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return_to_hades

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Posted: 11 years ago

Never to early to start cricket discussions eh?

Lets discuss - top contenders, squads, dark horses, controversies and outcomes and all things world cup.

How about that valentine's day sweet loving planned. Nothing will be more beautiful than V-day 2015.

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charminggenie

@charminggenie

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Posted: 11 years ago

My contenders as of now - Aus, SA, Eng and (NZ/WI). Dark horse and strictly because cricket is a trade-India.

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return_to_hades

@return_to_hades

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Posted: 11 years ago

Originally posted by: charminggenie
My contenders as of now - Aus, SA, Eng and (NZ/WI). Dark horse and strictly because cricket is a trade-India.

Eng? Despite everything that is being said about Alastair Cook's lackluster captaincy, their lethargic approach to ODI's, their failure to innovate?

I think SA and Oz are strongest contenders. SA deserves one, provided they don't choke.

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charminggenie

@charminggenie

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Posted: 11 years ago

Hadey- Eng over any of the South Asian teams. They still have a decent bowling attack. Honestly , they might spring few surprises.

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Eklavya

@CricktFan

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Posted: 11 years ago

for me it is india indian cricket team has best batting line up in modern era . specially MSDhoni is best odi batsmen in my opinion and best Odi captain in all over the world .

Edited by CricktFan - 11 years ago

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return_to_hades

@return_to_hades

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Posted: 11 years ago

So WC musings. This is how I assume the proceedings will play out.

Pool A

1) Aus

2) NZ

3) Eng

4) SL

Pool B

1) SA

2) Ind

3) WI

4) Pak

Q1 = Oz Vs Pak

Q2 = Ind Vs Eng

Q3 = NZ vs WI

Q4 = SA vs SL

S1 = Oz vs Eng

S2 = NZ vs SA???

Final = Oz vs NZ or SA

Winner = ????

Top of the pack

Oz is home favorites. They have a solid team. I expect them to dominate majority of the series. The Clarke issue has put a damper on their plans. Bowlers are not as zippy or lethal as in the past. The team has done very well with uncertainty, but will face tough competition from NZ and SA in later stages.

SA are everybody's favorite chokers. Solid team. AB is in lethal form. Amla is steady as ever. Steyn and Co are controlled. A steady team with no larger than life player. Well deserving of title, providing they don't choke.

NZ have been the latest Cinderella story. Once a mediocre team that never fulfilled potential, they have gotten into a habit of winning. McCullum is explosive as a batsman and great as a leader. Williamson is on top of the world. They also have the Anderson factor.

Middle of the pack

England have had woeful years as an ODI team. Alastair Cooks form and leadership slumped. There was that KP affair. Their game had no zip or edge. They were written off. But the sacking of Cook combined with Eoin Morgan as captain and Steven Finn's return to form have made them hopeful. They may go a long way, but may not be solid enough for taking on the top.

SL is a good team. Plenty of all rounders. Good steady success. They lack the X factor to make them a top of the pack team. Will reach QF stage, but may not make it too far.

The Unpredictables

India is always a hit or miss. Has a lethal batting attack, but vulnerable to get defensive and crumble. A tepid useless bowling attack, but can surprise on an on day. If the team clicks they can be formidable. They will have to get over recent demons if they want any chance

WI and Pak are both teams with plenty of talent and potential. However, board politics, player whims and rivalries keep holding them back. They will be the unpredictability factor. They may not reach the finals, but they can sure make a dent and upset the ranks.

The Underdogs

All the other teams may not be top contenders, but every WC they have been that curve ball that messes with everything that we know and expect. They always pose a risk to the Unpredictables from getting knocked out. They always can shake the middle of the pack and change the rankings.

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Bankim Chandra Chaterjee

@mr.ass

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Posted: 11 years ago

never "too" early. You wrote "to" early.

Anyway what does v day have to do with it? LOL

I think india will be humiliated in the world cup just like in 2007. Most inconsistent team in the world.

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return_to_hades

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Posted: 11 years ago

Originally posted by: mr.ass

Anyway what does v day have to do with it? LOL

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Ind vs Pak WC

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Mahadevan Venkitaraman

@maha2us

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Posted: 11 years ago

Probably the final will be Aus v NZ.

These days one of the disturbing trends we see in both tests and ODIs is, home team batsmen make merry and create records. It is disturbing to see bowlers of the visiting teams giving up very easily. In ODIs, we saw records by Rohit, De Villiers and today by Luke Ronchi only recently. Also in tests, we saw Aus bowling clueless in UAE against Pakistan. Misbah made a batting record. But Smith made merry with his batting against India. Today after NZ were 93 for 5, they created a batting record and recorded a massive win against SL. How did SL bowling become clueless all on a sudden? SL. the last two time losing finalists faced massive defeats in ODIs both in India and NZ. If this trend continues, this is not healthy for cricket. How many records are broken by visiting team batsmen?

I do hope Eng and SA do well as they have experienced bowlers. The matches will be interesting if Anderson, Broad, Steyn, Morkel etc. show their bowling fire power.

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hindu4lyf

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Posted: 11 years ago

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SA look to me like the best all rounded team atm and I think they've done very well over the last few years to lose the 'chokers' tag. Followed closely by Aus for obvious reasons. In terms of underdogs, I'm expecting SL to pull out a few surprises.

Can't get myself to be that excited over Team India for some reason. Nevertheless, will be looking forward to 15th February!!