Cricket match prediction discussions

[susila_bai]

The Australia team has been named for the World Cup and guess what? Smith and Warner have been named in the team which is great to see. On paper Australia have a strong line up that will be tough to beat. They would have to be favourite or second favourite to win the World Cup after Smith and Warner being named. As we know they haven't had much match practice so I'm expecting both players to play in all of Australia's warm up matches.

I disagree. I strongly feel that England and India are the teams to beat this time around. The current Australian lineup is not as strong as previous lineups even with the inclusion of Warner and Smith in my opinion.

The inclusion of Warner and Smith will strengthen the Aussies. Warner has been in top form during this IPL season. One advantage for Australia is that their bowlers are perfectly suited for the English conditions. Mark my words, I think that an Aussie bowler will be the top wicket taker during this world cup. Can be Pat Cummins, or it can be Mitchell Starc.

Why even England and New Zealand are also having good bowlers who can beat them, in cricket you cannot say on the basis of conditions. Even Smith today performed well after being captain for RR and won the match for them. So it will really strength their chances of winning world cup more.

[Haunebu]

The inclusion of Warner and Smith will strengthen the Aussies. Warner has been in top form during this IPL season. One advantage for Australia is that their bowlers are perfectly suited for the English conditions. Mark my words, I think that an Aussie bowler will be the top wicket taker during this world cup. Can be Pat Cummins, or it can be Mitchell Starc.

Completely possible. Starc and Cummins are amazing bowlers, but I am expecting Bumrah to be the leading wicket taker during this edition of the World cup due to his pristine form at present and his amazing death bowling ability.

Also, many Indians like Kohli have also been in top form during this IPL season though that might not translate to great form during the World cup.

[Sithara007]

The inclusion of Warner and Smith will strengthen the Aussies. Warner has been in top form during this IPL season. One advantage for Australia is that their bowlers are perfectly suited for the English conditions. Mark my words, I think that an Aussie bowler will be the top wicket taker during this world cup. Can be Pat Cummins, or it can be Mitchell Starc.

Completely possible. Starc and Cummins are amazing bowlers, but I am expecting Bumrah to be the leading wicket taker during this edition of the World cup due to his pristine form at present and his amazing death bowling ability.

Also, many Indians like Kohli have also been in top form during this IPL season though that might not translate to great form during the World cup.

I don't have much faith in Indian batsmen other than Kohli. Only Kohli has the ability to perform well outside the South Asian region. As usual, the Indian batting will be completely dependent on him. Others like KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma are extremely inconsistent. Regarding the bowling, both Bumra and Shami has the capability to perform well this time.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

I don't have much faith in Indian batsmen other than Kohli. Only Kohli has the ability to perform well outside the South Asian region. As usual, the Indian batting will be completely dependent on him. Others like KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma are extremely inconsistent. Regarding the bowling, both Bumra and Shami has the capability to perform well this time.

It is no doubt that the batting is solely dependent on Kohli to perform all the time and the main players in the team who could perform consistently with the bat are Kohli and Dhoni, the rest of the team members lack consistency and the bowling unit is a good one with Bumrah and Shami leading the bowling with two spinners and i am not sure whether they will be playing both the spinners in English conditions, it all depends upon the pitch condition i guess.

[vella85]

Are you sure? Australia just beat India coming from 2-0 down playing in India and you feel that the current Australian team isn't as strong. Also let me remind you that the Australian team that did beat India on home soil didn't have Warner or Smith playing so I'm not sure what you are saying about not being as strong as previous teams. From the last World Cup, Australia don't have Clarke, Haddin, Johnson, Watson and Faulkner. Apart from that its basically the same team and Australia have replace these players with good players that have shown that they can perform on the world stage. No team is ever the same as it goes for India, England and all the other teams playing so that is why I never compare the teams to previous teams as the Australia has shown that they can match it with the best and beat the best.

You do realize that India was also experimenting with its players during the 3-2 series just like Australia, don't you? That was obviously not the best version of the Indian team and the same applied to Australia as well.

I feel like they might reach the semis and get knocked out while India or England or both will make it to the finals. Guess we just need to agree to disagree.

Yes I do know that but for you to stay the Australian team isn't as strong as previous teams is wrong. This current team has shown that they can match it with the best and like I said the players that are no longer playing have been replaced with good players which are just as good as the previous players. I think we will agree to disagree.

[RamBahadur.Gurung]

I don't have much faith in Indian batsmen other than Kohli. Only Kohli has the ability to perform well outside the South Asian region. As usual, the Indian batting will be completely dependent on him. Others like KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma are extremely inconsistent. Regarding the bowling, both Bumra and Shami has the capability to perform well this time.

It is no doubt that the batting is solely dependent on Kohli to perform all the time and the main players in the team who could perform consistently with the bat are Kohli and Dhoni, the rest of the team members lack consistency and the bowling unit is a good one with Bumrah and Shami leading the bowling with two spinners and i am not sure whether they will be playing both the spinners in English conditions, it all depends upon the pitch condition i guess.

