WC fever!

World Cup! Almost a week to go. Forget a Pakistan win, just the one in fourteen chance; just the thought of so much cricket on TV is like a an everyday free access to hotspot's mint ice cream sundae! It's been only a couple of weeks since Pak-New Zealand tour and I realize I really miss Kamram Akmal's annoyingly, high pitched words of encouragement and lack of keeping. Also, Shahid Afridi's single big shot that almost always costs him his wicket and Razzaq, looking like an old, blind turtle, running and celebrating when he takes a wicket. I really can't wait for the WC to start! Let's just hope Pakistan wins most of the tosses and gets to bowl first and bat second as the dew factor, as Imran Khan has pointed out, will help the team that bats second. Dew will make it hell for the second team to bowl as the ball will expand slightly and become useless in terms of spinning (which, by the way, could really hurt Pakistan because Ajmal, Hafeez and Afridi won't be able to do what they do best.)
 
This is so depressing. How can one talk of Pakistan bowlers and not think of Mohd. Amer? You really can't pin point one obvious reason for losing a match, a series or even the cup but if Pakistan does not get wickets earlier in matches or are unable to make breakthroughs when required, then one can safely say that having Mohd Amer in the squad would have made all the difference. The guy could even bat under pressure! I still remember the Amer-Ajmal innings where they almost took their side home. I really think having Amer would've made a whole lot of difference between winning and losing. 
 
Anyway, I'm still optimistic. And yes, even you; the disgruntled Pakistan-has-broken-my-heart-so-many-times-I'm-never-watching-them-play-again Pakistani have that tiny hope somewhere deep down. Even you will be following it secretly even though you'll be saying, "Dekhna, Australia se to zaroor harein gey" after every win. But win or lose, let's just give Pakistan a chance and enjoy this amazing event as much as we can!