West Indies vs Scotland: Jet Lag, nerves, and a moment that changed everything
09.02.26, 21:54 Updated 10.02.26, 22:01
Mangesh Kulkarni
I woke up at 4:30 a.m. EST. Half-asleep, and with coffee doing most of the heavy lifting, I told myself this was just part of the deal when the World Cup moved to India. By the time the broadcast began, fatigue had already settled in. Somewhere across the world, Shimron Hetmyer was doing something similar, only with far higher stakes.
Hetmyer had arrived in India barely a day earlier. Visa delays, long flights and jet lag are the kind of logistical chaos that, cruelly, has a history with him. A few years ago, a similar sequence of events ended with him watching the World Cup from home, dropped amid questions about commitment and professionalism. But now, there was no time for reflection. Shimron landed on Friday, and on Saturday he was back in maroon.
What followed felt like more than just a match.
West Indies batted first, but early optimism faded quickly. Both openers were gone and the run rate had begun to crawl. Six an over in a T20 World Cup in India is not control, it is suffocation.
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