T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[7788bitcoin]

Oh well fuck me...
now its 1.01 for TamilNadu... no bets sorry @SaShiRaJaVu

I placed a bet on Tamil Nadu to win the match and the odds were 1.5 and shout out to @SaShiRaJaVu for a detailed pick and with the way things are going they will win the match easily as Baroda is struggling at 75 for the loss of 6 wickets and if they are able to score above 100 runs i do not think they can be competitive as @SaShiRaJaVu already mentioned they like to chase and hence i am confident of a win here.

[mersal]

LOL.. Natarajan is not taking any rest. The last time I heard, he was busy visiting all the temples in Tamil Nadu and doing strange rituals. He just posted this:

https://twitter.com/Natarajan_91/status/1355760220375420930

I am from Singapore and around 6%-7% of the population is made up of Tamils. But never noticed anyone shaving their head. So what is the reason? Is it mandatory to shave your head after something big happens in your life?

Not only Tamil, but most of the Indians also have such a habit.

Did you remember what happened that night when India lifted the world cup after 28 years in 2011? MSD did the same as well.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Oh well fuck me...

now its 1.01 for TamilNadu... no bets sorry @SaShiRaJaVu

Dinesh Karthik surprised me when he included Manimaran Siddharth who is playing his first game in the tournament and it turned out to be a trump card as he troubled everyone and picked up 4 wickets and he went with 4 spinners in the final and it turned out to be the best decision.

I placed a bet on Tamil Nadu to win the match and the odds were 1.5 and shout out to @SaShiRaJaVu for a detailed pick

The odds were disappointing but the strength of Tamil Nadu was evident throughout the tournament and it is a matter of time they life the trophy and congrats on placing the bet.

[bryant.coleman]

Such a one sided match... Anyway, congratulations to Manimaran Siddharth. Now he has got the attention of the selectors. And this couldn't come at a better time for him, as the IPL auction is about to take place in a few days time. Recently a lot of T20 spinners have emerged from Tamil Nadu, and Siddharth is just one of them. We already have Murugan Ashwin, Varun Chakravarthy and Washington Sundar as IPL stars.

[7788bitcoin]

The odds were disappointing but the strength of Tamil Nadu was evident throughout the tournament and it is a matter of time they life the trophy and congrats on placing the bet.

I followed your path, made a parlay which included South Africa women in cricket, BSC Young Boys and Napoli in soccer and a couple of Tennis matches which gave a odd of over 9 and had a great day in sports and waiting for a couple of NCAA Basketball matches to get over to calculate my total profit today  . If there is domestic matches and if you are following them hope you will post your predictions .

[Sithara007]

Anyone following the Abu Dhabi T10 League? By now it has established a brand name for itself, and some of the big names in international cricket are participating. A few big names include Andre Russell, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Fletcher, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dawid Malan, Hardus Viljoen, Wahab Riaz, Brandon King, Paul Stirling and Kieron Pollard. I watched some of the matches, and they were exciting. But the only thing I didn't liked was the tournament format and the name of the teams. They could have named teams after the emirates in the UAE. On the other hand, they named teams like Delhi Bulls and Pune Devils, without any player from Delhi and Pune respectively.

[mersal]

Anyone following the Abu Dhabi T10 League? By now it has established a brand name for itself, and some of the big names in international cricket are participating. A few big names include Andre Russell, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Fletcher, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dawid Malan, Hardus Viljoen, Wahab Riaz, Brandon King, Paul Stirling and Kieron Pollard. I watched some of the matches, and they were exciting. But the only thing I didn't liked was the tournament format and the name of the teams. They could have named teams after the emirates in the UAE. On the other hand, they named teams like Delhi Bulls and Pune Devils, without any player from Delhi and Pune respectively.

Youtube suggested me a highlight by Nicholas pooran until I didn't know about T10 league actually exists, good attempt and building their own kind of shorter form of league but I don't think this is going to be in International matches because even T20 itself the shortest and further reducing the match can't give actual essence of cricketing experience so with this kind of leagues we are actually killing the future of cricket.

[onrise]

Anyone following the Abu Dhabi T10 League? By now it has established a brand name for itself, and some of the big names in international cricket are participating. A few big names include Andre Russell, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Fletcher, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dawid Malan, Hardus Viljoen, Wahab Riaz, Brandon King, Paul Stirling and Kieron Pollard. I watched some of the matches, and they were exciting. But the only thing I didn't liked was the tournament format and the name of the teams. They could have named teams after the emirates in the UAE. On the other hand, they named teams like Delhi Bulls and Pune Devils, without any player from Delhi and Pune respectively.

Youtube suggested me a highlight by Nicholas pooran until I didn't know about T10 league actually exists, good attempt and building their own kind of shorter form of league but I don't think this is going to be in International matches because even T20 itself the shortest and further reducing the match can't give actual essence of cricketing experience so with this kind of leagues we are actually killing the future of cricket.

