Cricket match prediction discussions

[Haunebu]

Rabada is nowhere near legends such as Alan Donald or Dale Steyn. And even if we consider him as one of the success stories of the quota system, for every success there are 10 unsuccessful experiments such as Bavuma and Pehlukwayo. I don't even want to mention dozens of promising players, who quit South Africa because they felt humiliated after being told that they couldn't be selected because of their skin color. What happened before 1994 is bad. But that shouldn't be used as a justification to discriminate against a racial group, especially those who born after 1994.

I feel that Rabada is already a legend even though you share a different opinion of him. He is one of the best bowlers in recent years and I like his temperament too. Comparing him to Donald, Steyn etc is unfair since they have a lot more experience in comparison.

Also, racism exists everywhere(Not just South Africa), but the current lineup still has a great mix of white and black players who have been performing consistently well these days.

[Sithara007]

now this does feel like hope, a silver lining for cricket, but I am quite sure that India and as well as the other big teams are not going to take this very well, i think they won't accept participation

as far as I know, there was a cricket tournament at the Olympics before and India refused to perform, ICC seems to not be able to take a bold step on this issue just because the big four do not want it that way, but if cricket is included in the Olympics, it would be very positive for cricket and its popularity worldwide

Even when cricket was included in the Asian Games, the BCCI refused to send a team. This time also, I am not expecting anything different. And it is not just the BCCI. The other pig-4 boards (ECB, CA and CNZ) also have the same attitude. I don't have an issue if the BCCI once again refuse to send a team to the Olympics. But let cricket be played at LA 2028. Refusing to participate is one thing, and disagreeing to have cricket as one of the sports items is another. No one is forcing BCCI or ECB to participate. But let the smaller boards such as CSA, WICB or the KNCB participate in such tournaments.

[romero121]

now this does feel like hope, a silver lining for cricket, but I am quite sure that India and as well as the other big teams are not going to take this very well, i think they won't accept participation

as far as I know, there was a cricket tournament at the Olympics before and India refused to perform, ICC seems to not be able to take a bold step on this issue just because the big four do not want it that way, but if cricket is included in the Olympics, it would be very positive for cricket and its popularity worldwide

Even when cricket was included in the Asian Games, the BCCI refused to send a team. This time also, I am not expecting anything different. And it is not just the BCCI. The other pig-4 boards (ECB, CA and CNZ) also have the same attitude. I don't have an issue if the BCCI once again refuse to send a team to the Olympics. But let cricket be played at LA 2028. Refusing to participate is one thing, and disagreeing to have cricket as one of the sports items is another. No one is forcing BCCI or ECB to participate. But let the smaller boards such as CSA, WICB or the KNCB participate in such tournaments.

The big 4 have the similar attitude. Another thing, taking it to Olympics might lead to the development of better teams and the control might go away them. Particularly these boards have begun to consider it a business. First of all the control from the ICC needs to be taken.

[Ayers]

now this does feel like hope, a silver lining for cricket, but I am quite sure that India and as well as the other big teams are not going to take this very well, i think they won't accept participation
as far as I know, there was a cricket tournament at the Olympics before and India refused to perform, ICC seems to not be able to take a bold step on this issue just because the big four do not want it that way, but if cricket is included in the Olympics, it would be very positive for cricket and its popularity worldwide

I don't understand why cricket was left out of the Olympics again after cricket fought in the Olympics. Olympics is a place from which many good teams in football cricket and other sports make their name on the platform Currently if we look at cricket we can see that only few countries participate in this game of cricket If cricket is included in the Olympics again, the number of cricket teams will increase which will make the World Cup more enjoyable and cricket will regain its popularity

cricket was left out because it did not generate a significant amount of revenue, but I am quite sure that if cricket is continued in the Olympics and the cricket boards do not cause any problems, cricket is going to generate a lot more revenue, the popularity of cricket is also expected to grow

and obviously, the number of teams playing cricket right now is going to increase and that is exactly what the big 4 fear

Even when cricket was included in the Asian Games, the BCCI refused to send a team. This time also, I am not expecting anything different. And it is not just the BCCI. The other pig-4 boards (ECB, CA and CNZ) also have the same attitude. I don't have an issue if the BCCI once again refuse to send a team to the Olympics. But let cricket be played at LA 2028. Refusing to participate is one thing, and disagreeing to have cricket as one of the sports items is another. No one is forcing BCCI or ECB to participate. But let the smaller boards such as CSA, WICB or the KNCB participate in such tournaments.

cricket was first played in the Olympics in the year 1900 if i am not wrong, cricket is not part of the Olympics since the ICC has never submitted an application to the Olympics committee to include cricket

a big part of that is the big four, they do not want to lose their authority, they know very well that if cricket is included in the Olympics there will be a lot more teams playing cricket, it is very easy for them to lose their authority at that time

[Marvell1]

Rabada is nowhere near legends such as Alan Donald or Dale Steyn. And even if we consider him as one of the success stories of the quota system, for every success there are 10 unsuccessful experiments such as Bavuma and Pehlukwayo. I don't even want to mention dozens of promising players, who quit South Africa because they felt humiliated after being told that they couldn't be selected because of their skin color. What happened before 1994 is bad. But that shouldn't be used as a justification to discriminate against a racial group, especially those who born after 1994.

