The world cup is over now. The festival of cricket has come to an end after 7 weeks of celebration. Let’s see the changes that have been brought on by the big event.
Australia:
Australia continued there winning streak successively for third time. They never had to sweat out to lift the cup. They were and are the indisputable world champions. They set themselves high standards which will take years for other teams to get accustomed to.
However, Glenn McGrath’s departure might prove dear. And the corridor at the outside off stump will always be empty without McGrath’s presence. McGrath’s long run of dominance with the ball comes to an end and the send off was a perfect one and we can say an ideal one for his efforts in bringing the cricket to high standards. He was the highest wicket taker in this world cup and in all world cups and also in any world cup. His departure would be a big respite to many world class batsmen, including Sachin Tendulkar. McGrath is undoubtedly one of the greatest bowlers in world cricket.
Another blow to Australia is the departure of the coach, John Buchanan. He took over the reigns in 1999 and since then OZs dominated the world cricket by winning three consecutive world cups. He worked hard in bringing the best out of every player. The new coach will have a huge task to maintain the same tempo among players.
Sri Lanka:
This time Sri Lanka was one of the under dogs of the tournament at the beginning. But the way they played the cricket was commendable and admirable. They bounced back whenever they were expected to, except in the final match. Jayawardhene’s captaincy was instrumental in bringing the players out of shell.
This tournament ends the long career of destructive batsman Jayasurya. Although, there has not been any official word on his retirement, I feel it is not harm in presuming his absence in the next world cup. Since 1996 world cup, he has been one of the strongest opening batsmen in the world cricket. We will definitely miss the flick on the square leg and ferocious cut on the offside. Unquestionably, Jayasurya was one of the best players who brought the revolutionary changes in SL cricket as well as world cricket. A decade of construction to destructive force comes to an end.
New Zealand:
The Black caps left the arena with disappointment and disenchantment. They were so close to winning the cup and yet so far. Amazing thing was, it was their fifth semi final debacle in nine participations. It proves that, they are definitely better team than many others but certainly not the best one. This left them to continue their hunt for the mantra of getting through semis.
The big change would be the stepping down of Stephen Fleming from the captaincy of ODIs. He was one of the longest and best captains of the world cricket. His decision to concentrate on batting and offer some change in the captaincy has been applauded by many of the senior players. Even though his success rate is less than 50%, his long reigns yielded many positives to Kiwi cricket. This spot could be occupied by Daniel Vettori, coz of unofficial buzz is in favor of him, as Fleming recommended to him to the board.
South Africa:
Yet another world cup fiasco for South Africa, this time spoilsport was neither weather nor the basic mathematics but themselves. Their cricket throughout the tournament was consistently inconsistent which is enough reason to leave the arena empty handed. All the huff puffs by Proteas were like writings on the water. On one occasion they scored huge against a minnow and in another they choked up against a minnow in disguise. Their hunt for hymn to peak continues.
England:
And the nightmare continues. The motherland of cricket still fell short of laying the hands on world cup by miles. Their disastrous record in ODIs continues in spite of some valiant and inspiring efforts from KP and Collingwood. They could able to pull off only one victory against a test playing nation. It’s the high time of ECB to concentrate more on ODIs rather than Test cricket. They need monumental change in their approach to the game leaving behind the orthodox and conventional cricket and should be trained to adapt the more entertaining contemporary cricket.
This event bids adieu yet another coach, Duncan Fletcher, who had been in that role for a quiet long time. Even though he worked hard in bringing the best out of players in test arena, but his efforts for a good ODI team were gone in vain. The new coach will have a mountain to climb to build an ODI team, players of which has been suffering from bizarre problems.
West Indies:
The dream to set the record of host winning the cup still remains a dream. The journey to regain the past glory by WI ended up abruptly and unyieldingly. The kings of the past never showed the qualities of regaining the reminiscence in spite of large home crowd advantage. In fact the home crowd advantage proved to be unbearable pressure which got them big time.
