What a bore!!!

Thank God it's over. The most anticipated event in the cricketing world, was such a bore, that I felt lucky that I did not get tickets to the carribean. Only 4 matches headed for a close finish in a total of 51 games. That shows the quality of the matches... This tournament was completely one-sided, and the aussies were not tested at all.

Hussey, Symonds did not have to bat during any pressure situations, and even worst, hogg, tait, mcgrath and bracken didn't have a chance to bat at all... Australian batting Butchers and the bowling machines fired as expected...

WestIndies played with no passion, SA concentrated on motivating themselves through verbal duesl with others, England was pathetic, NZ just couldn't themselves when it mattered, SL showed some fighting spirit, Bangladesh are moulding themselves to be like SL, and the only refreshing thing in the WC was the way Ireland played.It was so good to watch them bowl.

No comments on Pakistan and India.. I am sure this WC would have ensured, that many fans would have bid farewell to Cricket itself..

What a bore!!!

A Leaf on the torrent.....

At a Macro Level, nothing matters,
At a Micro Level, everything matters,

One can be at any Level,
but it's the oscillation between these levels that makes you think...

:)

Sources: Few worthwhile Conversations with people, and Mr. RK Narayanan.

FGF...

Wow!!! It is really a wonderful feeling, to see cheerful people, happy faces , listen to good news... It just lifts your spirits...

Happiness is Contagious...

But life is not just full of 'Happiness', so whenever you are down and out, stick on with 'Happy People' and your mood will definitely change..

enjoy maaadiii !!!!!!!!!

p.s: Wondering what FGF is... Keep wondering for a while..

Semi-Finals...

In the past, WC Semi-Finals, have been fascinating to watch...

1992 ---- SA vs England. It is at this match when the Duckword-Lewis Method became very famous.
1992 ---- Pak vs NZ. A young lanky lad called 'Inzy' stole the match away from the tournament
favourites NZ.
1996 ---- Pressure, Bad Luck, call it whatever, WZ lost the match in the last few minutes of the
closing stages to Australia.. What a match it was!!!
1996 ---- Ind Vs SL. Well it wasn't exactly a close match, but it was dramatic with the crowd
playing a part in deciding the winner.
1999 ---- Aus vs SA.. Termed as the "Match of the millenium" by many... It was indeed
heartbreaking for the SA..
2003 ---- Aus vs SL. Some lusty blows from Bret Lee at the end of the innings set the match for
Aus.

And now it's time to stage the 2007 WC semis...
Arguebly the four best teams in WC had qualified to the Semis. The stage was set for a grand WC final rounds.

But... NewZealand and SouthAfrica had other plans... They both haven't won a WC yet or rather haven't even qualified to the finals yet.. They both wanted to create history and they at the end did create it...

What a one-sided game both were... Rather than stating that SL and Aus won, I would say, NZ and SA gifted the match to their opponents...

I just hope that the final wouldn't be one-sided...

Who is the one-day Champion? Countdown begins...

3 High-Quality Cricket matches in the space of 5 days... Well, my week is already made... I hope these matches live up to the expectations, of the millions of cricket fans.. Ever since India is out of the WC, I am enjoying the rest of the matches...

After some 3o odd days of cricket, we have 4 teams for the semis now.. So far, I have got all my predictions wrong. :) So, not planning to predict any furthur.. :(

1st Match: NZ vs SL:
If SL bats first, and scores around 230, we would have an amazing match in out hands...

Interesting duels to watch out for.

(i) Shane Bond vs Sanath Jayasurya
(ii) Muralidharan vs Jacab Oram
(iii) Malinga vs Ross Taylor

2nd Match: Aus vs SA:

I hate both these teams, so would just hope this match would be thriller, and not one-sided.. I feel these guys play the game very professionally, but without any passion.

(i) Australian Buthcers vs SA Bowling Machine
(ii) SA Butchers vs Australian Bowling Machine

On another cricketing Note, Wishing our "Little Master", a very happy birthday... I am sure, he will be back with a bang!!!