MY 7 QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK

ANSWERS TO PREVIOUS WEEK'S QUESTIONS

1) Zimbabwe & Ireland
2) Ireland
3) Chetan Sharms [(India) - Vs NZ in 1987 ]
4) Chris Gayle (WI) World Cups - 2003 & 2007
5) Sourav Ganguly (66 Runs)
6) 413 (India)
7) 3 (Three)

Questions for the week 1-Apr-2007 to 7-Apr-2007

1) Which batsman hit 6 sixes in an over in this World Cup ?

2) Which bowler took 4 wickets on the trot in this World Cup ?

3) After India's loss in the World Cup which player announced his retirement from DOIs?

4) How many teams are participating in this World Cup ?

5) How many matches are to be played in the group stage & the Super 8 ?

6) Which Australian fast bowler is not a part of the current team ?

7) Which police officer is investigating the Bob Woolmer murder case ?

INDIANS (BACK) IN INDIA

RAHUL DRAVID (BEFORE WC) "We are here to win!"
RAHUL DRAVID (AFTER WC) "We didn't deserve to win!"
How can the same person make such contradictory statements in such a short span of time ? And that too both were bold and bold statements. The former being the more. But the ignonimity of defeats, expectations of billion odd fans coupled with (unsung) personal ambitions and the hype created before the departure of the team has at last indeed cost the team the World Cup. Exactly within 9 days it was game over for Team India. Couldn't even score a double digit in days. Nine was not fine.
And our cricket-crazy nation was looking for a miracle to happen, expecting a thing or two to happen from someone rated as "minnows" at least on paper (otherwise in the real sense who can be termed as a minnow ?) - Bermuda beating Bangladesh. But that wasn't to be. Dave What more do you want ? One bicycle collapsed the rest showed what the Domino Effect is. Now its time to cool their heels.
But really, is it correct just to critizise someone or some unit so severely ? Because we are expecting that the laws of the Nature and the games should change for us ? We are expecting that each of the players on the field is a super-human who would hit every ball out of the ground [(like Gibbs - but he too didn't do it always)] and take wickets every ball [(like Malinga - but he too didn't do it always)] and that these super-humans would never make any mistake of any kind. But mind you even Micheal Schumachare was once made to look human like our very own SACHIN TENDULKAR.

MY 7 QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK

ANSWERS TO PREVIOUS WEEK'S QUESTIONS

1) Football
2) 1 (One)
3) 1776
4) Pipes
5) Indira Gandhi
6) February 28
7) Sourav Ganguly ( 66 runs)

Questions for the week 25-Mar-2007 to 31-Mar 2007

1) Which two countries played for a tie in the 2007 Cricket World Cup recently ?

2) Which country made her World Cup debut ?

3) Who was the first player to take a hat-trick in the World Cups played till date ?

4) Which player has achieved a rare distinction of facing the very first ball of a World Cup ?

5) Who scored the first half-century for India in World Cup 2007 ?

6) What is the highest team total in World Cup history ?

7) How many matches have ended as a tie in World Cup history ?

GO INDIA GO !!!

Does the current Team India have this aggression ?

WORLD CUP IS JUST ROUND THE CORNER

The 9th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup is just round the corner. And a lot has gone in the previous Edition of the Cup. And a lot more is promised. Just for reminder's sake! How much do you know about the last 8 Editions? Who were the first Champs? Where were the matches played? How many teams participated? How long did the Mega Event last? Such answers to your favourite are just right here. Take a look:

Year Champion Venue Teams
1) 1975 West Indies England 8
2) 1979 West Indies England 8
3) 1983 India England 8
4) 1987 Australia India, Pakistan 8
5) 1992 Pakistan Australia, New Zealand 9
6) 1996 Sri Lanka India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka 12
7) 1999 Australia Eng., Ireland, Scotland, Holland 12
8) 2003 Australia South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya 14