ICC Cricket World Cup 2007

[Stuge]

9th Cricket World cup will take place from 13th of this month(On 11th march there will be an Opening Ceremony ) in West Indies and the World Cup Fever is also gripping me as well .

All the Sixteen teams are playing for this-->

Teams Groupwise :

Teams in Group A - St. Kitts & Nevis

1.Australia 2.South Africa 3.Scotland 4.Holland

Teams In Group B - Trinidad & Tobago

1.Sri Lanka 2.India 3.Bangladesh 4.Bermuda

Teams in Group C - Saint Lucia

1.New Zealand 2.England 3.Kenya 4.Canada

Teams in Group D - Jamaica

1.Pakistan 2.West Indies 3.Zimbabwe 4.Ireland

Match Schedule :

Note :Ignore the IST timings .

Vote:I have Given vote to my country .

[GQ Smooth]

Well, I'll be following it as well. Would love the West Indies, or England to win, but can't see it. Can't see further then Australia, but there are always shocks!

Edited March 6, 2007 by GQ Smooth

[Stuge]

Well, I'll be following it as well. Would love the West Indies, or England to win, but can't see it. Can't see further then Australia, but there are always shocks!

We have to keep faith in our team .

in b/w I heard Bad news that World Cup trophy ( Which is in India right now ) is broken .

[Stuge]

"Cup chipped, but still in good nick"

It is worth over £40,000 (Rs 34 lakh) and is made in England. It travelled to Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad and Delhi, and was in Kolkata on Thursday morning. By the time you read this, it should be winging towards the West Indies. Put it down to travel or what you will, but the World Cup trophy will reach there the worse for wear.

Less than one year after Italy skipper Fabio Cannavaro was photographed holding a broken part of the FIFA World Cup (which was subsequently glued back), the lower gold ring below the coins depicting past winners got detached from the wooden base of cricket’s World Cup.

The 11-kg trophy was supposed to be displayed opposite the Victoria Memorial. This leg of the ‘Cheer for India’ programme -- organised by TV18 Network and LG, global partner of the ICC World Cup 2007 -- was scheduled for 1 p.m. and the usual razzmatazz associated with such events was in place.

The only thing missing was the trophy.

As the media got restive and the organisers started working their mobile phones, someone blurted out that it was broken. The news sent shutterbugs into a tizzy and LG representatives barking into their phones even more. One of them was heard repeatedly asking: “Ring ka kya karun (What will I do about the ring?).”

Soon the van in which the trophy had been brought -- and outside which four private security guards had been seated, smoking -- zoomed away, leaving everyone clueless.

The van reappeared around 2.30 p.m. and the person asking about the golden ring put his gloves on, took the trophy out and, with a fair amount of ceremony, put it on a podium. It stayed there for an hour as it was supposed to, but photographers were told to keep their distance.

After the trophy had been taken away, the blame game started. Fingers have even been pointed at the ICC. In the evening, a release from a Mumbai-based agency said the "lower gold ring of the ICC CWC trophy was detached from the wooden base" when it received the trophy from the ICC.

“ICC policy does not allow anyone except the official trophy makers to repair/polish the trophy," the release said. "Therefore, LG received the trophy with the lower ring detached from the wooden base."

The statement came after an LG official, speaking from Delhi, said he did not know whether the trophy had come to India already damaged. Asked why only four men were guarding the Cup, the LG official said the personnel were trained and the company was only following the instructions of the ICC.

Messages on the voicemail of ICC's media spokesmen were not responded to, and hence questions like why the original trophy was taken around in this manner went unanswered.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_19...02500000000.htm

Edited March 9, 2007 by stuge

[Stuge]

I can't Digest How India can lose to Bangladesh .Now All the hope is fading away .

[Stuge]

Pakistans Team coach Bob Woolmer passes away due to heart attack .This is really sad news

Tension and Pressure of Pakistan's defeat to Ireland took toll of him

Early reports on Sky Sports News state that Woolmer was found in his hotel room unconscious at 10.45am on Sunday morning.

Woolmer was staying in the Pegasus Hotel close to the Sabina Park ground where Pakistan were playing their group games.

After being found on the floor on his hotel room, with signs of vomiting, Woolmer was examined by doctors before being taken to University Hospital in Kingston.

"We have taken Bob Woolmer to the hospital and he is in the emergency ward. We don't know anything more at the moment," Pakistan team media manager Pervez Mir told AFP.

It is not yet known what caused Woolmer to be admitted to hospital, or what his condition currently is, but the signs are certainly worrying for the Pakistan coach.

The Pakistan team spokesman continued: "We saw him last night but having not seen him early today two of our officers went to his room and with the help of hotel staff entered.

"He was found unconscious there.

"It is too early to say whether he has suffered a heart attack. We are awaiting medical reports."

Woolmer, 58, had come in for intense criticism after Pakistan were dumped out of the World Cup following their shock defeat against Ireland.

The former England Test player's contract as Pakistan coach expires at the end of the tournament, and there were already major doubts about whether the former South Africa and Warwickshire coach would stay on with the PCB or not.

http://home.skysports.com/cwc/article.aspx...ch+Woolmer+dies

Edited March 18, 2007 by stuge

[GQ Smooth]

Having to make do with Highlight package, as I don't have satelitte TV. Shocks all round wth year. Great start by the Windies, and Pakistan were immediatly under pressure. Big shock with regard India & pakistan, but heathly for the development of the game. Then we had the Flintoff epsoide, and the Sad death of Bob Woolmer ( who I can still remember as a player) Still think the Aussies will prevail, but England can beat anyone on their ( and Lose to as well)