Letter.

Letter Published inThe National UAE on 24 Nov, 23 With reference to Chitrabhanu Kadalayil's op-ed If India can work the way its cricket team does, the future is bright (November 21): The analysis was well thought out. He elaborately detailed how the Indian team reached this stage and how they twice earlier won the World Cup (1983, 2011) and how they just missed it this time. Indian fans everywhere were shattered. After all, the team was playing so well and this was the first match in the tournament that they lost. It's important to bear in mind, however, that victory itself does not determine a team’s talents and effort put in over the past months and years. Naturally there were mixed analyses on the defeat and causes for the loss. Still, the team did their best. It's just that on the day of the match, the performance fell short and Australia was the better team. Comparing the sport in India to the country's future progress was especially insightful of the writer. India has gained cricketing momentum that no one can deny. Notably, the Indian Prime Minister visited the players and consoled them at the end. Perhaps the message was that victory or defeat alone don't accurately measure a team's worth. K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India