South Africa
SA’s worst dissection – as always at a World Cup!
By Sreelata S. Yellamrazu
Even the self-assured Graeme Smith appeared set aback by the stunning events of the just concluded encounter in the Super Eights of the World Twenty20 championship. This would be South Africa’s live nightmare at every cricket World Cup thus far. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )NZ v SA: More Power to the Hosts!
By Sreelata S. Yellamrazu
New Zealand have been the most amiable favourites to win the Twenty20 World Cup. Their performance over time has shown that they have a better sounding board on the game and the necessary artillery to deliver. One [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Settling Tall Scores in Hair Raising Affair!
By Sreelata S. Yellamrazu
England knew their fate even before the game against India got underway. The England team piled up like school boys (a few even chewing their brittle nails) as they watched Justin Kemp stealing the show and the match [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )West Indies Ignite T20; Spontaneously Come-Bust!
By Sreelata S. Yellamrazu
Count on the West Indies to initiate the art of swashbuckling into a terrain that would make novices of veterans. Yet it would seem they do not know their own strengths and their entire body language lacks conviction. Their demise [...]
Zimbabwe Topple Australia; Rattle England!!!
By Sreelata S. Yellamrazu
This was more than the tournament organizers bargained for! Did they get their money’s worth? Who knows, judging by the many empty seats? Perhaps Ricky Ponting’s statement, “We should respect the game more,” should have applied to the local fans that missed out on [...]
Time to Play that Forgotten Series
By Trevor Chesterfield
Ten months ago, well . . . a little less now as we are nearing the end of June, there was mayhem and a lot of finger pointing going on in Colombo. South Africa, led by [...]