I am not a big fan of T10 as you said the match is reduced to 50% from T20, which may not be preferred by many, I guess. If something like 10 overs a team’s bats first and second team bats 10 overs and then again each team plays 10 overs something like this which means a change in T20 format may just be little interesting rather than just playing 10 -10 overs. In next couple of years then we may have T5 too.

[Sithara007]

Youtube suggested me a highlight by Nicholas pooran until I didn't know about T10 league actually exists, good attempt and building their own kind of shorter form of league but I don't think this is going to be in International matches because even T20 itself the shortest and further reducing the match can't give actual essence of cricketing experience so with this kind of leagues we are actually killing the future of cricket.

The logic being given is that an average T20 match last for 3 to 3.5 hours, which is almost double the duration of a football or hockey match. They want to reduce the duration, in order to make it comparable with the other sports. T10 match takes around 1.5-2.0 hours at the most, which is similar to the duration for other sports. The organizers say that this variety is most suited for multi-sports events such as Olympics and Asian Games. But I have watched a few matches and I didn't liked the format. It is just mad hitting and nothing else. For me 10 over format is too short.

[JSRAW]

So far i didn't find T-10 format interesting, may be because we hardly see any premier international players in such tournament. Windies players do feature once a while but its not enough. Although things could change drastically once "The 100 ball" tournament kicks in or Big teams starts playing T-10.

[mersal]

Youtube suggested me a highlight by Nicholas pooran until I didn't know about T10 league actually exists, good attempt and building their own kind of shorter form of league but I don't think this is going to be in International matches because even T20 itself the shortest and further reducing the match can't give actual essence of cricketing experience so with this kind of leagues we are actually killing the future of cricket.

The logic being given is that an average T20 match last for 3 to 3.5 hours, which is almost double the duration of a football or hockey match. They want to reduce the duration, in order to make it comparable with the other sports. T10 match takes around 1.5-2.0 hours at the most, which is similar to the duration for other sports. The organizers say that this variety is most suited for multi-sports events such as Olympics and Asian Games. But I have watched a few matches and I didn't liked the format. It is just mad hitting and nothing else. For me 10 over format is too short.

Cricket can't be compared with Soccer or Olympic games because where players compete with each other in equal amounts whereas in cricket only 2 batsmen can be in the middle while 11 opponents stop their runs. 3.5 hours is not even enough to get the real cricket to feel because more longer you play the pitch will get better or worsen which is unlikely to change in a 10 over the game.

[Vishnu.Reang]

So far i didn't find T-10 format interesting, may be because we hardly see any premier international players in such tournament. Windies players do feature once a while but its not enough. Although things could change drastically once "The 100 ball" tournament kicks in or Big teams starts playing T-10.

Well.. this time they have a number of star players, including Pollard, Narine, Gayle, Shinwari, Stirling, Hafeez, Fletcher, Wiese, Ingram, Tahir, Afridi, Salt, Jordan, Banton, Tanvir, Hasan Ali, Dunk, Bravo, Lyth, Pooran and Russell. Obviously you are not going to find any Indian player, but I would say that the presence of international heavyweights is even better than BBL or CPL. 

Cricket can't be compared with Soccer or Olympic games because where players compete with each other in equal amounts whereas in cricket only 2 batsmen can be in the middle while 11 opponents stop their runs. 3.5 hours is not even enough to get the real cricket to feel because more longer you play the pitch will get better or worsen which is unlikely to change in a 10 over the game.

In that case, why can't we restrict the 10 over format to just 6 players? 11 players for 10 overs doesn't make any sense. It means that most of the players will never get a chance to showcase their skills. The number of players need to be reduced and that will make sure that everyone gets their chance.

[JSRAW]

So far i didn't find T-10 format interesting, may be because we hardly see any premier international players in such tournament. Windies players do feature once a while but its not enough. Although things could change drastically once "The 100 ball" tournament kicks in or Big teams starts playing T-10.

Well.. this time they have a number of star players, including Pollard, Narine, Gayle, Shinwari, Stirling, Hafeez, Fletcher, Wiese, Ingram, Tahir, Afridi, Salt, Jordan, Banton, Tanvir, Hasan Ali, Dunk, Bravo, Lyth, Pooran and Russell. Obviously you are not going to find any Indian player, but I would say that the presence of international heavyweights is even better than BBL or CPL. 

Apart from windies none of the players you mentioned are considered premier players even in their respective countries T-20 squad or national team. Jordan is okay but he's loosing his spot even in English team. Banton is new fish so hardly a premier asset atm.  Tahir and Hafeez are about to retire soon although i consider them heavy weight but they can't attract crowd anymore and don't know how much eyeballs can Stirling pull off by his own.

