2019 Cricket World Cup - Discussion & Analysis

[Raja_MBZ]

We're getting closer to the long-awaited ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, and I think that it deserves a separate thread for discussion & analysis, so let's have it!

The world cup is going to be hosted by England and Wales.

First match/final match: 30 May/14 July

Wanna see the schedule? It's provided here: https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672392


Players' list of each team:

AFGHANISTAN

Gulbadin Naib (capt), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan, Mujeeb ur Rahman

AUSTRALIA

Aaron Finch (capt), Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa

BANGLADESH

Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Jayed

ENGLAND

Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

INDIA

Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Vijay Shankar, Dinesh Karthik, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja

NEW ZEALAND

Kane Williamson (capt), Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor

PAKISTAN

Sarfaraz Ahmed (capt/wk), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abid Ali, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hasnain

SOUTH AFRICA

Faf du Plessis (capt), Quinton de Kock (wk), David Miller, JP Duminy, Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi

SRI LANKA

Dimith Karunaratne, (capt), Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Isuru Udana, Milinda Siriwardana, Avishka Fernando, Jeevan Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal

WEST INDIES

Jason Holder (capt), Andre Russell, Ashley Nurse, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Nicholas Pooran, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope, Shannon Gabriel, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer

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[Raja_MBZ]

ICC Chief Executive picks South Africa and England as favorite teams to win the world cup:

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson picks the favorites to win the World Cup

https://www.crictracker.com/icc-chief-executive-david-richardson-picks-the-favourites-to-win-the-world-cup/

“South Africa must be my favourites but if you ask me who can win it then it is anybody’s game. If England do not win at home, the No 1 team in the world right now, they’ll never win it,” he said in an interview to India Today.

[milewilda]

ICC Chief Executive picks South Africa and England as favorite teams to win the world cup:

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson picks the favorites to win the World Cup

https://www.crictracker.com/icc-chief-executive-david-richardson-picks-the-favourites-to-win-the-world-cup/

“South Africa must be my favourites but if you ask me who can win it then it is anybody’s game. If England do not win at home, the No 1 team in the world right now, they’ll never win it,” he said in an interview to India Today.

Just a glimpse on their last 5 matches.

[jrrsparkles]

ICC Chief Executive picks South Africa and England as favorite teams to win the world cup:

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson picks the favorites to win the World Cup

https://www.crictracker.com/icc-chief-executive-david-richardson-picks-the-favourites-to-win-the-world-cup/

“South Africa must be my favourites but if you ask me who can win it then it is anybody’s game. If England do not win at home, the No 1 team in the world right now, they’ll never win it,” he said in an interview to India Today.

South Africa is a big team but when it comes to big tournaments they are failing to make it,maybe that curse will be broken this time.

Still we have time for the 2019 World cup to begin so we really have to wait until the beginning of tournament to pick the favouries since the form of team play big role in winning cop.

[Juggy777]

ICC Chief Executive picks South Africa and England as favorite teams to win the world cup:

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson picks the favorites to win the World Cup

https://www.crictracker.com/icc-chief-executive-david-richardson-picks-the-favourites-to-win-the-world-cup/

“South Africa must be my favourites but if you ask me who can win it then it is anybody’s game. If England do not win at home, the No 1 team in the world right now, they’ll never win it,” he said in an interview to India Today.

South Africa is definitely not my favourites to win, as they always choke on the big stage time after time they have thrown it away I don't think they'll win it. England is my favourite to win it, they have the home ground advantage and in tournaments like this that's a major factor. Then I would consider Australia and India to be in the semis at least, these two got good teams but don't see either of them lifting the World Cup.

[Raja_MBZ]

ICC Chief Executive picks South Africa and England as favorite teams to win the world cup:

ICC Chief Executive David Richardson picks the favorites to win the World Cup

https://www.crictracker.com/icc-chief-executive-david-richardson-picks-the-favourites-to-win-the-world-cup/

“South Africa must be my favourites but if you ask me who can win it then it is anybody’s game. If England do not win at home, the No 1 team in the world right now, they’ll never win it,” he said in an interview to India Today.

Just a glimpse on their last 5 matches.

Well, Pakistan's tour to South Africa is going to be interesting and will give us a better idea of current form of South African team. The 5-match ODI series between these two will begin from 19th January, after the 3-match test series (which will commence on 19th of December).

[Raja_MBZ]

‘CWC 2019 once-in-a-generation opportunity’ – Tom Harrison

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/949923

[Juggy777]

‘CWC 2019 once-in-a-generation opportunity’ – Tom Harrison

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/949923

The way he speaks in this article it feels like he already believes team England will win the cup, though England is my first choice i will carefully study any injuries their players may have. I also feel other teams are not in great form going into this World Cup, and will be exhausted as many will be playing in IPL prior to the World Cup. Indian team that is the strongest in the world currently will pose a strict challenge to England, it'll be interesting to see how they perform in England.

[Raja_MBZ]

‘CWC 2019 once-in-a-generation opportunity’ – Tom Harrison

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/949923

The way he speaks in the article it feels like he already believes England will win the cup, though England is my first choice i will carefully study any injuries their players may have. I also feel other teams are not in great form going into this World Cup, and will be exhausted as many will come from playing IPL. The Indian team that is the strongest will not be fit, as playing in IPL will surely effect them, and I believe non IPL players have a edge in the cup.

