Amazing record!

Glenn McGrath has played in four World Cups and batted all of FOUR balls! Man, this record is going to take some serious beating. Further, the immensity of the record dawns on considering that Australia made it to the final of all four World Cups in which McGrath played ... phew! Anyway, hope McGrath gets to the batting crease tomorrow. That should be a sure shot sign of an exciting encounter, and maybe even a (at the moment unthinkable!) Sri Lankan victory.

BTW, before the World Cup even began, I had predicted a Sri Lanka versus New Zealand final. How can I miss a chance to brag that I was at least half right :)

Bollywood vs. Cricket

The recent Bollywood flick, Namastey London, gained a lot from India's ouster from the cricket World Cup. With no other reasonable movie around, Namastey London cashed in on The Blue Billion's sudden hatred for cricket. However, I think it is fairly presumptuous of YashRaj Films, the biggest production house in Bollywood at the moment, to release Ta Ra Rum Pum, their next production, on the same weekend as the World Cup final. Even though India surely won't figure in that match, I would think a large fraction of the Indian population would be drawn towards a good game of cricket (though I have to admit that the last two World Cup finals were major letdowns). For the sake of a good game of cricket, I'll hope that Ta Ra Rum Pum suffers :-)

What's up with the sports media btw? Federer loses to Guillermo Canas in two consecutive tournaments, and the news hardly makes a dent in Google News. All the tennis reporters seem to be in slumber, just like this blog!