Bob Woolmer and India

Today is most important day in Indian Cricket. Yes today India needs to win against the powerful Sri Lankan to avoid elimination from cricket world cup.

What if India lose? What if we don’t make it to next round?
Many will say it’s just a game so take it as a game and move ahead.
I disagree with such people. Either they are not Indians or they are ignorant about cricket. For them it may be just a game but for us it is a religion. We worship our cricketers. We adore them when they win we cry out them when they lose. We as the fanatic cricket nation cannot imagine going out in the first round of world cup. We are too good a team to lose so early.

Rahul Dravid has to lead from front. Many players job will be at stake. All the players need to perform together as a team and not dependent on Sachin Tendulkar to score runs for them.

I hope and pray that we win and avoid a Pakistan like situation. Look at the Pakistani team. They are in shambles, their coach Bob Woolmer is dead. Woolmer is murdered according to Jamaican police. Bookies and some players are suspect. Inzamam has retired from ODI and worst of all they are out of the world cup. Woolmer must have never thought in his life that his end would be so tragic and painful. I pray for his soul. May he rest in peace.

-Stella

Cricket World Cup 2007 and Sachin

The biggest and most important tournament in Cricket has just begun in West Indies. And we all know how cricket and cricketers are treated in India, let’s hope they win the Cricket world cup 2007.


Sachin
Once while walking out of Mumbai International Airport I notice a huge crowd out side it. I thought it might be due to Prime Minister visit to Mumbai and people must have gather to greet him. But soon I was to realize my foolishness and ignorance. Out came a little man with curly hair wearing Sunglasses and the crowd went berserk. Yes you got it correct it was The Great Sachin Tendulkar. The security team had tough time controlling the crowd who wanted to touch him, kiss him, some even wanted to take him to their houses! Such is the charisma of Sachin that he is like GOD to us.

The country adores him and wants him to perform every time ho goes out on cricket field. Soon we will have temple build to his name. The cricket world cup 2007 in West Indies may be his last and we hope he goes out in glory of winning the World Cup 2007. I wish best of luck to him and Rahul Dravid’s team.
Go and get the Cricket World Cup from West Indies. We all support you.
Please see the schedule for World cup matches.