I completely agree with that; shifting the focus from T20 format to ODI format takes time, and the players who're going to participate in the 2019 World Cup shouldn't really play in the leagues like IPL and PSL. The teams which are probably going to be distracted the most through these leagues include India, West Indies, and Pakistan.

[el kaka22]

We're getting closer to the long-awaited ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, and I think that it deserves a separate thread for discussion & analysis, so let's have it!

It is always good to have separate topic for every tournament and for tour matches. In the past, some people have tried to have separate topic for IPL and few other things, but most people prefer to contribute with same aged cricket topic. I really could not understand their reasons. It seems like they prefer to have one topic for one sport.

First match/final match: 30 May/14 July

I am just curious to know this community's opinion on : Who will be the predicted winner of final match and who are the favorites to play that final match ? I guess India and England may meet for the title, the top 2 countries of ICC ODI ranking.

[Raja_MBZ]

We're getting closer to the long-awaited ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, and I think that it deserves a separate thread for discussion & analysis, so let's have it!

It is always good to have separate topic for every tournament and for tour matches. In the past, some people have tried to have separate topic for IPL and few other things, but most people prefer to contribute with same aged cricket topic. I really could not understand their reasons. It seems like they prefer to have one topic for one sport.

Those who're against separate topics for Cricket-related leagues/cups just simply don't like this sport!

First match/final match: 30 May/14 July

I am just curious to know this community's opinion on : Who will be the predicted winner of final match and who are the favorites to play that final match ? I guess India and England may meet for the title, the top 2 countries of ICC ODI ranking.

I've got a feeling that the final match of the world cup will be played between New Zealand and England. Even though no one's mentioning New Zealand in the possible-cup-winner list, I still think that they've strong chances of winning the cup.

[onrise]

T20 is so much unpredictable game that just a single match if team plays well or bad the total game can change and suddenly even the top rated teams can be out of the finals and some lesser considered game changer team can enter the finals.

[Raja_MBZ]

‘CWC 2019 once-in-a-generation opportunity’ – Tom Harrison

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/949923

The way he speaks in the article it feels like he already believes England will win the cup, though England is my first choice i will carefully study any injuries their players may have. I also feel other teams are not in great form going into this World Cup, and will be exhausted as many will come from playing IPL. The Indian team that is the strongest will not be fit, as playing in IPL will surely effect them, and I believe non IPL players have a edge in the cup.

I completely agree with that; shifting the focus from T20 format to ODI format takes time, and the players who're going to participate in the 2019 World Cup shouldn't really play in the leagues like IPL and PSL. The teams which are probably going to be distracted the most through these leagues include India, West Indies, and Pakistan.

South Africa skipper, Faf du Plessis, just said the very same thing:

IPL 2019 just before World Cup is a concern: Faf du Plessis

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2019-just-before-world-cup-is-a-concern-faf-du-plessis-5522427/

Moreover:

Cricket Australia (CA) and England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have also directed their players to play in the IPL for a lesser duration to keep fit for the World Cup. Some of the notable names who backed out of the IPL were Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, and Glenn Maxwell.

[Juggy777]

South Africa skipper, Faf du Plessis, just said the very same thing:

IPL 2019 just before World Cup is a concern: Faf du Plessis

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ipl-2019-just-before-world-cup-is-a-concern-faf-du-plessis-5522427/

Moreover:

Cricket Australia (CA) and England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have also directed their players to play in the IPL for a lesser duration to keep fit for the World Cup. Some of the notable names who backed out of the IPL were Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, and Glenn Maxwell.

I'm not surprised to read Faf statements it's a logical thing to say, as winning the World Cup is the biggest honour one player can wish for. If you see some players get yearly fees by playing two months of IPL for them it suddenly becomes a tough choice too, money or glory for nation. It's pertinent to note that even during the previous IPL tournaments Australian and England players have shunned IPL for immediate tournaments to be injury free, so this was expected.

[AB de Royse777]

My opinion is that it's too early to pick a team. Hard to have the outright. I had a quick look in bet365 and according to them Oz has the most chances although I don't think they will be correct.

I guess there are good chances for India and England.

[Pffrt]

ICC Chief Executive picks South Africa and England as favorite teams to win the world cup:

Not agreed with him. South Africa can be a good one but England, come on. I pick India and Africa.

T20 is so much unpredictable game that just a single match if team plays well or bad the total game can change and suddenly even the top rated teams can be out of the finals and some lesser considered game changer team can enter the finals.

I think we are talking about one-day internationals. So, talking about T20 is totally off-topic here. Also, it rarely happens that the top-rated team loses a match against a lower team which is the same for one day too, even in soccer too.

[Maady]

Nice thread. didn't knew there was another thread for cricket here. how many threads we have? can we compile all thread in one list and share with main cricketing  thread. there are some knowledgeable guys in main thread "  Cricket match prediction discussions"

[Raja_MBZ]

Nice thread. didn't knew there was another thread for cricket here. how many threads we have? can we compile all thread in one list and share with main cricketing  thread. there are some knowledgeable guys in main thread "  Cricket match prediction discussions"

Well, as far as I know, we only have two "active" Cricket related threads:

1. Cricket match prediction discussions
2. 2019 Cricket World Cup - Discussion & Analysis

So I guess we don't need any compilation as of now.

[Maady]

Great, am i allowed to share this thread in main thread? or you can do it yourself  its your child

[Raja_MBZ]

Great, am i allowed to share this thread in main thread? or you can do it yourself  its your child

Of course, you're free to post whatever you want on that thread! Who am I to tell you what to post and what not to?