ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 : Fever Starts

[Ammyy]

Champions Aren't Made In The Gyms.

Champions Are Made From Something

They Have Deep Inside Them

- A Desire, A Dream, A Vision

Very true

 

[twoplustwoisfour]

Why is nobody giving a chance to Australia? They are World no. 1 after all......

 

[Mani2020]

Never under-estimate AUS ,they are the best when it comes to playing anywhere around the world and most professional side among all .Last time we heard people saying in 2007 WC AUS have no chance like they had in 2003 because they have no Warne ,Bevan, etc also they were coming with a 3-0 defeat from NZ and people were betting on Pakistan and India as both teams had pretty strong batting line ups but we saw what happened both teams were thrown out in first round and AUS won the WC

No matter how many old players are not there in AUS team still if you under-estimate them you will be big fools

 

[Mani2020]

To be honest on paper Indian batting line-up looks pretty strong with couple of big names there but batting never have been their problem throughout the history its their bowling which lacks ,specially on flat tracks where there will be no seem or swing it will be tested as they don't have genuine pacers rather medium pace bowlers .

I don't understand one thing that when you are renowned for your batting ,batting is your real strong point and have couple of big names then why Dhoni don't go with 5 genuine bowlers ,rather he always go with 4 bowlers and for fifth bowler he use part timers, i mean why are you strengthening which is already your strength and weakening which is already your weakness

Going with 4 bowlers means that all four have to ball 10 overs complete even if one is having bad day still he has to bowl and the rest of ten overs will be bowled by part timers in the middle of the innings really giving the other teams chance to come back .

 

[Mani2020]

To be honest on paper Indian batting line-up looks pretty strong with couple of big names there but batting never have been their problem throughout the history its their bowling which lacks ,specially on flat tracks where there will be no seem or swing it will be tested as they don't have genuine pacers rather medium pace bowlers .

I don't understand one thing that when you are renowned for your batting ,batting is your real strong point and have couple of big names then why Dhoni don't go with 5 genuine bowlers ,rather he always go with 4 bowlers and for fifth bowler he use part timers, i mean why are you strengthening which is already your strength and weakening which is already your weakness

Going with 4 bowlers means that all four have to ball 10 overs complete even if one is having bad day still he has to bowl and the rest of ten overs will be bowled by part timers in the middle of the innings really giving the other teams chance to come back .

 

[twoplustwoisfour]

Yup, not to forget the fact that Ricky Ponting, as a captain, has NEVER lost a world cup match. He's won two world cups without losing a single match. That speaks a lot about their temperament.

 

[Mani2020]

Yup, not to forget the fact that Ricky Ponting, as a captain, has NEVER lost a world cup match. He's won two world cups without losing a single match. That speaks a lot about their temperament.

Also they have not lost in last 28 of their world cup matches .

The last time they lost was in 1999 WC when they lost their first two matches of the WC against Pakistan and NZ after that they didn't loose a single match and there was no seeing back

28 matches un-defeated .

But one thing that is alarming for AUS is that Ricky ponting who always performed well in WC tournaments especially his innings of 100 and odd runs against india in 2003 WC final is out of form currently .they will be praying for him to get back in form

But they are big match players you can count on them in big matches .People must have remembered Adam Gilchrist was struggling with form in 2007 WC and most of the times got duck but in WC final he played innings of his life ,one of the best innings you would have ever witnessed

 

[Mani2020]

Today is Australia vs India big warm-up match ,starting at 2:30 in india and at 2:00 in Pakistan ,it will be broadcasted live .

Today's match will decide a lot of things .will be interesting to see what happens

 

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Sports lover in a long queue in front of a Dhaka Bank branch at Motijheel in the city on Sunday to collect ICC World Cup's inaugural ceremony tickets.

 

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Pakistan's fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar briefs reporters at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel on Sunday ahead of the ICC World Cup 2011.

 

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Pakistan's pacer Umar Gul briefs reporters at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel on Sunday ahead of the ICC World Cup 2011.

 

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Pakistan's cricket team assistant captain Misbah-ul-Haq briefs reporters at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel on Sunday.

 

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Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes run between wickets at the World Cup warm-up match against Canada at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday.

Tamim Iqbal raises his bat after scoring a fifty against Canada at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday.

 

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Pakistan's fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar went to shopping at Basundhara City shopping Mall.