16 years of long and illustrious career of Brian Lara has come to an end during this world cup. One of the best batsmen of my generation has bid adieu in front of large home crowd. Lara holds the record of highest number of runs in test career, highest number of runs in a test innings, highest number of runs in an innings of first class cricket. After Richards, he is the only player to reach to that fame and name. Even though he couldn’t bring back the past glory, but his efforts were unquestionable. Thanks for such an endearing aggression through out career. We will definitely miss that shuffle across crease before smacking the ball over the ropes.
Pakistan:
This year’s event was an unfortunate one for Pakistan, as well as world cricket. Team Pakistan was knocked out of the tournament by Ireland in their second match only. 4 yrs of preparation for the cup was over within a week. They were out of the competition even before they savor the Caribbean reception. The repercussions back home were loud and clear and lethal, at times.
But the biggest disappointment is the murder of the coach, Bob Woolmer. One of the greatest cricket minds was found killed in the hotel room on the very next day Pakistan lost their crucial match against Ireland. Bob Woolmer was a successful coach and considered to be shrewd among coaches. His loss is irreparable. Even though killer is still to be tracked, his murder put an unsightly and indigestible tag to the cricket event. The downfall made to realize the reach of cricket game in the minds of few nations. Any how, this calamity couldn’t stop the event but Bob was surely missed by all.
Another blow to the Pakistan cricket was the retirement of Inzy. The big man at last got tired of his log career of 16 years. Inzy, who made the news with his blistering 60 in the semi finals of 92 world cup, was one of the greatest middle order batsmen till now. He was always known for his quiet and calm and nonchalant, yet composed way of approach in batting, and of course was notorious for his lazy running between the wickets. On the whole, cricket world will miss that back foot punch of and without him slips will always be empty.
India:
A bump on the way changed the fate entirely. A much expected (hyped) trip ended up in short stint. The team looked a balanced one with experienced players mingling with young and active players. On the flipside, team India was known for it's worst fielding efforts. Bowling attack was innocuous except in bits and pieces. Experienced players lost the zeal or motivation and young players were amateurs or immature, sometimes. The passion and enthusiasm to be victorious were seemed to be off of the minds of Team India. The fist match itself set them on the back foot. Third match with SL was a big disaster, and even before they start the game they were mentally down and were in bit panic about the ramification back home. The knack of winning the game was missing again. This time they have nothing to blame on but themselves. Most of the players in the team need a push up and push off from the team. The mindset of the players need to be changed, politics should stay away from sports.
This ignominy brought end to another Coach’s tenure. Greg Chappell, who had been the coach of Team India since Sep, 2005 had to quit the job after the failure of Team India in WC2007. Of course that’s not the only reason for his quitting the job. The disputes and discussions and debates on his coaching job have ended with his resignation. At last, Chappell savored spicy curry of dirty politics.
Bangladesh:
Bangladesh left the tournament with a big note. They pulled off a victory against India in preliminary rounds and stunned SA in the super 8’s. Thanks to Ashraful for his majestic innings to bring cheers on millions back home. Bangladesh showed an immense commitment with their discipline bowling attack and their dedicated fielding efforts. Their batting needs few more classes.
With this event, Dav Whatmore finished his tenure as Bangladesh coach with lot of cherishes. He certainly changed the face of Bangladesh cricket. He will all be smiling in the coming series of Bangladesh against India, while eyeing at the vacant position of Team India coach.
Ireland:
Ireland is one of the minnows who ended the tournament shining brightly. They pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament against Pakistan, changing the fate of the WC2007. Their fielding was outstanding and bowling was simple and effective. They can become threat to many test playing teams when they meet in next world cup in 2011. I enjoyed the heroics of Potterfield (reminded me of Rhodes during world cup 92) and the chicken dance by Johnston.
Bermuda, Scotland, Netherlands, Canada, Zimbabwe and Kenya:
These teams need few more years of cricketing lessons to pose any threat to any cricketing team.
On the whole the event was entertaining and disappointing at times. The empty stands were always a concern to organizers as well as viewers on the television. But, as a cricket lover, I would say I thoroughly enjoyed yet another edition of world cup.
