Final-Cricket World Cup 2007

The Ninth World Cup of Cricket was played in the West Indies and Australia faced Sri Lanka in the final of 2007 Cricket World Cup. The defending champions Australian walked the ground with immense confidence and won the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Here are few of the facts about the 2007 Cricket World Cup final:

1. The final match of 2007 Cricket World Cup was played on 28^th April, 2007.
2. Australian cricket team scored 281 runs in which 149 runs were contributed by Adam Gilchrist.
3. S Jayasuriya of Sri Lankan cricket team scored 63 runs and Kumara Sangakkara scored 54 runs for Sri lanka.
4. Michael Clarke took two wickets for Australian cricket team.
5. Sri Lankan cricket team was 214 when bad light stopped play and Australia was declared the cricket world cup 2007 champion.
6. Adam Gilchrist was declared Man of the Match. Glenn McGrath of Australia cricket team was declared Man of the Series in 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Cricket World Cup records: England vs West Indies cricket teams

• The two sides have played 6 world cup matches. English cricket team has won 4 while West Indies cricket team has won 1.
• The final of 1979 ICC Cricket World Cup was played between England cricket team and West Indies cricket team. The match was won by West Indies and they lifted their second world cup trophy.
• In the final, West Indies batsman Sir Viv Richards scored a splendid century, making 138 runs. West Indian bowler Joel Garner along with Colin Croft and Michael Holding destroyed English batting line up. Joel Ganer took 5/38.
• After 1979 world cup, England has been on the offensive side and has beaten West Indies in every world cup match.
• England cricket team has bowled out West Indies cricket team thrice in last three world cup encounters.
• West Indies bowlers Jerome Taylor and Dwayne Bravo have picked key wickets of English batsmen in recent matches as well as in last world cup.
• England batsman Kevin Peterson is the only player from England cricket team to score a century against West Indies cricket team in a world cup match which he did in 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.
• Legend batsman Brian Lara played last One-Day International match of his career against England cricket team in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.
• The two teams have not played against each other in the world cups of 1975, 1983, 1996 and 2003.

 

Famous cricket players of West Indies cricket team: Brian Lara

Sachin Tendulkar of Indian cricket team is widely regarded as the best batsman to have walked out on a cricket field, but have you ever thought that how good a player would the person who Sachin considers to be the best, be?? With the great West Indian cricket team losing it’s ferocity and charisma in the early 1990s the legacy seemed to have rubbed off onto only one player, Brian Charles Lara.

Born in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies in 1969, Brian Lara was a top order left handed batsman who ruled the batting charts all over the world for as long as he played. The finesse and class that he exhibited with the cricket bat would often make people bow in his awe. When in full flow, Brian Lara seemed like an artist who made his bat brush destiny; a batsman who stood tall to every bowler and made them pay at will. An ODI career that spanned close to two decades, he played his first ODI against Pakistan in 1990. During a magnificent career, Brian Lara played a total of 299 matches in which he scored 10,405 runs at an average of 40.48 with 19 centuries and 63 fifties to his credit. His top scoring inning was a flawless 169 that he scored against the Sri Lankans at Sharjah.

He never reached the height of performance that he was capable of during the World Cup’s purely because the side that he was a part off was less than average and he seemed to be the lonely warrior almost every time. In the 1992 Cricket world cup, he played a few very good knocks and scored runs at an average close to 50.

A lot of batsmen look up to the mighty West Indian legend as an inspiration and is regarded by the best bowlers to have played the game as simply the greatest batsman of all time. The world would always go back to his videos and reminisce what is without a doubt a delight to watch.

 

Famous cricket player of Australia: Ricky Ponting

Nicknamed ‘Punter’, Ricky Ponting is a fantastic right handed batsman of Australian cricket team and a brilliant fielder. He is regarded right up there with Sachin tendulkar and Brian Lara as the finest batsman of the last few decades. His sharp reflexes and superb hand eye coordination are a lethal combination which facilitate him to score freely and at will.

Born in Tasmania, Australia in 1974, Ricky Ponting made his one day international debut against South African cricket team in 1995. From the very first game the pundits knew that he was a special talent and was destined to make a big mark in the world of cricket. He has an absolutely flawless record in both forms of the game but if we take a look at his performance in the ODIs, he surely deserves a bow. In the 352 matches that Ponting has represented his country thus far, he has scored 13,082 runs at an excellent average of 42.75 and a brilliant strike rate. To his credit, he has 29 centuries and 79 fifties with his top score being 164.

