Thursday, April 26, 2007

who will be the BEST in the Final


--Mcgrath who's hungry to end his last worldcup sucessfully.
--Murali who's hungry for wickets.

Sunday, April 22, 2007

who wil WIN the battle

After a longrun of battle between the 16 teams here is the time for the cricket fans to experiance the real thriller in this world cup. This worldcup is been longest one ever and till super8's it was about 48 matches has been played,it was like soaps on tv sets.It would have been strenuous task for the teams who have been to super8's because of this reason India would have opted out in early stages. There was no thrills,joy,caribbean flavour it was a dumb series but minnows gave remarkable performance in specific Ireland,Bangladesh.
Before the start of the world cup there was much talk about Australia, SouthAfrica,Srilanka, NewZealand and India teams would be contenders for the worldcup.Fortunately or Unfortunately India was out of theworldcup but others teams lived to those words. As far as Australia is concerned they have strongest batting lineup and the bowling is not upto the mark but still they have more chances of winning this worldcupwhen compared with other teams.Then comes the dark horses NewZealand,only team could beat Australia if they are in finals because they are mentally strong and they have already beaten australia before worldcup series so this would be an added advantage.Always asians are unpredictables here is the team Srilanka which has been doing consistently good.Srilanka also have chances of winning this worldcup,only one man Muralidharan could really make difference in this team if he's on the top then i would say itz better the oppositions could dig a hole for hiding themselves.Here is the other team southafrica which could make a unpredictable difference because they struggled to get into semis and inconsistency in batting and bowling but they are capable of winning this worldcup.
predictables:

24th April:NZ vs SL
This would be really interesting match both teams have already played in super 8's.This match would be twister in the worldcup.
25th April:AUS vs SA
Australia could easily win this match

if Sri wins in semis then
if Aus wins in semis then
winner "Australia" //because Barbados(bouncy tracks) doesnt suit for asians
end of worldcup

if Sri wins in semis then
if SA wins in semis then
winner "Sri"
end of worldcup

if NZ wins in semis then
if Aus wins in semis then
winner "50-50 chances"
end of worldcup

if NZ wins in semis then
if SA wins in semis then
winner "NZ"
end of worldcup

**If all these pridictions goes wrong it would be much more interesting than what we expected**

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

India sets new world record


India and Bermuda line up before the start to pay their respects to Bob Woolmer who died on March 18

India played virtually perfect cricket - the exact opposite of what they did against Bangladesh the other day - and blasted Bermuda out of the water at the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad. A display of creative and powerful batting, where four of the big six fired India to 413, a record total in World Cups and the bowlers then did their job, bundling Bermuda out for 156, winning the game by 257 runs, the largest margin in terms of runs in all ODI cricket. David Hemp resisted with an unbeaten 76 but lacked support from the rest in a one-sided contest.
Irvine Romaine, the Bemuda captain, put India in, and like the other day, when Netherlands put South Africa in, the minnow tasted early success. Robin Uthappa flashed a ball to slip for Dwayne Leverock to defy the laws of physics and gravity to leap to his right and catch at a wide slip position. Virender Sehwag, pushed down to the middle-order, began badly, slashing and missing outside the off stump. But soon he settled down, and began thumping the ball over the off side with the same lack of footwork that has been his undoing in recent times. But the straight strikes down the pitch, and one loft over extra-cover that landed in the second tier, suggested that it would be Sehwag's day. And it most certainly was.



Yuvraj was quick to plant one knee down and scorch the ball over the ropes in the arc from square-leg to midwicket, hitting as cleanly as anyone has in this tournament. Tendulkar, on the other hand, dripped class. He chose just the appropriate shot for each ball, never losing his cool, always playing late. Tendulkar lofted one delectable six over long-off, swept one startling six over fine-leg, and almost unnoticed got to 57. And it's not often that you score 57 off only 29 balls without using brute force.
Yuvraj certainly used excessive force, but not one of his 83 runs, which came off only 43 balls, with seven sixes, came off an ugly shot. Rahul Dravid, who pushed himself down the order, finished the innings of with a six, and India had 413 for 5, something that would have gone some way in erasing the memory of the forgettable batting against Bangladesh.

Zaheer Khan provided the opening, squeezing one through the defences of Oliver Pitcher in the very first over. Steven Outerbridge was the second to suffer, when a delivery from Zaheer jagged sharply back in from outside the off stump and drilled the stumps. A bit of a partnership then held up India's charge, but Munaf Patel, who beat the bat often enough, was a bit fortunate to get on the scoreboard when a ball struck Delyone Borden high on the pad, and the appeal for lbw was upheld. Anil Kumble, playing in place of Harbhajan Singh, had Romaine for a duck when he shouldered arms to a straight one on the stumps. Tucker came down the pitch to Kumble - a risky thing to do at the best of times - and lost his stumps as he swung across the line and missed.
Dean Minors and David Hemp added 43 for the sixth wicket, the best stand of the innings, but Minors was dismissed mis-hitting a pull to mid-off. Lionel Cann was then smartly snapped up by Uthappa in a slightly controversial catch at short cover, where the ball was snatched up very close to the turf. From there on there was little to play for, and Bermuda only managed 156, handing India victory by 257 runs.


Monday, March 19, 2007

Cricket World will miss u BOB


After Irish team dismissed pakistan out of world cup yet another blow to them because of bob woolmer's death. The pakistan cricket coach bob woolmer was found unconscious in his hotel room. Watever may be the cause of death he's a well known coach than a cricketer. He was the father of modernising the coaching methods in cricket, he used be the coach with laptop. He had the honor of coaching the two test playing nations SouthAfrica ,Pakistan and English county team.Coaching South Africa was his golden ages of cricket and he was an innovator too. He was well known for his wireless hearing invention used in cricket field and it also received many objections. His demise would be really emotional and shocking to SA than to Pakistanis because SA players enjoyed and had a great moments during his period.Pakistan will be playing their last match against Zimbabwe,atleast victory against the zimbabwe will rest his soul.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Tough, but not impossible


by cricinfo.com


After Bangladesh beat India, the road to the next phase is not merely uphill, it's winding, narrow, has a few landmines buried on the way and without luck progress might be impossible. Going into what the team - and certain individuals - need to do, is best left to Rahul Dravid, the captain, and Greg Chappell, the coach, but the equations are fairly simple.


If India are to have any chance of making it to the Super 8s, the first thing they need to do is beat Bermuda - black and blue - on March 19. Sri Lanka have already handed Bermuda a cricketing lesson they're unlikely to forget that ended in a 243-run walloping that gives them a massive leg up when it comes to net run rates. India need to perform a similar feat, and then wake up fresh and cheery for what was touted as their only tough game of the first phase. On March 23, India will need to beat Sri Lanka to stay alive in the competition. If they do manage the feat - and a defeat to Bangladesh notwithstanding, there is no reason why they can't do so - the job will still not be done. The problem with losing to a team like Bangladesh is that it puts your destiny in the hands of others.


If India lose to Sri Lanka, they can pack their bags and head home. If they cross that hurdle, then they will have to either turn up at the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on March 25 and cheer for Bermuda, or sit with fingers crossed in their hotel rooms. The advantage Bangladesh have is that they are playing the last match of Group B, against Bermuda. At that stage, if all has gone according to plan for India - and nothing has so far - then it will be down to net run rates. And Bangladesh will go into that game knowing exactly what the score is. They will know precisely what they need to do push themselves ahead of India on the charts.