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An amazing way to respond to a compliment. This English side is one of the best ODI units ever. All Indian fans grant you that.

England has been losing for ages and nobody here jabbed at them for crying. Congrats on making the final! English cricket needs it and deserves it. Well done on that turnaround from 2015! Also, hope you treat the 2023 WC in the same manner and do not label it as less important since the...

Excellent crowd today though! The Birmingham crowd, as always, have lit up the occasion. Hope the profile of English cricket is raised on Sunday. Cricket in India did`nt need a WC to set it alight. England and NZ could do with a WC win to get this sport back up. I`m actually happy for that.

I said that in terms of lack of atmosphere and apart from the Bangladesh and Ireland performances, had a truckload of one-sided games and an Aussie side that wasn't challenged even once.

Yeah. English cricket has been a rousing success and have kept the sport alive.

What about the general lack of awareness or the lukewarm response of England in general. Almost every single cricket journalist has spoken about zero visibility of the tournament in the host cities. The grounds were mostly full, just not with English supporters.

The fact that Indian/Asian fans feel hurt and actually cry makes this tournament what it is. Sorry to say that without the Subcontinent fans this would have been like the 2007 WC. Our emotional investment saved English cricket from absolute shambles by filling in your grounds. The WC is a brand...

I don`t see where we differ though. I`m saying mostly the same things. I want us to risk more, rest the top order in live games. We kept playing the same top 3 in most matches in bilaterals. How many games have Starc and Cummins and Hazelwood played between 2015 and 2018. Its the last year that...

Not sure about that. 5 match ODI series will still be the same.

Agree. Been saying that for ages. Dhoni bats at 4 or does`nt find a place. We have a drunkard for a coach and a not so great tactician as captain.

It's my biggest grouse with ODI cricket in general. I wish we had the tri- and multi-team series back. It tests players in multiple different scenarios, qualification games, grand finals etc. That's how we knew guys like Yuvi and Kaif had the big game temperament. You will never ever get that in...

Any tips on how to fight this? I thought I didn`t care about this sport enough. :-) What this shows is like context is everything in sport, for the team and the fan. Here is my assessment. India last won in 2011 under MSD. We hardly had the best bilateral series win % in the 2008-2011 period...

Boy, does this hurt or what. Sport is cruel. Have so much to say but so spent. Watched a lot of heartbreaking defeats but been the underdog in most of them. This defeat hurts because us supporters saw what the side was doing wrong for a while. Its a case of several bilateral series results...

I have a lot to say but not the time to say that. Well played to the Kiwis! Go ahead and win this. To my side and Indian fans, the knockout rut shall end some day.

This tournament has sucked the energy out of the game in some ways. I don`t know why but I feel we are in for a shocking day tomorrow, with a damp wicket and seaming conditions.

Does anyone else feel that the coverage of this game has been lopsided as hell? This isn't a one-sided contest at all so far, given the conditions. Yet, all commentators keep saying that NZ has batted way too slowly, etc. NZ have kept themselves in the hunt here and all it takes to tilt this in...

We did a podcast episode with Ahmer Naqvi (karachikhatmal) the other day where we discussed this WC, Pakistan's performance, ODI cricket after the WC and the state of cricket broadcasting. Give it a listen...

We did a podcast episode with Ahmer Naqvi (karachikhatmal) the other day where we discussed this WC, Pakistan's performance, ODI cricket after the WC and the state of cricket broadcasting. Give it a listen...

Looks like ot will be an Ind-Eng semi after all. SA bowling has been horrible in the last 10 overs.

Do Pakistani fans see the fact that this has been a bloody good WC for them? They`ve shown consistency for once, especially their batting. I don`t recall them batting this consistently in the last decade. Hope they stop sounding morose about this side. One Braithwaite six or a 1-second delay in...