Back in February Wickman was a big fan of the Indians. How, Wickman said, would the rest of the world's top orders outscore India? You might imagine that Wickman sees this splendid victory as some sort of vindication...
But how could Wickman? This was not the sexy Indian top order that a billion Indian fans have become intoxicated by. Oh no. Sachin, Sourav and Rahul didn't make the flight. VVS was busy bashing 53 and 100 for Lancashire to almost deliver the title to the Red Rose boys.
No, what's worrying or exciting depending on your score in Norman Tebbit's cricket test (that's RACIST) is that there's hardly an oldster in this side. Crikey boys they didn't even play one of the world's finest EVER leg spin bowlers Anil Kumble (yes, yes I know some people say you had to play him as a bowler of induckers yawn yawn). Don't try to tell me that if Chris Schofield and Shahid Afridi are being feted for their abilities in 2020 that Anil couldn't have been THE bowler of the tourney....
No. They did it with a couple of attacking bowlers who are younger than Pete The Lord Culham's bat, the genius offy Harbhajan who is considered not good enough to have a regular test place and RP Singh. Yuvraj actually failed by his standards in the final. Sehwag didn't play. Gambhir anchored the innings. This bodes well for India. Really well. And for those of our countrymen who fail the cricket test? Enjoy it, really enjoy it, because it was a really good tournament and you brought it to life...
Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club * 1863 - 2013 * 150 Glorious Seasons
Monday 24 September 2007
2020 Final Won By Inja
Back in February Wickman was a big fan of the Indians. How, Wickman said, would the rest of the world's top orders outscore India? You might imagine that Wickman sees this splendid victory as some sort of vindication...
But how could Wickman? This was not the sexy Indian top order that a billion Indian fans have become intoxicated by. Oh no. Sachin, Sourav and Rahul didn't make the flight. VVS was busy bashing 53 and 100 for Lancashire to almost deliver the title to the Red Rose boys.
No, what's worrying or exciting depending on your score in Norman Tebbit's cricket test (that's RACIST) is that there's hardly an oldster in this side. Crikey boys they didn't even play one of the world's finest EVER leg spin bowlers Anil Kumble (yes, yes I know some people say you had to play him as a bowler of induckers yawn yawn). Don't try to tell me that if Chris Schofield and Shahid Afridi are being feted for their abilities in 2020 that Anil couldn't have been THE bowler of the tourney....
No. They did it with a couple of attacking bowlers who are younger than Pete The Lord Culham's bat, the genius offy Harbhajan who is considered not good enough to have a regular test place and RP Singh. Yuvraj actually failed by his standards in the final. Sehwag didn't play. Gambhir anchored the innings. This bodes well for India. Really well. And for those of our countrymen who fail the cricket test? Enjoy it, really enjoy it, because it was a really good tournament and you brought it to life...
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little bits of luck.
if pakistan had scored a run off their final two balls in the early stages india would have been out before you can say 'mahendra singh dhoni'
True. Another bit of luck was that Singh scored 36 off THAT over. They only beat England by a narrow margin ;)
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