To all who are reading this, let me tell you one thing first and foremost. Cricket is NOT a boring game. Its a game of skill and patience. Ability and concentration. Application of the mind more than the body. Ask this to anyone who has picked up a willow or thrown down a few deliveries. They will stand by my word.
Like the footballing world, we too have a World Cup. Non-Believers(people who don't follow cricket, and from where I come from, India, it is a religion and me a devotee, and no Sachin is not my god!) say that how can you call it a world cup if only a handful of countries play in it(14 actually). Well i say its the game of the elite. You need to be born with the skill to play it. So yes only a few 'elite' countries participate in it. But none-the-less we do have a world cup and this time, its in my back yard (Oh how I hate myself for leaving my backyard to a desert looking for a career).
Before the start of the WC a lot was written with respect to the format, the number of teams etc. I think in 2 weeks I got to see some amazing cricket. Some expected, while some shocking to say the least. And a frikkin tie.
I must firstly stand up and salute the 'minnows' for some amazing moments. Netherlands almost made it past England. The Irish finished that job against the same opposition. Canada nearly made it across Pakistan (remove that ever youthful Afridi who is still only 18-19, they did get past the rest). The Irish also nearly pulled one against India.
The other day cricket witnessed, well i say, a funny thing. 4 teams played on that day. RSA, NED, PAK, CAN. Each team fielded at least one Pakistani player. How more global do you want this game to be.
This WC is wide open as far as i can see it.
Other than the performances of the 'minnows' I think what has caught my eye has been consistence performances from some noted names, and the RSA spin trio(un-thinkable, but they are very good).
Add to all this drama, the role of the elements(rain Gods), and you have an 'anything can happen' scenario. I personally support 2 teams. My homeland, no its not England(like Russel Peters once said), India. And South Africa. I hate the word chokers myself (it's true in all sense, but the truth hurts).
I hope the remainder of the tournament goes the way it has started. Oh I'd so love to see the Netherlands, Irish and Canadian teams qualify for the next stage. But that might just make the next round a wee bit predictable.
So here's to an eventful WC. May the best team win. Cheers!!!!
PS. Shame on you Bangladesh, you threw stones on the wrong bus(WI).
Like the footballing world, we too have a World Cup. Non-Believers(people who don't follow cricket, and from where I come from, India, it is a religion and me a devotee, and no Sachin is not my god!) say that how can you call it a world cup if only a handful of countries play in it(14 actually). Well i say its the game of the elite. You need to be born with the skill to play it. So yes only a few 'elite' countries participate in it. But none-the-less we do have a world cup and this time, its in my back yard (Oh how I hate myself for leaving my backyard to a desert looking for a career).
Before the start of the WC a lot was written with respect to the format, the number of teams etc. I think in 2 weeks I got to see some amazing cricket. Some expected, while some shocking to say the least. And a frikkin tie.
I must firstly stand up and salute the 'minnows' for some amazing moments. Netherlands almost made it past England. The Irish finished that job against the same opposition. Canada nearly made it across Pakistan (remove that ever youthful Afridi who is still only 18-19, they did get past the rest). The Irish also nearly pulled one against India.
The other day cricket witnessed, well i say, a funny thing. 4 teams played on that day. RSA, NED, PAK, CAN. Each team fielded at least one Pakistani player. How more global do you want this game to be.
This WC is wide open as far as i can see it.
Other than the performances of the 'minnows' I think what has caught my eye has been consistence performances from some noted names, and the RSA spin trio(un-thinkable, but they are very good).
Add to all this drama, the role of the elements(rain Gods), and you have an 'anything can happen' scenario. I personally support 2 teams. My homeland, no its not England(like Russel Peters once said), India. And South Africa. I hate the word chokers myself (it's true in all sense, but the truth hurts).
I hope the remainder of the tournament goes the way it has started. Oh I'd so love to see the Netherlands, Irish and Canadian teams qualify for the next stage. But that might just make the next round a wee bit predictable.
So here's to an eventful WC. May the best team win. Cheers!!!!
PS. Shame on you Bangladesh, you threw stones on the wrong bus(WI).
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