The world cup is just hours away. So what is the blogosphere and internet in general talking?

House of Honcho has a nice world cup preview.

If I had to get off the fence, Aus would be my pick to win, but at $3.20 on Betfair no thank you. I expect the South Africans to somehow stuff it up again, and if I didn’t have to take conditions into account, Sri Lanka is in my mind the main danger. India will leak too many runs in the field, and the remaining four teams who are all paying over $10 are a little over-priced as despite question marks over their consistency, all they have to do is win enough games to qualify for the semis and then win 2 games on the trot. Any of the eight sides can do that.

Vishnu on the other hand asks us not to forget the minnows, considering the past record. Given the number of matches minnows play this time, a few upsets are very much probable.

An astrologer thinks that India will play in the final.

Kalyan is clear regarding his expectations from the world cup and he explains them with strong reason:

I think if the team plays at it best and gets beaten by a better team (ala WC’03) and not panic (ala WC’96) - i would be smiling at the end of the WC campaign - WC in hand or not!

The world cup is being held in the West Indies but you would think it is being held in India if you look at the hype. A world cup road show is being held by google across India. Google also has the world cup venues in google earth.

As a cricket fan, I am hoping that the West Indies reach at least the semis and the world cup heralds a new era for them. I do think that they have the team to be able to reach the semis as well if they play to their potential. Rahul Bhattacharya says it best - rally round the West Indies.

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