Sri Lanka join Cricket World Cup semis group
Sunday, April 15th, 2007
Sri Lanka are now clear 3/1 second favourites for the World Cup after all but securing their place in the last four with victory over New Zealand.
A close contest was anticipated in Grenada but Sri Lanka were always on the front foot after taking early wickets and restricting the Kiwis to 219.
And, as expected, that […]
Cricket World Cup Super Eights: South Africa wary of Murali and subcontinent-like pitch
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Graeme Smith and his semi-refashioned team might have left it behind, but nobody who watched it will have forgotten the sight of Shaun Pollock in that anguished dressing room, the thousands of confused home supporters soon to be wet in the eye.
Not in a knockout situation now, any wetness when South Africa and Sri […]
Andrew Flintoff banned from 2007 Cricket World Cup
Saturday, March 24th, 2007
Andrew Flintoff is ashamed, and yes, he should be.
For those of you who don’t know who Andrew Flintoff is, he’s the England Cricket vice captain who fell off a pedalo and got into difficulties in the water following a drinking session the night before.
Andrew Flintoff said, ”I’m embarrassed and ashamed. It shouldn’t have happened. Being […]
Graeme Smith is now top batsman favorite at Cricket World Cup
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
South African skipper Graeme Smith was cut to 7/1 by Sports Interaction to be top World Cup batsman after moving to the top of the run charts on Tuesday.
Smith hit 91 as South Africa beat Scotland by seven wickets and now leads the way on 158 - just three runs clear of Sourav Ganguly.
Ricky Ponting, […]
Can Pakistan win the 2007 Cricket World Cup?
Sunday, March 4th, 2007
The Pakistan national team is having a lot of problems lately heading for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
First, they lose pace bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif. Both Pakistan players were ruled out of the World Cup because of injuries.
Shoaib Akhtar, who has played just one test and four one-dayers since last February due to […]