[bryant.coleman]

Apart from windies none of the players you mentioned are considered premier players even in their respective countries T-20 squad or national team. Jordan is okay but he's loosing his spot even in English team. Banton is new fish so hardly a premier asset atm.  Tahir and Hafeez are about to retire soon although i consider them heavy weight but they can't attract crowd anymore and don't know how much eyeballs can Stirling pull off by his own.

Players such as Pollard, Russell and Gayle are crowd pullers and I need to appreciate the efforts of the Abu Dhabi Cricket Council for organizing such a tournament. They have also given chance to players from smaller nations such as USA, Nepal and Ireland. You can't expect Australian or Indian players in tournaments such as this one, for obvious reasons. Australians are worried about their fitness levels and they will restrict their participation to two leagues at the most in a calendar year (BBL/IPL). Indian players are not allowed to participate in any league apart from the IPL.

[mersal]

Cricket can't be compared with Soccer or Olympic games because where players compete with each other in equal amounts whereas in cricket only 2 batsmen can be in the middle while 11 opponents stop their runs. 3.5 hours is not even enough to get the real cricket to feel because more longer you play the pitch will get better or worsen which is unlikely to change in a 10 over the game.

In that case, why can't we restrict the 10 over format to just 6 players? 11 players for 10 overs doesn't make any sense. It means that most of the players will never get a chance to showcase their skills. The number of players need to be reduced and that will make sure that everyone gets their chance.

Yup, again I watched an highlight where West Indies players all around the game and they are looking to hit six for every balls from the very first balls which is the actual cricket?

And the radius of cricket ground also should be reduced and probably they are trying to bring the international cricket into gully cricket.

[ene1980]

So far i didn't find T-10 format interesting, may be because we hardly see any premier international players in such tournament. Windies players do feature once a while but its not enough. Although things could change drastically once "The 100 ball" tournament kicks in or Big teams starts playing T-10.

May be in the future you will see many teams playing the T10 format, the problem is that it is too short for a cricket match and it is difficult to predict and it is not that interesting to see the batsman dominating the bowlers all the time. I like the contest between bat and ball rather than batsman having undue advantage.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Yup, again I watched an highlight where West Indies players all around the game and they are looking to hit six for every balls from the very first balls which is the actual cricket?

And the radius of cricket ground also should be reduced and probably they are trying to bring the international cricket into gully cricket.

It is not just the West Indian players. A total of 60 balls are available to the 11 players, which works out to 5-6 balls per player. What are they supposed to do, other than hitting sixes? As the duration of the game reduces, the importance of the bowlers also goes down. In T10, the bowlers have hardly any contribution in the matches. It is completely dominated by the batsmen. IMO, we should not reduce the limit to less than 20 overs. For me, 20 overs is the limit and if you reduce it any further it is simply not cricket. For me, T10 resembles like baseball.

[eaLiTy]

It is completely dominated by the batsmen. IMO, we should not reduce the limit to less than 20 overs. For me, 20 overs is the limit and if you reduce it any further it is simply not cricket. For me, T10 resembles like baseball.

You need to give them the freedom to play anything and do not enforce these to the international levels and that is my opinion, when i was playing for local clubs 15 years ago, the initial rounds we had 10 over matches and in the semi finals and in the finals the matches goes to 15 overs and in some tournaments it was 20 overs and rarely i played 20 overs and that is the case when i played for university level as well.

[bryant.coleman]

You need to give them the freedom to play anything and do not enforce these to the international levels and that is my opinion, when i was playing for local clubs 15 years ago, the initial rounds we had 10 over matches and in the semi finals and in the finals the matches goes to 15 overs and in some tournaments it was 20 overs and it was rarely i played 20 overs and that is the case when i played for university level as well.

Yeah.. during my college days, I also participated in 10-overs cricket. Back then, the lunch break was 1 hour, and we needed to finish the match within that time. So each of the teams were given 25 minutes or so to bowl 10 overs. But the catch was that the teams comprised of only 5-6 players and it was played on a smaller outfield. But the formal tournaments between various batches were in the 20-over format (that was even before the T20 cricket was invented, as I am talking about 2001-02 period). These matches were played on regular grounds, with 11-player setup.

[mersal]

Yup, again I watched an highlight where West Indies players all around the game and they are looking to hit six for every balls from the very first balls which is the actual cricket?

And the radius of cricket ground also should be reduced and probably they are trying to bring the international cricket into gully cricket.

It is not just the West Indian players. A total of 60 balls are available to the 11 players, which works out to 5-6 balls per player. What are they supposed to do, other than hitting sixes? As the duration of the game reduces, the importance of the bowlers also goes down. In T10, the bowlers have hardly any contribution in the matches. It is completely dominated by the batsmen. IMO, we should not reduce the limit to less than 20 overs. For me, 20 overs is the limit and if you reduce it any further it is simply not cricket. For me, T10 resembles like baseball.

I am saying that mostly WI players featured in all the Franchise but why they got name resembles to IPL teams, No Indian players allowed to play on any other league then it is allowed to use the Indian team names for Foreign leagues.