Follow Us One of the advantages of the present system of holding "super eight" matches in international championships in cricket is that it allows a team that has an occasional bad day in office an opportunity to recover and stage a comeback. The conventional system of having knock-out matches at the quarterfinal stages does not allow the participating teams this element of luxury, as one single poor performance at this stage invariably seals their fate. Hence, it is only fair that the four best teams in the championship made their way to the last four stage of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup, presently underway in India, despite the occasional hiccups suffered by them.
