This is the official DVD review of the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup.
It is of course with great sadness that the 2007 Cricket World Cup will be most remembered for the tragic death of much respected Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer.
On the field of play Australia powered their way to the final and clinched their third Cricket World Cup win in a row.
The Aussies dominated the competition with the incredible strokeplay of master batsmen Hayden, Ponting and Clarke, the awesome glove work and power hitting of Gilchrist, the guile of Hogg, the raw pace of Tait and the truly fitting culmination of a quite brilliant career of one of the games all-time great bowlers, the masterful Glenn McGrath as leading wicket taker and player of the tournament.
There were some remarkable feats and achievements created across the islands of the Caribbean: Who could possibly have predicted the initial stages would see the giants India and Pakistan eliminated at the hands of the at times brilliant young Bangladeshis and the heroic Irish team respectively. The adventure of the Irish team and their wonderful fans has been written into cricketing folklore.
The emergence of the exciting Sri Lankan paceman Lasith Malinga and his astonishing 4 wickets in 4 balls against South Africa, the Proteas own Herschelle Gibbs record breaking six sixes in an over against the Dutch, England's world number one Kevin Pietersen's two superb centuries against the Aussies and West Indies, Muralis wizardry bamboozling the Indian batsmen, the last ball drama of Sri Lanka's victory over England and their captain Jayawardene's sublime semi-final century against the Kiwis, the emotional farewell of another of the sports' all time greats Brian Lara and the truly
It's all here plus of course all the great catches, strokes and wickets encapsulated in an action packed 2 hour review of Cricket's 9th ICC World Cup Finals.
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