2019 Cricket World Cup - Discussion & Analysis

[AB de Royse777]

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India have been performing nicely from a long period of time and have been at the top of the leaderboards consistently.

Kohli and Dhoni are 2 primary reasons why India has been performing so well. Dhoni did the right thing giving the reins to Kohli a couple of years before the world cup and Kohli has clearly been doing a fine job as the captain.

Also it's nice to see how Dhoni and other players help Kohli in the stressed moment. We have seen it in several occasions. The latest was in the last match against Australia.

India deserves to take the world cup if everything goes right of course.

[JSRAW]

Yup agreed, no point discussing politics here in this cricket thread.  I noticed that Maady raised that question here in the start, so I blame him-her for that.

Lol, yeah you are right, blame the poor messenger and shoot him for bringing news . strike two for you my friend hehehe

Lol no i had or have any intention to point a gun at you, no matter what, i am more of fist-fight guy in personal level

I was just stating the fact that you started this topic, That's it period, hope we can make peace with it now


I noticed that everyone posting their fav 4 for world but everyone failed to mention that its final four or something?

otherwise its confusing af in the end

For example and its just example  ( my fav for this World Cup final )

England : Finalist
India     :Finalist

if that's you all guys meant by your first 2 fav team then it's okay otherwise its fucked up and confusing.


If Windies and Sl make into final then it would be very big upset tbh, no matter how good they play in play off.

Australia and pakistan, we can somehow justify due to their lucky day.

SouthAfrica and Kiwis, I have a big question mark on them, they are fucking good team but not a big tournament team, unfortunately.

would love if Proteas or somehow Pakistan can surprise all cricket lovers here.

Note : My Top 2 finalist based on last 1.5 years ODI, in cricketing world they are the only team who looks worthy to lift the World Cup 2019.

Surprise can happen anytime and i am very much open to this. because cricket is very funny game according to my experience.

[AB de Royse777]

if that's you all guys meant by your first 2 fav team then it's okay otherwise its fucked up and confusing.

It's kind of like this. If the top one fails to win the world cup the 2nd one will win. If the 2nd one fails then the 3rd one or the forth one. :-)

This is my top four prediction for 2019 so far (If the top miss then the 2nd top may win):

[JSRAW]

if that's you all guys meant by your first 2 fav team then it's okay otherwise its fucked up and confusing.

It's kind of like this. If the top one fails to win the world cup the 2nd one will win. If the 2nd one fails then the 3rd one or the forth one. :-)

This is my top four prediction for 2019 so far (If the top miss then the 2nd top may win):

Well,it confusing in the first look and that's not good because we have only 10 teams and everyone counting on top 4 teams except a couple of users.

Make sense if everyone choosing finalist and semifinalist. that makes more sense to me at least, but hey that's just my thinking. I could be wrong here.

@Royse777 What's your playing squad for India and Australia?

[Little Mouse]

This is my top four prediction for 2019 so far (If the top miss then the 2nd top may win):

India
Australia
England
South Africa

My top four:

>West Indies (I really liked the way they played their recent ODI series against England - it was simply superb!)
>England
>Australia
>India

This is fun. My top 4:

- India
- England
- New Zealand
- Australia

I feel India is the people's favorite at the moment.

And my top 4 is

India
England
Australia
South Africa

I am kind of agree with RajaMBZ, WI has played a good series in England. It's not a matter who is playing better at the moment but it's matter who is playing better in England at the moment because England is the host.

Here is my top 4-
India
England
WI
South Africa

[Haunebu]

if that's you all guys meant by your first 2 fav team then it's okay otherwise its fucked up and confusing.

It's kind of like this. If the top one fails to win the world cup the 2nd one will win. If the 2nd one fails then the 3rd one or the forth one. :-)

This is my top four prediction for 2019 so far (If the top miss then the 2nd top may win):

Well,it confusing in the first look and that's not good because we have only 10 teams and everyone counting on top 4 teams except a couple of users.

