Firstly then, from a Muslim point of view in 2007: war, murder, bloodshed, corruption, terrorism and all the rest of it.
So no change there then.
Which means that it’s down to cricket to save the year as usual. Hence, your must-read cricket review for 2007 written by the skilled Osman Samiuddin, is right here:
Streaks and freaks, spats and prats
Allow me the liberty to add a few extra categories that Osman missed, some serious and some not so serious:
Team of the Year: Australia. This year. And every year. And too right.
Post-Match Speech of the Year: That one by Malik. “O Muslims! Say Ho!”
Most Predictable Post-Match Speech of the Year: Anything by Malik. And it will be lame.
Most Missed Post-Match Speaker: Assalamulaikum. Bismillahi-Rahmani-Rahim…
Baisti of the Year: Stuart Broad. Don’t be stepping sonny boy. Inzi was better than your dad, and that’s not even a cuss!
My Personal Batsman of the Year: Yuvraj Singh.
My Personal Bowler of the Year: Dale Steyn.
Umpire of the Year: Billy Bowden.
Most Noble Cricketer of the Year: Kumar Sangakkara
Greatest Tournament in Sporting History Ever: Twenty20 World Cup 2007
Bid’ah Hasanah of the Year: Twenty20 Cricket
Bid’ah Bid’ah of the Year: Those utterly pathetic dancers.
Worst Camera Recording of the Year: Twenty20 World Cup 2007. Come on, how many shots went for six that looked like they were out? And vice versa. And think of Osman’s “best shot” of the year in his review, and I rest my case.
Test Team of the Year:
Matthew Hayden, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Ricky Ponting (c), Mohammad Yousuf, Mahela Jayawardene, Michael Hussey, Jacques Kallis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dale Steyn, Brett Lee, Muhammad Asif.
ODI/20:20 Team of the Year:
Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Ricky Ponting (c), Kevin Pieterson, Jacques Kallis, Yuvraj Singh, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shaun Pollock, Brett Lee, Muttiah Muralitharan, Muhammad Asif.
Sport of the Year: What else? 
