ICC Cricket World Cup - May/July 2019

[LiveLoveABD]

Nailed those two balls! What a bloody genius this guy is! BUMRAAAHHHH!!!!

As it showed, Bangladesh lose by 28 runs. India had 20-25 runs too many in the end. Can the Dhoni blame rest now? Both games, he played almost similarly at the death. We won today because we batted first and set a good platform at the start of the innings. Dhoni is not superhuman to come out, hit big despite playing on a very tough wicket. Everyone struggled today post the 30th over in both innings. Hardik got out for a duck. Karthik didn't middle it well and got out early. Dhoni prioritized staying out there and picking the right balls to hit (which rarely comes to him these days, as bowlers are getting smarter more than ever). Absolutely cant fault his approach. If Dhoni went for his shots and got out earlier than expected, the blame will go "oh he should've stuck it out till the end".

Never easy being the guy and I think this management (which rarely gets things right) is actually doing well to back Dhoni hard. Only thing I hope they do is bring Dhoni out at 5 (if not 4). One of Pandya or Pant should stay back behind Dhoni for late fireworks.

I honestly think Sai that we should have got 350!

 

[SaiSrini]

If I were not watching and just following planet cricket and @SaiSrini's posts I would seriously think India are on the brink of losing!

Good you didn't watch it, then.

 

[Bevab]

Nailed those two balls! What a bloody genius this guy is! BUMRAAAHHHH!!!!

As it showed, Bangladesh lose by 28 runs. India had 20-25 runs too many in the end. Can the Dhoni blame rest now? Both games, he played almost similarly at the death. We won today because we batted first and set a good platform at the start of the innings. Dhoni is not superhuman to come out, hit big despite playing on a very tough wicket. Everyone struggled today post the 30th over in both innings. Hardik got out for a duck. Karthik didn't middle it well and got out early. Dhoni prioritized staying out there and picking the right balls to hit (which rarely comes to him these days, as bowlers are getting smarter more than ever). Absolutely cant fault his approach. If Dhoni went for his shots and got out earlier than expected, the blame will go "oh he should've stuck it out till the end".

Never easy being the guy and I think this management (which rarely gets things right) is actually doing well to back Dhoni hard. Only thing I hope they do is bring Dhoni out at 5 (if not 4). One of Pandya or Pant should stay back behind Dhoni for late fireworks.

To be fair, I haven’t really seen any criticism directed towards him this game. He played pretty well looking for boundaries in every over and was undone only by a bit of magic from a bowler who’s world class on these pitches.

 

[Bevab]

That was agonizingly close.. I've never been prouder of this team, though. We showed up to every single game so we've played and I hope we end the tournament on a high.
I just feel terrible for Shakib.

Bangladesh have definitely gained a lot more fans and followers after their performances. You guys deserve to walk with your heads held high. I still think that they would have won with Mahmudullah playing today. The future is definitely bright for this team with the amount of talent coming through.

 

[Rehan_24]

That was agonizingly close.. I've never been prouder of this team, though. We showed up to every single game so we've played and I hope we end the tournament on a high.
I just feel terrible for Shakib.

Well played Bangladesh. You deserve all the appluase and gave nightmares to every team virtually including India. I just hope that you put up a great fight on friday and better team that day won the match

 

[aditya123]

They`d have won with either Mehedi or Mahmudullah here. The Bangladesh side is a gun side and Mashrafe deserves a lot of credit. They are just 1 pacer away. Stick to this side guys, you will win a lot more home and away. I`d stick my neck out and say Bangladesh are the best batting side in Asia.

 

[hammadahmed88]

Let's go New Zealand!

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Are the Semi's 1 vs 3 and 2 vs 4 or 1 vs 2 and 3 vs 4 or 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3.

 

[Master Khan]

Let's go New Zealand!

Yeah Praying for a New Zealand win tomorrow but England will be confident after beating India but Pakistan needs to think about Bangladesh as they are not to be taken lightly.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

I feel it'll be India vs England and Australia vs New Zealand in the semis.

Personally, I'd like to see Australia vs Pakistan and India vs New Zealand in the semis with an India-Pakistan final.

 

[CerealKiller]

Are the Semi's 1 vs 3 and 2 vs 4 or 1 vs 2 and 3 vs 4 or 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3.

Took me 5 minutes to figure out this post, but i think it's the last one

 

[CerealKiller]

Not all fans are crying "conspiracy against Pakistan", fyi.

In fact, I'd say most aren't. The ones that are crying that, are in the minority. They just happen to be incredibly vocal about it. And the whole Sikandar Bakht, Basit Ali thing absolutely doesn't help. I know the topic's kinda over, I just wanted to give my two cents for what they're worth now as I didn't get a chance to do so earlier.

Took the words out of my mouth.
Basit and Sikandar are the Alex Jones of Pakistan.

 

[hammadahmed88]

Took the words out of my mouth.
Basit and Sikandar are the Alex Jones of Pakistan.

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Took the words out of my mouth.
Basit and Sikandar are the Alex Jones of Pakistan.

In all seriousness, they're the toxic that personifies what people have come to hate about the generalized "media".

 

[hammadahmed88]

Yeah Praying for a New Zealand win tomorrow but England will be confident after beating India but Pakistan needs to think about Bangladesh as they are not to be taken lightly.

Completely agree. Bangladesh can definitely beat Pakistan rather easily. Obviously I'm supporting Pakistan. But, personally, I would rather that either Pakistan or Bangladesh make it over England.

 

[aditya123]

I have a genuine question to Pakistani fans about the shows on TV. Do people take these shows seriously? The Basit Ali show does more damage to Pakistan cricket and the mindset of the watching public than anything else. We had a phase where TV news would sit and create conspiracy theories on air around cricket. You cannot fool gullible audience with this horrible conspiracy theories. Pakistani cricket deserves better than shows like these. 2 days after the India Eng game, so-called sportsman are taking jibes at India. Its a larger problem. We as people do not do well in sport because we are not sporting as people. Must stop supporting this crap, both in India and Pakistan. India lost to England, and could have lost to Bangladesh today. Just that you guys would'nt have cared if India lost today because it didn't matter to you guys. Also special mention to Abdul Razzaq for involving Shami's religion on a cricket analysis show! Really! Our nations must grow up.

All this chanakya niti crap from our side and the Basit Ali like folks on the other have actually done damage to genuine banter that was going on between fans this World Cup. Guys like Osman Samiuddin, Sid Monga, Ahmer Naqwi must get more airtime and popularity. Folks like Gambhir and Basit are a cancer.