ICC WORLD CUP 2023 DISCUSSION THREAD!

[hafiztalha]

India VS Australia

The last match of this series will be played tomorrow, Rohit and his winning Asia Cup team will be playing against Australia. Already the second-string side till now has dominated the series with a 2-0 win. I have a feeling that the result of tomorrow's match won't change and this series might end up as a whitewash. Australia is struggling with bowling and of course, with batting except for Warner, I do not see any other batter being consistent. After five consecutive defeats, tomorrow might become the sixth one. What do you guys think?

I also think that India team will win last match of this ODI series. In the previous two matches, India team has already winning two matches and in second match they completely show outclassed performance against Australia in terms of bowling, fielding and batting.

When we look at the overall performance in this series, it's been commendable. While India team depend on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to score centuries but in this series Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill have taken their place. Shubman Gill's batting performance has been outstanding in both matches and I hope that in this last ODI series match India team will perform as well as they did in the previous matches and win all three ODIs. Australia's team should learn their mistakes in previous matches and fix errors especially in their batting performance.

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[Bureau]

I also think that India team will win last match of this ODI series. In the previous two matches, India team has already winning two matches and in second match they completely show outclassed performance against Australia in terms of bowling, fielding and batting.

When we look at the overall performance in this series, it's been commendable. While India team depend on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to score centuries but in this series Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill have taken their place. Shubman Gill's batting performance has been outstanding in both matches and I hope that in this last ODI series match India team will perform as well as they did in the previous matches and win all three ODIs. Australia's team should learn their mistakes in previous matches and fix errors especially in their batting performance.

No doubt that the second string team under the captaincy of Rahul has surpassed everyone expectations. When the team was announced everyone was doubtful whether they will win one match. To everyone suprise they won both the matches and the series. Next match will be played by those players who are the ones that won the Asia Cup. They will be playing at their best and a 3-0 win can be expected from them.

[Cheema02]

India VS Australia

The last match of this series will be played tomorrow, Rohit and his winning Asia Cup team will be playing against Australia. Already the second-string side till now has dominated the series with a 2-0 win. I have a feeling that the result of tomorrow's match won't change and this series might end up as a whitewash. Australia is struggling with bowling and of course, with batting except for Warner, I do not see any other batter being consistent. After five consecutive defeats, tomorrow might become the sixth one. What do you guys think?

The Final ODI Match between India vs Australia is played on 27 September. India is the favourite to win this and whitewash Australia. In the 3rd ODI Rohit Sharma and Virat Kholi are back in playing 11. If Shubman Gill played in the last match he have had a chance to score 20 plus runs and take to the No. 1 ODI batting Ranking from Babar Azam.

India giving threats to all teams by his recent performance before the World Cup. Australia in the t20i series in 2021 Lost the 5match series against New Zealand (3-2) and also lost the 5match series against Bangladesh (4-1). but then ended up winning World Cup 21. Now Australia has Lost two consecutive ODI series just before the World Cup, one against SA  and one against India (2-0) and third match played tomorrow. That's why the Asian team will be scared of Australia. I think Australia will strongly come back in the last ODI match and will win the match.

[Bureau]

India giving threats to all teams by his recent performance before the World Cup. Australia in the t20i series in 2021 Lost the 5match series against New Zealand (3-2) and also lost the 5match series against Bangladesh (4-1). but then ended up winning World Cup 21. Now Australia has Lost two consecutive ODI series just before the World Cup, one against SA  and one against India (2-0) and third match played tomorrow. That's why the Asian team will be scared of Australia. I think Australia will strongly come back in the last ODI match and will win the match.

The Indian team does not pose a threat to any other team for now. These are all practice matches, it would be very different when they play in the World Cup. I do agree that they have been playing really well, every player has out-performed which I think is a good sign. That does not equate to what this team would carry out in the same manner in the World Cup. There may be situations when the batters or bowlers fail, and there might be a situation when the players might get injured. Assuming that India can win the cup is baseless for now, we can surely claim that they are one of the favorites.

I believe that apart from India, South Africa, and England are good to win this cup. South Africa has proven that they cannot be underestimated after their bilateral series with the Australian side. England has already proven that they are the best in other formats of cricket. I feel England, South Africa, and India are the best teams to fight for the trophy.