During the 1999 world cup, most of the teams had just one spinner in their playing XI. And some of the teams went with an all-pace attack, with just part-time spinners in the final XI. But now the conditions have changed, and the pitches are tailor made to suit the batsmen. Under such conditions, spinners may be preferred to slow down the scoring rate.

This is going to create some problem for the Afghanistan side. If they include Rashid Khan, then they need to rest Mujib ur Rahman.

[Haunebu]

The inclusion of Warner and Smith will strengthen the Aussies. Warner has been in top form during this IPL season. One advantage for Australia is that their bowlers are perfectly suited for the English conditions. Mark my words, I think that an Aussie bowler will be the top wicket taker during this world cup. Can be Pat Cummins, or it can be Mitchell Starc.

Completely possible. Starc and Cummins are amazing bowlers, but I am expecting Bumrah to be the leading wicket taker during this edition of the World cup due to his pristine form at present and his amazing death bowling ability.

Also, many Indians like Kohli have also been in top form during this IPL season though that might not translate to great form during the World cup.

I don't have much faith in Indian batsmen other than Kohli. Only Kohli has the ability to perform well outside the South Asian region. As usual, the Indian batting will be completely dependent on him. Others like KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma are extremely inconsistent. Regarding the bowling, both Bumra and Shami has the capability to perform well this time.

I disagree. Shikhar Dhawan, MSD, Jadhav etc are quite consistent and the manner in which they played during the Australian and New Zealand sides proves that. They have consistently been scoring decent scores in the IPL too(Small factor).

There is a reason why the current Indian team is dominating the ODI and test rankings at present.

[sureshnsnet]

What a start form KKR but they are loss two wickets within the powerplay, I think that the KKR will be going to give Big Target to SH so my prediction will be more than 180 runs for KKR.

[Sithara007]

I disagree. Shikhar Dhawan, MSD, Jadhav etc are quite consistent and the manner in which they played during the Australian and New Zealand sides proves that. They have consistently been scoring decent scores in the IPL too(Small factor).

There is a reason why the current Indian team is dominating the ODI and test rankings at present.

When was the last time MSD scored a century in an ODI match? If I am not wrong, that was almost three years back. And recently, a lot of people have criticized him for scoring slowly during the final overs. Talking about Shikhar Dhawan, he was a complete failure during the recent ODI series against Australia (apart from one match where he scored a century).

[Haunebu]

India is dominating test ranking because of fast bowling not because of batsmen. The three name you pointing out don't play test match. Dhoni is retired. Kedar Jadav is not fit for test. Sikhar dhawan already dropped from test team. India is very good team in one day but not unbeatable so get out of your bubble. always be humble and don't underestimate other teams. otherwise it's gonna be humiliating for you after world cup lol.

Humble? Lol. Try harder fool. India have been dominating the ODI and test formats for quite a long period of time now and no one really cares whether you are willing to accept the truth or not.

I clearly pointed out specific players and the Indian team rankings separately, but your brain clearly could not separate the two facts. How in the heck does a team win tests without a good batting lineup weirdo? Don't bother responding since I don't really care about your opinion anyway.

[AB de Royse777]

India is dominating test ranking because of fast bowling not because of batsmen. The three name you pointing out don't play test match. Dhoni is retired. Kedar Jadav is not fit for test. Sikhar dhawan already dropped from test team. India is very good team in one day but not unbeatable so get out of your bubble. always be humble and don't underestimate other teams. otherwise it's gonna be humiliating for you after world cup lol.

Humble? Lol. Try harder fool. India have been dominating the ODI and test formats for quite a long period of time now and no one really cares whether you are willing to accept the truth or not.

I clearly pointed out specific players and the Indian team rankings separately, but your brain clearly could not separate the two facts. How in the heck does a team win tests without a good batting lineup weirdo? Don't bother responding since I don't really care about your opinion anyway.

Clam down Haunebu. You rarely get bad tampered :-P
India has always better betting unit in all format of cricket. It's a proven fact.

[JSRAW]

Lol this haunebu dude is key board warrior.  he has on my ignore list for very long but you guys keep quoting him hehehe

This is the 5th time he's engaging with his rude behavior  with other users without any facts just rambling his usual rant and some day every one will put him on ignore.

1. Raja 
2. Juggy
3 sithara 
4. Me 
5. Maady

Would love to throw Indian batsmen test matches stats in front of him specially England and south africa tour But he's too ignorant tbh and sad fact is he's very proud of his ignorance.  he gives bad impression about Indians to other users.  He never reads what others are saying and never gives respect to other people's opinion.

Note : Home matches doesn't  count for obvious reasons because most of time we wins matches or series in home just like any other county.

Maddy clearly pointed about the test match why India is in top and he's 90% right.

