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2221  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 16, 2022, 11:45:03 AM
Bangladeshi bowlers just ran out of carrots in just 3 days and they are also 2 bowlers down.

I suppose Ebadot Hossain struggling with his back and Shakib still has not recovered from his ODI rib injury (Courtesy Umran Malik), he only bowled 12 overs in this match and he's the key bowler for Bongs.
The whole team has run out of carrots. Test cricket is not that easy for bowlers. They need to be fit, should be ready to experiment and apply different strategies.

Shubman Gill is a batter that I have adored for sometime now. This young talented player in my opinion has a great future in both test and ODI format. He is that kind of batter who will take time settle but once he is settled he is unstoppable.

India has dominated the entire test match and I am pretty much confident that the Indian bowlers will take down Bangladesh bowlers with ease tomorrow.
2222  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 16, 2022, 06:17:31 AM
Yes, Bangladesh have made the mistake by changing the pitch for spinners. It is common with every host team making the pitch according to their betterment. Other than Kohli and Siraj everyone have managed to score two digit runs which is really good and a combined contribution. By the third day first session Bangladesh could end the innings.

LOL.. everyone except Kohli and Siraj. That is the point. Now we are comparing Kohli's batting skills with those from Siraj. Pathetic downslide for a cricketer who held legendary status just 2-3 years ago. And the joke is that Kohli still refuses to acknowledge that he is out of form. When the BCCI officials pointed out that he need to take a break and concentrate on domestic matches, he got angry and ridiculed them. But with every passing month, Kohli is becoming a burden to the Indian team and holding places away from hardworking younger players.
Kohli is suited for test cricket and if he gets an opportunity to bat without any pressure then he will go on till he gets a century. At the moment India is in a very comfortable position and if he gets an opportunity to bat today you might see him playing his original game. One thing I am sure and many here would agree that he is not suitable for T20 format. There are other and better batters who can easily replace him in this format.
2223  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 15, 2022, 09:51:22 AM
Bangladesh going from bad to worst. Niether their batters are able to play the Indian pace bowlers nor the spinners. Almost all their top batters are out. If the tail enders again perform like they did in the ODIs then Bangladesh management should change their batting position to middle order. Match is completely being controlled by the Indian team. Zero excitement left in this match for now.  
2224  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 15, 2022, 06:01:12 AM
I would love to see if Chadwin score 50+ score here, may be before lunch.

Ashwin can easily score 50 but only after the lunch. He has already scored 40 before lunch and now only needs 10 more. At the moment India have scored 348 runs and anything above 350 on that pitch would be tough for Bangladesh. Good to see Kuldeep Yadav also contributing to the Indian score.
2225  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: December 15, 2022, 05:54:11 AM
Congratulations France! Although Morocco had more possession of the ball than France but they failed to capatalize the oppertunity. This may be because of inexperienced players in their team. I would not say France played exceptionally well. In my opinion they were far better when they faced the English in the quarterfinal. What is done is done and now they would be facing the Argentina. As this is the last world cup of Messi I am sure his team will give their level best to beat France in the Finals.
2226  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 14, 2022, 02:23:34 PM
Not a bad session for India but Bangbros are not far behind either, they could've been in a better position tho, Only if the keeper was in the best shape.

Still, they are bowling tight and nice but I feel their fielding setup is kind of defensive, they could've been a bit aggressive when Pant got out.

Left-arm spin looking good here and creating some chances so Axar won't mind that. Anyway, after this partnership, India could fancy 300+ runs on the scoreboard. 
Iyer and Pujara are going strong so yes it is possible for India to go beyond 300 with ease already they have score 220+ runs and have built a partnership of more than 100 runs. Bangladesh bowlers started well but at the moment they look helpless against both Pujara and Iyer.
Yeah it was crucial partnership, although it wasn't an easy ride.

