Issac writes

Getting back online, and a cursory glance down the TL with the ICC world cup inputs made me glad for not having been able to watch it!  However we weren't spared, several kilometres above the Earth on the flight home, when a helpful First Officer in the cockpit announced that he was happy to share the results of the final!  He said: I'm happy to tell you that the final is over and New Zealand have won by 7 wickets....  To which a spontaneous cheer and appl ause errupted in the aircraft.... And after a moment he said: Uh. Errr... I'm sorry AUSTRALIA have won by 7 wickets. A spontaneous booing followed along with groans of disappointment. He probably hadn't have been cursed as much as he was then! lol....its the most hateful end to an otherwise wonderful world cup, to see Australia lift the World cup. I have seen the australians lift the World cup so many times that i just hate it to see them lift it again and again, Like they are 5 times champions. Give me a br...

Mashrafe mortaza, the current captain of Bangladesh cricket once accidently met Anil kumble in 2007 before the onset of 2007 world cup. A friendly chat happened between the two of them. Amidst there conversation, Anil kumble expressed his concern to Mashrafe Mortaza saying, “ India is walking on a tight rope because between world cup and India’s tour to Bangladesh, there ain’t any time, because Bangladesh tour was to happen just after the world cup ended. Mashrafe Murtuza took the statement as a huge insult to his country and his countrymen. For him, The statement of Kumble was filled with Arrogance. In an Interview, Mashrafe Mortaza revealed that Kumble’s statement made him feel as if his team is being considered as a punching bag and Indian team could easily reach the finals, as though it were a cakewalk. Mortaza caught the unspoken words in those spoken lines, words that were wrapped  in arrogance. Even though Kumble hadn’t said anything as such but Mortaza decided t...