ICC World Cup 2023 - India discussion

[Parvati_j]

but Dravid also said that he isn't ruled out for this game in the press conference which is kind of confusing.

Reason he said so was  because the medical team are still on this result, and if his result come out pretty good he might gain himself the chance of playing in the game. We just hope his result turns out pretty good.

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[Bureau]

India Vs Australia

India played its first match in this World Cup today at Chennai against the Australian team. Today I personally have witnessed an Indian team that was playing way above their original game. The bowling attack was perfect and the response from the fielder was way beyond every Indian's imagination. The bowler's and fielder's perfect coordination helped India restrict the Australian batter to score just 199, the target to win for India is 200 runs. After the Asia Cup finals, this is the second time the Indian team performed so well after being asked to bowl first by the opponent.

Shubhman Gill is not playing today, the bowler compensated for his absence. It should be now easy for the Indian batters to chase 200 runs unless the batting order collapses, which I am certain won't happen.

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The Indian team won against Australia!

The first match of the World Cup and the Indian team won. Thanks to Virat and Rahul! This was one of those matches where the experience of playing a pressure match came in handy. What an amazing batting by the GOAT followed by Rahul. If you guys missed it after India lost 3 wickets in the first 3 overs as most we will continue with other activities. Then you missed how GOAT with the help of Rahul won the game.

[Bitcoin Smith]

If you guys missed it after India lost 3 wickets in the first 3 overs as most we will continue with other activities. Then you missed how GOAT with the help of Rahul won the game.

It happened upside down for me, I missed the initial few overs of Indian batting and shocked to see three down at 20 odd runs when I tuned in.

But after looking at the shot selection of Virat and Rahul I felt that the we are still in the game and the game progresses both batters got better and better also the dew factor at the late end helped a bit but even before that KL and Virat took the match away from OZ.

KL missed his century with too good shot because at the time of presentation he said he timed the ball too well because he was expecting for 4 then he can hit a 6 to reach his century but anyway very good performance from both batting and bowling.

Hope the winning run continues for India.

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India VS Afghanistan

India will be playing their second match tomorrow at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Afghanistan is not a tougher side in the World Cup. After beating Australia, beating Afghans would be easy. The status of Shubhman Gill's health has not been updated by BCCI. Hopefully, we will hear about him tomorrow and the decision on whether he would be playing will be announced tomorrow. Ishan Kishan was a flop in the last match with Rohit Sharma. If Shubhman plays then it will obviously boost the Indian batting order.

Edit: Shubhman Gill will not be playing against Afghanistan.

[Bureau]

Edit: Shubhman Gill will not be playing against Afghanistan.

The news is not at all good. It is still not clear whether he will be missing only the next match or all matches. Getting hospitalized due to dengue takes a serious toll on the body. If he does recover fast then whether he will be fit to play is a question mark. I hope he recovers fast and plays as he was in his best form before the World Cup started. Meanwhile, I believe Ishan might continue to open the batting with Rohit tomorrow. The Indian team management has not given an indication of a possible change as of now.   

[pakhitheboss]

World Cup contest

I am starting a small contest on this thread. Everyday I will be asking a question related to India cricket. The person who gives the first right answer will be awarded 1 merit from my sMerits kitty. There is only one rule, those who have been active on the local board for the last 15 days can only participate.

Identity both individuals in this picture

Please answer within 24 hours after the creation of this post.

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SNIP

Rahul Dravid with Sunil Gavaskar

[pakhitheboss]

SNIP

Rahul Dravid with Sunil Gavaskar

I suppose that was easy to answer, the next one would be a little tougher to answer for sure  . That is the correct answer. This photograph is from 1987, I don't know the location or the occasion where it was taken. Two legends of cricket for every Indian cricket fan. Both are still active, we can still here Sunil Gavaskar from the commentary box. Rahul Dravid is the coach of the Indian team playing the World Cup 2023.

I did some calculation to find Rahul Dravid's age in 1987. He is 50 now and this picture was taken 36 years back, naturally he was a 14 year old kid in 1987.

