Cricket World Cup 2007

Whatever grudge you may have about the recent Cricket World Cup, at the end of the day, the team I was rooting for, WON it.

Whatever accusations the nay-sayers may have against them, they simply go out there and do the job that's required - winning.

They have talent, flair and most importantly, the b***s to fight adversity. You wrote them off, just because they had a few bad games leading into the WC. You hated them because they are MILES AND MILES AHEAD of their nearest rivals. Just because a great entity was having a minor hiccup, you started writing eulogies. You worked up idiotic sentiments like, lets at least support an Asian team.

Why the bloody hell don't you admire them and their strategies. Look at the way the got into Kallis' head with statements in the press about his inability to force the pace. Such an experienced person like him actually fell into it, tried playing unlike his self and lost his wicket. The semi-final is a telling statement of strategy getting the South Africans out even before a ball was bowled.

Then there is this other idiotic argument that they were never tested. Pure BS. Every game at this level is a bloody test. If "giants" like India, Pak and even S.Africa can fall to the likes of Ireland and B'desh, it just means that you have to play good cricket on all days and against any opposition. Aussies have proven that over the last 3 world cups.

Just see the results, they have not lost a single match in the last 2 WC. What more proof do you need that they are the best? They have the capability to outshine their opponents in any tournament or series. And on the big stage, they are able to elevate their skills to another level.

Another interesting piece of stat: Leading wicket taker, Leading scorer and Leading wicket-keeper in the tournament are all Aussies. The youngest amongst them is like 36 and the oldest around 38. And the player of the tournament - the oldest guy in their team. That goes to show how talented and motivated those guys are. They are there to really play cricket and unlike certain players in this country, they know what playing for the team really means.

They also know when their time is up. Not like the players in this country, who play only for the most idiotic of individual records like "The top run scorer on a single Tuesday" or "Maximum wickets taken by a bowler who takes 10 steps before delivering a ball".