[Fuso.hp]

I also think that India team will win last match of this ODI series. In the previous two matches, India team has already winning two matches and in second match they completely show outclassed performance against Australia in terms of bowling, fielding and batting.

When we look at the overall performance in this series, it's been commendable. While India team depend on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to score centuries but in this series Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill have taken their place. Shubman Gill's batting performance has been outstanding in both matches and I hope that in this last ODI series match India team will perform as well as they did in the previous matches and win all three ODIs. Australia's team should learn their mistakes in previous matches and fix errors especially in their batting performance.

No doubt that the second string team under the captaincy of Rahul has surpassed everyone expectations. When the team was announced everyone was doubtful whether they will win one match. To everyone suprise they won both the matches and the series. Next match will be played by those players who are the ones that won the Asia Cup. They will be playing at their best and a 3-0 win can be expected from them.

With the XI that India went to play in the first ODI match against Australia, it was natural for everyone to think that India would be defeated by Australia, but India performed much better than expected against Australia. KL Rahul led Team India brilliantly in the first two ODIs against Australia. Apart from giving great leadership, he also batted well. 
Great captaincy and good batting go hand in hand with the captain leading from the front. I am keeping India as favorite in the third match as well. India can definitely win the third match if they don't forget their performance in the first two matches. As the series is confirmed, we may see more changes from Team India in the third match.

[Sithara007]

There is too much confusion to choose from the named lot as to who will be the part of playing 11. SKY is aggressive and can come in the end, increase the current run rate, job done. KL Rahul is good as a wicket-keeper and shows a good temperament with spinners, he is in excellent form with the bat. Shreyas Iyer is another batter who is aggressive with the bat. Ishan Kishan is the backup WC, aggressive with the bat. You are right SKY does not hold a good chance of being part of the playing 11. Everything now depends on the coach, captain, and team management and in all probabilities, the team that played the finals of the Asia Cup would be the playing 11.

I would rather trust Ravindra Jadeja or Axar Patel with the responsibility to boost the scoring towards the end. Suryakumar Yadav is just too unreliable and volatile. On top of that India would rather prefer to include allrounders such as Hardik and Shardul in the squad, rather than reserving a slot for Yadav, who is not good with his bowling. We still have a few days to go for the warmup matches. Let's see how these players perform. SKY may get 1-2 matches to showcase his skills and this is going to be it for him. Getting the preference ahead of KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan is going to be a tough task.

[pakhitheboss]

India VS Australia

The final match between India and Australia will be played today. India is leading the series 2-0, odds are favoring another win today. If India wins today then it will be a complete whitewash, the Rohit led Indian team has already won the Asia Cup 2023. Today we would see the same team playing against the Australian side. Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc will be playing for the Australian side today, which makes the team complete. The match starts in just a few minutes from now, weather shows rain today in Rajkot. I am hoping we will be able to watch the full game with some rain interruption.

[Sithara007]

Within the Indian subcontinent, Star Sports and Star Sports HD will be broadcasting almost all of the warmup matches, as per their media announcement. India's matches are against England and Netherlands (30th September and 3rd October respectively). A total of 10 matches are planned as warmups (2 for each team), and all of these matches will be telecasted live on both TV (Star Sports) and OTT (Disney-Hotstar). Apart from English, the matches will be available on Star Sports Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu. Full schedule here:

[Juggy777]

India VS Pakistan

The final match between India and Australia will be played today. India is leading the series 2-0, odds are favoring another win today. If India wins today then it will be a complete whitewash, the Rohit led Indian team has already won the Asia Cup 2023. Today we would see the same team playing against the Australian side. Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc will be playing for the Australian side today, which makes the team complete. The match starts in just a few minutes from now, weather shows rain today in Rajkot. I am hoping we will be able to watch the full game with some rain interruption.

@pakhittheboss I just read that team India only has 13 player’s to pick from due to injuries and player’s being rested and there’s also viral fever running in the Indian camp so hopefully they can pick a strong team which can defeat Australia. Lastly this match will also be important for Rohit and Kohli as they need to show to all the team’s that they’re ready for the World Cup and if they can score well in this game then it’ll definitely boost team India’s odds of winning the World Cup.

