The 2011 ICC World Cup has just got over. Victory celebrations in India have not yet subsided. State governments are competing with one another in rewarding the cricketers.
The SriLankans have accepted their second successive runner-up status with grace. Their team received an appreciative welcome when it landed in Colombo after losing to India in the finals at Mumbai. This was in welcome contrast to how Indians and Pakistanis treat their teams if they come back losing.
This tournament has again proved that cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties, a once-popular saying that is very rarely heard these days. Who could have imagined that Sachin would be let off four times in the semis ? This is perhaps what God does to the God of Cricket ! Muthiah Muralitharan going wicketless in the finals was unthinkable.
UDRS (Umpire Decision Review System) has come to stay in one-day cricket also though BCCI continues to be sceptical about it. This system has been utilised to a T by most of the teams in the World Cup. Interestingly, the UDRS option is exercised by keeping the hands to form the shape 'T'.
The confusion caused by the roar of the crowd during the toss was surprising. Had there been no controversy about it and if India had won the toss, would the result of the finals have been different ? Such permutations and combinations continue to enthrall cricket aficionados.
The SriLankans have accepted their second successive runner-up status with grace. Their team received an appreciative welcome when it landed in Colombo after losing to India in the finals at Mumbai. This was in welcome contrast to how Indians and Pakistanis treat their teams if they come back losing.
This tournament has again proved that cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties, a once-popular saying that is very rarely heard these days. Who could have imagined that Sachin would be let off four times in the semis ? This is perhaps what God does to the God of Cricket ! Muthiah Muralitharan going wicketless in the finals was unthinkable.
UDRS (Umpire Decision Review System) has come to stay in one-day cricket also though BCCI continues to be sceptical about it. This system has been utilised to a T by most of the teams in the World Cup. Interestingly, the UDRS option is exercised by keeping the hands to form the shape 'T'.
The confusion caused by the roar of the crowd during the toss was surprising. Had there been no controversy about it and if India had won the toss, would the result of the finals have been different ? Such permutations and combinations continue to enthrall cricket aficionados.
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