Cricket: Sanga's simple song

Well I guess I can't just pretend that the World Cup isn't exactly taking place, even if India has been knocked out, and in a few months I'll be claiming that the tournament never actually existed this year.

With India out, it's pretty simple for me to choose my pick for the Cup - the only other team with a Tamil player. In fact, the only team with a Tamil player, given that Dinesh Karthik was never adjudged to be good enough by the Greg Chappell Brains Trust to displace the misfiring Indian dinosaurs.

So step forward Sri Lanka. And while Murali has my linguistic loyalty, the real joy in the Lankan team must be their wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara, who - apparently - is a law graduate. Like me. (I can almost hear my dad saying that Sangakkara is also wasting his education). But I digress. Sangakkara's particular appeal for me - apart from his excellent batting and keeping - has always been his ability to sledge in a rather more erudite manner than most cricketers.

Or if you prefer video take a look at the clip below. Even if Sri Lanka don't win the tournament, I'd happily settle for seeing Shaun Pollock crumble again.