The Expert's Log - Mar. 10 - Mar. 16

"Sachin Tendulkar's current form is the stuff nightmares are made of, speaking as a bowler. He is in serious nick, he has an ominously quiet resolve to win this World Cup for his team, and he has been playing so well, that his hitherto off-colour, out-of-form colleagues have also started coming into their own." South African pace legend Allan Donald
Source: The Gulf News, UAE

"I hope the ICC take notice of these performances. It's a great day for Kenyan cricket but I hope they keep the feet on the ground." Kenyan coach Sandip Patil, on his team's performance in the World Cup
Source: The Gulf Daily News, Bahrain

"When I watch Sachin Tendulkar bat, I find myself wondering how Don Bradman would have coped with the modern game. The Indian genius has been at his imperious best. Would Bradman's insatiable appetite for scoring runs have been diminished by so much cricket, especially the endless stream of one-day matches." Former Australian captain Greg Chappell
Source: The Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia

"I won't blame the playing conditions or the pitches but the attitude of the parent body. Look at how the ICC has allowed the tournament to lose its lustre." Former West Indian fast bowling great Michael Holding, on the 2003 World Cup
Source: The Hindu, India

"I would like to see a couple of new innovations as well. Firstly, a new ball at 25 overs, with one mandatory catcher inside the 15-metre circle. This would prevent having to change the ball later in the innings. It would also bring in new tactics and batting and bowling innovations," Former South African coach Bob Woolmer
Source: Rediff.com

"One area that has achieved high standards (in this World Cup) so far is the batting. The best three so far, in no particular order, were Symonds against Pakistan, Davison against the West Indies and Tendulkar against Pakistan," Australian legend Mark Waugh
Source: Outlook, India

"I think that one of the things that we have to get rid of is insularity at all levels. Everyone wants West Indies to win but they all want their own people to play or whatever," West Indies coach Roger Harper
Source: CaribbeanCricket.com