Cricket match prediction discussions

[fullhdpixel]

How can you forget Nepal who is another good cricket side but never received icc attention just because they can't buy expats players ? ICC clearly is giving more preference to teams like Oman and UAE rather then focusing on such teams that are build completely from native players.

There is no doubt ICC current policies are killing teams which are going with their native countries, and they are completely failure to bring any solid policy for them which is never been ideal for spots authority like ICC they need to encourage these countries which are surely having better future in this game instead of favouring those are coming in game with adopted players and have no better infrastructure.

If they want to favour them then surely allow nearly five or six players but going with all 11 players from other countries and having status of adopted country is never been ideal situation which is surely bringing bad image and having negative impact on countries like PNG, Nepal and Kenya. In last few years now players from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are enjoying good in these adopted countries because they have good benefits from them just because of their better resources and native country players are going down.

[Minecache]

How can you forget Nepal who is another good cricket side but never received icc attention just because they can't buy expats players ? ICC clearly is giving more preference to teams like Oman and UAE rather then focusing on such teams that are build completely from native players.

There is no doubt ICC current policies are killing teams which are going with their native countries, and they are completely failure to bring any solid policy for them which is never been ideal for spots authority like ICC they need to encourage these countries which are surely having better future in this game instead of favouring those are coming in game with adopted players and have no better infrastructure.

If they want to favour them then surely allow nearly five or six players but going with all 11 players from other countries and having status of adopted country is never been ideal situation which is surely bringing bad image and having negative impact on countries like PNG, Nepal and Kenya. In last few years now players from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are enjoying good in these adopted countries because they have good benefits from them just because of their better resources and native country players are going down.

Does Nepal hold talent hunts quite frequently? I don't think they do. Otherwise, they should have had a lot more players. A lot of young talented players in the pipeline. Nepal was a team that had a lot of potential if we just looked at it a few years ago. Nepal was playing quite competitively and it also was giving a lot of trouble to teams like Bangladesh, West Indies, Ireland, etc. But suddenly they just got lost in time. 

I think they will have to show a good performance again if they want to get noticed by the ICC and also have a little more funding. And they will not be able to perform well as long as they don't have good players of their own. And let's be honest, the people of the country are not going to let their kids play cricket as a profession if the money is not good.

[laurenB7742]

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I don't think we have total 10 teams from African continent because as I have watch we have only South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Uganda and Kenya if we have any better team then please share here because from these just one team is doing good in all three formats and other teams are not having solid infrastructure and other facilities for this game with most chances ICC is also not interested to give them any proper help for developing just because of this now Soccer is main game in this region with the help of FIFA and African confederation which is doing amazing job for the development of soccer.
Here, South Africa can do leading role but due to their inner issues they are also having no good interest so with this all no positive hopes for having any better results from this region.

What I think is that African teams are more serious about football compared to cricket. That's because football is a game that is a lot more popular in Africa. I have to say they are doing well in football as a region compared to cricket. There are also politics in football in Africa. But I don't think football has suffered the problem of having the quota system. I don't know why ICC does not give them proper funding. I think these countries have a really high potential.

Well - splitting the fund would not be of any use. It is better if Kenya would show some progress.
However incase the team is not performing well - this would not mean that they should not be supported at all. Maybe in coming days - Kenya team perform better.

After reading here and having some other details about Kenya I search and have update that there is no league, and they have too many domestic issues which are preventing them for having good team in cricket and this is not easy for anyone to start from scratch and bring all things in a strong system because government is also not interested in this case which is the biggest issue for them.
But, sadly we have no sports authority in Africa which works for cricket like they have for Soccer which is another setback for this continent, and surely they are still in dark ages in many fields which nothing is good happening in many countries with conflicts and personal egos are bringing some good damage in properties and others as well just South Africa and Zimbabwe are good enough for having better things with now Zambia and Uganda are also working for having better results.

I have to say that in cricket, this is a region that seems to be neglected. ICC certainly does not fund the teams in this region as they should In my opinion, ICC does not adequately fund any smaller teams. However, the situation has been a bit too severe for teams in this region. Obviously, those teams are also facing corruption, which is not helping at all. The ICC is also in search of money. So any upgradation of this region in cricket seems to be unlikely in recent times.

[Cryptock]

Baber Azam plays from Pakistan, so everyone in Pakistan likes him 

Apart from the differences and political conflicts between the two countries, people from both nations like both the players and love to see their matches.

