The Cricket World Cup Thread

Virupaksha · Post by **Virupaksha** » 18 Mar 2011 23:45

SwamyG wrote: Who coined the words "Team India"? Is it BRF or Main Stream Media?

BCCI....

You cant use "India/Indian" directly because they are GOI trademarks.
and BCCI to avoid govt control said they are a private entity

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 18 Mar 2011 23:53

SwamyG wrote:Who coined the words "Team India"? Is it BRF or Main Stream Media?

MSM, after the team suddenly started playing as one during 2003 WC.

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 18 Mar 2011 23:55

Just recieved sms from ICC chaiwaala. India will win the cup, doesn't say which year though

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 18 Mar 2011 23:59

Rahul M wrote:
SwamyG wrote:Who coined the words "Team India"? Is it BRF or Main Stream Media?
MSM, after the team suddenly started playing as one during 2003 WC.

Team India got a kick in the backside after surrendering to OZ in the group stages, that apart, Silly Sidhu and co went hammer and tongs at the players which further dented the H&D of the team.
The 2003 team had a much better bowling attack than this one particularly considering the conditions in SA. Zak got over exited and sprayed the ball around so much that he conceded 18 runs in the first over in the final and handed the initiative to the OZs

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 19 Mar 2011 00:04

IIRC there is flexibility in which QF will be held where to allow the home team play in front of home crowd (and allow ICC to rake in the moolah)

Mahendra · Post by **Mahendra** » 19 Mar 2011 00:26

We must at all costs avoid playing SL in SL

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 19 Mar 2011 00:29

AUS, NZ, TSP, SL whoever it may be TI will have to play out of their skin to progress to SF. Very tough onlee.

Stan_Savljevic · Post by **Stan_Savljevic** » 19 Mar 2011 00:30

^^ Not much. India > SL > BD in terms of pre-tournament seeding. So Ind vs SL will happen in Motera, it cannot happen in SL. India vs others could happen at Motera? Or will it go to plan as is and be scheduled for Mirpur? In any case, Ind vs Pak QF is a one in six possibility, and a highly unrealistic one at that.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 19 Mar 2011 00:40

stan, you will notice that CI for example doesn't list the actual teams by group ranking in their QF schedule, so I think I am correct on this. http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket ... wcfixtures

is there any official schedule that mentions that A1 V B4 has to happen at dhaka ?

Stan_Savljevic · Post by **Stan_Savljevic** » 19 Mar 2011 00:46

Rahul M wrote:stan, is there any official schedule that mentions that A1 V B4 has to happen at dhaka ?

Wiki says so, so do many other unofficial schedules. These guys could nt have got all this from thin air. Perhaps there were two versions from the icc idiots after the hosts interceded on the stupidity of the knockout phase and moolah issues. From what I can dig, must have happened around Feb-mid or so http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket ... 01561.html

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 19 Mar 2011 00:48

thanks for the confirmation, I was looking for that article.

amdavadi · Post by **amdavadi** » 19 Mar 2011 03:58

I am getting ready for India Vs pakis QF in amdavad....

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 19 Mar 2011 04:47

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spor ... 739777.cms

Wondering who can bowl blind?

SwamyG · Post by **SwamyG** » 19 Mar 2011 05:14

amdavadi wrote:I am getting ready for India Vs pakis QF in amdavad....

Hmmm....in order for that to happen, so many planets, satellites, asteroids and comets would have to align no?

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 19 Mar 2011 05:29

SwamyG wrote:
amdavadi wrote:I am getting ready for India Vs pakis QF in amdavad....
Hmmm....in order for that to happen, so many planets, satellites, asteroids and comets would have to align no?

Saar, in reltivistic world of rookies, bookies and us brookies (we brook all this tamasha), space itself is curved only. Hence, any alignment however implausible it may seem at first glance to us brookies can suddenly move from impossible to inevitable only. Why suddenly, you ask? Well, coz time too is curved you see.....

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 19 Mar 2011 05:38

http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/19/stories ... 472000.htm

what! tights with black color in chennai heat!

planning to put ashwin and zakh to open bowling, while pranthan keep watching the fun!

anyway, we have no idea how brave gayle sammy and gang take the heat.

saip · Post by **saip** » 19 Mar 2011 06:09

India will play all their knockout matches in India irrespective of their opponents. Sri Lanka will play in Sri Lanka unless they play India and Bangladesh will play in Bangladesh unless they are playing either Sri Lanka or India.

saip · Post by **saip** » 19 Mar 2011 06:11

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Sridhar K · Post by **Sridhar K** » 19 Mar 2011 10:03

As SwamyG said, the media and the Kaptaan have unnecessarily hyped Aswin. Very unfair.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket ... 06785.html

On the flip side, it will separate the men from the boys

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 19 Mar 2011 12:24

SA 284/8 in 50 overs. Can bongbondhus chase it down and kick the brit-pakis out ?

Dmurphy · Post by **Dmurphy** » 19 Mar 2011 12:54

I dont want that. We need the brit-pakis to perhaps counter the actual pakis or the gora pakis from down under in the quarters. BDs are still ajoke ans stand no chance of going beyond the quarters.

niran · Post by **niran** » 19 Mar 2011 13:11

joi BDs are already 2 down for 15

niran · Post by **niran** » 19 Mar 2011 13:14

^^^ how true, BDs 21/3 in 7 overs.

264 more runs required and 43 overs to do that, doable no?

uh!oh! tse tse fly gets the 4th wikit
BD 21/4

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 19 Mar 2011 13:17

BDs should smoke

to enhance their chances in next WC.

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 19 Mar 2011 13:24

AoA !!! Bongbondhus are 21/4 . We need a poll if they can better their record against WI...

niran · Post by **niran** » 19 Mar 2011 13:26

what is this parnel fellow doing bowling at 140+ kmph and scaring the shit out of Tigers!?!? i protest loudly.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 19 Mar 2011 13:50

I want to start a thread at BD forum titled "thank you bangladesh"

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2011 14:29

61/7 sire.

niran · Post by **niran** » 19 Mar 2011 14:32

BDs 62/9 AoA

niran · Post by **niran** » 19 Mar 2011 14:40

the last pair are in the the last man standing act
oops! spoke too soon BDs all out SA win

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 19 Mar 2011 14:41

78 and done

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 19 Mar 2011 14:47

Hurt hoite hoite ar kisu baki nai bhai

JE Menon · Post by **JE Menon** » 19 Mar 2011 15:26

White Pakis and Blown Pakis are at it... Can't decide whom to support... NOT!!!
Still Ponting bugger was clearly out and he knew it, and despite that got into a tiff with the Blown Pakis...
So far 78 for 2.

Dilbu · Post by **Dilbu** » 19 Mar 2011 16:08

AUS 122/4 (31.3 Ovs)

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 19 Mar 2011 16:11

Is there *no* way in which both the white pakis and the paki pakis can lose this match??

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2011 16:27

140/5 ... no real big hitter left - watson and white are gone.

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 19 Mar 2011 16:31

If pakis beat white pakis and WI beat TI , will it be TI vs Aus in QF?

Chinmayanand · Post by **Chinmayanand** » 19 Mar 2011 16:32

Aus 144/6 ..

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2011 16:34

Aus doesnt look like a team that can stand the heat. kind of like upg Mirage-2k in an era of rafales and eurofighters. useful, but not dominant against high quality oppn*.

* does not include TI

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 19 Mar 2011 16:39

it gets better, 147/7 , last remaining warrior johnson out.

its into the tail now.