T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[bryant.coleman]

Although there is no importance for this match in this current context of the world cup but you should not miss the match because this is Virat Kholi last International T20 match. Keep aside the recent performance of India, he is one of the legend not in the Indian cricket but overall he is being loved and followed. India will miss him.

At least I won't be missing him. 4-5 years ago, he was among my favorite cricketers. But then he became arrogant and his focus was on things other than cricket. Then there were controversies related to selection. He used to ignore deserving players like Ashwin and give preference to useless ones like Hardik. I just hope that the new captain will be less biased. I don't have an idea on who is the replacement, but I guess Rohit Sharma is the most probable one. Hopefully he will stay away from controversy. 

[ReiMomo]

Although there is no importance for this match in this current context of the world cup but you should not miss the match because this is Virat Kholi last International T20 match. Keep aside the recent performance of India, he is one of the legend not in the Indian cricket but overall he is being loved and followed. India will miss him.

At least I won't be missing him. 4-5 years ago, he was among my favorite cricketers. But then he became arrogant and his focus was on things other than cricket. Then there were controversies related to selection. He used to ignore deserving players like Ashwin and give preference to useless ones like Hardik. I just hope that the new captain will be less biased. I don't have an idea on who is the replacement, but I guess Rohit Sharma is the most probable one. Hopefully he will stay away from controversy. 

Prabably yes Rohit Sharma would replace Kohli. Besides this, Rahul Dravid is going to be the coach henceforth. Whats your thought on it. Rahul Dravid has been a spoken person for managing the pressure situation. It would be really appriciative if Dhoni is kept as Mentor henceforth. Dravid and Dhoni together guiding and training the Indian players will certainly bring out positive outcome. Whats your thought on it?

Today's match was really awesome. 3rd consecutive win. Though they are not into semi final, the performance in the last three games were fantastic from both batsmen and bowlers. Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Aswin, Sami, Bhumra and Jadega were awesome. Each contributed the best.

[jostorres]

Today's match was really awesome. 3rd consecutive win. Though they are not into semi final, the performance in the last three games were fantastic from both batsmen and bowlers. Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Aswin, Sami, Bhumra and Jadega were awesome. Each contributed the best.

I was expecting that they will be giving chances to youngsters but it was really surprising for me that they were having only one change today (Only Deepak Chahar got chance). It was expected to have multiple changes in both bowling and batting order and some people predicted like Rohit to lead the pointless match but India played like they are still in competition.

Dravid and Dhoni together guiding and training the Indian players will certainly bring out positive outcome. Whats your thought on it?

This combination might be exciting in management levels but India is already got lots of talents but for example, in this worldcup also only their toss and luck factors played the spoiler role. So, I guess Dravid and Dhoni got no big tasks ahead.

[7788bitcoin]

I was expecting that they will be giving chances to youngsters but it was really surprising for me that they were having only one change today (Only Deepak Chahar got chance). It was expected to have multiple changes in both bowling and batting order and some people predicted like Rohit to lead the pointless match but India played like they are still in competition.

It is not a big surprise that we did not see any major changes in the team even though it was a meaningless one, the sole reason is the backlash they will get back home for not getting qualified and they need to play and satisfy the fans that the two looses were just bad luck and they played the last three matches as champions but they did that against lower level competition and these performances is more than enough to satisfy their die hard fans  .

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This combination might be exciting in management levels but India is already got lots of talents but for example, in this worldcup also only their toss and luck factors played the spoiler role. So, I guess Dravid and Dhoni got no big tasks ahead.

Toss was one of the factor for their loss but team selection is another major factor and lack of  match experience as a team before the T20 World Cup. Pakistan played as a team and they are the only undefeated team in the tournament.

[pakhitheboss]

I was expecting that they will be giving chances to youngsters but it was really surprising for me that they were having only one change today (Only Deepak Chahar got chance). It was expected to have multiple changes in both bowling and batting order and some people predicted like Rohit to lead the pointless match but India played like they are still in competition.

It is not a big surprise that we did not see any major changes in the team even though it was a meaningless one, the sole reason is the backlash they will get back home for not getting qualified and they need to play and satisfy the fans that the two looses were just bad luck and they played the last three matches as champions but they did that against lower level competition and these performances is more than enough to satisfy their die hard fans  .

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This combination might be exciting in management levels but India is already got lots of talents but for example, in this worldcup also only their toss and luck factors played the spoiler role. So, I guess Dravid and Dhoni got no big tasks ahead.

