T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion

[DanWalker]

If Virat Kohli is being forced to step down from captaincy, then i think this is not fair with him. I don't know why everyone forgets forgets all the achievement of a player at the expense of one match or one series loss.
If he is leaving captaincy willingly, then we can only say best luck to him and we will miss him.

Even he is forced to stop down from captaincy its good for him and his long career in test matches because he is a unique player, but every player has to be step down, so now he can do some better in all formats without any pressure which is very good for his performance now after his captaincy end India doing some better with few good and talented players also included because for long time Pandya brothers were in team without any good performance now many new players already in with good performance and have good career waiting for them which was not possible in presence of Kohli which was giving some favor to his own favorite players.
Serious talk about his influence in Indian team selection in talk out cricket community in India but hopefully few good things also coming from his end in future.

I think Kohli stepping down from captaincy is a real plus point for India. And India at the moment has much better players who can captain their side. For me, Virat Kohli is a better performer and a below-average captain.

[virasog]

India looks such a strong team against newzealand. Again and again that question rises what happened to India against newzealand in world cup. Their best team was playing and they scored 110 runs batting first. They looked down and out there. And now you see they won all the 3 matches very comfortably, it 3rd t20 they batted first even then they won the match very easily.

Don't judge a team on the performance of a single match. In the world cup match against NewZealand , it was an unlucky day for India and they lost the match. Thier recent performance against NewZealand shows that they are still the best team.

As usual, India performed well at home, and how they won all 3 matches was incredibly impressive. Nevertheless, India still has some room for improvement outside the subcontinent since they lack some performance outside the subcontinent. Surely, under Rohit's captaincy, they can overcome that obstacle.

Again can you please explain this logic ?  You said Indian team do not play well in other countries but when Rohit will captain the Indian side, they will over come this hurdle ?
So how Virat Kholi is a obstacle in Indian performance aboard 

[Swordsoffreedom]

Glad to see the Pandya brothers not being included in the current squad since they have been given way too many chances recently which they didn't make use of properly majority of the time.

Harshal Patel and Axar Patel keep taking wickets regularly just like in the IPL. NZ got destroyed by India and I am expecting them to come back strong in the test series. Exciting stuff!

Yes this series was totally one sided and India won it with ease. It was a clean sweep and a dominating performance by india. And in the last match India has won defending tbe target not chasing the target to that proofs matches are not only dependent upon toss. india has really done well in the series and players like harshal patel and aksar patel have done really well.

Yes, credit to India because they played for better than they did in the world cup. But I am interested to see what India can produce in overseas situations. India is always good in their home condition so I think it is time for them to test themselves in a tough situation.

[JSRAW]

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Yes, credit to India because they played for better than they did in the world cup. But I am interested to see what India can produce in overseas situations. India is always good in their home condition so I think it is time for them to test themselves in a tough situation.

Dumb statement IMO. I usually avoid replying such comments but its coming from regular poster so had to reply lol.

Just to let you know. India is the only cricketing nation to win away series (t-20 & ODI) in NZ and whitewashing them in T-20 format at home. India won almost every limited overs bilateral series in SENA and virtually zero competition in Asia Cup( except Ban in 1 match) or against SL and Ban in bilateral.

[Theones]

Meanwhile there is T10 league going on in Dubai, seems like no one here is interested in that series. I just wanna ask one thing, I was listening on local radio and there it was said its second biggest league in terms of investment after IPL. Is that true?
Which is second biggest leagues in terms of money after IPL?

[StLucifer]

Meanwhile there is T10 league going on in Dubai, seems like no one here is interested in that series. I just wanna ask one thing, I was listening on local radio and there it was said its second biggest league in terms of investment after IPL. Is that true?
Which is second biggest leagues in terms of money after IPL?

Well I am interested in that, and I agree that t10 league is very famous. Dont know if it is second biggest league because what I know is big bash is 2nd after the IPL but t10 is pretty popular. It is one of its kind league because I dont see 10 over matches anywhere else so this is fun to watch and also fun to gamble in these matches as well.

