Official ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 thread !

[azzu]

An Excellent knock by My Fav player ( A B De Villiers ) takes SA to victory
so looking forward for aus Vs kiwis Tommo

 

[Piyush]

rooting for kiwis tomorrow

 

[thetechfreak]

India vs England on Sunday should be great.

 

[azzu]

rooting for kiwis tomorrow

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[skeletor]

So WI are all out for 222, which is a meager score on these grounds

Flat pitches in the subcontinent are killing Cricket too. I like to see a contest between bat and ball.

 

[thetechfreak]

^ India and Australlia practice match was perfect contest between Bat and Bowl.

 

[azzu]

NZ: 84/6 in 20.4 ovrs

nz bleeding ...
another one-side'd match ?

 

[thetechfreak]

whats happening? All World cup matches are almost one sided! Except Englands.


Only a miracle can save NZ now.

 

[Baker]

all the matches are boring like hell......

 

[gagan007]

Only Indian cricket team has the ability to make any match interesting. If they bat first and score huge, they will allow the other team to get a big score too (even if they play against Kenya).
If they bat second, they will play till last ball keeping all cricket fans on their toes

Now winning or losing is just a matter of chance

 

[ithehappy]

all the matches are boring like hell......

You gotta have some patience to see Cricket

 

[skeletor]

^^ not true at all. Cricket fans think the same about Hockey/Football.

New Zealand have been raped.

 

[Baker]

You gotta have some patience to see Cricket

i used to watch whole test matches like ashes some 5-7 years back... and i still remember all the macthes of 96/99/03 WC....

but now all these macthes looks sh$t.... dont know change happend to my attitude or cricket....

 

[gagan007]

Run-wise, the matches have become more and more interesting. More sixes and fours. The time which you are talking, 250 used to be an impossible score to make, let alone chasing it and win the game. Nowadays (after Twenty-20 format has gained popularity) a score of 300 too does not guarantee you a win. Maybe you have lost all the interest in cricket.

 

[skeletor]

Run-wise, the matches have become more and more interesting. More sixes and fours. The time which you are talking about 250 used to be an impossible score to make, let alone overcome and win the game. Nowadays (after Twenty-20 format has gained popularity) a score of 300 too does not guarantee you a win. Maybe you have lost all the interest in cricket.

Flat pitches in the subcontinent have also contributed to this. India has been scoring too many 350+ lately at home. People like sixes and fours. Curators make pitches for batsmen. Bowlers can't do anything.

 

[gagan007]

and Australia wins the match by 7wkts in 34 overs

 

[skeletor]

New Zealand are just sh!t.

 

[Baker]

Run-wise, the matches have become more and more interesting. More sixes and fours. The time which you are talking, 250 used to be an impossible score to make, let alone chasing it and win the game. Nowadays (after Twenty-20 format has gained popularity) a score of 300 too does not guarantee you a win. Maybe you have lost all the interest in cricket.

but those are time .... i feel people were watching cricket madly....
in my village... if we go outside during WC time.. everybody will be discussing abt cricket only..

but now nobody is that much serious..

 

[gagan007]

umm I agree with you on this point...moreover that and cricketers were also serious about playing those days. nowadays its more of a tamasha with IPL jazz and all.cricketers have become poster boys for cola companies and other products..

 

[Baker]

^^ thats the point... and match fixing scandals happened in 2001 also has some affect