Yes - there are many Pakistani players who are good friends with Indian players.
Many Pakistani players - have appeared in many interviews of indian channels and they have shared their stories that they are good friends with Indian players.

[n0ne]

Baber Azam plays from Pakistan, so everyone in Pakistan likes him 

Apart from the differences and political conflicts between the two countries, people from both nations like both the players and love to see their matches.

Yes - there are many Pakistani players who are good friends with Indian players.
Many Pakistani players - have appeared in many interviews of indian channels and they have shared their stories that they are good friends with Indian players.

Every player from different countries have good friendship, but at times this goes into Twitter fights which is just a way of expressing their opinion. Recently Chahal mentioned about his experience with IPL. In that during the early seasons of IPL playing for Bangalore Australian players used to make him fun and he have experienced hard times. This has happened just because the players were partying.

[doomloop]

Baber Azam plays from Pakistan, so everyone in Pakistan likes him 

Apart from the differences and political conflicts between the two countries, people from both nations like both the players and love to see their matches.

Yes - there are many Pakistani players who are good friends with Indian players.
Many Pakistani players - have appeared in many interviews of indian channels and they have shared their stories that they are good friends with Indian players.

Surely there were good friendships between these cricketers, but recently we have some harsh time because as India have Prime Minister like Modi things are change drastically, and now we have more hated things instead of friendships it's all happening just because of dirty politics and corrupt system which is in power in these both countries, and they are trying to rise this heat because they love money and want more bloodshed instead of love. Now we are not going to be good friends in near future because criminals having long duties in power houses, and they need this all for the success of their business.

Television shows and poetry which was having some good gesture for millions here in subcontinent now having these things just for hated speeches and blame game.

[DanWalker]

Good to see two legends Baber Azam and Virat Kohli sharing some caring tweets for each other.
Both need to remember :- Every rise has a fall

When a good cricketer cannot find his form despite repeated attempts, his state of mind can naturally break down ‍and in order to move around during this time, he must be supported. He should be encouraged. Babar Azam is doing that. What a cricketer should do. I think they both have  good relationship which is really appreciable.

I have seen that post too - Babar Azam is loved and liked by everyone in Pakistan too. And they have strong bond with Indian players too. Kholi is not in form these days. Either he should try coming back to his career or sky's limit he is talened and he can find his spot somewhere else.

Baber Azam plays from Pakistan, so everyone in Pakistan likes him  Apart from the differences and political conflicts between the two countries, people from both nations like both the players and love to see their matches.

It does feel really encouraging to see two players having a positive conversation even though both countries are under a lot of political tension. The people of both countries are also quite different in terms of thought processes. I have to say these are the things that make me realize Indian players actually do not want Pakistan to not play in India. If the board was run by actual cricket players who know what to do, we would have seen a lot more bilateral series between India and Pakistan,. 

Anyway, I think I am getting too political myself  . There is something inspiring about people not feeling animosity toward their opponents and also about friendly competition.

[Theones]

Good to see two legends Baber Azam and Virat Kohli sharing some caring tweets for each other.
Both need to remember :- Every rise has a fall

When a good cricketer cannot find his form despite repeated attempts, his state of mind can naturally break down ‍and in order to move around during this time, he must be supported. He should be encouraged. Babar Azam is doing that. What a cricketer should do. I think they both have  good relationship which is really appreciable.

I have seen that post too - Babar Azam is loved and liked by everyone in Pakistan too. And they have strong bond with Indian players too. Kholi is not in form these days. Either he should try coming back to his career or sky's limit he is talened and he can find his spot somewhere else.

Baber Azam plays from Pakistan, so everyone in Pakistan likes him  Apart from the differences and political conflicts between the two countries, people from both nations like both the players and love to see their matches.

It does feel really encouraging to see two players having a positive conversation even though both countries are under a lot of political tension. The people of both countries are also quite different in terms of thought processes. I have to say these are the things that make me realize Indian players actually do not want Pakistan to not play in India. If the board was run by actual cricket players who know what to do, we would have seen a lot more bilateral series between India and Pakistan,. 

Anyway, I think I am getting too political myself  . There is something inspiring about people not feeling animosity toward their opponents and also about friendly competition.

Babar Azam is a heart throb - people love him in Pakistan and he is an amazing person as well.
He has seen very tough time during his childhood now he drives amazing car. God always bless the hard workers and honest workers.