[og kush420]

Meanwhile there is T10 league going on in Dubai, seems like no one here is interested in that series. I just wanna ask one thing, I was listening on local radio and there it was said its second biggest league in terms of investment after IPL. Is that true?
Which is second biggest leagues in terms of money after IPL?

You will be amazed to see the big names like Morgan,  adil rashid, hafeez, bravo taking part in this league. Missing big players are because they are busy in bilateral series NZ-INDIA, WI-SL, Pak-Bangladesh. I m sure they are paying good that's why big players are seen here. IMO second one after IPL is BIG bash of Australia. This T10 is mini ipl as organiser is of indian origin.

[GbitG]

During the last Twenty20I match in Mirpur, Bangladesh lost very narrowly to Pakistan and the series is won by them by 3-0. Mahmudullah, the Bangladesh captain, nearly defends eight runs in the final over. The ball should not have been a dead ball if Nawaz had not pulled off so late.

The match was full of excitement in the final over. Pakistani batsman could easily make 8 runs in the final over if they had the plan to take runs from each ball. But they were trying to hit boundaries. And they lost two wickets in second and third ball when they were looking for a six. Nawaz and Mahmudullah created drama in the last ball, but Pakistan won the game finally.

I love to watch Pakistani matches just because of this thrill because they play something special even they have very weak team and very low target as this happen in this bilateral series Bangladesh is very weak side and playing with some new players we were feeling they will be done this all very easily, but good thing whitewash happened but with some thrill and special Pakistani way.
Good thing Babar was completely outclass but still they have done good and another good thing we have last 8 twenty/20 games win with 8 different players having MOM awards.

[Haunebu]

Just to let you know. India is the only cricketing nation to win away series (t-20 & ODI) in NZ and whitewashing them in T-20 format at home. India won almost every limited overs bilateral series in SENA and virtually zero competition in Asia Cup( except Ban in 1 match) or against SL and Ban in bilateral.

Well said. So many people keep forgetting the fact that Kohli-Shastri combo actually helped India improve drastically in their overseas matches(Australia, England etc) and broke so many records along the way.

You will be amazed to see the big names like Morgan,  adil rashid, hafeez, bravo taking part in this league. Missing big players are because they are busy in bilateral series NZ-INDIA, WI-SL, Pak-Bangladesh. I m sure they are paying good that's why big players are seen here. IMO second one after IPL is BIG bash of Australia. This T10 is mini ipl as organiser is of indian origin.

Interesting. Heard of T-10 matches before, but never watched them. Not surprised about big players like Morgan, Bravo etc being part of these tournaments though since they are probably being paid big bucks to participate in them.

[Sithara007]

You will be amazed to see the big names like Morgan,  adil rashid, hafeez, bravo taking part in this league. Missing big players are because they are busy in bilateral series NZ-INDIA, WI-SL, Pak-Bangladesh. I m sure they are paying good that's why big players are seen here. IMO second one after IPL is BIG bash of Australia. This T10 is mini ipl as organiser is of indian origin.

T10 is not my favorite format, but still I watched a few matches because a lot of the well known players are participating. And UAE doesn't have any natives playing cricket, so there is no restriction on overseas players. From what I heard, the salaries are good as well. The Gulf region as a whole is having a positive contribution to the sport for the last few decades. I can't ignore the negatives (such as the involvement of mafias and match fixing), but a lot of players have benefitted from the sponsors in that region.

[pakhitheboss]

Meanwhile there is T10 league going on in Dubai, seems like no one here is interested in that series. I just wanna ask one thing, I was listening on local radio and there it was said its second biggest league in terms of investment after IPL. Is that true?
Which is second biggest leagues in terms of money after IPL?

Another joke it seems. How can a recently started T10 event be so popular that it is bigger than the big bash? Propaganda I think by the radio channel or they have been paid to make this event successful. That is completely BS if they are saying that it is the second biggest league. 

