WORLD CUP ARCHIVES
Paul Edwards takes a look back to the 2007 tournament in the West Indies, which was mired in controversy for much of the time
There are perhaps three things which should be asked about any World Cup. Who did well? A question which encompasses rather more than who lifted the trophy. To what extent did it broaden the game’s appeal beyond the Testplaying nations? And was it a successful event for spectators, many of whom, over the years, have paid a lot of money to attend cricket’s greatest show on earth? Yet before we evaluate the 2007 World Cup in the Wes...
