2023 ICC Cricket World Cup (October/November) - India

[Till Valhalla]

I mean that'd be true in Ahmedabad too, the bilateral series vs England was sold out even when COVID was rampant
Its a Thursday during working hours, I think every city in India would struggle to sell out a 100k seater stadium for a match where India isnt even playing.

I'm not disagreeing with the sentiment here, but I dont think the low attendance is a sign of ODIs or cricket dying which has been shared widely

Me too

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

OR... OR... ODI's are truly dead. Like I got up at 4, went to work, came back at lunch and the match just finished. Would have seen 2 T20's complete in that same time frame. ODI WC is stupid and dead! SAy Jhah should erradicate it.

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People are not interested spending 10 hours a day counting travel and prep for a match that did not even belong to home country.

 

[Bevab]

OR... OR... ODI's are truly dead. Like I got up at 4, went to work, came back at lunch and the match just finished. Would have seen 2 T20's complete in that same time frame. ODI WC is stupid and dead! SAy Jhah should erradicate it.

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People are not interested spending 10 hours a day counting travel and prep for a match that did not even belong to home country.

Don’t get me wrong the format is something I’m finding it difficult to be a fan of these days but calling it dead based on this game is utterly wrong.

It’s the same as the hare brained folk in the BA thread who called the entire gaming industry crap because C24 was bad.

 

[SaiSrini]

I don't understand the hue and cry about the crowds at the opener. It is a weekday working day. A stadium of that size, does it really need to be 75% full?

What about matches during CWC 2015 in Australia? Were stadiums full for those? Those who are crying over it, I bet you anything we will have similar turnouts in Sri Lanka 2026 and Pakistan 2025 as well.

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It is being developed as a multi sport facility ,with an eye on the 2036 Olympics. Honestly, sometimes I feel our own people lambast our country way too much.

Why did they pick Ahmedabad for the WC opener if it has to be the finalists of the previous edition? Or why did they start the tournament on a weekdays when it has to be started with the finalists of last year?Could have started it at Wankhede if weekday. The game would have truly been full and no need to have promised free food and lied about it being an India-Pakistan match. Ahmedabad still has the India-Pakistan game and the final. Could've given Wankhede the glory since it hosted India's WC triumph in the final in 2011. At 40k odd capacity, Wankhede would've looked full throughout.

Or started this WC on a weekend if it has to be Ahmedabad. I still this option is not as sound as I am not sure Ahmedabadis come out voluntarily for non-India games, but a weekend may have enticed them.

I don't have problems with Ahmedabad being the capacity it is.

Yeah I have no idea what the attendance issue has to do with him hating international cricket.

Hate? No man! I still follow international cricket and check the scores. Just my passion of those days (most of my passion years went spent in this forum; so this forum knows) has gone down.

 

[CerealKiller]

That was an absolute slaughter. Forget Bazball, we have Ravball now

I wonder if Baz roots for NZ or England in white-ball cricket

 

[CerealKiller]

I was deflated after Naseem's injury, but this has got me properly hyped now

 

[Aravind.]

I wonder if Baz roots for NZ or England in white-ball cricket

Obviously he will be supporting his home nation in white ball cricket, he is only England's test format coach, which is a profession.

 

[Till Valhalla]

I was deflated after Naseem's injury, but this has got me properly hyped now

I was gonna post India/Coca Cola be we better than you then I skipped ahead and saw something else

 

[Bevab]

Obviously he will be supporting his home nation in white ball cricket, he is only England's test format coach, which is a profession.

This applies to a normal, sane individual.

Baz is neither of those.

 

[CerealKiller]

The last 4 World Cups were won by the team whose batter scored the first century of the tournament.
The last 3 World Cups were won by the home team.
One of these streaks will end.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

The last 4 World Cups were won by the team whose batter scored the first century of the tournament.
The last 3 World Cups were won by the home team.
One of these streaks will end.

TRust you to come up with stupid stats. I forgot your good name. Sorry, please tell me again?

Oh btw, I have a mega feeling about PAK this WC.

 

[CerealKiller]

TRust you to come up with stupid stats. I forgot your good name. Sorry, please tell me again?

Oh btw, I have a mega feeling about PAK this WC.

It may be stupid, but it’s a stat

 

[LiveLoveABD]

It may be stupid, but it’s a stat

Your name I have forgotten. Care to share.

 

[Ahmad94]

Oh btw, I have a mega feeling about PAK this WC.

Please share that feeling with the rest of Pakistan and me!

 

[Bevab]

Please share that feeling with the rest of Pakistan and me!

It’s a feeling I have had for a while too.