[kro55]

Meanwhile there is T10 league going on in Dubai, seems like no one here is interested in that series. I just wanna ask one thing, I was listening on local radio and there it was said its second biggest league in terms of investment after IPL. Is that true?
Which is second biggest leagues in terms of money after IPL?

Another joke it seems. How can a recently started T10 event be so popular that it is bigger than the big bash? Propaganda I think by the radio channel or they have been paid to make this event successful. That is completely BS if they are saying that it is the second biggest league.  

Yes, it is Big Bash League. I think this is just a paid promotion, nothing else. I don't think that there is any need to make a huge deal out of it because the more we talk about it the more attention we give this news. Maybe one day that T20 will be less popular than T-10 but the time has not come yet.

[S A KHAIR]

You will be amazed to see the big names like Morgan,  adil rashid, hafeez, bravo taking part in this league. Missing big players are because they are busy in bilateral series NZ-INDIA, WI-SL, Pak-Bangladesh. I m sure they are paying good that's why big players are seen here. IMO second one after IPL is BIG bash of Australia. This T10 is mini ipl as organiser is of indian origin.

T10 is not my favorite format, but still I watched a few matches because a lot of the well known players are participating. And UAE doesn't have any natives playing cricket, so there is no restriction on overseas players. From what I heard, the salaries are good as well. The Gulf region as a whole is having a positive contribution to the sport for the last few decades. I can't ignore the negatives (such as the involvement of mafias and match fixing), but a lot of players have benefitted from the sponsors in that region.

I think t10 is a good format and might have a really bright future for cricket because maybe then more and more teams will be interested in cricket. But this format will have a lot bigger impact on club cricket than international cricket in my opinion.

[pakhitheboss]

You will be amazed to see the big names like Morgan,  adil rashid, hafeez, bravo taking part in this league. Missing big players are because they are busy in bilateral series NZ-INDIA, WI-SL, Pak-Bangladesh. I m sure they are paying good that's why big players are seen here. IMO second one after IPL is BIG bash of Australia. This T10 is mini ipl as organiser is of indian origin.

T10 is not my favorite format, but still I watched a few matches because a lot of the well known players are participating. And UAE doesn't have any natives playing cricket, so there is no restriction on overseas players. From what I heard, the salaries are good as well. The Gulf region as a whole is having a positive contribution to the sport for the last few decades. I can't ignore the negatives (such as the involvement of mafias and match fixing), but a lot of players have benefitted from the sponsors in that region.

I think t10 is a good format and might have a really bright future for cricket because maybe then more and more teams will be interested in cricket. But this format will have a lot bigger impact on club cricket than international cricket in my opinion.

I have not seen a single match to date which is on T10 format. I am happy with the already shorter format of cricket which is known as T20. T10 format is too short to even enjoy it. I do not think it will be a hit with cricket watching community unless the big boards start organising a tournament in this format I do not think it will be a hit.

[UmerIdrees]

During the last Twenty20I match in Mirpur, Bangladesh lost very narrowly to Pakistan and the series is won by them by 3-0. Mahmudullah, the Bangladesh captain, nearly defends eight runs in the final over. The ball should not have been a dead ball if Nawaz had not pulled off so late.

The match was full of excitement in the final over. Pakistani batsman could easily make 8 runs in the final over if they had the plan to take runs from each ball. But they were trying to hit boundaries. And they lost two wickets in second and third ball when they were looking for a six. Nawaz and Mahmudullah created drama in the last ball, but Pakistan won the game finally.

Pakistan have white wash the T20 series 3-0 against Bangladesh but there were few very close games and it was an entertainment to watch. I thought the matches would be one sided keeping in view of the previous form of bangladesh in T20 world cup but luckily they played well and made the matches entertain to watch.

[onecall123]

During the last Twenty20I match in Mirpur, Bangladesh lost very narrowly to Pakistan and the series is won by them by 3-0. Mahmudullah, the Bangladesh captain, nearly defends eight runs in the final over. The ball should not have been a dead ball if Nawaz had not pulled off so late.