Australia:
Australia continued there winning streak successively for third time. They never had to sweat out to lift the cup. They were and are the indisputable world champions. They set themselves high standards which will take years for other teams to get accustomed to.
However, Glenn McGrath’s departure might prove dear. And the corridor at the outside off stump will always be empty without McGrath’s presence. McGrath’s long run of dominance with the ball comes to an end and the send off was a perfect one and we can say an ideal one for his efforts in bringing the cricket to high standards. He was the highest wicket taker in this world cup and in all world cups and also in any world cup. His departure would be a big respite to many world class batsmen, including Sachin Tendulkar. McGrath is undoubtedly one of the greatest bowlers in world cricket.
Another blow to Australia is the departure of the coach, John Buchanan. He took over the reigns in 1999 and since then OZs dominated the world cricket by winning three consecutive world cups. He worked hard in bringing the best out of every player. The new coach will have a huge task to maintain the same tempo among players.
Sri Lanka:
This time Sri Lanka was one of the under dogs of the tournament at the beginning. But the way they played the cricket was commendable and admirable. They bounced back whenever they were expected to, except in the final match. Jayawardhene’s captaincy was instrumental in bringing the players out of shell.
This tournament ends the long career of destructive batsman Jayasurya. Although, there has not been any official word on his retirement, I feel it is not harm in presuming his absence in the next world cup. Since 1996 world cup, he has been one of the strongest opening batsmen in the world cricket. We will definitely miss the flick on the square leg and ferocious cut on the offside. Unquestionably, Jayasurya was one of the best players who brought the revolutionary changes in SL cricket as well as world cricket. A decade of construction to destructive force comes to an end.
New Zealand:
The Black caps left the arena with disappointment and disenchantment. They were so close to winning the cup and yet so far. Amazing thing was, it was their fifth semi final debacle in nine participations. It proves that, they are definitely better team than many others but certainly not the best one. This left them to continue their hunt for the mantra of getting through semis.
The big change would be the stepping down of Stephen Fleming from the captaincy of ODIs. He was one of the longest and best captains of the world cricket. His decision to concentrate on batting and offer some change in the captaincy has been applauded by many of the senior players. Even though his success rate is less than 50%, his long reigns yielded many positives to Kiwi cricket. This spot could be occupied by Daniel Vettori, coz of unofficial buzz is in favor of him, as Fleming recommended to him to the board.
South Africa:
Yet another world cup fiasco for South Africa, this time spoilsport was neither weather nor the basic mathematics but themselves. Their cricket throughout the tournament was consistently inconsistent which is enough reason to leave the arena empty handed. All the huff puffs by Proteas were like writings on the water. On one occasion they scored huge against a minnow and in another they choked up against a minnow in disguise. Their hunt for hymn to peak continues.
England:
And the nightmare continues. The motherland of cricket still fell short of laying the hands on world cup by miles. Their disastrous record in ODIs continues in spite of some valiant and inspiring efforts from KP and Collingwood. They could able to pull off only one victory against a test playing nation. It’s the high time of ECB to concentrate more on ODIs rather than Test cricket. They need monumental change in their approach to the game leaving behind the orthodox and conventional cricket and should be trained to adapt the more entertaining contemporary cricket.
This event bids adieu yet another coach, Duncan Fletcher, who had been in that role for a quiet long time. Even though he worked hard in bringing the best out of players in test arena, but his efforts for a good ODI team were gone in vain. The new coach will have a mountain to climb to build an ODI team, players of which has been suffering from bizarre problems.
West Indies:
The dream to set the record of host winning the cup still remains a dream. The journey to regain the past glory by WI ended up abruptly and unyieldingly. The kings of the past never showed the qualities of regaining the reminiscence in spite of large home crowd advantage. In fact the home crowd advantage proved to be unbearable pressure which got them big time.
