An erratic World Cup

With all the new rules floating around the game, the ICC should probably think about punching in a few norms that can help matches became a bit more competitive in international events.

Maybe they can provide the option of switching on the "catch up" mode, akin to multiplayer racing  games & gave the second player an opportunity to cover some ground ; because in this Wrold Cup , match have been lasting just for an innings.

In the 23 fixtures so far, six of them have already witnessed result-margins exceeding which have exceeded a hundred runs. We have also had the opportunity of witnessing teams cruise to wins with more than eight wickets in hand thrice

The figures become a lot more relevant when compared to the previous events of the flagship tournament.

In the last World Cup for instance a total of eleven matches were won by more than a 100 runs, while six of them were aced by eight wickets or more. The mega event in the Caribbean in 2007 was not that different altogether. There were 12 100-plus defeats and seven matches won by eight wickets or more.

The rate at which the thrashings have been coming by this year, it will be a huge surprise if the numbers don't overtake those of the last two events; for it has been a heavily one-sided competition thus far.

 Sure enough, the Australia-New Zealand encounter drove us to the edge of our seats; however, the over all picture isn't that rosy. There were a lot more expectations from some of the more high-profiled clashes. The India-South Africa clash or the opener between England and Australia for instance were matches which everyone hoped would go down the wire...............................

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