in Sri Lanka.

On Feb 23, they play Kenya at Hambantota
On Feb 26, they play Sri Lanka at Colombo
On Mar 3, they play Canada at Colombo
On Mar 8, they play NZ at Kandy
On Mar 14, they play Zimbabwe at Pallekalle
On Mar 19, they play Australia at Colombo


If they are through these matches, they may have to play in BD and India.