Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Cricket World Cup Teams

Cricket World Cup Teams

The stakes are much higher this time! It has never been this big before and all cricket world cup teams are gearing up for the showdown. World Cup 2007 promises fans cricket of the highest levels from all the participating cricket world cup teams.

All the teams are eager to prove their worth in the West Indies World Cup 2007. And why not, after all it is not always that one gets selected to cricket world cup teams. Here is a look at some of the participating cricket world cup teams.

Australia: Reigning world champions and currently favorite among cricket world cup teams to win the title again. They have the ability and talent to end up as world champions once gain.

Bangladesh: The minnows will have to play exceptionally good cricket. There has been a cry from many quarters to strip them of their test status, so their cricket world cup team would love to prove a thing or two to their critics.

England: The only cricket world cup team to have reached the finals thrice without ever winning the title. Recent from suggest that the team is not doing too well, but World Cup is a special event and we can expect exceptional performances from this team.

India: The team boasts of having the best batting line up among cricket world cup teams. Fans and players alike will hope that the team clicks and they go on to win the tournament.

New Zealand: This cricket world cup team has immense potential. Strangely however they have never come good on big tournaments such as the World cup. This time around things might be entirely different.

Pakistan: The one cricket world cup team that has been in news most of the times for reasons other than their performance on the field. For once they would live to be in news for all the right reasons, such as say winning the World Cup!

South Africa: This team led by a young captain has players of huge potential. Like New Zealand, they have also somehow failed to raise their performance levels when most needed. 2007 might just turn out to be their year.

Sri Lanka: The only host country among the cricket world cup teams to win the title. Though the team does not have too many big names, yet the few talented players are capable of springing in a surprise.

West Indies: Once the unparalleled champions of the cricketing world, this time around being hosts they will like to regain back their lost glory. It remains to be seen how far they will be able to make use of home conditions in their quest of being world champions.

Bermuda, Canada, Holland (Netherlands), Ireland, Kenya, Scotland, and Zimbabwe are the other cricket world cup teams that are participating in the West Indies World Cup 2007.

On paper these cricket world cup teams may not appear to be too strong, but on their day they can give the best teams a run for their money, if the opposition takes them lightly.

Mentioned below is the list of cricket teams that will be participating in World Cup 2007 in West Indies (in alphabetical order):

  1. Australia
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Bermuda
  4. Canada
  5. England
  6. Holland ( Netherlands)
  7. India
  8. Ireland
  9. Kenya
  10. New Zealand
  11. Pakistan
  12. Scotland
  13. South Africa
  14. Sri Lanka
  15. West Indies
  16. Zimbabwe

Origin of Cricket

Throughout the 18th century cricket thrived due to the large amounts of investment made via monetary backing and gambling. The first example of a match to be played between two counties in England can be dated to the 29th June 1709. The match took place between Surrey and Kent.

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