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SNIP

Rahul Dravid with Sunil Gavaskar

I suppose that was easy to answer, the next one would be a little tougher to answer for sure  . That is the correct answer. This photograph is from 1987, I don't know the location or the occasion where it was taken. Two legends of cricket for every Indian cricket fan. Both are still active, we can still here Sunil Gavaskar from the commentary box. Rahul Dravid is the coach of the Indian team playing the World Cup 2023.

I did some calculation to find Rahul Dravid's age in 1987. He is 50 now and this picture was taken 36 years back, naturally he was a 14 year old kid in 1987.

Thank you for the chance.
I watched the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan today and it seemed ridiculous for a team like Sri Lanka to lose after giving a target of 345 with 2 full centuries and dismissing Imam-Ul-Haq and Babar Azam at early stage. This shows that this World Cup is full of surprises and India needs to be very much aware of the same and should be highly aware of each and every team and their players' capabilities to win each battle and bring the World Cup here.

[pakhitheboss]

Thank you for the chance.
I watched the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan today and it seemed ridiculous for a team like Sri Lanka to lose after giving a target of 345 with 2 full centuries and dismissing Imam-Ul-Haq and Babar Azam at early stage. This shows that this World Cup is full of surprises and India needs to be very much aware of the same and should be highly aware of each and every team and their players' capabilities to win each battle and bring the World Cup here.

Rizwan was the reason why Pakistan was able to chase 345 runs. Of course Srilankan bowling was at its poorest form yesterday. Their fielding was not that good, furthermore it seems they took the match lightly. Their focus was to get Babar Azam as soon as possible and thereafter Pakistani batting would collapse. In general in most cases that is how Pakistani batting works as the team is very dependable on Babar. Yesterday was a complete different day for Pakistan. No one expected Rizwan to bat so brilliantly
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The match between India and Afghanistan begins in just a few minutes. There is a change in the playing 11 for today. Shardul Thakur replaces Ravichandran Aswin in this match. Afghanistan has won the toss and has chosen to bat first. Interesting approach by the Afghans as they believe they can defend their target against the best batting lineup.

[LucyFurr]

The match between India and Afghanistan begins in just a few minutes. There is a change in the playing 11 for today. Shardul Thakur replaces Ravichandran Aswin in this match. Afghanistan has won the toss and has chosen to bat first. Interesting approach by the Afghans as they believe they can defend their target against the best batting lineup.

I am really surprised with this change because if they wanted to bring an extra fast bowler then they should be replaced Shami since he got good record on this venue also for better compared to Shardul Takur as a bowler.

I don't think Afghanistan took batting first decision because they think they can defend against India, its due to their poor batting performance and their strong unit is bowling attack so they just went what will be the best option for them.

As if now AFG lost their 1st wicket to Bumrah.

[pakhitheboss]

I am really surprised with this change because if they wanted to bring an extra fast bowler then they should be replaced Shami since he got good record on this venue also for better compared to Shardul Takur as a bowler.

I don't think Afghanistan took batting first decision because they think they can defend against India, its due to their poor batting performance and their strong unit is bowling attack so they just went what will be the best option for them.

As if now AFG lost their 1st wicket to Bumrah.

There is nothing to be surprised by with this change, the pitch is a batting track. India needs an all-rounder who can bat in-depth and bowl that is why Shardul was onboarded and Ashwin was rested. I think the Indian management made the right decision as Shardul took a wicket.

Afghanistan's decision to bat first is solely based on the pitch, they do have a good bowling attack. They believed that batting first would help them as in they would be able to give a good target to India. Unfortunately, it is not working as they expected as they are still short of the 250 mark.

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Rohit Sharma - the Hitman has killed the hopes of Afghanistan by nearing his runs to 100 (not so far). I am amazed how Afghanistan managed to score 272, but with current RR and looking at the required RR, India is already a winner of this match without losing a single wicket at the time of writing and may not lose any, as the combo of Sharma - Kishan is very deadly.
It will be like icing on the cake to see Ishan Kishan too opening up his arms and start co-operating Rohit in this run chase and end up the game quickly to achieve a good net RR.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Rohit Sharma - the Hitman has killed the hopes of Afghanistan by nearing his runs to 100 (not so far). I am amazed how Afghanistan managed to score 272, but with current RR and looking at the required RR, India is already a winner of this match without losing a single wicket at the time of writing and may not lose any, as the combo of Sharma - Kishan is very deadly.
It will be like icing on the cake to see Ishan Kishan too opening up his arms and start co-operating Rohit in this run chase and end up the game quickly to achieve a good net RR.

