A glance at the World Cup 2007
World Cup 2007 seems to be the most heartbreaking World Cup for some teams and Cricket Fans.And also this world Cup is the great achievement of many teams also.This world cup 2007 is full of miracle.Before the World Cup has started many well known players had been excluded because of some sort of injuries and drugs related cases.And in the first round of the Cup many popular team which had the chances to win the Cup has beaten up and kick off from the Cup.And many newly Join Team has gone through for the second round.Teams like India,Pakistan have been terminated from the Cup and have already packed for home.And many new teams like Bangladesh,Ireland have qualified for the second round,super eight.Many new records have been made and many more on the way to expect.Gibbs score thirty six(six sixes) in an over for the first in international One day Match.India score 438 which is the highest score in the world cup history.It is pity to mention about the murder case of Pakistan team coach Bob Woolmer.The case is under investigation.Many more miracle is on the way.Keep checking I will keep updating.
Gibbs became the third to hit six sixes
It is the time of world cup and record breaking and record making being the game that players enjoy much.This time South Africa Player Herschelle Gibbs score 36 run(six sixes in an over) in the first match of the team against Netherlands.Gibbs is the third player to score six sixes or 36 runs in an over.The first being the West Indian Garfield Sobers in 1968 and secondly by Ravi Shastri of India in the year 1985.But Gibbs is the first to score 36 in one day international match.
Relating about the great achievement of Gibbs,the opponent team’s Captain Luuk van Troost reacts in the post match news conference as”Before the game we said let’s make history today by beating South Africa”.And he added “We made history but not by beating them”.Van Troost narrated his conversation with the bowler Van Bunge during the over.”After the third one I told him to try to bowl quicker delivery,and he said,’I just did’.There were a few good balls,and a few bad ones as well.”
United Manchester won over Bolton in Premier League
United Manchester made a spectacular win of 4-1 over Bolton in the England Premier League.Park Ji-Sung and Wayne Rooney are the two stars of Manchester who scored four goals(two by each player) on that match.The win of Manchester over Bolton was marvellous without many stars and strikers of Manchester.The goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar,Midfielder Darren Fletcher,strickers Louis Saha and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and defender Mikael Silvestre didn’t play the match due to some injuries.Some of them was already out of the series due to the injuries.Unfortunately,the team captain was out the match after after eighth minute due to a serious twisted ankle.He will miss the England’s European Championship Qualifier against Andora and Isreal which is going to be held in this month.
Potential Match Fixing diplomacy
It is the time of World Cup with lots of miracles and twists.Certain diplomacies like match fixing are those which deteriorate the quality of the game.In the eve of World Cup,news(may be it is just Gossip or propaganda) about match fixing are very popular.And it is sure that one day or another day those who try to make the game pollute will be under bars or give up their title.Even though some people continue doing this.
Recently on friday there was a case of potential match fixing involving West Indies cricketer Marlon Samuels.While he was staying in nagpur for the January 21 ODI,he used to talk to a bookie Mukesh kochar using an Indian Moblie phone.Further investigation said that the mobile phone was registered under the name of Vasu Gangwani and the player Samuels talked to this phone for about Rs. 6000.Investigation is still on progress and experts are trying to cover up more informations other than what he said about his team composition.
Inclusion and exclusion-World Cup excitement
Days for inclusion and exclusion being a game of the day with all the fans keep hanging out to know which are in and which are out.Following ruled out of Australian fast bowler Brett Lee,two more players of pakistan have been excluded from the match other than all rounder player Abdul Razzaq.The players are fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif.Allrounder Abdul Razzaq was ruled out of the Cup because of his knee injury and now cricket chiefs insisted that the exclusion of both the players is on medical ground not because of doping.Shoaib Akhtar has knee and hamstring problems and Asif has an elbow injury.These made to cut off from the World Cup 2007.
Now Yasir Arafat and Mohd Sami are replacing them.Commenting to the situation the team coach Bob Woolmer said “It is a huge blow.”Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq give his view,”But their injuries would have taken more time and we couldn’t ait any more.”Then he added.”This is not an ideal situation for us.We are leaving for the West indies under tremendous pressure.”
It worth mentioning that they were banned after the steroid nandrolone found in their body.Akhtar for two years and Asif for one year.But the banned were lifted on the ground that they took the substance unknowingly.But further test in UK while they were under check up for their injury revealed that they still have the banned substance in their systems.So,let us see what happen next.