Mar 7 - Canada v Kenya

[Paki007]

My goodness can anybody believe that this team was in the semis of wc 2003?This wc has been a nightmare for Kenya

 

[angryangy]

I can totally believe this team was at its best 8 years ago.

 

[Paki007]

Where are Sujis? have they retired?

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and also there was maurice odumbe,brijal patel and a shah these guys were better than this team

 

[Kabooka]

^ They got old & retired

 

[Akash00]

Where are Sujis? have they retired?

One Suji last played cricket 5 years ago and is, of course, retired and the other was not picked for the WC because of inconsistency.

And they both are 35+.

and also there was maurice odumbe,brijal patel and a shah these guys were better than this team

All retired...

 

[Owzat]

How on earth did Kenya qualify for this WC?? They are awful. 5/57 now...

Good recovery to post 198, in context a defendable total that is also chaseable.

Not a lot of interest in this, even though as a contest it should be better than most so far. Neither side looks strong enough to cause an upset in the World Cup though, a bit more exposure might have seen names mentioned latterly replaced.

 

[Owzat]

19/1, game very much on

 

[AbhishekS]

My goodness can anybody believe that this team was in the semis of wc 2003?This wc has been a nightmare for Kenya

At least they managed to score more runs against Canada when compared to Pakistan.

 

[Paki007]

At least they managed to score more runs against Canada when compared to Pakistan.

Yeah true that's what i was thinking too


Canada onto a good start foolish shot caused Cheema his Wicket

 

[icyman]

It's a weekday, not a weekend.

Still, they could have easily scheduled yet another match on similar lines. For e.g- Netherlands v Ireland.

 

[STLIndian]

Whose idea was it to have this be the only match today?

 

[aussie1st]

Such a shame seeing how far Kenya have fallen. They are going to need to unearth some new stars if they want to repeat what they have done previously.

 

[angryangy]

Osinde bowled a memorable spell not only with the new ball, but also with the old. In another life, he might have played a lot of first class cricket.

 

[Owzat]

Such a shame seeing how far Kenya have fallen. They are going to need to unearth some new stars if they want to repeat what they have done previously.

Sadly money rules large over the game itself and so sensible things like a tier system don't exist. Without exposure to these tests, maybe even exposure to Tests, these countries will never gain the recognition and even domestic interest they probably would if their side was playing regular internationals and even some big names. Maybe this World Cup will reinvigorate interest in Kenya, but what about some of the sides like Bermuda, Namibia, UAE and USA who aren't here..............................

And next World Cup is it to be just 10 (Test) sides contesting the World Cup? It's a lot easier to generate interest in a sport in a country if the side is in the World Cup, unless you are Scottish in which case the 'interest' is wishing bad things on England (DISCLAIMER : that is said in jest and an overgeneralisation, I know some do and some don't)