Transcendence

SA crushed Australia in a warm up game by 9 wickets. We have warned all teams about SA. They have five world class batsmen in Amla, Smith, Kalli, Duminy and De Villiers. They have two world class fast bowlers in M Morkel and Styen. All teams beware ! Smith was confident when he said that he will lift the Cup ! On paper, they appear to be formidable with the form of their batsmen and fast bowlers. Imran Tahir is their secret weapon. In both warm up matches, they have won. Clarke, the Aussie skipper, said the warm up games do not count. His opinion was seconded by Amla. "Obviously the result did not go the way we would have liked but again we all understand that they are practice games. It's more about giving boys an opportunity than about winning." said Clarke. "A practice game is a practice game. So it's important to maximize the chance to give everybody the opportunity to bat and bowl, and more importantly, to get used to the conditions." "We play Zimb

Imran supported Dhoni's statement that warm up matches are actually unnecessary, as the Indian team is already fatigued. Dhoni said that the Indian team was not motivated enough, when that side could only score 214. Extolled as a formidable batting line up, some batsmen were all at sea against the Aussie fast bowlers ! Imran said that the statement about fatigue is not true. When you come to know that this is the Cup, all fatigue walks away. Cricket is 50% physical and 50% mental. The whole world is watching you, your countrymen are scrutinising you. ( Dhoni later on clarified that he did not mention fatigue. All he said was that there was too much cricket and warm up matches were not the need of the hour ). All wars are won in the Mind ! Sport is surrogate war, said Orwell. War is a biological necessity, an outlet for the human desire to compete and excel. Determination, sang-froid, Will Power - all these are necessary qualities for a team to win. The mentally tough triumph ultima