I feel that Rabada is already a legend even though you share a different opinion of him. He is one of the best bowlers in recent years and I like his temperament too. Comparing him to Donald, Steyn etc is unfair since they have a lot more experience in comparison.

Also, racism exists everywhere(Not just South Africa), but the current lineup still has a great mix of white and black players who have been performing consistently well these days.

Kagiso Rabada has already proved a lot of things. He currently does not have anything to prove to anyone in my opinion. But I am not willing to say that he is a legend. """"Legend"""" is a term that is often used right now and that's why I think the word has lost its value. I am not suggesting that Rabada is a bad player. I am just saying that he is not quite a legend in my opinion. I believe he is still a long way away from that.

And if we talk about racism, there is no cure to that unless people become educated and think of everyone as the same. People have to understand that black people are also human. Moreover, they have the same rights as white people.

[Sithara007]

Kagiso Rabada has already proved a lot of things. He currently does not have anything to prove to anyone in my opinion. But I am not willing to say that he is a legend. """"Legend"""" is a term that is often used right now and that's why I think the word has lost its value. I am not suggesting that Rabada is a bad player. I am just saying that he is not quite a legend in my opinion. I believe he is still a long way away from that.

And if we talk about racism, there is no cure to that unless people become educated and think of everyone as the same. People have to understand that black people are also human. Moreover, they have the same rights as white people.

Kagiso Rabada is a good player, but not yet at the level of Steyn or Donald. And he is a perfect example of the quota system helping undeserving people. Rabada hails from a super-rich family, and his father is a well known doctor in South Africa. And yet, he played his first match under the racial quota. If they want to give quota, they can do that in education or the army. What is the point in giving racial quota in sports teams? A lot of promising white players never got a chance to play international cricket because of this system.

[Marvell1]

What is the point in giving racial quota in sports teams? A lot of promising white players never got a chance to play international cricket because of this system.

What do you mean that white players could not play in the South African team because of the quota system? There have been white players playing in the South African team for quite a long time ago.

I agree that the quota system is not flawless. Actually, it is not even good. But that never deprived white people of their rights. And how did white people suddenly become victims of this system?

[JSRAW]

What is the point in giving racial quota in sports teams? A lot of promising white players never got a chance to play international cricket because of this system.

What do you mean that white players could not play in the South African team because of the quota system? There have been white players playing in the South African team for quite a long time ago.

I agree that the quota system is not flawless. Actually, it is not even good. But that never deprived white people of their rights. And how did white people suddenly become victims of this system?

Quota system is blot to modern society in any freaking form.

Financial deprived section quota i can understand but not on historical based even after 100 and 1000's of years.

Point is majority of black community in south africa is not interested in cricket at all. They target for other sports, mainly in football and Rugby and also there is racism history hence quota system due to so called diversity and inclusiveness. In doing so extremely talented white players sit out all the time.

 

[Haunebu]

I am not suggesting that Rabada is a bad player. I am just saying that he is not quite a legend in my opinion. I believe he is still a long way away from that.

Understandable. I know that many people don't feel that he isn't legend material yet, but I feel that way because he has proved himself as a game-changing player on many, many occasions for various teams.

And if we talk about racism, there is no cure to that unless people become educated and think of everyone as the same. People have to understand that black people are also human. Moreover, they have the same rights as white people.

Actually, many educated people themselves are extremely racist, sexist etc. This problem will never go away, but it is decreasing with time around the world which is a good sign.

[Sithara007]

Quota system is blot to modern society in any freaking form.

Financial deprived section quota i can understand but not on historical based even after 100 and 1000's of years.

Point is majority of black community in south africa is not interested in cricket at all. They target for other sports, mainly in football and Rugby and also there is racism history hence quota system due to so called diversity and inclusiveness. In doing so extremely talented white players sit out all the time.

Couldn't put it any better than this. Politics of any type should be separated from sports. Quota in sports teams is unheard of anywhere else in the world. If there are enough coaching academies and more importantly interest among the black population in cricket, then automatically black players will get included in the playing XI. Rather than making sure these steps, the CSA is going for short cut by implementing quota based on race and color in the national and state level cricket teams. 

[JSRAW]

I am not suggesting that Rabada is a bad player. I am just saying that he is not quite a legend in my opinion. I believe he is still a long way away from that.

