Croatia scored the first goal in just 4 minutes of the first half and the equalizer was scored in the next 4 minutes of the match by the Moroccan team. Both teams were constantly attacking each other but I felt Croatia was controlling the game. In the end they won the match and the third position in this world cup. Last time they were the runner up.

If they are able to take the agressive approach then they might lose wickets and end up losing the match. They do not have lot of wickets in hand and everytime they build a partnership the Indian bowlers were able to to end it. I feel they would take the defensive approach. They still need to chase 241 runs which is possible on the last day but they need to form a big partnership.

Not sure whether Bangladesh would be able to do the same, what Westindies did a few years back. They have already lost 6 wickets which most of their middle order has gone. The only strategy that Bangladesh would now apply is to drive this test match to a draw. Indian bowlers have done an excellent job till now. Another few wickets and the game goes in favour of India.

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.

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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."


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.

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.

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.

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.