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I have expressed my reservations about the performance of teams against India on more than one occasion.

I'm not suggesting that there is any match fixing going on but I feel teams lack the intensity and competitiveness when they play against India.

When is the last time we have seen a foreign player sledge an Indian? There was a time when Australian cricketers liked nothing better.

This is why I wanted Pakistan in the semis. They would not have given a damn about facing India!
You can read into any match like that lol Boult was cranking up 140k against India in the first round. But he was like bowling at 130k against Pakistan. They even dropped Ferguson. Brought even slower 120 k Southee.
 
Man, just not able to sleep. Hope India wins it one-sided tomorrow avenging the 2019 SF loss and then avenges the 2015 SF loss against AUS in the final. I getting a feeling its Gill's day tomorrow. *Fingers crossed*
 
Man, just not able to sleep. Hope India wins it one-sided tomorrow avenging the 2019 SF loss and then avenges the 2015 SF loss against AUS in the final. I getting a feeling its Gill's day tomorrow. *Fingers crossed*
Oh tonight :) For some reason i was thinking tomorrow !!!
 
More than the pitch, I am worried about the humidity and sweltering hot conditions of Wankhede in the afternoon.

Hope we get to bat first and put up a decent score (anything in the vicinity of 300 should be fine).

Post 8 pm local time, dew is expected to settle in so 1st 10 overs is very crucial while defending.
 
For me US time. Technically tomorrow for me as well.
So what US time zone are you in? I am in the CT Texas zone and waking up at 2.30 am lol alarm all set! 🙂.. Kids will be sleeping and I can watch it peacefully! They think cricket world is a boooring game - little do they know what an amazing game cricket is and what they are missing out! 😀
 
I have expressed my reservations about the performance of teams against India on more than one occasion.

I'm not suggesting that there is any match fixing going on but I feel teams lack the intensity and competitiveness when they play against India.

When is the last time we have seen a foreign player sledge an Indian? There was a time when Australian cricketers liked nothing better.

This is why I wanted Pakistan in the semis. They would not have given a damn about facing India!
But if it's for ipl contract reasons then ipl has been going on since 2007.

Infact India had a bad run in tests when ipl was at its pomp. Around 2011 to 2012. Remember 8 0 drubbing and then the 1 0 at nz.

Plenty of sledging was happening. I don't think sena teams lack intensity at all. Infact the better they perform the higher their chances of landing a contract in IPL.

Look at the intensity in the BG series. That was incredible.
 
Same here - 12.30 AM (Pacific time)

Not sure if I can watch the whole game but will try to catch up whatever I can in between some sleep (without disturbing my wife and kid)😅
Man- I am in the Texas CT zone - you are lucky you start to watch early before the day begins !! Same here - watching peacefully as kids and wifey are asleep and not bugging me lol ! 😀
 
For me wife and kids visting India so can see the match (and final) peacefully :) . To add to it I work from home plus no meetings and not much work tomorrow. Hope Team India contonues their good work as I shall do my part cheering from home.
That's complete peace lol ! Get some good snacks and food and settle in for the long haul! 🙂
 
Man as a indian fan from last 2 day i only thinking about semifinal. Can't sleep properly and feeling pressure like i have to play today game. Fan pressure is enormous for indian teams if we lost then don't knows what will i do for a week.
 
2019 semis, pandya and rishab threw it away from 70/3 with 170 needed off 180 . This time its duo of KL Rahul and shreyas. I do not think, they are as inexperienced. India should do fine albeit challenges from NZ.
 
It would be hilarious if India went 9-0 only to get eliminated in the semi finals. That said I think it's a fairly straightforward win for them
 
2019 semis, pandya and rishab threw it away from 70/3 with 170 needed off 180 . This time its duo of KL Rahul and shreyas. I do not think, they are as inexperienced. India should do fine albeit challenges from NZ.
As clutch as rishab has been in tests he failed in odi world cup 2019 semis and also in wtc 2021. Very surprising tbh.

But he was a kid at the time.

He is best batsman in rhe world in my opinion if he is fit. I am certain in this world cup he would have wreaked havoc. So unlucky.
 
NZ knocking out Ind and SA knocking out Aus. That will set up for a very different final.
 
Lmao why are India getting a say in the pitch. Not sure if this is normal for hosts. This is an international event not a bilateral series where the home team can dictate what is used,
Yea I am confused by this too. Besides india don't even need such pitches to win. Infact these can backfire lol. Seen it happen many times.

Does bcci get to dictate pitches for KO stages?

I do recall England doing so in 2019 where they rearranged boundaries and made somewhat of a pitch that suits them.
 
Yea I am confused by this too. Besides india don't even need such pitches to win. Infact these can backfire lol. Seen it happen many times.

Does bcci get to dictate pitches for KO stages?

