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Jack Kessler

OPINION - India's cricket fans are anxious, but they should enjoy each victory as it comes

Is it possible to be too good at cricket? India is giving it the old college try and an entire subcontinent is freaking out as a result.

The team has reached the final of the men’s 50-over World Cup without losing a match. In fact, none have even been particularly close. Packed with all-time one-day greats such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma with the bat, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja with the ball, this is hardly a surprise. I mean, India has left out players who would walk into every other starting XI in the competition. So why are its supporters in something of an anxiety spiral?

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