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Article: Cricket World Cup: A success story - despite the administrators
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 23, 1999
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IT IS THE most obvious question of all at this stage of the
cricketing summer, yet strangely difficult to answer. Was it a good
World Cup?
Yes, because it had worthy winners, two outstanding runners-up,
epic drama, dry weather, perfect pitches for the big games, great
bowling, great batting, great fielding, excellent media coverage, a
satisfying number of matches (42), and three sets of supporters -
Pakistan's, India's and Bangladesh's - for whom the word carnival was
more than just a marketing ploy.
And no, because the final went flat, the hosts went out, the
opening ceremony was a joke, the weather was cold, the children were
at school, the ball was the wrong colour, the floodlights ...