The official 2011 Cricket World Cup thread

[Kaleb]

So anyone going to be watching the tournament it starts tommorow, As a South African I should be supporting the Proteas however I just think they will choke again, plus India is really hard to beat in their own country.


Group A
Australia (1)
Pakistan(3)
New Zealand (5)
Sri Lanka (7)
Zimbabwe(9)
Canada(11)
Kenya(13)


Group B
India (2)
South Africa (4)
England (6)
West Indies(8)
Bangladesh(10)
Ireland(12)
Netherlands(14)


Looking at the groups it seems that Group B is the toughest (India,England,West Indies and South Africa)

 

[IronLion]

noone has won it in their own country so dont think India will do it. Aussies have a chance, also SA look good.

 

[Alex The Great]

I obviously won't be able to watch it, but go England

 

[Kaleb]

South africa will choke its a fact.

 

[Equinox]

GO INDIA...It's now or never honestly, given the strength of the team we have right now...

 

[Equinox]

Big score there from India, 370/4 against Bangladesh...Sehwag looked like he'd get a double hundred, the way he was going...Tendulkar must have breathed a huge sigh of relief in the end

 

[Kaleb]

got to give credit to Bangladesh for sticking in through most of the game, I think at one point they were avg 6 per over.

 

[Kaleb]

What a great game today between England and India dispite it ending in a draw.

 

[The Englishman]

Yay a Cricket thread.......t:

 

[Van Petrol]

Great game between England and India today. Really 'on the edge of your seat' stuff.

 

[Equinox]

What a great game of cricket between India and England yesterday...I went to bed thinking India were going to win, after they put up 338 on the board...But probably woke up to a shocker, to see the game ended in a draw...

What a great innings from both Sachin and Strauss...I think in the end a tie, must have been the right result, considering the way the game went back and forth for both the teams, at various intervals during the match...

India really need to improve their bowling, if they are to stand any chance of making it to the semis and beyond...Their batting has been the only stand out really so far...Though, being an Indian, I would like to congratulate England on a great performance...Well done

 

[Kaleb]

Holy crap Ireland are about to beat England

 

[Kaleb]

Wow congrat to the Ireland team and their fan(s) that was a magnificant innings by Kevin.

 

[Equinox]

Wow congrat to the Ireland team and their fan(s) that was a magnificant innings by Kevin.

Shocking result indeed....Well played Ireland...India defo. need to watch out for them in the next match...

 

[Kaleb]

England were fielding terribly yesterday., Anyway im glad the proteas won, I was very wrong about Imran Tahir , he is a decent spinner ( 3/19 today vs Netherlands)

 

[Kaleb]

well as usual I was spot on about South Africa, anyway the final is today

Sri Lanka vs India, my money is on India

 

[Poeman]

We won the world cup...Proudest sports moment for me as an Indian...

I can completely imagine people in India celebrating this epic win for the rest of their lives...What a way to end the and what a performance by a clutch captain in MS Dhoni.

The fact that Tendulkar finally won a World Cup and got to be carried around the stadium was just magical.

Here are the videos I found to stand out







The first two video are the game winning shot and the look of satisfaction the India's captain hitting a game ending 6. Man that was one glorious match...A true leader came in during a pressure situation and literally delivered in the clutch when India needed it most.

The last video shows the reaction at the stadium once it ended...Reminded me of the reaction when Aaron Boone hit the game 7 HR against Boston