Congratulations to Australian Cricket team for winning their fourth consecutive CWC. There are many records that tumbled as Aussies marched their way to lift the cup.But one record can never ever be taken away from them.This record can never be broken.
That record is - winning two consecutive WC in record time of less than 30 mins, thanks to ICC.This will go down as one of the mega events that can be staged with as much holes/pitfalls as possible from day one of banning musical instruments in Carribean (yes you read that right) to getting the event to continue after losing one of the best coach the game had in the middle of tournament and mega-finally goofing up on the very basic guideline of how to handle a match if it gets truncated.
If there is going to be a book on the topic-"The Art of Winning", a study of Australian Cricket team for the past decade will be worth the time.
Winning is sedative. It keeps us yearn for more and more.
Winning so consistently like this team is so astonishing that at times we get bored too to keep seeing the same winner. :)
As a cricket fan, the next thing i would love to see is this Australian team being tested, over-powered and dethroned from #1 spot for a while.
This will be good for cricket too :)
Nothing to be taken away from Australia. The way they beat their last three opponents were literally stunning. When the stakes are high, this is the team to bet on.
But to make this game more interesting and less one-sided the other teams need to keep winning Aussies session after session, over after over. Lets see if that happens and which team does that more consistently.
My picks from this event:
Best Player: Ricky Punter Ponting.
Best Captain: Stephen Cool Fleming.
Best Bowler: Glenn Pigeon McGrath
Best Batsman: Michael Pup Clarke/Mahela Jayawardena
Best Fielder: Jayawardena/Collingwood (see their catches and reaction time they had)
Best Team: Ireland
i did not touch on the opposite part as the list will be bigger.
As the curtains are being drawn on this CWC, lets salute two big legends the game has produced. Brian 'Prince' Lara and Glenn 'Pigeon' McGrath. You made the passion for this game to grow more.There were other retirements, resignations,step-downs and push outs as an eventuality of this event.But these two deserves a bigger round of applause and salute than rest.
Something strange for you to know (courtesy ET): none of the Australian cricketers are brand ambassadors or endorsers. They are in fact not cared for too much with respect to endorsements in their own country. Its other sport personalities like Ian Thorpe and Scud Philliphosis who appears in commercials.
I know this would trigger some interesting questions/debates as I sign off on this topic.
Oooopppsss... i am sorry. This article is not complete without the below picture.
Nothing much for me to say as most of us saw this 'man for the occassion' to stand and deliver,demolish and demoralize the opponent within an hour of the game getting started. (pics courtesy: cricinfo)
4 comments:
Good one… :)
Wish someone writes that book based on OZ team
- Vighnesh
Explanations of how the Austrailian team win the Match is too good and picturised the scenario's very well(as lively).
- Ananthi
Dear Senthil,
Its refreshing to read your comments congratulating the aussies as most people despise them and cannot give them their much deserved win a thumbs up (including yours truly)
As much as i despise them for their arrogance, their performace on the field doesnt cease to amaze me.
Reading your comments make me wonder about a few psychological aspects.
There have been comments about how key players of major teams that have failed have taken responsibility and have bid farewell to the game and the senior most indian players still talk about "theres a lot of cricket left in me" ... stuff.
Why is it so hard for indian cricketers to take responsibility for their bad performance? Is it only the cricketers or is the overall tendency of our society? De we in general take responsibilty for our actions or wait to pass on the blame to someone else. (I remember thinking when i was little if i did something wrong the first thing that would come out of my mouth would be thats not my fault. Although i am ashamed that i did that i am not at all ashamed to admit it now.) Ok let me ask this question: How many of us have the heart to forgive, forget and move on? sadly speaking, not many. If someone claims responsibility, our tendency is to further humiliate that person, rob him off his fame (hard earned at times) and forget his good deeds. Not speaking for cricketers, but anyone in general.
people who repent and say "I am sorry" are not accepted graciouly into the society but further humiliated. Whereas in other societies people accept defeat gracefully and forgive people who step up to take the blame.
Perhaps thats why no one wants to say that they are sorry. One thing that i would take away from living in a foreign country is to be more tolerant and be gracious enough to say "It will be alright soon" when someone is geneinely sorry. REacting thus gives me the courage
to apologise when i err.
I can now forget and forgive our cricketers for not having played up to their potetial. More than that i feel less contempt for the australian cricketers and more in awe of them.
Very very good point you have got forward regarding 'Asking Sorry' and why it does not happen with us.
Yes, it takes time for most of us to stand up and say 'I'm sorry. But i want to move on'. As you had rightly pointed out, its coz of the humiliation that will be meted out. But now its something really to think thru and pass it on to the younger ones.
Thanks Mam for your candid comments.
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