Both teams played in 105 minutes and no one has been able to score a goal yet. Both sides are attacking. But the defenders have been able to fulfill their responsibilities properly. I was impressed by the performances of SIlva in the Chelsea's team and Liverpool's Arnold. If neither team can score in extra time then maybe Liverpool will win. I think Liverpool are more likely to win in the penalty shootout.

I think that the best future plan for the players is that they move to a much more competitive League and try to prove themselves. because you know, both of them are not going to achieve anything more by staying in the current club that they are in. Mbappe is going to be always under the shadow of Neymar and Messi or at least for a long time. And Erling Haaland must be tired of carrying the team time and time again. I think we all know what's best for them and they should be able to find that out easily.

EFL Cup  - Final

Chelsea and Liverpool are now playing in the final of the EFL Cup. I am enjoying a competitive match. The goal of both teams is the title. And both teams are strong. Neither team scored in the 90th minute. But they are trying to score. Liverpool have attacked more than Chelsea today. They have made a total of 15 shots, while Chelsea have made only 9 shots. Chelsea played somewhat defensively in the second half. They made no attempt to attack in the second half. Let's see who gets the EFL Cup title.

Today I was very upset to see Sri Lanka batting. Opener Nissanka was dismissed for 1 off 10 balls. Liyanage has scored 9 runs off 19 balls. Players must understand that this is a T20 match. And the opponent in mighty India. It was not a Test or ODI match. I think it is a shame to collect 1 run from 10 balls in a T20 match. If Shanaka had not played well, Sri Lanka's innings would have ended within 100 today. The main reason for their performance is that they are not experienced enough.



Hooda's performance was not bad. He is talented enough. We can expect a better innings from him in the coming days. Hooda's striker rate was good enough in today's match.

I think that the two balls which Islamabad United did not play were crucial because they were all out for 162  and they had two balls left to play. If they could end up playing those two balls and scoring some runs they would have had a better chance in my opinion.

I know it was the end of the innings and they had to go for runs and in that process, they might have lost the wickets but it's always better to stay in the wicket and utilize all the balls that are to be played.

Trabzonspor really dominated the match, especially the second half in my opinion. I think we saw a team with a different mindset in the second half. They really made a huge comeback and won the match. They really took the match deep.

I was actually surprised to see the results of the Antalya vs Adana results. I thought Adana would surely win. But I have to say Antalya played really well and proved that they are not that weak. And I think they are getting better too.

I don't think Khabib Nurmagomedov is going to do that as he has already said that he is done with fighting.

You know, he wouldn't have even fought his last fight which was against Justin as he was going through a lot of mental warfare at that moment.

So, I really don't think that Khabib Nurmagomedov stepping into the cage is an option for the Eagle FC. But that would be a great option for them to really gather a lot of interest. But, I have seen Khabib Nurmagomedov in a few podcasts and he has always stated that he is done with fighting as a competition.

I actually think that Mbappe wants to leave PSG for free. Otherwise, he would have at least said something. Or maybe another reason could be that he is actually not sure yet whether he wants to leave PSG or stay. That's why he is still not saying anything. Maybe he doesn't want to leave the company of Messi and Neymar.

On the other hand, Erling Haaland wants to leave in my opinion and there is quite good clarity between him and Dortmund. Haaland knows that he is not going to get much achieved if he stays in the club and wants to go somewhere else and make a big name for himself.

I actually did not know that Ukraine was into cricket. The recent things that are going on in that country are absolutely inhuman.

And we can see how the political situation can affect everything in that country. Unless the situation gets better they have a lot bigger problems to solve in their hand rather than cricket. And even after returning to normal life, the country will have to concentrate on its structural development first. Cricket in Ukraine just went behind a lot of years.




I agree that we should not bring sports into political issues but the thing is in the Indian subcontinent politics controls sports and almost every other thing in these countries.

You have also said that if it was not for the political tension we would see the India VS Pakistan series. But right now I think ok I like the way Pakistan is going about things. There was a time when they thought it would make a huge impact for them to play in IPL or have played against India but now I think they most probably don't care.

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About the penalty, I think it would have been better if Neymar or Mbappe Took the penalty because I think the conversion rate of Lionel Messi of penalties are white bad. And I think that Lionel Messi, after moving to PSG has certainly lost his flair, but he still has a lot to provide for PSG.

PSG should really be ready to accept that their goal scorer Mbappe can leave the team anytime. They should also make their future plans keeping that in mind. And you know, they have enough money to buy another great Striker for the team.

