Finally the time has come for a tournament that can make the hearts of a country of 1 billion to skip a beat. Yes, the time for ICC World Cup has arrived and for the first time in the foreseeable history, India truly have a world class team that can take any opposition head on! With their current ranking of No. 1 and No. 2 in ICC Test and ODI rankings respectively, they definitely stand the strongest odds they have ever had in the history of this tournament. Added with the decline of other teams such as Australia and Pakistan, its a golden chance for India to reclaim the much loved trophy after 28 years of drought.
The other reason that makes this world cup so special is that it, in all likelihood, will be the last world cup for Sachin Tendulkar, the legend who has been part of 5 Indian World Cup squads but for whom the coveted cup has so far been been elusive. Considering the contributions Sachin has made to this game, nothing can be more befitting tribute than a World Cup trophy for this batting genius. Sachin has a tremendous record in World Cup tournaments and in addition to a WC trophy for this legend, my personal wishlist would also include 4 more centuries from him.
Stage is set, the start has been made. Two warm-up matches won easily and a cakewalk win against minnows Bangladesh are good omens so far! Go Team India, nation of 1 billion wants you to bring back the cup to the place where it rightly belong.
India, India, India.......
The other reason that makes this world cup so special is that it, in all likelihood, will be the last world cup for Sachin Tendulkar, the legend who has been part of 5 Indian World Cup squads but for whom the coveted cup has so far been been elusive. Considering the contributions Sachin has made to this game, nothing can be more befitting tribute than a World Cup trophy for this batting genius. Sachin has a tremendous record in World Cup tournaments and in addition to a WC trophy for this legend, my personal wishlist would also include 4 more centuries from him.
Stage is set, the start has been made. Two warm-up matches won easily and a cakewalk win against minnows Bangladesh are good omens so far! Go Team India, nation of 1 billion wants you to bring back the cup to the place where it rightly belong.
India, India, India.......