And he-she specifically mentioned  that India is good team but not invincible in odi. Which is true and nothing new as well because everything can happen in cricket.

We don't come here for bullying someone. We are here for discussion and like in every other discussion we should respect each other point of views and tackle them with respect and facts.

Humble request to you haunebu. Not cool bro whatever you are doing.

[Haunebu]

Clam down Haunebu. You rarely get bad tampered :-P
India has always better betting unit in all format of cricket. It's a proven fact.

Who said I wasn't calm? Peace all the way! Was just replying to some random weirdo poster in a manner which I saw fit. You and some more posters from the Cricket section of this forum are the only people who I feel good conversing with and I basically ignore the others who I don't like.

If you have a problem with my behavior, we can stop conversing. It is as simple as that.

[AB de Royse777]

Clam down Haunebu. You rarely get bad tampered :-P
India has always better betting unit in all format of cricket. It's a proven fact.

Who said I wasn't calm? Peace all the way! Was just replying to some random weirdo poster in a manner which I saw fit. You and some more posters from the Cricket section of this forum are the only people who I feel good conversing with and I basically ignore the others who I don't like.

If you have a problem with my behavior, we can stop conversing. It is as simple as that.

We are a small community (cricket) here in bitcointalk comparing with others. If we start picking fight with each others then we will not exist guys.

Stop ignoring or hating each others. Let's welcome everyone who wants to post here and make it a better place.

I really do like every single person in this cricket community and I hope we stick together always.

Cheers :-)

[Vishnu.Reang]

India is dominating test ranking because of fast bowling not because of batsmen. The three name you pointing out don't play test match. Dhoni is retired. Kedar Jadav is not fit for test. Sikhar dhawan already dropped from test team. India is very good team in one day but not unbeatable so get out of your bubble. always be humble and don't underestimate other teams. otherwise it's gonna be humiliating for you after world cup lol.

India is dominating the rankings due to their dominance in all the departments - batting, spin and pace. Their best performances occurred in South Asia, where the conditions are more conductive to spin bowling. But as you said, none of the current test playing teams (12 in total?) are unbeatable, and that is applicable to India as well.

[Haunebu]

India is dominating the rankings due to their dominance in all the departments - batting, spin and pace. Their best performances occurred in South Asia, where the conditions are more conductive to spin bowling. But as you said, none of the current test playing teams (12 in total?) are unbeatable, and that is applicable to India as well.

I agree. Some people just don't understand just how powerful the Indian team has been in recent times which is why they shy away from the truth. Obviously, no team is perfect and every team basically wins and loses at the end of the day.

Based on my research, I am pretty confident that either India or England will lift the World cup this year.

[TrumpD]

India is dominating the rankings due to their dominance in all the departments - batting, spin and pace. Their best performances occurred in South Asia, where the conditions are more conductive to spin bowling. But as you said, none of the current test playing teams (12 in total?) are unbeatable, and that is applicable to India as well.

I agree. Some people just don't understand just how powerful the Indian team has been in recent times which is why they shy away from the truth. Obviously, no team is perfect and every team basically wins and loses at the end of the day.

Based on my research, I am pretty confident that either India or England will lift the World cup this year.

Indian team is super team and there is a chance to win world cup this year by Indian team. Pakistan also a good team but they are facing problem to rearranging their team. So, they are passing difficult time and they may not go far on world cup.

[Haunebu]

India is dominating the rankings due to their dominance in all the departments - batting, spin and pace. Their best performances occurred in South Asia, where the conditions are more conductive to spin bowling. But as you said, none of the current test playing teams (12 in total?) are unbeatable, and that is applicable to India as well.

I agree. Some people just don't understand just how powerful the Indian team has been in recent times which is why they shy away from the truth. Obviously, no team is perfect and every team basically wins and loses at the end of the day.

Based on my research, I am pretty confident that either India or England will lift the World cup this year.

Indian team is super team and there is a chance to win world cup this year by Indian team. Pakistan also a good team but they are facing problem to rearranging their team. So, they are passing difficult time and they may not go far on world cup.

I concur. Pakistan used to be a great team long back, but their management politics messed everything up and they are in a bad position currently just like Sri Lanka.

The only asian country which has a chance to lift the cup this year is India in my opinion.

[snakey]

Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals, Home Team : Rajasthan Royals.
Rajasthan has put the score of 191 on the board and the Away team looks fully prepare, Today Shreyas Iyer has to bat massive else no room to be in TOP now, The young Star Rishabh Pant looks to Hit today big score lets see.

[Haunebu]

Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals, Home Team : Rajasthan Royals.
Rajasthan has put the score of 191 on the board and the Away team looks fully prepare, Today Shreyas Iyer has to bat massive else no room to be in TOP now, The young Star Rishabh Pant looks to Hit today big score lets see.

This is not the right thread to discuss this topic since there is another thread primarily meant for IPL related discussions. Check the following link:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5114470.0