Shreyas Iyer rode luck throughout his inning. First Keeper dropped him (it was tough one), then 2nd time Fielder dropped a dolly at the boundary and 3rd time was really unfortunate for the Bongs as ball kissed the stumps, the bails rattled a bit but didn't fall on the ground.

It was turning out to be India's day but those 2 quick wickets of Pujara and Axar balanced out the situation so overall good contest between bat and ball.
Pujara was unlucky and for Axar I would say he was shaky from the beginning. Next up is Ashwin and he can bat and stay too. I sensed that the Indian batters were too agressive today considering Sheyas Iyers batting style and Panth too. Iyer was lucky in multiple occasions but not Panth. I think with three spinners India wants to dominate the weak Bangladesh batters. They only want a defendable target which as per me is anything above 300. What do you think?
2227  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 14, 2022, 09:23:58 AM
Not a bad session for India but Bangbros are not far behind either, they could've been in a better position tho, Only if the keeper was in the best shape.

Still, they are bowling tight and nice but I feel their fielding setup is kind of defensive, they could've been a bit aggressive when Pant got out.

Left-arm spin looking good here and creating some chances so Axar won't mind that. Anyway, after this partnership, India could fancy 300+ runs on the scoreboard. 
Iyer and Pujara are going strong so yes it is possible for India to go beyond 300 with ease already they have score 220+ runs and have built a partnership of more than 100 runs. Bangladesh bowlers started well but at the moment they look helpless against both Pujara and Iyer.
2228  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: December 14, 2022, 06:18:03 AM
Argentina were incredible and showed great dominance in the game against Croatia. I expected so much more from Croatia but unfortunately Argentina were too good and didn't give Croatia any chance in the game. Messi showed his class yet again scoring a goal and assisting two in the game tonight. Julian Alvarez looked like the heir to Aguero in the match and was instrumental in the win. After this game, it is fair to say that Argentina have won the 2022 World Cup.
The cordination between Messi and Alvarez was simply incredible. Croatian defence got destroyed completely because of these two. I would say that the Goal keeper did some unbelievable stop but was let down on all three occasions by the defenders. Eagerly waiting for the next semifinal that is scheduled for today. France are a better team but Morocco has the ability to stop them from entering the finals.
2229  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 14, 2022, 06:10:42 AM
India VS Bangladesh

Poor start by the Indian team. India won the toss and selected to bat first thinking the pitch will help them but that decision has been proven wrong now. Both the opening pair were not able to give a good start and naturally King Kohli succumbed to the pressure by just scoring 1 run. If The openers had given a good start then I am sure Kholi would have hit another century. His poor performance continues and I am also not expecting anything from him in the second innings too.

Pujara & Panth should concentrate on building a partnership rather going after the ball. Test cricket is all about partnership and skills for a batter. Bangladesh would be really hoping to destroy India's batting on day one or restrict them to 250 score. I hope they fail in their objective.
2230  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: December 14, 2022, 01:31:54 AM
What happened to Croatia's defence? The defenders were running without any clue. Ofcourse the goal keeper did his best otherwise it would have been 5-0. Croatia made it so simple for Argentina to enter the final.

Messi magic can change the game so fast. The last goal and timely pass by Messi to Alvarez was astounding. Not to forget the second goal all controlled and capatalized by Alvarez was great to watch. What a win for Argentina!
2231  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 13, 2022, 01:59:11 PM
Why did BABAR AZAM got mercilessly booed by Pakistani fans with ZIMBABER?

I was not aware of this trolling by Pakistani fans. Found out about it on YouTube while surfing randomly. The YouTube algorithm just randomly showed me how Pakistani fans shouted ZIMBABER on the ground in the second test match as Baber Azam got out cheaply. What suprised me was that such kind of trolling are done by Indian when Pakistan plays overseas. What suprised me was that it happened on their homeground.