Make sense if everyone choosing finalist and semifinalist. that makes more sense to me at least, but hey that's just my thinking. I could be wrong here.

@Royse777 What's your playing squad for India and Australia?

Lol. Seriously? What is confusing about any of this? You seem to be the only confused person since anyone can interpret the meaning of the top 4 choices in a simple manner.

Top two obviously imply the finalists where the 2nd team is the runner up and the 3rd and 4th teams would make it to the semi-finals.

[Little Mouse]

Top two obviously imply the finalists where the 2nd team is the runner up and the 3rd and 4th teams would make it to the semi-finals.

Yeah, that's how I also listed four teams. Otherwise I could list WI at first same as RajaMBZ did but I mentioned that I will change the order. That means I think India and England will play the final. Anyway, Australia's today performance is quite good and they are letting people know that they are one of the best for the world cup.

[JSRAW]

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Lol. Seriously? What is confusing about any of this? You seem to be the only confused person since anyone can interpret the meaning of the top 4 choices in a simple manner.

Top two obviously imply the finalists where the 2nd team is the runner up and the 3rd and 4th teams would make it to the semi-finals.

Like i mentioned i could be wrong.

You might wanna recheck the first post of this topic, posted by Royce Royse. and again clarified by Royce Royse in his recent post.

It's kind of like this. If the top one fails to win the world cup the 2nd one will win. If the 2nd one fails then the 3rd one or the forth one. :-)

This is my top four prediction for 2019 so far (If the top miss then the 2nd top may win):

Choosing top 4 teams as a finalist, semifinalist + runner up is a different setup thinking

And

Choosing the top 4 teams as their fav who can potentially lift the world is a totally different setup.

Would like to be on a same page as you guys are, that's it. don't wanna create any confusion or any misunderstanding before World cup, we didn't even chose our best playing squad for fav teams yet, we all have a long journey ahead of us  


@Royse lol sorry bhai

[AB de Royse777]

You might wanna recheck the first post of this topic, posted by Royce. and again clarified by Royce in his recent post.

Why everyone types Royce but it's Royse :-)
Never-mind. I am ok however calling Royse helps me to search for my mentions.

[Juggy777]

You might wanna recheck the first post of this topic, posted by Royce. and again clarified by Royce in his recent post.

Why everyone types Royce but it's Royse :-)
Never-mind. I am ok however calling Royse helps me to search for my mentions.

I can personally relate to this my name is often spelt wrong in government records, and even on social media but after a while I think I stopped bothering about it. While we’re discussing the top four teams I feel it will be England, India, Australia and lastly I’m torn between chockers (Africa) and West Indies. I feel Australia will be even stronger if Warner and Smith return, I don’t really expect any upsets but it’ll be interesting if there’re any.

[AB de Royse777]

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I don’t really expect any upsets but it’ll be interesting if there’re any.

Talking about upset?
It will be if only Bangladesh win the world cup :-P

I think about Afghanistan too.

[JSRAW]

Talking about upset?
It will be if only Bangladesh win the world cup :-P

I think about Afghanistan too.

You might wanna add your fav team in that list as well

[Haunebu]

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Lol. Seriously? What is confusing about any of this? You seem to be the only confused person since anyone can interpret the meaning of the top 4 choices in a simple manner.

Top two obviously imply the finalists where the 2nd team is the runner up and the 3rd and 4th teams would make it to the semi-finals.

Like i mentioned i could be wrong.

You might wanna recheck the first post of this topic, posted by Royce Royse. and again clarified by Royce Royse in his recent post.

It's kind of like this. If the top one fails to win the world cup the 2nd one will win. If the 2nd one fails then the 3rd one or the forth one. :-)

This is my top four prediction for 2019 so far (If the top miss then the 2nd top may win):

Choosing top 4 teams as a finalist, semifinalist + runner up is a different setup thinking

And

Choosing the top 4 teams as their fav who can potentially lift the world is a totally different setup.

