Top Ten Reasons why The Indian T20 Team Lost ...

10. No Sreesanth to irritate the opposition, who were visibly relieved.

9. Pragyan Ojha wasn't given the right "gyan" on how to bowl to a batsman who can actually play spin

8. Ishant Sharma finally figured out what John "bhooka-naan" was trying to tell him to bowl during the IPL. It showed.

7. "The Prince" and "Little John" had their style cramped by the presence of Fake IPL Player in town. No action is bad for their respective bowling actions.

6. Ravindra Jadeja got carried away by trying to imitate the batting style of his namesake Ajay. He got the "bat slow and frustrate bowlers" part right, but couldn't do the "slog like mad and catch up with the required rate" part.

5. Yousuf Pathan finally figured out what his Fake IPL player nickname meant.

4. Irfan Pathan figured out what his bro's nickname meant, and spent time worrying if it ran in the family.

3. Fidel Edwards managed to watch Shilpa Shetty dancing to "just keep on bouncing baby .." during the IPL. He took it literally

2. Bhajji was pining for Symonds. What's a good tournament without a slap or a reference to an opponents maternal parent?

and the number 1 reason why the Indian T20 team lost .....

1. Dhoni played both T20 WCs like Samson - before and after his haircut.

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