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I hope what you are saying is right and India management is experimenting. If this is true then they already should know who are doing what. IPL is coming in 9 days and from there they may also find some player that can give them a thought to add in the squad although I doubt there will be any new extra ordinary face. Current BCCI official and selection committee is one of the weakest and Clueless in comparison to the previous officials. They are still in confusion, recently Indian Team Chief Selector M.S.K Prasad gave interview and said that they will look into IPL performance too. And Virat Kohli said in one press conference that No we will not consider IPL performance. I agree that there will be no new face in World cup squad unless some batsman end up with extraordinary performance in IPL. In my point of view, Indian selectors will look out for existing back-up players {present (IPL)performance-form too}, to name a few Rishab Pant, Dinesh Kartik, Raydu, Vijay Shankar or in some extent KL Rahul. |
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After the first two ODI everyone was thinking Australia will lose the series. Some were thinking about a whitewash but finally we witnessed another Australian domination even though they did not have their best team. What was wrong with today's Indian squad? There was nothing wrong with the current squad because all are the more or less same players who are in the race of making in the World cup squad and Oz played good cricket than Indian side. it's not Aussie's fault that Indian middle order not performing. India played with their best bowling attack here, except Chahal. I somehow believe that India was not very serious too. They are only focusing on the World cup that's why they keep changing middle order like clothes. I am questioning seriousness because India announced the 2 different teams for first 2 One day and different for last 3 ODI. Usually, Every Team never change their winning squad ever, but Indian did it anyway for experiment-checking backup players. |
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On the row wicket now. After Bhuvenswar now Kedar gave a catch to Maxwell. This seems fixing match in my view. Aussies gonna win this match and pat cummins made the high wicket taker in series on indian land. Worst play india go and watch match since all done now. Fixing match? please don't use that word. by using this term you are disrespecting and debunking that OZ clearly outplayed the Indian team. OZ proved that they were the better side in the last 3 ODI. and they deserve all praise by winning this series against India and more importantly in India. After losing 6 consecutive ODI series since 2017-18 |
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@JSRAW you are right after this series Aussies are clearly third favorite for this world cup they done great job and this all happen on good time so we can saw now they are underdog for this world.
Don't know about the third fav but they are definitely underdog IMO Oz playing next series with Pakistan this month I suppose, right? Important series for both teams because every team wants to finalize their squad for World cup. Oz would want to continue their winning streak before going to world cup.(very close to win series against India) On the other hand, Pakistan can use some win here too before playing against England in English condition before the World cup. |
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You are an unlucky man for India. But I think India can recover. The pitch is looking good. Balls are coming in to the bat. So it should not be a problem for India to win.
By the way, the odd increased and I am thinking to put some money for them :-p
I am not sure what happened with team India we saw on tours and on home ground, i guess this is the first team to struggle at home and out perform in foreign soil  , there is no hope for India to win this match from this situation as they have already lost 6 wickets for 138 runs and with Kedar Jadhav the only recognized batsmen, it is an impossible task. They were experimenting too much with the team before the world cup and the results are evident in this series. I agree that the Indian team was doing lots of experiment and its bad that they are about to lose series at home. ( still, have 10% chance ) But I consider this as a wake-up call For Indian Team before going to England for Upcoming world cup. Sometimes teams get over-confidence winning the series after series so this loss can be a blessing in disguise IMHO Without a recognized batsman it is really hard to win this match from this stage.
Kedar is still there so still, India have a 10% chance. the match is not finished, now I said that match is going to finish soon lol because I am unlucky for India?  |
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I was also feeling today Rohit going to lead India but now Zampa on target and India going to lost this series as they have no one who can lead them for win in this match and series. India officially out of the match now and potentially losing the series. all recognized batsmen sitting in the dugout and must be looking at their dismissal. But The match is not finished yet and Jadav still in Crease. 90% chance OZ winning and 10% for India. |
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Pant gone again,three early wickets. Tough situation for India now,Aussies on the top by hitting.But still Hitman is out there. Rishab's performance in the White ball is very disappointing. Hate to see such a talented guy not performing at all when the situation demands. (he failed at least 5-6 times) That's the only reason I don't want to see him in the World cup squad. despite being my fav player. This match already becomes interesting now. both teams can win from here now on. Edit: Oz dropped Rohit 2 times already  Can Rohit lead India to victory after this? He's very much capable IMO. What do you guys think? Edit 2 : Okay so i am cursed now lol Rohit got out too |
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LOL
You are an unlucky man for India. But I think India can recover. The pitch is looking good. Balls are coming in to the bat. So it should not be a problem for India to win.