Understandable. I know that many people don't feel that he isn't legend material yet, but I feel that way because he has proved himself as a game-changing player on many, many occasions for various teams.

He's already a big name in red ball cricket. The reason he went under radar in recent time because he didn't play much red ball cricket due to injuries here n there, also during covid they hardly played any matches. During same period of time Ind-Eng-Aus played like million tests in comparison to Proteas.

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Couldn't put it any better than this. Politics of any type should be separated from sports. Quota in sports teams is unheard of anywhere else in the world. If there are enough coaching academies and more importantly interest among the black population in cricket, then automatically black players will get included in the playing XI. Rather than making sure these steps, the CSA is going for short cut by implementing quota based on race and color in the national and state level cricket teams. 

Their new league is coming up so it would be interesting to see if they keep following same policy, considering IPL owners owns all the teams.

[Marvell1]

Quota system is blot to modern society in any freaking form.
Financial deprived section quota i can understand but not on historical based even after 100 and 1000's of years.
Point is majority of black community in south africa is not interested in cricket at all. They target for other sports, mainly in football and Rugby and also there is racism history hence quota system due to so called diversity and inclusiveness. In doing so extremely talented white players sit out all the time.

Couldn't put it any better than this. Politics of any type should be separated from sports. Quota in sports teams is unheard of anywhere else in the world. If there are enough coaching academies and more importantly interest among the black population in cricket, then automatically black players will get included in the playing XI. Rather than making sure these steps, the CSA is going for short cut by implementing quota based on race and color in the national and state level cricket teams. 

Yes, Black people are trying to take advantage of it. Those who have connections are trying to put their relatives or people who are close to them in the playing 11 of the South African National team. If they put a quota system in place, the South African cricket board probably assumed Black people would be interested automatically. But that is never going to happen.

Instead, we will have people who will try to take advantage of the system. And a big reason why Black people are not interested in cricket is that the majority of the black community in Africa has to do really strenuous work to put food on the table. Under those circumstances, it is difficult to imagine playing cricket, which is a game that costs a lot of money.

[Sithara007]

Their new league is coming up so it would be interesting to see if they keep following same policy, considering IPL owners owns all the teams.

This is a very sensitive topic in South Africa. From what I heard, CSA has assured the franchise owners that there will be no quota based on skin color or race. But there is no confirmation. The officials from the ruling party (ANC) are going to put a lot of pressure to implement the quota for this league as well. But the franchise owners will be unhappy if that happens. And a lot of overseas players may refuse to play, on ethical grounds. Quality players will be included in the playing XI irrespective of their skin color. It will be good if CSA stop pushing low quality players for selection, just because they have another shade of skin.

[Haunebu]

He's already a big name in red ball cricket. The reason he went under radar in recent time because he didn't play much red ball cricket due to injuries here n there, also during covid they hardly played any matches. During same period of time Ind-Eng-Aus played like million tests in comparison to Proteas.

Exactly. Many people expect way too much from athletes in order to properly call them legends. One of the easiest ways to identify a legend in any sport is to observe how many games his/her actions changed in a favorable way.

And a big reason why Black people are not interested in cricket is that the majority of the black community in Africa has to do really strenuous work to put food on the table. Under those circumstances, it is difficult to imagine playing cricket, which is a game that costs a lot of money.

At the moment, Cricket is the least of their worries. They need to focus on improving other more important aspects of their country instead due to the recent rape incident etc.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

This is a very sensitive topic in South Africa. From what I heard, CSA has assured the franchise owners that there will be no quota based on skin color or race. But there is no confirmation. The officials from the ruling party (ANC) are going to put a lot of pressure to implement the quota for this league as well. But the franchise owners will be unhappy if that happens. And a lot of overseas players may refuse to play, on ethical grounds. Quality players will be included in the playing XI irrespective of their skin color. It will be good if CSA stop pushing low quality players for selection, just because they have another shade of skin.

We the people living outside RSA are not aware of ground realities. If there central government is doing such thing then defiantly there is some reason for that. Black people in RSA are suffering from discrimination for decades and now they said enough is enough. Black lives matter and they have equal right to play cricket just like white people.

[eaLiTy]

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and obviously, the number of teams playing cricket right now is going to increase and that is exactly what the big 4 fear

FYI there are 94 Associate Members and 12 Full Members under ICC, which means 106 countries are playing cricket. Unless the quality of Cricket increases they wont be getting a full membership.

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cricket was first played in the Olympics in the year 1900 if i am not wrong, cricket is not part of the Olympics since the ICC has never submitted an application to the Olympics committee to include cricket

a big part of that is the big four, they do not want to lose their authority, they know very well that if cricket is included in the Olympics there will be a lot more teams playing cricket, it is very easy for them to lose their authority at that time

This is another lie, Olympic committee was not ready to accept Cricket because the length of the matches and the other hassles of organizing the matches during the Olympics was the reason why Cricket was not included in Olympics after 1900. If you really think that the associate countries can create the revenue, why not now and waiting for them to be included in the Olympics .

