All the World(Cup)'s a stage

All the world(Cup)'s a stage,
And all the men (and no women ) merely cricket players:
They have their exits(off the pavilion) and their entrances(onto the crease);
And one man in his time plays many parts(all-rounders),
....
...
Last scene of all,(the final ofcourse!)
That ends this strange eventful history,(of repeating itself ?? )
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,(of fighting spirit?)
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. ( sans Mandira Bedi&Co )

-William Shakespeare's remix(remake) poem!!

If Shakespeare were to rewrite this grand poem with WC 2007 in view,it perhaps would be on these lines.(pun intended)

The ICC has already drawn up the Super 8 schedule based on ratings so far and as per that one,India plays Pakistan on a Sunday in April and the like. Rediff says this pre-determined, setup is to boost TV ratings,what else ?

Even before a ball is bowled,the last 8 have been sieved out, tcheee.. To think am planning to take vacation to watch these ICC orchestrations suck!! Damn that ICC and the bunch of idiots sitting there who probably suck up to the TV bosses..

The WC 2007 should be boycotted by the other 8 who have been asked play night-watchmen. What a pity,we dont have cricket played for its sake anymore!!
Even the India Vs Pak match raises eyebrows, what if some bizarre reasoning already inplace to ensure Pak loses ??

Two cents for the weirdest reason for Pak losing the Super 8 match to Inda...

how about a boosting beer/liquor sales during the celebrations (in case of Pak loss)
in the aftermath of the match (a la 1996 Bangalore ) thus giving Vijay Mallya enough money to procure more aircraft with skimpier hostesses,leading to a new reality TV show titled 'Big Hoss(tess)' wherein contestants are thrown into a flying aircraft for 3 months with no contact with the earth below, the winner gets a
job in Mallya's private aircraft ? This show could be the next talk of the town and
TV bosses want just enough capital generated via ratings to start this reality show (reality and show are so ironical *wink*)

Isnt this a practical reason for Pakistan to lose in the Super 8 ? Come on, forget that we have been their arch rivals in cricket and that a good Ind-Pak match is a sweet memory no matter who wins..all crap... TV rules and ratings are our Gods....

All the World(Cup) is a stage...

P.S : Anyone with weirder reasoning is welcome :)

old-school-cricket-fan
-Rekha