By the way, the odd increased and I am thinking to put some money for them :-p
Yeah i know that, lol India still has Rohit OZ need his wicket then one more wicket of the middle order. after that Odds will increase more for India. Tbh if India wins in this match after losing Rohit, then surely India can take lots of good thing from this match. Could be a good chance for Rishab, Vijay and Jadeja to show that they can manage the pressure if Rohit gets out. Best of luck for your bet. Having said that, the best team should win here |
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No, my idea was wild like the other guy who said Bangladesh can lift the world cup. It does not cost to speak so write whatever you want to write :-)
Anyway, the truth is these two team has the most potential to win this years world cup. I think most of us will agree with this.
@Royse bhai you should name Srilanka if we are going in that direction  I still have my reservation that Oz team can lift the World cup but they are the underdog in the upcoming World cup ( I already mentioned that before) Having said that they are making a good case for themselves after playing good cricket against India. |
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Australia needs both wickets asap if they wanna fight. Kohli and Rohit, they are not guys who get 100 and get out easily.
They both like to play a big inning and they are more dangerous if they cross 80+ runs.
Edit : Kohli out lol
Oz now needs to concentrate on Rohit's wicket.
World cup final Audition for Rishab pant.
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Dew will play a huge role on the second innings,if there is no then it will be tough for the India to chase down this score and the fact is 250 was the average first innings winning score on that ground so Australia was little above it.
Yeah but I am not in favor of the history today. you know it's the series winning match and India will not miss the chance by anyhow. I think it will be one of the interesting matches to watch. Everyone expecting a nice fight from both team now, Oz with the ball and India with the bat. I hope that India will play like a Champion in this tricky Chase and want to see some fire up performance from top order batsmen. |
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No matter who is playing where, I don't think Dhoni will be missed a single match from world cup team. Moreover, his recent performance is not too bad. Rayudu can be an option in the place of my list replacing Risabh but I think Virat will think much about Risabh.
@Pffrt Yeah, India can't miss his best tactician. Dhoni should and must play all matches. Rishab is one of my fav players but if he's not justifying his place then he shouldn't be in this World cup squad. it should be based on only Merits. Shankar is performing well, yes, I also have doubt about him and I mentioned a note for him. I think it will be a better idea to keep him in the XI.Yes, it will be a hard decision to keep him.
For the 4th place, I think Dhoni is a better option than anyone India have available.
Indeed Shankar is doing a very good job. Chances are he will make in World Cup squad. in playing XI depends on the condition and team combination and rightly so. Dhoni is experienced batsman and Dhoni should play Number 4 in case of top-order collapse. but like I mentioned earlier he doesn't want to bat at number 4. |
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Sourav Ganguly picks his Indian squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019Sourav Ganguly’s 15-man India squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019:
Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav. All looks good with Dada's squad but didn't understand the logic behind Umesh Yadav here. maybe according to dada India can use 4th seamer as well for low profile match or in case of giving rest to front line bowlers. have to check his recent interviews for his perspective. @Raja bhai What's your home team squad? everyone only talking about the Indian team here  as far as I know cricket is famous and the most popular game in middle east
The Middle East? I guess you're talking about South Asia, mate. Maybe a Pakistani national living in Qatar or Dubai? Good amount of South Asian lives in the Middle East. |
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I get a bit annoyed when I am reading posts on a phone, and even typing on a phone can be a bit cumbersome. For example, it would be pretty rare that I would engage in extensive quoting attempts if I was working from a phone, but never say never... technologies evolve and I believe that I am still capable of learning some things. Regarding the above quote of me that you made, I am providing a synopsis of earlier points that I made, and even though there was some joking going on about someone who may have bought BTC at $20k, there can be some serious talking points with that subject matter, too. By the way, sometimes trolls will suggest a hypothetical situation of someone who bought at the top and is suffering immensely from such top purchase that supposedly occurred years before. That kind of buying at the top and getting stuck situation would be quite rare, in my thinking, but even if one were to find him/herself in a kind of comparable situation (of highly under water), there are a decent number of reasonable planning and strategies to attempt to improve the underwater position that are especially applicable in a seemingly foundationally strong asset such as bitcoin (but such strategies might not be even close to equally as prudent if underwater in some shitcoin(s)). Yeah it's irritating sometimes but one can get used to it I bought my first smartphone when I entered in crypto space, just to give you an example of how tech-savvy I am lol Yeah, I noticed that I was spectating the topic like the rest of the members. Joke or not, it was topic to debate because I know a good amount of peoples in my crypto circle who got in during the bull run and ended up buying ATH. And ironically I know minimum 5-6 guys personally as well who didn't take profits during the bull run at all and banging their head against the wall since last year. Stupid thing IMHO but shit happens. I usually respect almost all trolls in this forum because they dedicate their all energy at only one cause (right or wrong depends on our perspective). This kind of dedication deserves some respect IMHO. some exceptions are always there, according to time or topic. |
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According to HuffPost, on average people spend about $650 on Alcohol every month.