Toss was one of the factor for their loss but team selection is another major factor and lack of  match experience as a team before the T20 World Cup. Pakistan played as a team and they are the only undefeated team in the tournament.

Very well played team India. They have shown incredible improvement at the time of their exit. If they had played better in their opening matches then the situation would have been completely different. I understand there were certain factors involved like the toss but the biggest factor that led to this situation was the overconfidence of the Indian team.

[KennyR]

I was expecting that they will be giving chances to youngsters but it was really surprising for me that they were having only one change today (Only Deepak Chahar got chance). It was expected to have multiple changes in both bowling and batting order and some people predicted like Rohit to lead the pointless match but India played like they are still in competition.

It is not a big surprise that we did not see any major changes in the team even though it was a meaningless one, the sole reason is the backlash they will get back home for not getting qualified and they need to play and satisfy the fans that the two looses were just bad luck and they played the last three matches as champions but they did that against lower level competition and these performances is more than enough to satisfy their die hard fans  .

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This combination might be exciting in management levels but India is already got lots of talents but for example, in this worldcup also only their toss and luck factors played the spoiler role. So, I guess Dravid and Dhoni got no big tasks ahead.

Toss was one of the factor for their loss but team selection is another major factor and lack of  match experience as a team before the T20 World Cup. Pakistan played as a team and they are the only undefeated team in the tournament.

Very well played team India. They have shown incredible improvement at the time of their exit. If they had played better in their opening matches then the situation would have been completely different. I understand there were certain factors involved like the toss but the biggest factor that led to this situation was the overconfidence of the Indian team.

Agreed, over confidence is the big mistake that Indian team had. During the days before the match of India majority of the media took this into discussion. The headlines were something as will Pakistan withstand the performance of India. This hype given by media too is a reason for having over confidence.

West Indies in the past have faced similar situation in 1983 world cup finals against India. The score was just 183 which was is reachable, but the over confidence made them loss the match scoring 140. By that time West Indies is the top team.

[Sithara007]

Agreed, over confidence is the big mistake that Indian team had. During the days before the match of India majority of the media took this into discussion. The headlines were something as will Pakistan withstand the performance of India. This hype given by media too is a reason for having over confidence.

West Indies in the past have faced similar situation in 1983 world cup finals against India. The score was just 183 which was is reachable, but the over confidence made them loss the match scoring 140. By that time West Indies is the top team.

The BCCI doesn't allow Indian players to participate in franchise cricket leagues around the world, which limits their exposure in a big way. On the other hand, Pakistani cricketers play in various leagues all around the world, and as a result they are familiar with the ground conditions and weather. But at least a part of the problem lies with the Indian selection policy. Kohli and the coach went for unfit players like Hardik instead of more deserving players, because they want to include their proxies in the playing XI.

[kro55]

The BCCI doesn't allow Indian players to participate in franchise cricket leagues around the world, which limits their exposure in a big way. On the other hand, Pakistani cricketers play in various leagues all around the world, and as a result they are familiar with the ground conditions and weather. But at least a part of the problem lies with the Indian selection policy. Kohli and the coach went for unfit players like Hardik instead of more deserving players, because they want to include their proxies in the playing XI.

The Indian players were already familiar with the pitch of the World Cup. They have performed on such pitches many times before. So even if BCCI does not give players a chance to play in other franchises, it should not be a problem. However, their performance in the first two matches was disappointing. The opponent in the last 3 matches was very weak. India had to win one of the first two matches to reach the semi-finals. But they failed. We returned to the form of batsmen through the match in Afghanistan. But by then they had lost the qualification to qualify for the semi-finals.

[Minor Miner]

What is your prediction about the first semi-final between England and New Zealand? The performance that England have shown in the last few matches, they are undoubtedly the favorite team. But the New Zealand team has won 4 out of 5 matches. Despite their poor performance against Pakistan, their performance against India was just awesome. Both teams are strong in the semi-finals. The team that performs well on the field will win. Which team are you interested in betting on?

[BALIK]

What is your prediction about the first semi-final between England and New Zealand? The performance that England have shown in the last few matches, they are undoubtedly the favorite team. But the New Zealand team has won 4 out of 5 matches. Despite their poor performance against Pakistan, their performance against India was just awesome. Both teams are strong in the semi-finals. The team that performs well on the field will win. Which team are you interested in betting on?