I do not support such kind of incident as it is a game and many times batters are not in form but Babar Azam hasn't performed well with big teams and for past few years, he has lost his form as for me. This is kind of weird as he was said to be the Pakistani Kholi and to some extent better than him by Pakistani media. At the moment both of them should be better off sitting in their home than playing cricket.  

Now coming to the point. If anyone can share the stats to support that he got most of his test match records playing against big teams then I would give that individual some merits.
2232  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: December 13, 2022, 05:39:42 AM
Both Argentina and France are stronger than the their opponents but we do not rule them out just like that. Croatia's advancement to this stage isn't a mere story, some people believe it's just luck but it is not that. Been luck is doing it once but doing it again is class. Croatia might not have the best set of players but there are a team that can take on any country in the world at the moment. So we shouldn't just say they rely on luck but give credits to there tenacity

No one is discounting the chances of Croatia. All I am saying is that Argentina and France do have a higher probability. Ideally these two teams should progress to the final. But given the unpredictable nature of the world cup so far, it is very difficult to make predictions.
Those teams who had higher probability are the one that are out of this world cup and most of these teams were defeated by the underdogs. It is very hard now to predict which two teams will enter the finals. Every team has its own pros and cons but Croatia and Morocco certainly have a solid defence and that can be a big problem for both France and Argentina.
2233  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 12, 2022, 03:49:41 PM
The ability to lose an easy win cricket match can only be displayed by this team. Of course there have been instances when they have won a match which every cricket fan knew they would lose. Such inconsistency has hampered Pakistan cricket performance for a few years now. PCB is busy constantly fighting with other boards or ICC. It is better they concentrate more on finding talents and nurturing them.

Getting defeated so easily on your home ground is the one big humiliation and I think Pakistan doesn't get bothered with such humiliation otherwise they would have not repeated the same mistake.

I have now become a big fan of Ben stokes captaincy. Not only he is one hell of an all rounder but he has proven that he can be a hell of a test team captain.
In last five test matches at home they lost three and draw other two which mean they are not fully prepared for this format, and they need big changes specially mindset which is not going to help them in case of selection with Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam you are playing with Salman Agha and Mohammad Nawaz is not make any sense here as I check on social media and other sources Babar is now under pressure due to his personal friends are consistently joining national team instead of talented players specially Shoaib Malik talking about this frequently and few other legendary Pakistani cricketers are also talking about this all regularly which is the biggest concern for them right now and his captaincy is also not good in test format which is another issue hopefully they will talk about this and bring some changes specially Sarfraz Ahmad also looking for his chance into test format
Regardless of test matches do you think they were prepared of the T20WC? I doubt it as they get so many winning oppertunity but the Pakistani tram will always make it difficult for them to win a match. Just review all the past cricket matches regardless of the format and you will find that they take most of thier game for granted or believe that the almighty will win the match for them. Do you think such an attitude will help them in the future? I doubt!
2234  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 12, 2022, 03:35:03 PM

Meme team because of Rambo's strategy and team performance.
Bro! Your level of sarcasm has outplayed my intelligence. Meme team is too cruel for them. I would say, "Not clown but they are still Joker."


-At pindi PCB created a dead wicket for draw and England rolled them over royally.
-Then Created a spin track at Multan and English pacer got a majority of wickets, at the same time Pakistani seamers didn't claim a single wicket.

PCB is too much into international politics whereas the ground reality is that they nither have the muscles nor they have talent to prove they can be seriously taken. Most of the time they are like an empty vessel which only sounds but doesn't have anything to prove its existence.
2235  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: December 12, 2022, 12:57:58 PM


Croatia is an underdog team which people shouldn’t be underestimated same with Morocco. Argentina and France are the dominant team but Morocco and Croatia is proven there worth for beating strong team like Brazil and Portugal which many expect to go in the finals.

The upset matches has high probability but I’m more on expecting a rematch between Croatia and France on this world cup. The pattern is same.

