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Was the 2007 World Cup really a disaster?

Was the 2007 World Cup really a disaster?

A series of unforeseen events went against the tournament, but it also got a lot of things right

26-Jun-2020•Sidharth Monga

One-day giants

One-day giants

Five one-day international sides that have left a lasting mark on the game

01-Dec-2011•George Dobell

An awful reminder of awfulness

An awful reminder of awfulness

A review of The Official 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup Review DVD

22-Sep-2007•Andrew Miller

Bowing out on top

Bowing out on top

Glenn McGrath's career was characterised by his consistency and his ability to bring out his best on the most important occasions

29-Apr-2007•S Rajesh and HR Gopalakrishna

Grand stage awaits fitting drama

Grand stage awaits fitting drama

The Kensington Oval has been given an extensive makeover, and has also got back its famous bounce

27-Apr-2007•Sambit Bal in Barbados

Bowl it one last time, Glenn

Bowl it one last time, Glenn

To watch the chuntering maestro Glenn McGrath at work was to see an entire era of wicket-to-wicket back-of-length menace flash before the eyes

26-Apr-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya in St Lucia

Anxious South Africa fall to mindless adventure

Anxious South Africa fall to mindless adventure

A disappointing World Cup has just got worse. Just when it seemed a World Cup semi- final couldn't get any lower than the first one, it did

25-Apr-2007•Sambit Bal in St Lucia

Powerhouses flex muscles in Power Cricket

Powerhouses flex muscles in Power Cricket

Australia are pioneering a new brand of one-day cricket, and South Africa are not far behind. Power Cricket is here

25-Apr-2007•Sambit Bal

When Sabina woke up to Mahela

When Sabina woke up to Mahela

Dileep Premachandran on Mahela Jayawardene's Sabina Park epic

25-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Jamaica

The Lost Action Hero

The Lost Action Hero

Plays of the Day

24-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Jamaica

Brian Lara still bucking the world

Brian Lara still bucking the world

With a cacophonous sell-out crowd and the green hills of central Barbados behind him, Brian Lara batted for the last time in an international today. Or so he tells us

22-Apr-2007•Paul Coupar in Barbados

The last king of Trinidad

The last king of Trinidad

Nobody made the game look better and few ever played it better than Brian Lara

20-Apr-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya

A long and eventful innings

A long and eventful innings

Brian Lara will play his last international match against England on Saturday. Cricinfo looks at the highlights of an illustrious career

20-Apr-2007•George Binoy & Sriram Veera

Flawed legacy of Lara's mortal genius

Flawed legacy of Lara's mortal genius

Saturday could be the last time we will watch Brian Lara in an international match. West Indian cricket is unlikely to miss him

19-Apr-2007•Sambit Bal

In the skin of a lion

In the skin of a lion

Boyd Rankin forsook a potential rugby career for his first love, cricket

12-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran

Four wickets in an over, and who's the Cockroach?

Four wickets in an over, and who's the Cockroach?

The regular Monday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket. This week it's a World Cup special

02-Apr-2007•Steven Lynch

The man from unity

The man from unity

Our correspondent travels to the Chanderpaul home in Unity and meets Kemraj, Shiv's father and Brandon, Shiv's ten-year old son

31-Mar-2007•Rahul Bhattacharya

More supporter tributes

More supporter tributes

More praise for the commentary candidates

Supporters push for their favourites

Supporters push for their favourites

Voting has begun for Australia's best commentator and to help you judge here are the leading tributes to the men and their microphones

An Irish record, and the World Cup's biggest stand

An Irish record, and the World Cup's biggest stand

The regular Monday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket. This week it's a World Cup special

26-Mar-2007•Steven Lynch

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