It's hard to guess about such a match. However, almost all the players of the England team are in form. Batsmen are able to bat well. The bowlers' performance is stable enough. But my prediction is that if England get a chance to bowl first, they will win the match anyway. Basically, the team that wins the toss I will bet on their win.

[UmerIdrees]

Very well played team India. They have shown incredible improvement at the time of their exit. If they had played better in their opening matches then the situation would have been completely different. I understand there were certain factors involved like the toss but the biggest factor that led to this situation was the overconfidence of the Indian team.

I would have too appreciated the performance of Indian team if they have won a match, only a single match, against a good team in this tournament. They have won the matches against teams like Scotland, Afghanistan and Namibia who have no ranking in the international cricket. Even a club team could have won against those teams.

[onecall123]

Very well played team India. They have shown incredible improvement at the time of their exit. If they had played better in their opening matches then the situation would have been completely different. I understand there were certain factors involved like the toss but the biggest factor that led to this situation was the overconfidence of the Indian team.

I would have too appreciated the performance of Indian team if they have won a match, only a single match, against a good team in this tournament. They have won the matches against teams like Scotland, Afghanistan and Namibia who have no ranking in the international cricket. Even a club team could have won against those teams.

The story could not end here. This should be a good outing, but unfortunately India struggles at the start. Having left this world cup early, Indian fans would have had to choose either supporting rest of teams or not. It's hard luck for Indian team that they weren't in pure action against good team, i mean other group opponents - Pakistan and New Zealand. I think they could have done better.

[galambo]

I would have too appreciated the performance of Indian team if they have won a match, only a single match, against a good team in this tournament. They have won the matches against teams like Scotland, Afghanistan and Namibia who have no ranking in the international cricket. Even a club team could have won against those teams.

I guess the window is also very small in this group. There three test playing teams must have to defeat each other to qualify for the next round. Afghanistan showed very positive performance through out the tournament. Pakistan was fortunate enough to beat both NZ and India while NZ was able to beat India only. While other 3 teams Afghan, Namibia and Scotland lost all matches against them.

[UmerIdrees]

The BCCI doesn't allow Indian players to participate in franchise cricket leagues around the world, which limits their exposure in a big way.

The Indian team was playing in a bubble with their performances only in the IPL or series within the Big 3. This bubble was badly exposed when they had to play against the top talented teams like Pakistan. BCCI should need to revise their policy otherwise they will have to face similar situation whenever they will play big tournaments.
They are afraid of losing with their neighboring country and hence they prefer not to play at all.

[eaLiTy]

The Indian team was playing in a bubble with their performances only in the IPL or series within the Big 3. This bubble was badly exposed when they had to play against the top talented teams like Pakistan. BCCI should need to revise their policy otherwise they will have to face similar situation whenever they will play big tournaments.

The issue i see is that the players were dead tired with too much cricket. More cricket will not help them either, they need to have enough rest and not play series one after other and expect to play at their optimal performance. Pakistan is the best team in the tournament and i was checking their preparation released by them and they have a lot of former players like Vernon Philander, Saqlain Mushtaq helping them prepare which is really great.

They are afraid of losing with their neighboring country and hence they prefer not to play at all.

This is entirely politics and i do not agree with the political agenda, sports should be beyond politics and everyone needs to play.

[Sithara007]

The issue i see is that the players were dead tired with too much cricket. More cricket will not help them either, they need to have enough rest and not play series one after other and expect to play at their optimal performance. Pakistan is the best team in the tournament and i was checking their preparation released by them and they have a lot of former players like Vernon Philander, Saqlain Mushtaq helping them prepare which is really great.

I don't agree with this. If the players were tired, then the management could have gone for player rotation. On the other hand, the same set of players were retained by Kohli for match after match, despite poor performances from some of the members like Hardik Pandya. When MSD was the captain, he also had some preferences. But none of his preferred set of players were as useless as the ones picked by Kohli. Kohli and Damaadji took nepotism to another level, by denying chances to hardworking youngsters.

[perfect999]

The BCCI doesn't allow Indian players to participate in franchise cricket leagues around the world, which limits their exposure in a big way.

The Indian team was playing in a bubble with their performances only in the IPL or series within the Big 3. This bubble was badly exposed when they had to play against the top talented teams like Pakistan. BCCI should need to revise their policy otherwise they will have to face similar situation whenever they will play big tournaments.
They are afraid of losing with their neighboring country and hence they prefer not to play at all.