[pakhitheboss]

@pakhittheboss I just read that team India only has 13 player’s to pick from due to injuries and player’s being rested and there’s also viral fever running in the Indian camp so hopefully they can pick a strong team which can defeat Australia. Lastly this match will also be important for Rohit and Kohli as they need to show to all the team’s that they’re ready for the World Cup and if they can score well in this game then it’ll definitely boost team India’s odds of winning the World Cup.

SKY, Washington Sundar, and Prasidh Krishna have been given a chance. It is good that Washington Sundar has been selected in this match as India needs to test this guy. The last time he got a chance was in the final of the Asia Cup but did not bowl or bat. I completely agree that Rohit and Kohli have to up their game. If these two can open today and score big then it would be a good sign for India in the World Cup. The Indian team management is again testing the batting line up today. It is completely different to what I was expecting earlier.

[tbterryboy]

India VS Pakistan

The final match between India and Australia will be played today. India is leading the series 2-0, odds are favoring another win today. If India wins today then it will be a complete whitewash, the Rohit led Indian team has already won the Asia Cup 2023. Today we would see the same team playing against the Australian side. Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc will be playing for the Australian side today, which makes the team complete. The match starts in just a few minutes from now, weather shows rain today in Rajkot. I am hoping we will be able to watch the full game with some rain interruption.

@pakhittheboss I just read that team India only has 13 player’s to pick from due to injuries and player’s being rested and there’s also viral fever running in the Indian camp so hopefully they can pick a strong team which can defeat Australia. Lastly this match will also be important for Rohit and Kohli as they need to show to all the team’s that they’re ready for the World Cup and if they can score well in this game then it’ll definitely boost team India’s odds of winning the World Cup.

Australia vs India last match before big event for the both teams with Australia is already on verge of losing their sixth match in a row which is surely worst situation for them before start of world cup and India is having one of the best run with defeating Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Asia Cup and now having decisive lead against Australia which making things perfect for them.

In this final game start is very aggressive from Australia as they are having 189 runs after losing David Warner in first 25 overs and right now Marsh and Smith both on crease now they need performance like this in remaining overs as well because anything less then 350 is not going to help them against India in India in presence of Rohit Sharma, King Kohli and K Rahul.

[Sithara007]

There is even more drama related to participation of the Pakistani team in the ODI World Cup. The BCCI has stated that Pakistan's first warmup match will be held behind closed doors, due to security issues. Their first warmup is scheduled against New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on 29th September. BCCI says that "local security agencies" have asked them to hold the match behind closed doors. Fans who booked tickets for this match will get a full refund for the same. The statement can be accessed here:

https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1706314166569517413/

[Bureau]

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If there is a security concern from the local government then BCCI cannot do anything. Telangana is not a state where BJP rules, the state ruling party is part of the I.N.D.I.A. alliance. The opposition has been aggressive in disrupting any events that are being hosted in India. I feel this decision to hold the match closed doors is another way to sabotage the impression of India and BCCI. We can still watch the match on TV and OTT platforms, it is only a practice match.

India VS Pakistan

Australia is in full control at the moment, the current run rate is above 7, which means we can expect a big score on the scoreboard. Today, we would see Rohit and Kohli opening the Indian batting, if they fail to give a big start then India would be in trouble. Both of them have to prove themselves to be worthy of being part of the World Cup squad. They can no longer hide at the back of performing youngsters in the Indian team.

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The last game of this bilateral series looks interesting, Rohit and Kohli are looking aggressive against the Australian bowlers. I have updated the op with the scheduled games for the CUP. I would try and also post the odds before the game. Thanks again for being active and posting good info before the game.

[Shishir99]

Bangladesh already flew to India today with their School kids. We Bangladeshi people consider it as an educational tour as always they come back to the country and say they have learned many things from this series/tournament. They always do their experiment in such tournaments and they always learn from such tournaments.