[Sithara007]

How can you forget Nepal who is another good cricket side but never received icc attention just because they can't buy expats players ? ICC clearly is giving more preference to teams like Oman and UAE rather then focusing on such teams that are build completely from native players.

ICC has its headquarters in the United Arab Emirates, and many of its top administrators are based out from that country. UAE and the other Arab nations are in the good books of the ICC guys, and that is the reason why they changed the eligibility rules sometime the 2000s, to allow formation of "national" teams where 100% of the players are foreigners. And now coming to poor countries such as Kenya, Nepal and PNG, they don't have any economic clout, and doesn't have the monetary power to bribe the ICC officials.

[Juggy777]

Good to see two legends Baber Azam and Virat Kohli sharing some caring tweets for each other.
Both need to remember :- Every rise has a fall

When a good cricketer cannot find his form despite repeated attempts, his state of mind can naturally break down ‍and in order to move around during this time, he must be supported. He should be encouraged. Babar Azam is doing that. What a cricketer should do. I think they both have  good relationship which is really appreciable.

I have seen that post too - Babar Azam is loved and liked by everyone in Pakistan too. And they have strong bond with Indian players too. Kholi is not in form these days. Either he should try coming back to his career or sky's limit he is talened and he can find his spot somewhere else.

Baber Azam plays from Pakistan, so everyone in Pakistan likes him  Apart from the differences and political conflicts between the two countries, people from both nations like both the players and love to see their matches.

It does feel really encouraging to see two players having a positive conversation even though both countries are under a lot of political tension. The people of both countries are also quite different in terms of thought processes. I have to say these are the things that make me realize Indian players actually do not want Pakistan to not play in India. If the board was run by actual cricket players who know what to do, we would have seen a lot more bilateral series between India and Pakistan,. 

Anyway, I think I am getting too political myself  . There is something inspiring about people not feeling animosity toward their opponents and also about friendly competition.

Babar Azam is a heart throb - people love him in Pakistan and he is an amazing person as well.
He has seen very tough time during his childhood now he drives amazing car. God always bless the hard workers and honest workers.

I too agree that this tweet is much better instead of all the criticism Virat has been getting from former player’s, and this shows that these two sides chose humanity over their natural rivalry. Furthermore don’t you’ll think that Virat needs to step away from the team and get back to his basics, because we need him firing for the T20 World Cup but at this current rate the team management will have to drop him, hence shouldn’t he try and revive himself before it’s too late?.

[Sithara007]

I too agree that this tweet is much better instead of all the criticism Virat has been getting from former player’s, and this shows that these two sides chose humanity over their natural rivalry. Furthermore don’t you’ll think that Virat needs to step away from the team and get back to his basics, because we need him firing for the T20 World Cup but at this current rate the team management will have to drop him, hence shouldn’t he try and revive himself before it’s too late?.

Virat's style of play has changed over the years and he is no longer suitable for T20 cricket. Since there is big money in T20, he may still focus on that format, but IMO he should retire from T20Is and concentrate on ODIs and test matches (he can still participate in the IPL). But I am suspecting that the selectors are losing their patience. He needs to regain his form, or the selectors may ask him to GTFO. Unfortunately for Virat, and fortunately for the Indian team, a lot of promising youngsters are emerging and at least some are in direct competition with him.

[wiss19]

Virat's style of play has changed over the years and he is no longer suitable for T20 cricket. Since there is big money in T20, he may still focus on that format, but IMO he should retire from T20Is and concentrate on ODIs and test matches (he can still participate in the IPL). But I am suspecting that the selectors are losing their patience. He needs to regain his form, or the selectors may ask him to GTFO. Unfortunately for Virat, and fortunately for the Indian team, a lot of promising youngsters are emerging and at least some are in direct competition with him.

Right now as Kohli is going with this most chances he lost his place because money is key for many Indian players, so they are playing all three formats with current situation Kohli need to take retirement from T20i and ODI with just play test matches and if he still wants then he can go ahead with IPL which is much better for him and his future.

Indian cricketing calendar is hectic which is also creating too many problems for players recently they have done few good things and now having two teams for white ball and red ball which is going to be positive but with this all now it's time for Kohli to decide about his future like Broad and Anderson he can play one format for very long time and take his form back as well.

