Saturday, March 31, 2007

Is India's Fall Good for the Game?!

What a strange question isn't that - Is India's fall from the World Cup so early into the tournment really good for the game itself? Now I never would have made such a shocking observation. But coming to think of it it really isn't so difficult to realise.

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First things first, it's quite plain that India's exit was well-deserved and will have a purging effect. The better qualified teams might get a fair chance then. Second and something less evident, it might provide for a clean WC - don't believe it? Well, an article I read recently went to the extent of saying that the South Asian nations are the primary focal points for cricket corruption - enter the infamous bookies. You might want to have a look at the article here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6491053.stm?lsf

So well people, this time cricket fans world wide will have a truly uncluttered super 8 - a world cup with talented and in-form teams having a go. Should be a good one ahead I'm sure. What do you think!

1 comment:

Dew Drop said...

Hey Somaiiyaa.. :)
Good to see u on blogger again.. after lonnnngggg :)
Keep writing..
:)
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