Tue, Mar 13 WI v/s Pak 1st ODI, Group D Kingston, Jamaica
Wed, Mar 14 Aus v/s Scot 2nd ODI, Group A Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis
Wed, Mar 14 Ken v/s Can 3rd ODI, Group C Gros Islet, St. Lucia
Thu, Mar 15 SL v/s Ber 4th ODI, Group B Port of Spain,Trinidad & Tobago
Thu, Mar 15 Zim v/s Ire 5th ODI, Group D Kingston, Jamaica
Fri, Mar 16 SA v/s Net 6th ODI, Group A Warner Park, Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis
Fri, Mar 16 Eng v/s NZ 7th ODI, Group C Beausejour Stadium, St. Lucia
Sat, Mar 17 Ind v/s Ban 8th ODI, Group B Port of Spain,Trinidad & Tobago
Sat, Mar 17 Pak v/s Ire 9th ODI, Group D Kingston, Jamaica
Sun, Mar 18 Aus v/s Net 10th ODI, Group A Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis
Sun, Mar 18 Eng v/s Can 11th ODI, Group C Gros Islet, St. Lucia
Mon, Mar 19 Ind v/s Ber 12th ODI, Group B Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Mon, Mar 19 WI v/s Zim 13th ODI, Group D Kingston, Jamaica
Tue, Mar 20 SA v/s Scot 14th ODI, Group A Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis
Tue, Mar 20 NZ v/s Ken 15th ODI, Group C Gros Islet, St. Lucia
Wed, Mar 21 SL v/s Ban 16th ODI, Group B Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Wed, Mar 21 Zim v/s Pak 17th ODI, Group D Kingston, Jamaica
Thu, Mar 22 Net v/s Scot 18th ODI, Group A Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis
Thu, Mar 22 NZ v/s Can 19th ODI, Group C Gros Islet, St. Lucia
Fri, Mar 23 Ind v/s SL 20th ODI, Group B Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Fri, Mar 23 WI v/s Ire 21st ODI, Group D Kingston, Jamaica
Sat, Mar 24 Aus v/s SA 22nd ODI, Group A Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis
Sat, Mar 24 Eng v/s Ken 23rd ODI, Group C Gros Islet, St. Lucia
Sun, Mar 25 Ber v/s Ban 24th ODI, Group B Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Tue, Mar 27 Runner up Group D v/s Winner Group A Second Stage Super-8 Series 1st ODI Antigua & Barbuda
Wed, Mar 28 Runner up Group A v/s Winner Group B Second Stage Super-8 Series 2nd ODI Guyana
Thu, Mar 29 Runner up Group D v/s Winner Group C Second Stage Super-8 Series 3rd ODI Antigua & Barbuda
Fri, Mar 30 Winner Group D v/s Runner up Group C Second Stage Super-8 Series 4th ODI Guyana
Sat, Mar 31 Winner Group A v/s Runner up Group B Second Stage Super-8 Series 5th ODI Antigua & Barbuda
Sun, Apr 1 Runner up Group D v/s Winner Group B Second Stage Super-8 Series 6th ODI Guyana
Mon, Apr 2 Runner up Group B v/s Winner Group C Second Stage Super-8 Series 7th ODI Antigua & Barbuda
Tue, Apr 3 Winner Group D v/s Runner up Group A Second Stage Super-8 Series 8th ODI Guyana
Wed, Apr 4 Runner up Group C v/s Winner Group B Second Stage Super-8 Series 9th ODI Antigua & Barbuda
Sat, Apr 7 Runner up Group B v/s Runner up Group A Second Stage Super-8 Series 10th ODI Guyana
Sun, Apr 8 Winner Group A v/s Runner up Group C Second Stage Super-8 Series 11th ODI Antigua & Barbuda
Mon, Apr 9 Winner Group D v/s Winner Group C Second Stage Super-8 Series 12th ODI Guyana
Tue, Apr 10 Runner up Group D v/s Runner up Group A Second Stage Super-8 Series 13th ODI Grenada
Wed, Apr 11 Runner up Group C v/s Runner up Group B Second Stage Super-8 Series 14th ODI Bridgetown,Barbados
Thu, Apr 12 Winner Group B v/s Winner Group C Second Stage Super-8 Series 15th ODI St George's, Grenada
Fri, Apr 13 Winner Group A v/s Winner Group D Second Stage Super-8 Series 16th ODI Bridgetown, Barbados
Sat, Apr 14 Runner up Group A v/s Winner Group C Second Stage Super-8 Series 17th ODI St George's, Grenada
Sun, Apr 15 Winner Group D v/s Runner up Group B Second Stage Super-8 Series 18th ODI Bridgetown, Barbados
Mon, Apr 16 Winner Group A v/s Winner Group B Second Stage Super-8 Series 19th ODI St George's, Grenada
Tue, Apr 17 Runner up Group A v/s Runner up Group C Second Stage Super-8 Series 20th ODI Bridgetown, Barbados
Wed, Apr 18 Winner Group D v/s Winner Group B Second Stage Super-8 Series 21st ODI St George's, Grenada
Thu, Apr 19 Runner up Group D v/s Runner up Group B Second Stage Super-8 Series 22nd ODI Bridgetown, Barbados
Fri, Apr 20 Winner Group A v/s Winner Group C Second Stage Super-8 Series 23rd ODI St George's, Grenada
Sat, Apr 21 Runner up Group D v/s Runner up Group C Second Stage Super-8 Series 24th ODI Bridgetown, Barbados
Tue, Apr 24 2 v/s 3 1st SemiFinal ODI Kingston, Jamaica
Wed, Apr 25 1 v/s 4 2nd SemiFinal ODI Gros Islet, St. Lucia
Sat, Apr 28 1 v/s 4 Final ODI Bridgetown, Barbados

Gavaskar-Ponting on the battlefield

What the hell the current Australian captain thinks of himself? Gavaskar is absolutely right in criticizing the sportsman spirit of Ponting and his team. Even the Windies in their super prime were not so arrogant.

Ricky thinks that the Australian team all time great but I agree with Gavaskar's comment on the social behavior of Australian team. This Australian team doesn’t have any sense of this great game and how it is played on best spirit. They will be soon dethrone from their top position by the Indians and South African team.

The World Cup is definitely going to different country this time. We support you Gavaskar. And mind you Ricky you are not even half the player what Gavaskar was and Sachin Tendulkar is.Below is the details of Gavaskar-Ponting controversy
Gavaskar: Australia had been an "awesome" team over the last decade but are "awful in the way they have sometimes behaved on the field.

Ricky Ponting: For Gavaskar to go on about behaviour, not too many captains have dragged their teams off the field. If you are really dominating teams for a long period of time, I don't think you end up having too many supporters around the place.