In the many memorable innings that he has played the one that definitely stands out Is the inning he played against India in the 2003 World Cup final where he scored a magnificent century and led his country by example to lift his first world cup as the captain. He again led his team to the 2007 Cricket World cup victory even when the odds were against them.

Ricky Ponting well once again be leading his team on to the field in the Sub continent for his third world cup as the captain and he would most definitely want to be the first player in the history of cricket to be lifting the world cup for the fourth time. He is an exceptional talent, one that would be cherished in history as God’s gift to the game.

Hottest players of World Cup Cricket 2011 or there aint any?

Those were good old days when World Cup Cricket tournaments used to be so full of glamour. There were many players who were known for their masculine style and impressive personalities. Is it that the viewers and sports fan have changed their taste? Or is it a fact that we actually do not have hottest players in Cricket World Cup 2011 who have fan following not only because of how good they are in the sport they play, but also because of their looks? Yes women! the heartbeat of yours, Bret Lee surely is in our list.

However looking back in cricket history, one can pick some of the Cricket players who were real style icons. No wonder many of them got a lot of offers to work in Movies! Taking it up from the 1975 world cup, even if the killer looks were missing, we had players like Vivian Richards whose sexy reverse sweep no one can forget. In the years to come, Imran Khan was considered to be the king as far as glamour in Cricket was concerned. In 1979 World Cup Cricket, Pakistani team had stylish and hottest cricket players like Majid Khan, Mohsin Hassan Khan, Wasim Hassan Raja and there were stylish batsmen like Sunil Gawaskar who had an added attraction.

By the time the third world cup was played, World cup Cricket 1983, Imran Khan became the heart throb of millions and millions of cricket fans from all across the globe. He was known as an icon of masculinity and style in his youth. In 1983, it was not only Imran Khan, but players like Ravi Shastri, Holding, Allen Border, Ramiz Raja, David Gower and Richard Headley were considered hot players in cricket. 1987 world cup cricket presented Steve Waugh to the world. Steve Waugh along with Wasim Akram, Courtney Walsh and Martin Crowe became the heart throbs. Imran Khan was still considered to be the hottest player though. 1992 cricket world cup was unique in the sense that it was the first world cup which was played in colored kit.

A lot of cricketers looked hot in the true sense as the colored atmosphere added to glamour. Saeed anwar, Ramiz Raja, Martin Crowe, Steve Waugh, Kepler Wessels, Ian Botham, Anil Kumble, Aaqib Javed, Allen Donald, Andy Flower, and Wasim Akram were considered to be the hottest players in Cricket. 1992 cricket world cup was unique and important in the sense that a lot of stylish and hot all rounders in cricket resigned from cricket right after this world cup. The great names include Martin Crowe, Kepler Wessels, Imran Khan, Ravi Shastri, Allen Border, Vivian Richards, Graham Gooch and Houston. In 1996 world cup cricket, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis were the absolute hot players in the world of cricket. Sachin Tendulkar, Steve Waugh, Hansie Cronje, Alec Stewart, Gary Kirsten, and Bevan were considered to be real hot cricket players. In 1999 Glenn McGrath and Michael Bevan were the star hottest players of the cricket world cup. In 2003 Wasim Akram, Glenn McGrath, Ricky Ponting, Shoaib Akhtar, Bret Lee, Rahul Dravid, Saurav Ganguly, Stephen Fleming, Shaun Pollock and Brian Lara were considered to be the hot players of cricket.

World cup cricket 2007 saw Ricky Ponting at his best. Graeme Smith, Irfan Pathan and few other names were also considered as hottest players of cricket. With such big names in the history of cricket who were considered as hottest players in the history of cricket, the cricket squads who are going to compete for the world cup cricket 2011 seem to lack that quality. Shahid Afridi and Misbah ul Haq are the hottest cricket players from Pakistan.

M.S. Dhoni is considered to be hot. We can add a couple of other names to this list too, but though this world cup has bowling and batting stars, the so loved glamour aspect is missing from the game this time around. Lets see who can get the attention of cricket fans by playing brilliantly!

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