The match was full of excitement in the final over. Pakistani batsman could easily make 8 runs in the final over if they had the plan to take runs from each ball. But they were trying to hit boundaries. And they lost two wickets in second and third ball when they were looking for a six. Nawaz and Mahmudullah created drama in the last ball, but Pakistan won the game finally.

Pakistan have white wash the T20 series 3-0 against Bangladesh but there were few very close games and it was an entertainment to watch. I thought the matches would be one sided keeping in view of the previous form of bangladesh in T20 world cup but luckily they played well and made the matches entertain to watch.

Had a good chance to win, but the fact Bangladesh are struggling since the World T20. Last time Bangladesh won in a men's T20I, it was during the T20 World Cup against Papua New Guinea. Till now, Bangladesh has lost eight successive T20 matches, making it the most consistent team in losing T20 matches. Teams go through tough times. I think Bangladesh is going through its toughest time. I hope the country will rebound very soon. Congratulations to Pakistan.

[BALIK]

Pakistan have white wash the T20 series 3-0 against Bangladesh but there were few very close games and it was an entertainment to watch. I thought the matches would be one sided keeping in view of the previous form of bangladesh in T20 world cup but luckily they played well and made the matches entertain to watch.

Had a good chance to win, but the fact Bangladesh are struggling since the World T20. Last time Bangladesh won in a men's T20I, it was during the T20 World Cup against Papua New Guinea. Till now, Bangladesh has lost eight successive T20 matches, making it the most consistent team in losing T20 matches. Teams go through tough times. I think Bangladesh is going through its toughest time. I hope the country will rebound very soon. Congratulations to Pakistan.

Bangladesh is the first country to play t20 and test cricket in my opinion. Even Afghanistan who faces a lot of hardship in their country is far better than Bangladesh. I think Bangladesh needs to make changes to their squad really soon or else it's gonna be like this for a long time.

[JSRAW]

Just to let you know. India is the only cricketing nation to win away series (t-20 & ODI) in NZ and whitewashing them in T-20 format at home. India won almost every limited overs bilateral series in SENA and virtually zero competition in Asia Cup( except Ban in 1 match) or against SL and Ban in bilateral.

Well said. So many people keep forgetting the fact that Kohli-Shastri combo actually helped India improve drastically in their overseas matches(Australia, England etc) and broke so many records along the way.

Agree, they do have tons of faults like selections, not listening anyone but under their leadership team has touched plenty of milestone.

Just one example is upcoming test series. Virat, Rohit, Bumrah, Shami, Pant and Rahul are not in the test squad but still India starting as a fav against Kiwis (Winning is another ball game).

No one could say that about any test playing nation even when they are playing in their own backyard.

[eaLiTy]

Agree, they do have tons of faults like selections, not listening anyone but under their leadership team has touched plenty of milestone.

Just one example is upcoming test series. Virat, Rohit, Bumrah, Shami, Pant and Rahul are not in the test squad but still India starting as a fav against Kiwis (Winning is another ball game).

No one could say that about any test playing nation even when they are playing in their own backyard.

Looks like India is overconfident that they could win the match against New Zealand. They left out half the team and i am yet to look for the team playing the first match. The odds looks interesting and it looks like the odds makers neglected the fact that India is playing with a second string team and they might have given the odds for India playing in their home town which is not the same.

[Sithara007]

I think t10 is a good format and might have a really bright future for cricket because maybe then more and more teams will be interested in cricket. But this format will have a lot bigger impact on club cricket than international cricket in my opinion.

I have to disagree. T10 is not cricket. It is more like baseball. Some people still believe that the duration of T20 (3.5 hrs) is an issue and we should try to complete the matches in 1.5-2.0 hrs time, as the case with other sports such as football and field hockey. But the issue is that cricket matches can't be completed in such short duration, and if we try hard then the matches become meaningless. A lot of the fans are saying that T10 should be the format that should be used if cricket gains entry to Olympics. Here also I would disagree.