Everybody loves a redemption story. There are, of course, a few who deny it, pointing instead to the law of averages to explain any success that follows failure.
But can one see Goran Ivanisevic winning Wimbledon after losing thrice in the final in any other light? David Beckham slotting home a spot-kick winner against Argentina at the 2002 World Cup after being sent off against the same opponent four years earlier?
On Saturday, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Yash Dayal experienced something similar against Chennai Super Kings on a frenzied night at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.