[Sithara007]

We have another 3 months to go to the next major ICC tournament (2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup). Entire list of participating nations are out now, since the qualifying tournament is now complete. The four countries that have qualified are Ireland, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands and Zimbabwe. Namibia and Scotland qualified earlier due to their decent performance in the last world cup. In the first phase, Sri Lanka is placed alongside Namibia and Netherlands, while in Group B West Indies is along with Ireland, Scotland and Zimbabwe. This time two of the teams will qualify to the second stage. My prediction is Sri Lanka and Namibia from Group A, and West Indies & Scotland from Group B.

[tbterryboy]

We have another 3 months to go to the next major ICC tournament (2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup). Entire list of participating nations are out now, since the qualifying tournament is now complete. The four countries that have qualified are Ireland, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands and Zimbabwe. Namibia and Scotland qualified earlier due to their decent performance in the last world cup. In the first phase, Sri Lanka is placed alongside Namibia and Netherlands, while in Group B West Indies is along with Ireland, Scotland and Zimbabwe. This time two of the teams will qualify to the second stage. My prediction is Sri Lanka and Namibia from Group A, and West Indies & Scotland from Group B.

At least something good from ICC for having a good number of teams in this event because this is good chance for them to play against each other and have good experience so with this quality can improve, and these teams can do much better in coming years.

I am feeling that from A group Sri Lanka and Namibia are okay but from B for me there is tough challenge as recently Zimbabwe is also doing better performance, and they can give challenge to Ireland and Scotland with this for me any team from Ireland or Zimbabwe can qualify for next round with Scotland have less chance because their recent performance is also not good enough like Ireland.

[Smack That Ace]

We have another 3 months to go to the next major ICC tournament (2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup). Entire list of participating nations are out now, since the qualifying tournament is now complete. The four countries that have qualified are Ireland, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands and Zimbabwe. Namibia and Scotland qualified earlier due to their decent performance in the last world cup. In the first phase, Sri Lanka is placed alongside Namibia and Netherlands, while in Group B West Indies is along with Ireland, Scotland and Zimbabwe. This time two of the teams will qualify to the second stage. My prediction is Sri Lanka and Namibia from Group A, and West Indies & Scotland from Group B.

Zimbabwe is the last team to qualify for the T20 world cup. This tournament is going to be very interesting and especially meaningful for the smaller teams.
I don’t have any doubt that Sri Lanka is on track to qualify. Also, the other predictions seem to be accurate. And West Indies from group B also seems certain.
This is the shorter format, so I believe the smaller teams will have a better chance to prove themselves. By the way, the schedule of the T20 World Cup is given below.




Regards

Duke

[onecall123]

I too agree that this tweet is much better instead of all the criticism Virat has been getting from former player’s, and this shows that these two sides chose humanity over their natural rivalry. Furthermore don’t you’ll think that Virat needs to step away from the team and get back to his basics, because we need him firing for the T20 World Cup but at this current rate the team management will have to drop him, hence shouldn’t he try and revive himself before it’s too late?.

Virat's style of play has changed over the years and he is no longer suitable for T20 cricket. Since there is big money in T20, he may still focus on that format, but IMO he should retire from T20Is and concentrate on ODIs and test matches (he can still participate in the IPL). But I am suspecting that the selectors are losing their patience. He needs to regain his form, or the selectors may ask him to GTFO. Unfortunately for Virat, and fortunately for the Indian team, a lot of promising youngsters are emerging and at least some are in direct competition with him.

In order to regain form before the Asia Cup and the T20 world cup, BCCI selectors want Virat Kohli to play 3 ODIs against Zimbabwe. A failure there will not force him to retire. With the money these players are earning, cricket must be a cruel game. The most important thing is that you are involved in advertising, and they want you to play even if you don't perform. Based on his past performance, how many days can he survive? Several young players are waiting to make their debut in the team, so why don't selectors ignore Virat? In fact, avoiding him is very difficult.

[lixer]

In order to regain form before the Asia Cup and the T20 world cup, BCCI selectors want Virat Kohli to play 3 ODIs against Zimbabwe. A failure there will not force him to retire. With the money these players are earning, cricket must be a cruel game. The most important thing is that you are involved in advertising, and they want you to play even if you don't perform. Based on his past performance, how many days can he survive? Several young players are waiting to make their debut in the team, so why don't selectors ignore Virat? In fact, avoiding him is very difficult.

