After 45 matches of 50 overs each side contested between the 10 best cricket nations, we have our Final Four. In my May 29 article (“Cricket World Cup Preview”), I made a series of predictions about teams and individuals to look out for. How did I do? India’s Virat Kohli, the putative best player of his generation, has not been the standout batsman. While his 442 in eight innings at an average of 63.14 is not too shabby, the star batsman in the group stage was his teammate Rohit Sharma. The India opener amassed 647 in eight innings at an average of 92.42 –– a simply stunning level of play. I advised World Cup watchers not to sleep on Australia’s Davey Warner, and he did not let us down. Warner notched 638 runs in nine innings at an average 79.75, stirring stuff at the top of the order for an Australian team that became stronger as the tournament progressed until, well, more of that later. The tournament’s mooted big hitters had mixed fortunes. Six-hitter for the ages, Chris Gayle of West Indies, showed that the end of his career is nigh. Mixed fortunes saw him loft 12 sixes in nine…