Hyderabad, Feb. 19 -- Where sport is concerned, Australia is one of the most successful nations in the world. With a population of about 28 million, it regularly bags plenty of medals in the Olympics, produces Grand Slam champions in tennis, champion swimmers, the world's best rugby players and its cricket team is also among the world's best. So, when Australia crashed out of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup, their cricket fans were shocked.

Aussie fans and players are not used to ignominious exits in the early stages of any cricket tournament. In the One-Day International (ODI) World Cup, Australia is the most successful team in history with a total of six victories. But for various reasons, in the T20 format, the players from down under h...