Cup of Joy – The Invincible Australian Team with Indomitable Spirit

I  have not seen any individual in the game of cricket to let his mouth as well as his  profession do the talking.  The He that I’m referring to is none other than the Great Mr.Glenn McGrath.

He is an amazing bowler who bowled with a lot of discipline, here is a quote -

“McGrath bowled an unremitting off-stump line and an immaculate length, gained off-cut and bounce, specialised in the opposition’s biggest wickets“

I have rarely seen him straying on the leg stump, the channel that he used to bowl was something special, Just outside the off stump always luring the batsmen to edge to the slips or to the keeper, every single delivery that he bowled was virtually unplayable ones, he made it a point that the batsmen should invest a lot of effort to earn a single run, there are many batsmen who have scripted success stories against Mr. McGrath but I still feel that it was Mr. VVS Laxman, a very very special player indeed. Here is a quote by the invincible Australian Team -

“The Australians, who have suffered more than most, paid the highest compliment after India’s 2003-04 tour Down Under by admitting they did not know where to bowl to him.”

But I will always enjoy the contest when it comes to Mr. Lara Vs.  Mr. McGrath. No one can forget a sequence of 213, 8, 153 not out and 100 made by Mr. Lara, against the Mighty Australians during 1998-99 season.

As the adage goes there is always an end to a beginning. To me the World Cup 2007  left a lot of unsavory memories

[+]  Sad demise of the Great Cricketing Mind Mr. Bob Woolmer.

[+]  Infamous but the Inevitable exits of the Giants – Indian Team & Pakistan Team

[+] Retirments of the Great Players Mr. Anil Kumble, Mr. Inzamam Ul Haq, the enigmatic genius Mr. Brain Charles Lara, finally the Gaint amongst the Men Mr. Glenn McGrath.