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Yes. No other team in the WC will like to have Imam, Shadab, Hasan Ali & Iftikhar. They never deserved to be in team.
Babar Azam is a wonderful batsman and a really decent down to earth human being. He is much liked here as well. But he isnt a leader material (much like SRT). Best he steps down as Captain. Not sure who can replace him but I haven't followed the Pak cricket team much.
That apart, there wasn't a huge slip between qualifying and not. Naseem Shah being fit and a little better tactical understanding while batting and they would have been through for sure. Spin department is a bit of concern though
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The Hindu is bringing politics in cricket and in a very nasty way. The Hindu needs to be reportedno politics here please, thanks.
A genuine and very good sahafi , i see his vlogs .These Pk bros are giving tha phull sapport to India
Have thought about this often but cricket as an international sport just doesn't have enough gas in the tank to pull of a round of 16/QF type situation for its world cup the way FIFA can.The round robin format has its advantages, but the disadvantages are also there. Advantage is that one or two bad matches will probably not throw you out of contention. To reach the semis you have to be consistently good.
The bad is that weaker teams will almost never make it to knockout stages. It is very unlikely that minnows can overwhelm their opponents 5-6 times out of 9 matches. Instead if we had group matches with 16 teams in total (4x4), a minnow needs to win 2 out of 3 matches to have hope of qualifying for the quarterfinal. That looks more doable. Also we get 4 QFs, which adds to the excitement. That is why football sees upsets and freak qualifiers, which adds to the appeal.
That's why group format makes more sense. Give countries like Ireland, Namibia, Zimbabwe etc some chance at least. Let them taste the excitement of QFs, or if they deserve, even SF. Round robin is a mountain to climb for weaker teams. They just don't stand a chance. It becomes very demotivating for them to play a tournament where their fate is sealed after 3-4 matches and they just have to trundle along for the rest. I don't blame cricket fans in such countries for losing interest.Have thought about this often but cricket as an international sport just doesn't have enough gas in the tank to pull of a round of 16/QF type situation for its world cup the way FIFA can.
Realistically there's only a barely a handful on good teams .. Eng, Aus, Ind, Pak, SA, NZ.. Pk and Eng will bounce back I'm sure, enough of a talent pool and infra + interest in the game there.
SL worry me, they're back to early 90s and earlier Lanka.. crawled back into their "minnow" hole even.. for shame :|
Srs cricket, for all its universality and popularity in the poor world still needs money to be played properly... football ka scene is much easier.. get some kids and a ball. Cricket is almost kinda like fencing.. engarde !
For world championship minnows are not needed only top six teams are sufficient , but round robin is best to test the real calibre of teams .The round robin format has its advantages, but the disadvantages are also there. Advantage is that one or two bad matches will probably not throw you out of contention. To reach the semis you have to be consistently good.
The bad is that weaker teams will almost never make it to knockout stages. It is very unlikely that minnows can overwhelm their opponents 5-6 times out of 9 matches. Instead if we had group matches with 16 teams in total (4x4), a minnow needs to win 2 out of 3 matches to have hope of qualifying for the quarterfinal. That looks more doable. Also we get 4 QFs, which adds to the excitement. That is why football sees upsets and freak qualifiers, which adds to the appeal.
Yeah, the WC should be 12 teams or 16 teams and the Champions Trophy can be 8 teamsThat's why group format makes more sense. Give countries like Ireland, Namibia, Zimbabwe etc some chance at least. Let them taste the excitement of QFs, or if they deserve, even SF. Round robin is a mountain to climb for weaker teams. They just don't stand a chance. It becomes very demotivating for them to play a tournament where their fate is sealed after 3-4 matches and they just have to trundle along for the rest. I don't blame cricket fans in such countries for losing interest.
ICC (BCCI) is a greedy pig that wants long tournaments for more money. They have been a monumental failure in spreading the popularity of cricket.