World Cup 2007

Wassup Mandira??

Set Max is airing cricket, that’s to say, in terms of the Indian Premier League, but a certain some one is missing from the action on the small screen. And that is the noodle strapped Mandira Bedi.

She was there on screen the last time cricket was aired on the Sony Entertainment Network, which was the […]

Watch the replay of the TV sting revealing divided Indian team

See Dravid’s response here.

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Dravid slams report of division in team

Dravid during the World Cup 2007
Dravid said on Wednesday that he received full support from Sachin and Sourav during the World Cup and stated there was no divide in the team.
In a television sting operation, four of the five national selectors were caught claiming that Tendulkar and Ganguly did not cooperate with Dravid in the […]

Ad rates will depend on performance

Few tough advertisers have compelled the broadcasters to agree to ad rates being dependent on India’s performance in forthcoming matches. This means that although the ad rates during the India Bangladesh series will be around 50-70k on Doordarshan and 80k on satellite channels, these figures are likely to double during the England series […]

Neutral umpires - why ?

The International Cricket Council has drawn flak from former cricketers Darren Lehmann of Australia and England all rounder Derek Pringle for considering umpires’ nationality over their “excellence” in big games like World Cup final.

Darren Lehmann

Derek Pringle
The duo believe the ICC must move beyond parochialism and mistrust that forced the introduction of “neutral” umpires, who were […]

Bangladesh tops India in rankings

In the latest Maruti Suzuki rankings, India are 9th after the dismal performance in the World Cup whereas Bangladesh are 7th.

Bangladesh team celebrating after defeating India during the World Cup 2007
Australia still tops the charts with 98 points followed by South Africa with 92 points. World Cuip semi-finalists Sri Lanka are 3rd, New Zealand 4th, […]

Highlights of World Cup 2007

Want to see highlights of the world cup 2007 final between Australia and Sri Lanka ?

Want to see a piece of history - Gilchrist’s smackering 149.

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Nothing wrong with Ganguly’s endorsement contracts

The Indian Cricket Board on Sunday gave a clean chit to Sourav Ganguly who had himself offered to show his endorsement contract papers to BCCI amidst media reports that the deal contained a clause that provided financial incentives for more time spent at the crease.
We fail to understand how BCCI takes such action without disclosing […]

ICC apologises for farcical final

International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed has apologised for the farcical end to Saturday’s World Cup final but ruled out blacklisting the erring officials. He said that it was an unnecessary error and was made under difficult circumstances towards the end of the match.
He considered it a very unfortunate way to end the World […]

Australians were too good - lift WC07 convincingly

It was Australia’s third consecutive win. They won over Sri Lanka by 53 runs (D/L method). Although the match was rain-hit, it was Adam Gilcrist’s day all the way. His score of 149 runs in under 100 balls was the highlight of the day and also the highest score in the world cup. Although none […]

Today reminds us of the 1983 world cup

Today at the World Cup 2007, while Sri Lanka plays Australia, the situation is same as that of India in 1983 when we played defending world champions West Indies, considered to be a much stronger team.

If Sri Lanka does not lose openers early, it is their game. They tend to lose their confidence and control […]

Gavaskar thinks it’s Australia for WC07

My heart says Sri Lanka, but my head says Australia!

He said that Sri Lanka would be a nervous lot as they will be playing 2 time consecutive defending champion Australia - the situation is same as what India was in 1983 while playing West Indies the 2 time defending consecutive champions.
Sri Lanka on the other […]