India and the Cricket World Cup

India deserved to win the Cricket World Cup.

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11th April, 2011

Bill Clinton’s autobiography took 1008 pages to confirm what many strongly suspected: that, to paraphrase a couple of mountaineers, he knocked off Monica Lewinsky because she was there. Likewise the Cricket World Cup took six weeks and 49 matches to confirm what many strongly suspected: that India is the best team in the world. Spare a thought for the Poms. Their tour of Australia lasted from November to February. They went home for long enough to catch a cold, then they were off to the subcontinent ...

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