Minnow redifined
Posted by Rajesh on March 18, 2007
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Before the world cup started, everyone looked at the Groups and said, the minnows are there to provide practice matches for the top 2 from each group. Yeah… right. It has been 2 weeks since the warmups have started and just 5 days since the group matches have commenced. It is time to wipe out the word minnow from the ICC dictionary. Every minnow (so called) have given a tough fight. Some have lost poorly to RSA, AUS or SL but others have provided good game.
In group D a minnow (IRE) leads the table ahead of WI.
In group C a minnow (KEN) is ahead of ENG
In group B a minnow (BAN) is ahead of IND
Only group A has both AUS and RSA ahead of the minnows
There was an article in rediff – “Super 8s: India vs Pakistan, April 15″. This article was talking about the schedule on an ICC website that has actually mentioned the teams in Super 8s. But it was only an assumption and based on this assumption, India will be playing Pakistan on April 15th which turns out to be a sunday. Anyway the point I was trying to make is, every website, talking about world cup has predicted the top 2 from each group will go to Super 8s. But I am not sure it is going to happen that way. Pakistan is almost out of the worldcup and if India looses to Sri Lanka then we board the same plane as pakistan.
Danesh said
While it is sad that top teams may return, it is good for these so called “minnows”. Who knows an Ireland could become a South Africa someday.
Aparna said
Two of my friends bought tickets for the match on April 15. Now, they are not sure whom to cheer!