There was no bubble it's just simple they play bad in 2 early games and lost out and down now they are going to start with new things surely these are going to have some big impact on them and their strategy for future games. I personally respect Virat as player but as captain he has done very bad things in last few years it's good for him, he already leaves and now new captain can handle team in better way and Virat also can play without any pressure which help him for better performance.

Many times Virat done serious mistakes in selections which cost India very badly today I was reading on one site writer was saying he was biased with few players and I have to agree with him in this case because his poor selection hurt Indian team very badly in many matches.

[BALIK]

The issue i see is that the players were dead tired with too much cricket. More cricket will not help them either, they need to have enough rest and not play series one after other and expect to play at their optimal performance. Pakistan is the best team in the tournament and i was checking their preparation released by them and they have a lot of former players like Vernon Philander, Saqlain Mushtaq helping them prepare which is really great.

I don't agree with this. If the players were tired, then the management could have gone for player rotation. On the other hand, the same set of players were retained by Kohli for match after match, despite poor performances from some of the members like Hardik Pandya. When MSD was the captain, he also had some preferences. But none of his preferred set of players were as useless as the ones picked by Kohli. Kohli and Damaadji took nepotism to another level, by denying chances to hardworking youngsters.

India management has a lot of talented players. However, I do not understand why they have a player like Hardik Pandya in the squad. Pandya is not in form. And he's been out of form for a long time. Management should have hired another player to replace Pandya. Unnecessary players can have a detrimental effect on the rest of the team.

[Juggy777]

The issue i see is that the players were dead tired with too much cricket. More cricket will not help them either, they need to have enough rest and not play series one after other and expect to play at their optimal performance. Pakistan is the best team in the tournament and i was checking their preparation released by them and they have a lot of former players like Vernon Philander, Saqlain Mushtaq helping them prepare which is really great.

I don't agree with this. If the players were tired, then the management could have gone for player rotation. On the other hand, the same set of players were retained by Kohli for match after match, despite poor performances from some of the members like Hardik Pandya. When MSD was the captain, he also had some preferences. But none of his preferred set of players were as useless as the ones picked by Kohli. Kohli and Damaadji took nepotism to another level, by denying chances to hardworking youngsters.

India management has a lot of talented players. However, I do not understand why they have a player like Hardik Pandya in the squad. Pandya is not in form. And he's been out of form for a long time. Management should have hired another player to replace Pandya. Unnecessary players can have a detrimental effect on the rest of the team.

I totally agree with your assessment and one more player who disappointed in the Pakistan match was the Indian wicket keeper, instead of batting properly he threw his wicket away when his team needed him the most, hence I feel that they should go for a better wicket keeper. Also with their former player aka Dravid taking over, I expect some major changes to happen in series to come.

[pakhitheboss]

The issue i see is that the players were dead tired with too much cricket. More cricket will not help them either, they need to have enough rest and not play series one after other and expect to play at their optimal performance. Pakistan is the best team in the tournament and i was checking their preparation released by them and they have a lot of former players like Vernon Philander, Saqlain Mushtaq helping them prepare which is really great.

I don't agree with this. If the players were tired, then the management could have gone for player rotation. On the other hand, the same set of players were retained by Kohli for match after match, despite poor performances from some of the members like Hardik Pandya. When MSD was the captain, he also had some preferences. But none of his preferred set of players were as useless as the ones picked by Kohli. Kohli and Damaadji took nepotism to another level, by denying chances to hardworking youngsters.

India management has a lot of talented players. However, I do not understand why they have a player like Hardik Pandya in the squad. Pandya is not in form. And he's been out of form for a long time. Management should have hired another player to replace Pandya. Unnecessary players can have a detrimental effect on the rest of the team.

I totally agree with your assessment and one more player who disappointed in the Pakistan match was the Indian wicket keeper, instead of batting properly he threw his wicket away when his team needed him the most, hence I feel that they should go for a better wicket keeper. Also with their former player aka Dravid taking over, I expect some major changes to happen in series to come.

I always felt this worldcup that the Indian was there to enjoy their holidays. They had put so much less effort in playing the first two matches that they got kicked out easily. Such tournaments are organised to evaluate the performance of a national team after 2011 the Indian team has lost almost all ICC tournaments under Kohli. Good that he left now BCCI needs to find out someone like Dhoni.