[Ayers]

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and obviously, the number of teams playing cricket right now is going to increase and that is exactly what the big 4 fear

FYI there are 94 Associate Members and 12 Full Members under ICC, which means 106 countries are playing cricket. Unless the quality of Cricket increases they wont be getting a full membership.

when i said that there are not too many teams playing cricket right now i meant not many teams playing cricket right now regularly, tell me when did you last see a cricket match between an associate team? let alone watch the whole match

if anyone is actually watching the whole match which is being played by two associate teams, i think they should get a life, i bet that the citizens of many associate countries don’t even know that they have a cricket team, lol

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cricket was first played in the Olympics in the year 1900 if i am not wrong, cricket is not part of the Olympics since the ICC has never submitted an application to the Olympics committee to include cricket
a big part of that is the big four, they do not want to lose their authority, they know very well that if cricket is included in the Olympics there will be a lot more teams playing cricket, it is very easy for them to lose their authority at that time

This is another lie, Olympic committee was not ready to accept Cricket because the length of the matches and the other hassles of organizing the matches during the Olympics was the reason why Cricket was not included in Olympics after 1900. If you really think that the associate countries can create the revenue, why not now and waiting for them to be included in the Olympics .

there is a lot of shorter cricket being played right now, including the t-ten format, yes i know it’s still going to be a pretty time-consuming match, but it’s a lot better than having a five-day match with no results, i don’t think the Olympics committee should have any problems arranging t20 matches

[YinShuiSiYuan]

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and obviously, the number of teams playing cricket right now is going to increase and that is exactly what the big 4 fear

FYI there are 94 Associate Members and 12 Full Members under ICC, which means 106 countries are playing cricket. Unless the quality of Cricket increases they wont be getting a full membership.

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cricket was first played in the Olympics in the year 1900 if i am not wrong, cricket is not part of the Olympics since the ICC has never submitted an application to the Olympics committee to include cricket

a big part of that is the big four, they do not want to lose their authority, they know very well that if cricket is included in the Olympics there will be a lot more teams playing cricket, it is very easy for them to lose their authority at that time

This is another lie, Olympic committee was not ready to accept Cricket because the length of the matches and the other hassles of organizing the matches during the Olympics was the reason why Cricket was not included in Olympics after 1900. If you really think that the associate countries can create the revenue, why not now and waiting for them to be included in the Olympics .

No matter how many associate countries are there in icc the fact is only 5 to 6 teams are worthy enough to play quality cricket. Not many associate teams take cricket seriously. The only way cricket can be introduced to other part of the world is through t20 format only.

[Sithara007]

No matter how many associate countries are there in icc the fact is only 5 to 6 teams are worthy enough to play quality cricket. Not many associate teams take cricket seriously. The only way cricket can be introduced to other part of the world is through t20 format only.

In that case we should restrict international cricket to the pig-4 nations only. Because whenever they play against a team such as Sri Lanka or Bangladesh, it results in a lop-sided match. Funding is the main reason why the ICC doesn't want associate nations participate in the main tournaments. For example, Zimbabwe cricket board receives around $12 million per year from the ICC, and more from TV deals because pig-4 teams do play regularly against them. Associate nations receive far less. Nepal for example receives around $200,000 per year and this means that they can't offer contracts to their players. So obviously they won't be able to perform when they play in ICC tournaments.

[jostorres]

No matter how many associate countries are there in icc the fact is only 5 to 6 teams are worthy enough to play quality cricket. Not many associate teams take cricket seriously. The only way cricket can be introduced to other part of the world is through t20 format only.

In that case we should restrict international cricket to the pig-4 nations only. Because whenever they play against a team such as Sri Lanka or Bangladesh, it results in a lop-sided match. Funding is the main reason why the ICC doesn't want associate nations participate in the main tournaments. For example, Zimbabwe cricket board receives around $12 million per year from the ICC, and more from TV deals because pig-4 teams do play regularly against them. Associate nations receive far less. Nepal for example receives around $200,000 per year and this means that they can't offer contracts to their players. So obviously they won't be able to perform when they play in ICC tournaments.

In last few years ICC completely fail to maintain good control on finances, and they are also failed to give proper funds to associate countries because even they have enough funds, and they can do some good for this game and development in these few associate countries specially which are doing with their native players because they deserve some better treatment from them for their infrastructure and other developments.

I am very much sure that ICC can manage this all with their sources they are not doing any good thing which is surely hurting as cricketing fan because this game surely deserve much better than which is currently happening around with just for better and secure future of these B-4 instead of all countries those are involved and can bring better quality and entertainment.