ICC World T20 Bangladesh 2014

[Juggernaut]

AFG batsmen look completely overwhelmed with the expectations. Might make BD's job easier if they continue like this

PS: Bangladesh's jersey looks like color vomit

It's amusing how you can't find anything to criticize Bangladesh atm and now talk about the jersey...

 

[Master Khan]

Very disappointed with afghanistan batting, didn't they learn how to play spin.
they need more training

 

[lion100lion]

Afghanistan could have played better. I expected a better batting from them
Anyway, Congrats Bangladesh

 

[Paki007]

This Indo-Pak contest will be more interesting.I don't rate much highly the win we had against them in Asia cup as Dhoni and Yuvi(Has a good record against us) weren't there.

My XI would be


Shehzad
Sharjeel
Hafezz
Umar
Malik
Kamran
Afridi
Talha/Tanvir/Bhatti
Gul
Ajmal
Junaid


I'd prefer Sharjeel over Maqsood as we already have Mailk in our middle order.It is true that Kamran is a good top order batsman but in order to strengthen the lower order he should bat down the order.So we can go with Sharjeel at top because he also can take advantage of PP as we saw against SL in t20 recently

 

[lion100lion]

This Indo-Pak contest will be more interesting.I don't rate much highly the win we had against them in Asia cup as Dhoni and Yuvi(Has a good record against us) weren't there

Very True..
Same is with Shahid Afridi. Also Pakistan has a good bowling attack, specially Ajmal.
Anyway it will be better contest than the Asia cup one...

 

[Parmesh killer]

^ Pakistan currently has one of the best bowling attack in the world but they need to work little bit on their batting and then they will definately become world's no. 1 team. First match between India and Pakistan is highly anticipated. I think pakistan has advantage over India. Nevertheless, both teams w'll try to give their most. Hope this game is going to be an interesting one.

 

[Samuels]

Here comes a big blow for Australia.

Johnson out of World T20

 

[lion100lion]

Here comes a big blow for Australia

True..
Johnson has been the backbone of the Australian win recently.
Also having IPL experiences, it makes a big huge blow for Australia.
I dare say that Australia winning the tournament are reduced by 50%

 

[Parmesh killer]

Jhonson's injury has made things easier for other teams. That's why I did not pick him in my fantasy cricket team.

 

[GlitchInTheMatrix]

lol in the stadium, i and my friends laughed a lot when harsha bhogle said "Farhad Reza" as Farhad Raza

 

[War]

True..
Johnson has been the backbone of the Australian win recently.
Also having IPL experiences, it makes a big huge blow for Australia.
I dare say that Australia winning the tournament are reduced by 50%

Nah it hasn't reduced by so much, if at all. Johnson is most dangerous bowler in the world on current form - but Bollinger is very good replacement too.

What made AUS team so strong though - is its batting also.

 

[lion100lion]

What made AUS team so strong though - is its batting also

Strong batting on pace friendly pitches of Aus and SA, but on spin tracks of Bangladesh, they will have a test.
Specially, they will be tested against Ajmal of Pakistan and Sunil Narine of West Indies

 

[SpitfiresKent]

Zimbabwe v Ireland tomorrow! Really looking forward this one.

 

[abhi_jacko]

It's amusing how you can't find anything to criticize Bangladesh atm and now talk about the jersey...

LOL wth. I dont even dislike BD team to want to 'find anything to criticize' them.

Their jersey though really hurt my eyes. They had 10 different, bright colors on there. Also AFG's combination of blue jersey and trousers, with 'orange' helmet was very odd.

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Nepalese top 3 batsmen actually looked really good until they threw it away. They seemed to be very proper technically. Sadly, I fell asleep and couldn't see their bowling performance.

 

[abhi_jacko]

Read this on cricinfo. Shakib's words are a shocker unless he was misquoted.

"I think I was more relaxed before this game than any other match previously. I think our whole team knew that we will win and it will be a one-sided game," Shakib said. "I was about to throw a banana skin in the bin, I said if it falls inside, they will score 40 and if it doesn't they will make 80. They made 72."

Bangladesh v Afghanistan, World T20, Group A, Mirpur : Knew it would be a one-sided game - Shakib Al Hasan | Cricket News | World T20 | ESPN Cricinfo



This is such an awful and unsporting thing to say about any team, let alone a team you lost to in the previous game. There is confidence. Then there is over confidence. Then there is something called 'being a di*khead'. This seems to fall in that category