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THE WORLD CUP FINAL: CUTTING THROUGH THE CLUTTER

 'Victory is won not in miles, but in inches'- Louis L'Amour World Cup Final...Lords Cricket Stadium...Wimbledon final...Roger Federer...Centre Court...What more can a sports lover ask for? Add to that the level of intensity and the margins that separated the winners from the (don't wish to, but have to call them) losers! 14th July 2019 shall undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest days in sporting history. The level of athleticism and sportsmanship spirit was something any 'true' sports lover would relish. So, which game was more enthralling? That is really difficult to answer. Statistics suggest that the Wimbledon game was watched by a peak of 9.6 million viewers, while the peak viewership for the ICC Cricket World Cup final was 8.6 million. This suggests that the Wimbledon match beat the cricket match in viewership (or tennis beat cricket...for once:) But, surely, the World Cup final has left the most number of 'talking points' for people ...