For the place of Asia Cup and T-20 world cup giving him chance is not fair for me because they already give him too many chances in last three years, and he is going down day by day with this all too many youngsters those are doing their best for place in Team India is having not good impact because now it's time for hanging out of this all and bring some suitable replacement.

If he has done good in West Indies which have more chances because they are already down-and-out then still we have not positive feedback about big teams because he is falling down against quality bowling and West Indies is lack of this with mostly youngsters and below then average bowlers are in their squad which is not good for his form.

[posi]

In order to regain form before the Asia Cup and the T20 world cup, BCCI selectors want Virat Kohli to play 3 ODIs against Zimbabwe. A failure there will not force him to retire. With the money these players are earning, cricket must be a cruel game. The most important thing is that you are involved in advertising, and they want you to play even if you don't perform. Based on his past performance, how many days can he survive? Several young players are waiting to make their debut in the team, so why don't selectors ignore Virat? In fact, avoiding him is very difficult.

For the place of Asia Cup and T-20 world cup giving him chance is not fair for me because they already give him too many chances in last three years, and he is going down day by day with this all too many youngsters those are doing their best for place in Team India is having not good impact because now it's time for hanging out of this all and bring some suitable replacement.
If he has done good in West Indies which have more chances because they are already down-and-out then still we have not positive feedback about big teams because he is falling down against quality bowling and West Indies is lack of this with mostly youngsters and below then average bowlers are in their squad which is not good for his form.

It is actually quite unbelievable to me that they are giving this guy so many chances. I know that we are talking about Virat Kohli. But I don’t think he has done anything to deserve these chances. And now the selectors are trying to get him back in form by putting him against a relatively weak opponent. I honestly don’t think this is the most appropriate idea. A lot of other players could have been given the chance instead of this failure.

I know people are trying to say that I am being “too harsh" on Virat Kohli. But he should have concentrated on his career instead of doing ridiculous things like supporting the black lives matter movement etc. I think he is capable of playing well against a team like Zimbabwe. However, that is not going to give him enough confidence to play well at the World Cup in my opinion.

[Sithara007]

In order to regain form before the Asia Cup and the T20 world cup, BCCI selectors want Virat Kohli to play 3 ODIs against Zimbabwe. A failure there will not force him to retire. With the money these players are earning, cricket must be a cruel game. The most important thing is that you are involved in advertising, and they want you to play even if you don't perform. Based on his past performance, how many days can he survive? Several young players are waiting to make their debut in the team, so why don't selectors ignore Virat? In fact, avoiding him is very difficult.

LOL.. so the selectors are saying that Virat Kohli is capable only against weak teams such as Zimbabwe? He is 33 years old and I don't expect him to retire anytime soon. Dhoni went on playing international cricket well in to his late 30s, without becoming a burden to the team. If Kohli can contribute, then I don't see any issues in him playing for India until 2026-27. But he needs to focus on his game. Even now, when he is out of form, I don't see him participating in any domestic cricket tournaments (either in India or outside).

[posi]

In order to regain form before the Asia Cup and the T20 world cup, BCCI selectors want Virat Kohli to play 3 ODIs against Zimbabwe. A failure there will not force him to retire. With the money these players are earning, cricket must be a cruel game. The most important thing is that you are involved in advertising, and they want you to play even if you don't perform. Based on his past performance, how many days can he survive? Several young players are waiting to make their debut in the team, so why don't selectors ignore Virat? In fact, avoiding him is very difficult.

LOL.. so the selectors are saying that Virat Kohli is capable only against weak teams such as Zimbabwe? He is 33 years old and I don't expect him to retire anytime soon. Dhoni went on playing international cricket well in to his late 30s, without becoming a burden to the team. If Kohli can contribute, then I don't see any issues in him playing for India until 2026-27. But he needs to focus on his game. Even now, when he is out of form, I don't see him participating in any domestic cricket tournaments (either in India or outside).

What I would like to understand is what Virat Kohli is doing to improve in cricket. I know he is a talented player and all. However, I don't think even a star player like him is going to be able to improve if he does not try really hard. I also really don't know what he is doing to change his form right now.

Yes playing against weaker opponents and scoring a lot of runs can often increase the confidence of a player. However, that is not going to be helpful for Virat Kohli if he is unable to carry on with the form he showed against Zimbabwe. If he has become a player who can only perform against weaker opponents like Zimbabwe then I don't think the Indian team needs the same. They have a lot of better players.