hey blog.. it is over.. Word cup 2007 and Australia has emerged as world cup champs once again.. Great team..
I'm following Cricket from world cup 1996.. it has been a game full of excitement,joy,sadness and some unexpected results. This world cup had some of the most unexpected games I've witnessed ever. Bangladesh had upset victories over India and South Africa.. where Ireland stunned Pakistan and Bangladesh.. I do admire Ireland because they played really well within their limitations... They gave tough fights to England, Newzealand.. Two mighty Asian teams India and Pakistan had an early exit from the tournament..
Apart from upsets, this world cup saw 4 wickets in four balls from Lasith Malinga of srilkanka (against south africa.. what a match that was !!) and six sixes in six balls from the bat of Hershelle Gibbs against the Minnows Ducth. We saw World cup's fastest century from Metthew Hayden of Australia and some fierce hitting from the likes of Yuvraj singh, Mark boucher, Hayden, Ponting, Styris, Kallis, Smith, Gibbs etc etc.. Also Some great bowling from man of the series Mcgrawth, Murli, Tait, Hogg and Malinga.
This world cup also witnessed the greats like Inzamam-ul-haq, Brian lara and Glen Mcgrawth for the last time on the grounds for one day internationals as they said good-bye to ODI Cricket..
This world cup, unlike its previous editions, saw lesser competition in super eights and also local crowds.. But, all in all, it was Cricket that at last emerge victorious once again from wonderful Tournament...
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yaar this world cup i supose except a few bright highs(which you rightly mentioned in your post) was low on standards i suppose. . except only a few matches, the rest of the matches were either total upsets or one sided when it was expected to be great competetion. .
absolutely true yar..it was unlike its previous editions. It could have been better if teams like england, WI,india and pakistan had performed better. But none the less, it was unexpected...
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still remember 1996 world cup that was held in India pak and bangladesh.
The atmosphere was electric then.. never saw a better world cup than that..
this world cup wasn't up to the mark..but nice post.. straight from the heart of a cricket fanatic
@daman: Thanks... and Yar u will always find that atmosphere in India.. Its a cricket crazy nation and we all are part of it.
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