Would like to be on a same page as you guys are, that's it. don't wanna create any confusion or any misunderstanding before World cup, we didn't even chose our best playing squad for fav teams yet, we all have a long journey ahead of us  


@Royse lol sorry bhai

We have a long journey ahead of us indeed. Its interesting seeing different people's perspectives regarding their top 4 teams. Almost everyone are expecting India or England to lift the cup this year.

I am excited for the upcoming IPL series too which is going to be epic like always.

[AB de Royse777]

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We have a long journey ahead of us indeed. Its interesting seeing different people's perspectives regarding their top 4 teams. Almost everyone are expecting India or England to lift the cup this year.

This question is passing by in my mind. India is not good in English condition from the record of course. Does anyone have any opinion in this?

I am excited for the upcoming IPL series too which is going to be epic like always.

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Let's make it more interesting :-)

Cheers :-)

[JSRAW]

We have a long journey ahead of us indeed. Its interesting seeing different people's perspectives regarding their top 4 teams. Almost everyone are expecting India or England to lift the cup this year.

Agreed, and with due respect, I feel that you are dodging our previous discussion regarding top 4 teams? or you still didn't read it just asking  

This question is passing by in my mind. India is not good in English condition from the record of course. Does anyone have any opinion in this?

Yeah, stats are not with the Indian team but when we see the ICC tournament, India is doing exceptionally well in English conditions

Read : Champion trophy 2013 : Winner
           Champion trophy 2017 : Runner-up  

[AB de Royse777]

Yeah, stats are not with the Indian team but when we see the ICC tournament, India is doing exceptionally well in English conditions

Read : Champion trophy 2013 : Winner
           Champion trophy 2017 : Runner-up  

Okay this helps. Thank you very much to clear the doubt that was in my mind :-)
It seems in the recent years their success rate has increased in English conditions.

[JSRAW]

Your welcome bhai.

Btw What's your 15 squad member for your fav teams? which is Australia and India

Could be good brain-storming and would be great if everyone can post their respective 2 top fav's team combinations?

Will update my 15 member squad for (India and England) after the series of Ind vs Aus. Indian Squad is kept getting messy due to tons of experiment.


If possible @Vella @Royse @Raja can update their own respective home team? Australia, Srilanka (Royse bhai it's your fav team) Pakistan respectively.

If Any Pakistani or Indian want to, then they can voluntary jump here too for their home team.

[Pffrt]

Could be good brain-storming and would be great if everyone can post their respective 2 top fav's team combinations?

For India, I expect the following will be a great combination.
1. Virat
2. Rohit
3. Shikhar
4. Dhoni
5. Hardik
6. Kedar
7. Vijay Shankar (Expecting a chance to be given him.)
8. Buveneshwor
9. Kuldeep
10. Bumrah
11. Chahal

12. Lokesh
13. Rishab Pant
14. Shami
15. Jadeja

[AB de Royse777]

(Royse bhai it's your fav team)

Yh it is however I have not much idea about their recent team. I will try to come up with a line up for India team, not sure about Australia though.

[JSRAW]

Could be good brain-storming and would be great if everyone can post their respective 2 top fav's team combinations?

For India, I expect the following will be a great combination.
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@pfft

I guess we all have more or less same 15 men squad for Indian Team. Why did you exclude Ambati Raydu(number 4) and Dinesh Kartik(chances are low for him but he can take Rishab place in the squad if Rishab get dropped)

They both are still very much in the race because Rishab pant doing nothing much and needs something extraordinary to justify his place. Indians need a solid batsman at number 4 spot because there is a very slim chance of Dhoni playing at number 4.

KL Rahul's world cup ticket is final no matter he performs or not. he's the back-up opener and Virat's fav boy. he can give up his number 3 spot for Rahul only.

I doubt that Hardik and Vijay Shankar both playing in the same match unless team management sending Vijay Shankar at 4 number.