Is it really true? I doubt that it's based on average calculation according to the World. Maybe only in the first World? but Highly doubt when it comes to Third world countries.
For example, buying the same amount of dollar value of BTC at $4k as what was bought at $20k would cut your average price per BTC to the mid-point between $20k and $4k, which would be $12k. Many variations on that, too, and nothing wrong with selling on the way up, as long as, from my approach to the matter, the portion that you are selling is sold for higher prices than bought.
@JJG Your posts are good study material. But sometimes I get lost because of long posts ( I mostly use the phone to read posts here.) |
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Shakib always is a good player. This series Bangladesh is also missing Mushfiqur Rahim. Mahmudullah is not doing well. Only Tamim performed in two innings I think. Addition of Shakib brings strength in both bowling and betting side. He is also a good fielder. If we look at the bigger picture then Subcontinent block always struggles in a red ball when touring SENA countries. Bangladesh got some serious talents and I think they can challenge any team in red ball cricket if they can introduce fast-seaming track too at the domestic level. India did the same in recent years and doing okay in Red Ball cricket. however, India is no 1 team in Test but they lost 2 consecutive series back to back in SA and England. " That's why using term OKAY" And it's same for SENA countries too. they too struggle against spinners in the Indian subcontinent. Sloppy fielding and dropped catches almost always lead to the respective teams losing matches which is why India losing was not surprising here. Your explanation of the dew factor was concise and great to read.
In my opinion, Dinesh Karthik is a better wicket keeper when compared to Pant which is why they need to consider him for the world cup squad.
Thanks. Yeah, Kartik is a better WK in comparison of Rishab but the question is does Management want him to stay behind the wickets. IMHO the answer is No. because he's looked average and now rusty behind the wickets. In 20-20 format he can do WK for the team but 50 over format, it's tough for him because of out of match practice. When talking about Wicketkeeper, don't know if you guys noticed or not. Indian team has 4 wicketkeeper 1 Pro and 3 Average dudes. Dhoni, Kartik, Rishab, KL Rahul. |
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Why in the world do you think that there is a slim chance for Dhoni to play at number 4? I disagree since I feel that there is a strong for him to play at number 4 or 5. Hardik might be selected over Vijay though since he has proven to be far more reliable over time. Pant needs to perform in order to seal his berth in the team though. Well bro for obvious reason, Dhoni doesn't like and doesn't want to bat at number 4. In his 300+ ODI 30 times he batted at number 4 79 times at number 5 126 times at number 6 33 times at number 7 Hardik is the first choice for team management and very rightly so. he's a very good cricketer in the shorter format. his injury is worrisome tho... |
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Agree with South African's tragedy. England is the same. No Major trophy under their belt. It's seems these two teams are out of luck in big tournaments. Make no mistake for England this time  they are very good in ODI in recent times and playing very good cricket for last 1 year or so, minus Windies tour lol For Australian team, @Vella can help all of us, if he happens to stop by here, as far as I know, he's the only OZ who hangs out in Cricket's thread and if by any chance I got some extra free time then will post my choice of the squad for some teams( along with England and India) |
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Hey guys, here I came again with another speed sculpt. it's just a quick sculpt study during my lunch breaks here and there. was just doodling for fun exercise in Pixologic ZBrush (3d Sculpting Software) and didn't give much thought when started sculpting this guy.  |
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As like as I expected, Bangladesh lost the match by innings and 12 runs. In a 3 day match, it's kind of weird. Poor Bangladesh. They got all out for 209 runs in the 2nd innings.
It was a bad show from Bangladesh. Even the first two days were washed away but Bangladesh could not even get a draw. This tour is going to be another bad tour for Bangladesh. Anyway, I heard Shakib may join the team for the 3rd and last test. Do you think he can make a difference? I noticed that Bangladesh didn't even play complete 120 overs in both innings put together. Inning defeat always looks bad in the scorecard. If Shakib joining them according to your source, then he can make a difference. he's an experienced and good cricketer. but depends if he's match fit or in the form only. if not then no one can predict that. |
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