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Cricket stars we miss in 2007 world cup

January 27, 2007 By Cricket Leave a Comment

 

In 2007 cricket world cup, we are going to watch splendid performances from great cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Glen Mcgrath, Shane Bond, Sanath Jayasurya and Injamam-Ul-Haq. But, we miss the performances of some great batsmen and bowlers who entertained us in the recent years. Some are missed due to retirements while some may miss due to non-selection and fitness problems.

 

Missing stars in 2007 cricket world cup:
 
 
 
Retirements:
 


 

1. Shane Warne: Australian spin legend who missed the 2003 cricket world cup (due to drugs controversy) will not be in action in the 2007 edition due to retirement. Who can forget his performances in the semi finals of the 1996 and 1999 world cups? He was the man of the match in the both matches. At least we can watch Mcgrath in action upto this world cup.

 

2. Damien Martin: Cool customer in the Australian middle order retired from International cricket. Still, Australia can boast of likes of Michael hussey, Michael Clark and Andrew Symonds to over come top order failures.
 
 

 
3. Nathan Astle: This dynamic New Zealand batsman retired from international cricket just before the world cup. This leaves a big hole in the already brittle New Zealand batting line up.
 
 
 
Injuries and Non-Selection:

 
1. Marcus Trescothick: Dynamic England opener failed to get a place even in the World cup probables list. This virtually demolished the little winning chances (if any) of England.
 
 
 
2. Virender Sehwag: He may miss the selection due to the arrival of Sourav Ganguly and Gautham Gambhir. He was a star of Indian batting line up just 6 months back. It happens only in India. Irfan Pathan, Indian All rounder, is on the brink of selection.
 
 
 
Injuries may pose a problem for selecting stars like Shoaib Akhtar. We may miss some other stars due to injuries and lack of form.
More details will be known after the announcement of final teams on February 13.
 
 
 
 

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