I'm going to clarify this for all of you now that I've observed as much information and footage as possible.... YES India lost deliberately while preserving run rate, however it was not "wrong" for them to do so. I am sure Pak would do the same in such a position. Such scenarios frequently arise in group stages, in football also, recently in world cup when England's route to the semi final was made easier by not beating Belgium in their final group game. It is unsportsmanlike but inevitable due to the format. If a team can engineer the elimination of a team they don't wanna face for WHATEVER reason, they will do so.
Now India probably wish to avoid Aus,but they would probably have avoided Aus whether they won or lost today. Therefore the only reason for a deliberate loss today is to help eliminate Pak, probably less out of fear and more out of their typical Pak hatred. Again though, any team can engineer group stage outcomes, whatever their underlying motive may be.
Now, one absolutely correct and right criticism of THIS world cup - unlike other examples of group outcome engineering in football or cricket - is that this privilege has ONLY been extended to India by virtue of the fixture list. They have had this advantage through the tournament and this is damming and corrupt. Engineering group stage outcome is normal gamesmanship the world over, but India has made a sham of this WC by being the only team able to do so.