But, I think there really should think about which player will be the best for the team and also will have good chemistry with the rest of the squad rather than thinking about getting the most expensive or for a really famous player.

Actually, I honestly don't think that Harry Kane still has 2-3 years left because I think 2 is going to be the max for him. And I really don't think that he is going to achieve anything Great by staying here. But these types of decisions can really go both ways. I think we can have the conversation of him being better with staying here year one or two years later. It's probably better for him to move but it's quite a big decision.



But after all, that has been happening for quite some time now I think it's better for him to move. because I don't see him achieving anything after this team. And the case is almost absolutely the same about Son too



After the contract signing Son is going to be with the club for a long time. but I really thought he should move. but I don't see the same happening with Harry Kane. I really believe that he is going to move quite soon. because at this moment this team seems to be going nowhere in the future. His best time with the club is in the past in my opinion.

First of all, I don't think that Trabzonspor is going to be even challenged by any of the teams in the league. They are going to be the winners of this League. The actual fight is going to start from the second-placed team In the league because from the second spot the point difference is really minimal and the second spot is also up for the taking for quite a few teams.

I think if Adana can win today they will be able to take the third spot in the table.

Trabzonspor versus Kayserispor Match is currently going on and Trabzonspor is behind by 0-1. so, I think it is a really good chance for Kayserispor to win this match and advance in the table.

Well by this quote of Sunil Gavaskar I think we can understand in which situation this India versus Pakistan is in. I really don't think that the players have too much objection to playing against each other.

In my opinion, it's more like the people in power who are ultimately controlled by the government, have a huge problem about this. And they just have to prove that they are better than the other, also don't want to give any benefit or else I think I should say, that watch out that the other party does not get benefited in any way.

I think that is the main reason why Pakistan players are not allowed in the IPL because they think Pakistan will make a huge amount of money off of it.

We all should understand that now Dortmund is almost nothing without Erling Haaland. Without him, they are also going nowhere as a team and it's Erling Haaland who is almost carrying the team on his back every time they win. I think things need to change in Dortmund otherwise they are always going to be a few steps behind Bayern Munich as they already are and if Erling Haaland decides to leave the team they will be further below the table in the future.

I think Manchester United played quite well considering their recent form and inconsistency. I think the problem with Manchester United is that they are not being able to defend well at all and The Attacks that they are trying to form are not producing the result that they want. I think we all can agree that they looked a little desperate and frustrated in the match against Atletico Madrid.

Actually, we can say the same thing about Atletico Madrid but the only difference is they scored quite early in the match and after that, they could not form any meaningful attack in my opinion. Let's see what happens in the next leg.

For me, I am always going to prefer experience over talent in test cricket. I know this is not the most popular belief but it is what it is. The reason why I think this is because test cricket takes a lot more skills than shorter formats of cricket.

In test cricket, bowlers bowl the same ball for 3-4 overs to set up the batsmen for a certain ball. But that doesn't exist in ODI or T20. And quite frankly I don't think the young players have the composure of doing that. I would rather trust my experienced bowlers in tests. But in the case of Suraj , I think he has some experience of the test even though it's quite minimal compared to a lot of others. But in the matches, he played he did quite well. So worth a shot I guess.

I have to say that they used the strategic timeout really well and the players seemed to be tilted at the time. It was really a great move by the captain and he did really well to get all the players their heads back into the game and win the match from that situation.

Another reason why the strategic timeout was important is because a lot of time when the batsmen are in form and making scoring look easy a break in play can cause some type of disturbance to the batsman mentally. Because of the timeout, the rhythm of the batsmen was broken. Really well done I have to say.

India W has won the last ODI with 6 wickets. They barely saved themselves from being whitewashed.

This is the first win for India women's national cricket team, in this series. I think they need to get their games up. Or else in the upcoming events, they are not going to do very well.

Because these games are going to make Newzealand-W very confident going forward. But India-W should realize their mistakes and work on them. It's going to be really interesting to see what the Indian women can produce after this.

Actually, I am ok with Pakistani players not playing in IPL and Indian players not playing in PSL.

But what I want to see is India versus Pakistan international matches on a regular basis which is not happening at all right now. I am much more interested to see these two teams play against each other rather than the players of both countries playing in their own respective League. And obviously, this is not going to happen as long as their political situation stays like this. Not having many teams playing cricket is also a reason for this. The BCCI is basically doing whatever they want right now.