They are missing their best opener Tamim Iqbal saying he is not fit for the World Cup even though the physio report says he can play all the matches. BCB offered Tamim Iqbal to play in the middle order or in the lower middle order instead of opening. LOL. Tamim denied. Well done Sakib Al Hasan and coach Hathuru. LOL.

[LDL]

Bangladesh already flew to India today with their School kids. We Bangladeshi people consider it as an educational tour as always they come back to the country and say they have learned many things from this series/tournament. They always do their experiment in such tournaments and they always learn from such tournaments.

They are missing their best opener Tamim Iqbal saying he is not fit for the World Cup even though the physio report says he can play all the matches. BCB offered Tamim Iqbal to play in the middle order or in the lower middle order instead of opening. LOL. Tamim denied. Well done Sakib Al Hasan and coach Hathuru. LOL.

I have mentioned many times before in my posts that Bangladesh cricket will not improve till the time it can get out of Papon politics. Bangladesh is the first country in the history of the world where the chairman of the cricket board has been in power for so long. Tamim Iqbal declared unfit only for political reasons. Papon and Hathuru declared Tamim Iqbal unfit while Tamim Iqbal's last match was an outstanding performance against New Zealand but Tamim was declared unfit due to political reasons. Bangladesh's 15-member squad is really like school students where they will tour India to learn and learn from multiple defeats and come back to Bangladesh saying we have learned a lot and hope we can do better next time.

[pakhitheboss]

I have mentioned many times before in my posts that Bangladesh cricket will not improve till the time it can get out of Papon politics. Bangladesh is the first country in the history of the world where the chairman of the cricket board has been in power for so long. Tamim Iqbal declared unfit only for political reasons. Papon and Hathuru declared Tamim Iqbal unfit while Tamim Iqbal's last match was an outstanding performance against New Zealand but Tamim was declared unfit due to political reasons. Bangladesh's 15-member squad is really like school students where they will tour India to learn and learn from multiple defeats and come back to Bangladesh saying we have learned a lot and hope we can do better next time.

Political influence is on most of the cricket boards in the Indian subcontinent. Srilanka, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh all have presidents who are either linked or part of a particular party. They will never leave their post due to the amount of money generated by the cricketing board. I am not aware of the Tamim Iqbal controversy but if he has retired because of political reasons then this is not good for Bangladesh cricket.

[JSRAW]

There is even more drama related to participation of the Pakistani team in the ODI World Cup. The BCCI has stated that Pakistan's first warmup match will be held behind closed doors, due to security issues. Their first warmup is scheduled against New Zealand at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on 29th September. BCCI says that "local security agencies" have asked them to hold the match behind closed doors. Fans who booked tickets for this match will get a full refund for the same. The statement can be accessed here:

https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1706314166569517413/

State Boards were throwing tantrums from the start but BCCI really messed up this edition. These guys didn't really care and gave a thought about scheduling.

First, they fixed the schedule late, doing so completely forget about the festival season and when rescheduling happened, state boards started demanding new schedules. I just don't understand, these very same guys organize IPL every year and still manage to mess things up.

[pakhitheboss]

State Boards were throwing tantrums from the start but BCCI really messed up this edition. These guys didn't really care and gave a thought about scheduling.

First, they fixed the schedule late, doing so completely forget about the festival season and when rescheduling happened, state boards started demanding new schedules. I just don't understand, these very same guys organize IPL every year and still manage to mess things up.

The match is scheduled tomorrow, Ganesh festival ends today. I don't think festival is an issue, surely it would be something else. If they are not allow spectators inside the stadium then it can be some sort of security threat. The state police is given the task to handle the crowd, they might have some Intel about tomorrow. I do not think a practice match should be give so much importance. If such a situation arises during the World Cup then that is of concern.

[Bureau]

Everyone was expecting to win the last match of the bilateral series. Regrettably it was snatched away by Glen Maxwell, he took the wickets of all the top 4 in the Indian batting order. If he had not bowled so well the Indian team could had a chance.

SKY again not being reliable, he didn't even scored double digit in the match. Indian bowling was not as good as it was before. It must be because the pitch was better for batting in the day. Bhumrah and Shiraz were not getting any swing from the pitch. David Warner gave his own wicket by playing a shot which was not required at that stage of the match.