2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Australia

[GuyIncognito]

****in Pakistan shitting the bed cost me 2,500,000 vcash lol

 

[Targaryen]

From what I could understand from that video, Babar and Kohli exchanged there form when they met last time in Asia Cup.

 

[icyman]

Kohli was 61(47) vs Pakistan before the last two overs. Today’s 62(44). Almost every big knock of his falls in the same range.

Against Pakistan, the knock demanded patience. Against Netherlands, we were batting first. No pressure!

 

[Skankhunt_42]

India playing Rabada, Norje at Perth next. Looking at Zimbabwe bowling last night, Rohit and co should be very worried

 

[icyman]

India playing Rabada, Norje at Perth next. Looking at Zimbabwe bowling last night, Rohit and co should be very worried

IPL SA20 contracts on the lines then for these fast bowlers....

 

[Skankhunt_42]

IPL SA20 contracts on the lines then for these fast bowlers....

I still think India will lose this sunday just to tease Pakistan

 

[Fenil]

From what I could understand from that video, Babar and Kohli exchanged there form when they met last time in Asia Cup.

I know a thing or two about Reiki and energy transfer (I am a Reiki master healer and sound healer) but this is some high quality 420 doing the talking.

 

[Fenil]

India playing Rabada, Norje at Perth next. Looking at Zimbabwe bowling last night, Rohit and co should be very worried

Yes, but there is a difference in quality of Indian batsmen and Pakistan batsmen as well so it would be a brilliant match. I am more concerned about Russow and QDK pouncing on our bowling. They would definitely target the inexperienced Arshdeep along with Axar.

 

[Fenil]

When you play too much cricket against Zimbabwe just to ... well man this is a memefest

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When you play too much cricket against Zimbabwe, you begin playing like Zimbabwe...

No offense to Zimbabwe.

 

[Fenil]

I believe every T20 league's franchises if given the opportunity would opt to invest first in that middle-order hitter/all-rounder because as again the cabal of T20 analysts have pointed out somewhere with conclusive evidence (true or not) that having an elite option in there is key to a T20 side winning games consistently. Pakistan might have a plethora of untapped middle-order options that require consistent backing out there but they haven't got the opportunities fairly at a local or mid-tier level because experience and reputation keeps getting picked first due to the pressure. I've had a look at Khushdil Shah's numbers domestically and whilst he did have a solid support group including Tim David, he shouldn't have been this bad internationally after being a PSL star.

It's the same with India too IMO. Difference now seems to be that these franchises are realising that the local talent is there and might need some nudging and nurturing which can result in big payoffs. Jadeja and Axar both used to be nothing more than a number seven or eight in the past but now they're seen as top six batters. Shahbaz has been impressive on the domestic circuit for a long time and in the past he would have been relegated to that number seven spot but he's another one that has batted everywhere for RCB because the stigma has been eased. Sundar's being rightfully seen as a batting prospect in his own right by the national side and I haven't got to the other TN boys in DK who's undergone a late career renaissance as a finisher, Shahrukh as a pure hitter and the doomed Vijay Shankar who worked best as a middle order hitter. There's plenty of other blokes I'm not mentioning such as Venky Iyer and Gigachad Rinku Singh.

With Pakistan I just feel there is a coaching and tactical issue in there. Their side seems to be missing out on the smaller X-factor things that other sides are increasingly using and with them it seems revolutionary when they do it rather than the norm as it should be. Them promoting Nawaz or Shadab is an example of it, it's obvious to every fan of them here that they should be batting higher up and yet when Pakistan does finally implement it all I see is praise for them from the cricketing fraternity for trying something new. Maybe you can tweak their approach and get Babar and Rizwan to be in the 130s rather than 120s strike-rate in the first few overs by clearly showing them whom to target on what specific delivery or you can get 20-40 runs more from their middle order by playing the match-ups correctly as some are good versus spin whilst some are good versus pace. This on a whole seems to be a bit lacking other than 'promote Nawaz or Shadab if we need a boost in scoring rate'. Haven't even got to the bowling part where I feel they're just relying on natural talent to get them through along with on field decisions and fields for the most part.

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This is the kind of hyperbole that I find to be funny. Rizwan and Babar have been world class and you want them out for a convicted match-fixer?

Fair enough. If not Sharjeel then maybe drop Babar at 3 which I am bewildered why he hasn't tried yet. The thing is Rizwan and Babar end up eating up most of the 20 overs majority of times. What it does do is provide a solid start in terms of wickets in hand they are not able to accelerate during their partnership. The idea is to have at least one attacking batsman at the top which means one of the two has to drop down the order or make way for someone. I have seen Babar accelerate once he reaches 60 odd but it is comparatively rarer for Rizwan though he is a quality batsman too. Now to facilitate both Babar and Rizwan, one solution can be that Babar drops at 3 and Fakhar comes in for Haider at the top of the order to open with Rizwan. That is the only way I think can Pakistan stands a chance to amass as well as chase big totals regularly.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

If all other matches are rained off then England qualify for the semi finals.

 

[Skankhunt_42]

Imagine how terrible will it be if Final at MCG turns out to be 5 over affair..

 

[Bevab]

Imagine how terrible will it be if Final at MCG turns out to be 5 over affair..

The future of cricket.

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If all other matches are rained off then England qualify for the semi finals.

Depends on if the other matches are all at MCG.

 

[Rehan_24]

Rainy Season is ruining the World Cup for all top teams.

Shame to Pakistani players for falling flat before Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe did not win, Its Pakistan who lost an easy game. They are down and out and at this stage. When you are unable to score 4 runs in 4 balls with 4 wickets to spare, you don't deserve at all to Qualify for the Semis. Trust me, the Pakistani fans knew this would be coming. This was a wrong selection full of stubbornness from the beginning. Moreover, our batsmen can not play in such bouncy tracks. They love their unpredictability tag. Who knows they can defeat South Africa but at this stage, they have fallen flat bitterly. Shameful performance.

 

[A.P Haux]

What the hell