All of you who saw the last group match between India vs West Indies must have noticed the mixture of emotions both of the teams had when India easily won against West Indies to gain second position in their group leading them to play a nerve cracker against Australia in quarter finals of this ICC Cricket world cup 2011 this friday.
As much as Indian fans were happy of the win, they were equally worried for the knock out match of their home Indian team against the Aussies who had an unbeatable record of 34 straight wins in the world cup before going down to the greens in their last group match.
India vs Australia World Cup 2011:
Date: 24 March 2011 – Time: 09:00 GMT
Venue: Ahmadabad, India
West Indies, on the other hand, despite being the runners up were happy because they knew they now have a great chance against the green shirts pakistan, known well for their inconsistent performance. I’m sure everyone will agree with me on this point that you could never ever put your hopes with the pakistan team. They always have equal chance of winning the match, no matter whether they play with Bangladesh or with Australia. So if Pakistan plays casually that day, It could bring west Indies golden chance for cruising past greens to reach the semi-final spot!
So the quarter final between India vs Aus this friday is going to be a real test of nerves for both the team. It would be difficult for Australian team to stand against the huge expected Indian crowd but the same would also trouble India because of the pressure and the high hopes they have for winning this world cup mainly due to being the host nation. This match would actually decide not only the cricketing talent but how much discipline and nerve power both the teams have to absorb this much high intensity crowd and situation to continue their journey for the Glory!
