| "2007" is again a year for the ninth edition | | | | played more matches than Pakistan but it has |
| of the World Cup Cricket Tournament, and all | | | | been ranked fifth by its 109 ratings. |
| the sixteen Nations are holding its breath. | | | | |
| But the question often arises, as who is | | | | On sixth position lies Sri Lanka with 4733 |
| going to hold the Cup? All the sixteen teams | | | | points. The Country has played 44 matches and |
| are full of passion and dedication and as the | | | | has received 108 rating. England holds the |
| day is coming closer and closer, the passion | | | | seventh rank with 3806 points. The team has |
| is growing more rapidly. | | | | played 36 matches and has rated 106 in the |
| | | | countdown. West Indies, Bangladesh and |
| The Sixteen Nations that are participating in | | | | Zimbabwe lies on eighth, ninth and tenth |
| the ICC World Cup 2007 Tournament include: | | | | position. In this countdown West Indies |
| India, Pakistan, England, Sri Lanka, West | | | | holds101 rating with 3956 points, Bangladesh |
| Indies, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, | | | | holds 42 rating with 1454 points and Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe Bangladesh, Kenya, Netherlands, | | | | hold 22 rating with 755 points. |
| Scotland, Bermuda, Ireland, Canada. The top | | | | |
| nine Nations hold a very good record. This | | | | Form the above-mentioned ranking, we find |
| can be viewed from their past games played in | | | | that South Africa holds the top position, but |
| One Day International as well as in Test | | | | the chances of winning the Cup is much more |
| Series and also from their ranking from ICC | | | | favorable for Australia. As the Country has |
| (International Cricket Council). | | | | lifted the cup from last two editions of the |
| | | | World Cup and is still on the verge of |
| Amongst top ten, South Africa hold the first | | | | hatrick. So, definitely the Country will not |
| rank with 4595 points. The team has played 36 | | | | build any space to lose the World Cup. Under |
| matches and has rated 128 in the countdown. | | | | the captaincy of Ricky Pointing, Australia is |
| The second rank is occupied by Australia with | | | | still working hard to make the hatrick. |
| 5753 points. The tremendous victory twice in | | | | |
| the World Cup has rated Australia on 125 in | | | | Thus, the aforesaid ranking and Australian |
| 46 matches. New Zealand holds the third | | | | situation states some indication and |
| position with 4172 points in 37 matches. ICC | | | | prediction as to who is going to hold the |
| has ranked the Nation with 113 ratings. Next | | | | Cup. But the previous performance of the top |
| comes the Pakistan. ICC has ranked it on the | | | | 10-ranked team takes us in a dilemmatic |
| fourth position with 3780 points. The country | | | | situation, where the judgment becomes more |
| has played 34 matches and has received 111 | | | | complicated and intricate. However, the |
| rating. India has been ranked on the fifth | | | | prospects of World Cup are under dilemmatic |
| position, with 5243 points. From point wise | | | | situation but the passion and popularity is |
| the nation is superior to Pakistan and has | | | | still the same among all sixteen nations. |