Australians prove their
supremacy once again
Australia proved
its supremacy in the world of cricket by winning the World Cup five times. Australia proved that it is a country that
produces dynamic, match-winning cricketers who pass on bloody-mindedness from
generation to generation.
Australia grew in
strength through the tournament. The
one-wicket defeat to New Zealand when the sides first met was a wake-up call. The
side played stirring, attacking cricket — much like the team it beat in the
final.
In all fairness,
Australia is a great cricket team in all faculties of game and deserve winning World
Cup 2015. Any country aspiring to win world level future competitions must
frequently play Aussies, England, SA, India/Pakistan and West Indies on
different turfs.
Anyone who follows
cricket closely would agree that Australia always looked the best side in the
tournament right from the beginning even though India and New Zealand had
better record in the group stages. Australia
had a good set of all rounders and in fielding also they excelled.
Well, it's no
miracle but only hard work - lessons to be learnt by our flamboyant players.
How much money and fame do our players need? The country has bestowed on them
so much honor, they should try to live up to it. They should avoid match fixing
scandals, endorsements and all and concentrate on the game
In the final the
Australian team showed its mental toughness. They did not allow the memory of
their one run defeat by New Zealand in an earlier round. New Zealand on the
other hand were not so tough mentally. They were overawed by the MCG and were
crushed by great Australian batting and fielding and by bowlers who stuck to a
plan. Indian team has much to learn. Our players have developed an arrogance
from high incomes and adulation by film starlets and also the general public
who carry out havans for the team's success.
It’s amazing that all
the World Cup won by Australia had one sided match in final showing their clear
dominance in world cricket at times when it needed most. Their mind tactics
before match and performance on ground make them clear winner.
Batting and
Bowling comes through severely hard and difficult test on Australian pitches.
Players go through very competitive tests before they are groomed in Australian
national side. Hard work and competition in cricket has rewarded Australia with
World Cup many times. Domestic competitive cricket makes Australian players
very tough for competition against any team.
Australia, from
the days of Richie Benaud, Lindwall, Allan Davidson, Norman Oneil, Neil Harvey,
Bobby Simpson, Wolly Grout - originally pitted against the West Indian greats
of Worrel, Walcott, Weeks, Garfield Sobers, Rohan Kanhai, Conrad Hunte, Wesley
Hall... and Peter May's England Team consisting of greats like Raman Subbarow,
Tom Graveny, Freddy Trueman, Brian Statham, Tony Lock - has once again shown
that they (Australians) are almost always at the Top in world Cricket. India
may have 1,275 million population against the lowly 23.2 million population of
Australia; but in Cricket, Australians are definitely Kings
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