16 years of long and illustrious career of Brian Lara has come to an end during this world cup. One of the best batsmen of my generation has bid adieu in front of large home crowd. Lara holds the record of highest number of runs in test career, highest number of runs in a test innings, highest number of runs in an innings of first class cricket. After Richards, he is the only player to reach to that fame and name. Even though he couldn’t bring back the past glory, but his efforts were unquestionable. Thanks for such an endearing aggression through out career. We will definitely miss that shuffle across crease before smacking the ball over the ropes.
Pakistan:
This year’s event was an unfortunate one for Pakistan, as well as world cricket. Team Pakistan was knocked out of the tournament by Ireland in their second match only. 4 yrs of preparation for the cup was over within a week. They were out of the competition even before they savor the Caribbean reception. The repercussions back home were loud and clear and lethal, at times.
But the biggest disappointment is the murder of the coach, Bob Woolmer. One of the greatest cricket minds was found killed in the hotel room on the very next day Pakistan lost their crucial match against Ireland. Bob Woolmer was a successful coach and considered to be shrewd among coaches. His loss is irreparable. Even though killer is still to be tracked, his murder put an unsightly and indigestible tag to the cricket event. The downfall made to realize the reach of cricket game in the minds of few nations. Any how, this calamity couldn’t stop the event but Bob was surely missed by all.
Another blow to the Pakistan cricket was the retirement of Inzy. The big man at last got tired of his log career of 16 years. Inzy, who made the news with his blistering 60 in the semi finals of 92 world cup, was one of the greatest middle order batsmen till now. He was always known for his quiet and calm and nonchalant, yet composed way of approach in batting, and of course was notorious for his lazy running between the wickets. On the whole, cricket world will miss that back foot punch of and without him slips will always be empty.
India:
A bump on the way changed the fate entirely. A much expected (hyped) trip ended up in short stint. The team looked a balanced one with experienced players mingling with young and active players. On the flipside, team India was known for it's worst fielding efforts. Bowling attack was innocuous except in bits and pieces. Experienced players lost the zeal or motivation and young players were amateurs or immature, sometimes. The passion and enthusiasm to be victorious were seemed to be off of the minds of Team India. The fist match itself set them on the back foot. Third match with SL was a big disaster, and even before they start the game they were mentally down and were in bit panic about the ramification back home. The knack of winning the game was missing again. This time they have nothing to blame on but themselves. Most of the players in the team need a push up and push off from the team. The mindset of the players need to be changed, politics should stay away from sports.
This ignominy brought end to another Coach’s tenure. Greg Chappell, who had been the coach of Team India since Sep, 2005 had to quit the job after the failure of Team India in WC2007. Of course that’s not the only reason for his quitting the job. The disputes and discussions and debates on his coaching job have ended with his resignation. At last, Chappell savored spicy curry of dirty politics.
Bangladesh:
Bangladesh left the tournament with a big note. They pulled off a victory against India in preliminary rounds and stunned SA in the super 8’s. Thanks to Ashraful for his majestic innings to bring cheers on millions back home. Bangladesh showed an immense commitment with their discipline bowling attack and their dedicated fielding efforts. Their batting needs few more classes.
With this event, Dav Whatmore finished his tenure as Bangladesh coach with lot of cherishes. He certainly changed the face of Bangladesh cricket. He will all be smiling in the coming series of Bangladesh against India, while eyeing at the vacant position of Team India coach.
Ireland:
Ireland is one of the minnows who ended the tournament shining brightly. They pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament against Pakistan, changing the fate of the WC2007. Their fielding was outstanding and bowling was simple and effective. They can become threat to many test playing teams when they meet in next world cup in 2011. I enjoyed the heroics of Potterfield (reminded me of Rhodes during world cup 92) and the chicken dance by Johnston.
Bermuda, Scotland, Netherlands, Canada, Zimbabwe and Kenya:
These teams need few more years of cricketing lessons to pose any threat to any cricketing team.
On the whole the event was entertaining and disappointing at times. The empty stands were always a concern to organizers as well as viewers on the television. But, as a cricket lover, I would say I thoroughly enjoyed yet another edition of world cup.
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