New Zealand vs Australia: Cricket World Cup Final

As blog posts go, I try to write about different sport subjects every week. From the world of boxing to soccer, there is much more to the global sport spectrum than one sees on SportsCenter on nightly basis. So, it is only fitting that I dedicate a blog post to the world of cricket. On Saturday night, a new champion will be crowned and while a very few on this side of globe will care; the rest of the world turns its attention to Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG.)

The Cricket World Cup Final will be settled between co-hosts Australia and New Zealand. The 4-time champion Aussies were able to defeat defending champion India in the semi-final while the Kiwi’s got past South Africa in search of a maiden world cup championship. New Zealand comes into the match in-form and unbeaten throughout the tournament beating Australia in the group stages by one-wicket (similar to a walk-off home run in baseball), while the Aussies have the benefit of playing in front of their home crowd.

The final will be the pedigree of Australia and their hostile 100,000 crowd vs. a hungry New Zealand team that is ready to announce itself to the world. New Zealand Captain Brendon McCullum has gotten the best out of his side so far, and went all Ben-Hur on his pre match presser saying  “We'll play with the humility which we've played with throughout this campaign as well. And hopefully the big fella upstairs shines on us when the pressure situations come into play."

 While much of the global sporting world will pay close attention to the events taking place at MCG on Saturday night, and if New Zealand can overcome Australia for their first World Cup title, much of U.S will be focusing on the events of March Madness (which has been boring this year) and spring training baseball but then again, some sports aren't meant for everyone.