Every team that has qualified for the semifinals should not be underestimated. As seen throughout the world cup the least expected teams have gone beyond their normal abilities to win matches where they were least expected. I still feel that the finals would be played between Croatia and Morocco. Both teams have good defence and goalkeepers. They have also proven the ability to organise a sudden counter attack which most of the times have resulted in a goal.
2236  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 12, 2022, 12:49:49 PM
Pakistan team has become a Joke!

The ability to lose an easy win cricket match can only be displayed by this team. Of course there have been instances when they have won a match which every cricket fan knew they would lose. Such inconsistency has hampered Pakistan cricket performance for a few years now. PCB is busy constantly fighting with other boards or ICC. It is better they concentrate more on finding talents and nurturing them.

Getting defeated so easily on your home ground is the one big humiliation and I think Pakistan doesn't get bothered with such humiliation otherwise they would have not repeated the same mistake.

I have now become a big fan of Ben stokes captaincy. Not only he is one hell of an all rounder but he has proven that he can be a hell of a test team captain.
2237  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 11, 2022, 04:28:54 PM
This 100 runs partnership between Saud Shakeel and Imam-ul-Haq brought back Pakistan into the game, they were in bad shape and the situation was looking bad when they were 3 down.

They only need 165 runs and 7 wickets in the bank so maybe there is some hope for Pakistan, unless we witness another trademark batting collapse from Pak.

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Jinxed it!!
You said it and they did it. It is hard to expect anything from Pakistan. They were looking good and I was hoping that this partnership would help them win the match but an impressive catch by Joe Root destroyed all hopes. They only need 157 runs to win but knowing Pakistan they might do something unexpected. This is the reason why they are known as an unpredictable team. This is an easy win but they will ensure that it becomes complicated for them.
2238  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 11, 2022, 10:38:25 AM
Things are quite not easy for Pakistan at the moment. The target is not that big considering the number of days left in this test match but they have lost already 3 wickets and as of now they seem to be struggling against the English pace attack. Pakistan needs a big partnership if they want to win and the best part here is that Ben stokes knows that and whenever he sees a partnership building he introduces a pace bowlers into the attack. Cunning captaincy by Ben I must say that.
2239  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA 2022 world cup on: December 10, 2022, 09:11:47 PM
France to play Morocco in World Cup semi-final. Congrats!


The FIFA World Cup 2022 has seen many unexpected wins and losses since it began. Some highly-favored teams, such as Germany, Spain, Brazil, Belgium, Portugal and England have been unable to advance. Meanwhile, Argentina, Croatia, France, and Morocco have emerged as winners and will compete in the semifinals. The tournament continues, and anything can happen.

Too many upsets in this world cup. The under dogs rose to fame and those teams who were expected to reach the semifinals have perished. Absolutely mind blowing game of football has been witnessed by every football fan.

Portugal getting defeated by Morocco was for me the biggest upset. Astounding goal keeping by the Moroccon goal keeper. England came back in the second half with an equaliser but when they missed the penalty the fate of English side was known.
2240  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: December 10, 2022, 10:19:32 AM

I hope you are satisfied today. Kohli made a ton again (44th), it took a while but he got there.

He might not play the next T-20 WC but let's switch the format as ODI WC is coming and Look at his ODI numbers and amount of 100s he scored in this format.

He was able to get a ton because he had ample amount of time to work on his timing and understand the pitch. Furthermore the pressure of scoring was already absorbed by Ishan Kishan. Scoring a ton when team needs is was his forte which he forgot after 2019. If Liton Das had taken the simple catch of Kohli he would scored the same amount of runs which he has been scoring for sometime now. Another batter that has lost his form and has been struggling is KL Rahul. I am sure BCCI new selection team is carefully watching this series.

Ishan Kishan was no where seen as an ODI guy but today he proved everyone wrong. Now India has two openers that are fighting for a single position. The first one is Shubman Gill and after today's historic performance Ishan Kishan also joins the race.
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