Adil Najam
The 2007 Cricket World Cup does not officially begin until Sunday (March 11) when the opening ceremony will be held. And the first match – between Pakistan and hosts West Indies – does not happen till Tuesday, March 13.
However, in many real ways, the World Cup will begin for Pakistan today (Friday, March 9) when Pakistan meets South Africa – who many consider to be the favorites along with Australia – in a warm-up game. Neither side is likely to – or should – take the game lightly; certainly not Pakistan which is so beset with so many problems.
It would be interesting to find out who our readers think is most likely to win the 2007 World Cup. But given that this is ‘All Things Pakistan‘ we are most interested in your views on how Pakistan will do.
Cast your vote. Ask your friends to do so too. And then jump into the comments section to shout out how you think the Pakistan team will fare. Our only request is that when you vote, try to vote analytically rather than emotionally. Remember, the question is not what you WANT, but what you think is MOST LIKELY.
THIS POLL IS NOW CLOSED. See results of Poll Here.
I am glad people are at least honest in their evaluations here. I saw this poll that the PCB is doing on its website asking people who will win the world cup. Around 5500 people have responded (really!) and 61 percent believe that Pakistan will. I hope it does, but what are these people smoking. Or how much is PCB paying them to say this.
I think we will surprise ourselves and reach the semis. Wetend to do well when the odds are against us. It is when they are FOR us that we falter
I’ve gone through too much heartache in the past regarding my hopes for Pakistan with regards to Cricket. I’m afraid I am very pessimistic at the moment especially with Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif being out of action. We don’t really have a credible bowling attack and our batting is inconsistent to say the least.
Of course I will still secretly be hoping against hope….
PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!!!!!
I am rooting for Bangladesh.
Realistically, making it to the Super Eight is the best that one should expect, and even there I wouldn’t put it past Zimbabwe or Ireland to cause an upset.
However, one will still be backing the team in every match, and if they do manage to reach the semi-finals somehow then anything can happen!
After all, in 1992 they were pretty much down and out after the first few matches, and they had to rely on the weather to avoid defeat against England, and then even after winning their last group match still had to hope for a favourable result in the Australia vs West Indies game to reach the semi-final. That was certainly a miraculous run. Perhaps it can happen again – but I’m not counting on it.