Whilst keeping my eye on the various sporting events taking place this weekend two things stood out above the rest which demonstrated the true beauty of sport.Firstly, it was the fairy-tail story of Afghanistan cricket. Many of you might never expected the words Afghanistan and cricket in the same sentence but such has been the rise of the game their that within the space of a few years they have now qualified for an ICC World Cup. They narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 50 over event late last year, but many of the neutrals were well pleased when they beat UAE today to book their place at the Twenty 20 world cup in May. It just shows that despite all the troubles a country may face, sport can bring smiles to their faces and as a major sports fan that pleases me to no end. So well done to the Afghanistan cricket team I look forward to following your progress at the world cup in the the West Indies.
The second thing which caught my attention was the fantastic rugby match which took place a few hours ago between Wales and Scotland. Wales won by 31-24 but with 7 minutes to go they were behind by a whopping 10 points. Scotland fought bravely but eventually Wales pressure counted and they won by scoring a try with the last touch of the game. What was extra pleasing was that the tries in this game were good on the eye but also those tries were scored through skill and pace. It shows that although rugby these days is said to be for the big guys, there's still a place in the game for the smaller guy who has the pace and skill to wow the crowds. That to me is pleasing again, as sport showed today that it is for everyone.