Hitman broken many records yesterday.

1. The player to hit most number of sixes in all international format. (surpassed Gayle)

2. Fastest century scored by an Indian batter in world cup match (came after 40 years).

3. Fastest player to reach 1000 runs in WC, sharing with Warner on the 19 innings. (previously Sachin in 20 innings)

It looks to see such kind of blazing performance from Captain which is really needed for him after a long time, and I hope he is back into the form of 2019 where he scored 5 centuries.

[Bureau]

Good News for India

Our upcoming Kohli and Rohit Sharma replacement Shubhman Gill has been discharged from the hospital. Indian media reported that he has already reached Ahmedabad, I won't share the link here as you can do a simple Google search. I cannot confirm whether he will be playing in the upcoming important game against Pakistan. However, it is not possible to play a game in just a couple of days after fighting dengue as he was hospitalized due to a low platelet count.

Indian team has performed well in his absence in the last two matches. I think they will allow him to rest as India is in a better position on the point table after they won against Afghanistan. India is ranked second on the point table with a NRR of +1.5 below New Zealand as this team has multiple options. I still fell India should think about Ishan Kishan as he does not look comfortable while opening the innings.

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Good News for India

Our upcoming Kohli and Rohit Sharma replacement Shubhman Gill has been discharged from the hospital. Indian media reported that he has already reached Ahmedabad, I won't share the link here as you can do a simple Google search. I cannot confirm whether he will be playing in the upcoming important game against Pakistan. However, it is not possible to play a game in just a couple of days after fighting dengue as he was hospitalized due to a low platelet count.

Indian team has performed well in his absence in the last two matches. I think they will allow him to rest as India is in a better position on the point table after they won against Afghanistan. India is ranked second on the point table with a NRR of +1.5 below New Zealand as this team has multiple options. I still fell India should think about Ishan Kishan as he does not look comfortable while opening the innings.

Shubhman Gill reaching Ahmedabad is a piece of good news for the Indian side. Will he play or not is questionable, we would need to wait for the BCCI and the team management to take a decision. It will all depend on his fitness level which might be happening before the match. I'm sure he won't try to miss this match as this match can become a crucial touchstone for him in his career, if he perfoms.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Good News for India

Our upcoming Kohli and Rohit Sharma replacement Shubhman Gill has been discharged from the hospital. Indian media reported that he has already reached Ahmedabad, I won't share the link here as you can do a simple Google search. I cannot confirm whether he will be playing in the upcoming important game against Pakistan. However, it is not possible to play a game in just a couple of days after fighting dengue as he was hospitalized due to a low platelet count.

Indian team has performed well in his absence in the last two matches. I think they will allow him to rest as India is in a better position on the point table after they won against Afghanistan. India is ranked second on the point table with a NRR of +1.5 below New Zealand as this team has multiple options. I still fell India should think about Ishan Kishan as he does not look comfortable while opening the innings.

Good news but the issue is he is still in the recovery and medical experts says it will take at least two weeks for a complete recovery from Dengue so he may miss the Pakistan match too if I am not wrong.

Also BCCI mentioned that they are not seeking a replacement for Gill so he will likely to back in whenever he is ready.

While I heard some contrast news from former Indian player who mentioned that BCCI asked Ruturaj and Jaiswal to be prepared as back up on air while doing commentary on yesterday's match.

[LucyFurr]

Also BCCI mentioned that they are not seeking a replacement for Gill so he will likely to back in whenever he is ready.

While I heard some contrast news from former Indian player who mentioned that BCCI asked Ruturaj and Jaiswal to be prepared as back up on air while doing commentary on yesterday's match.

I don't think there will be any more issues regarding Gill's participation and Rohit Sharma said that his availability of Gill for today's match is 99%. Also, he was involved in the practice session yesterday so most likely we can see him opening on the match against Pakistan itself.