I do recall England doing so in 2019 where they rearranged boundaries and made somewhat of a pitch that suits them.
India would be favorites with a normal Wakhede pitch. To freaking tamper with pitches only puts an asterisk on a potential WC win.
 
And Dart bhajan parroted the same, only to be proven how wrong he/they were (like always).
Every single time some tabloid starts this. last time also they shared some dodgy pictures captured during the middle of pitch preparation and created a narrative.
 
I just hope it doesn't turn at all. India has 3 weak players against left arm spin. Gill, Kohli, SKY.
 
Ah right. So they had some issues? I sw a video not too long ago about those 2 being friendly.
Of course l, they won't come to blows in public eye.

But Bhajji has always been jealous of Ashwin for

1) Leaving Bhajji in dust with his exploits,

2) Ending his career by becoming our number 1 spinner
 
NZ Vs India + Doctored Pitch.

Exciting game. Good always prevails over evil though.
 
Of course l, they won't come to blows in public eye.

But Bhajji has always been jealous of Ashwin for

1) Leaving Bhajji in dust with his exploits,

2) Ending his career by becoming our number 1 spinner
@kron - This!

You can also add Darty's chaddi buddy UV in the mix when it comes to being salty against Ashwin's rise/achievements over the years.
 
Sena are not trust worthy. Bailing on us when we requested them to tour pakiatan etc left a sour taste in my mouth.

Besides If Pakistan can't win, I rather the most deserving team win and ideally I prefer it to be an Asian team.

Indian cricket team and people I got nothing against. Government is and entirely different proposition.
India has refused to tour us for far longer, refuse to let our players take part in IPL, refuses to let us host the tournaments that we are entitled to and overall despises us and our cricket team. If they could, they would ban us from ever playing again. No way will I root for a team that despises. We have been treated far fairer by all of the SENA cricket boards. Additionally, they refused to let our fans come watch the World Cup or even our journalists be granted visas to ask questions.
 
Of course l, they won't come to blows in public eye.

But Bhajji has always been jealous of Ashwin for

1) Leaving Bhajji in dust with his exploits,

2) Ending his career by becoming our number 1 spinner
There is doubt? Bhaji was also a chukcer

Ashwin is light years ahead.
 
India is as bad as us with infighting and politics lol
Yes. We are a little more sophisticated that's all :rp

I also think the influence of Tendulkar in that dressing room is underestimated. He helped sort out issues because everyone fell in line when he wielded the stick. Not a huge fan anymore of him because of his off the field antics, but facts don't change.

Several peers of Dhoni also have issues with him, but they tend to allude rather than be direct, Gambhir being the sole exception to that. Though he himself has become a liar off late with the influence of being a BJP MP.
 
India has refused to tour us for far longer, refuse to let our players take part in IPL, refuses to let us host the tournaments that we are entitled to and overall despises us and our cricket team. If they could, they would ban us from ever playing again. No way will I root for a team that despises. We have been treated far fairer by all of the SENA cricket boards. Additionally, they refused to let our fans come watch the World Cup or even our journalists be granted visas to ask questions.
Thats still everything to do with a political angle. Shouldn't interfere with sports but unfortunately due to the topsy turvy nature of our cross border relation, politicians use sport as a vehicle to posit their rubbish propaganda.
 
All eyes on the pitch, if it is slow ICC should open an investigation.
Funnily enough I think n has a better chance go beat India in a slow sluggish pitch if toss is won. This excessive pitch rigging often backfires. I think it will be flat tbh. Not surer flat but a 280 to 300 score pitch.
 
India has refused to tour us for far longer, refuse to let our players take part in IPL, refuses to let us host the tournaments that we are entitled to and overall despises us and our cricket team. If they could, they would ban us from ever playing again. No way will I root for a team that despises. We have been treated far fairer by all of the SENA cricket boards. Additionally, they refused to let our fans come watch the World Cup or even our journalists be granted visas to ask questions.
The PCB are not blameless in this entire saga if you see the early history. But I agree that the BCCI has been the bigger criminal of the two. It's also perfectly understandable for a Pakistani cricket fan to resent and wish the Indian team failure. Doesn't mean we don't troll you back though :rabada2
 
Thats still everything to do with a political angle. Shouldn't interfere with sports but unfortunately due to the topsy turvy nature of our cross border relation, politicians use sport as a vehicle to posit their rubbish propaganda.
The government and their fans both support this bro - just read any comment section online about the Pakistani cricket team. It’s always flooded with Indian Cricket fans saying vile things about us.
 
The PCB are not blameless in this entire saga if you see the early history. But I agree that the BCCI has been the bigger criminal of the two. It's also perfectly understandable for a Pakistani cricket fan to resent and wish the Indian team failure. Doesn't mean we don't troll you back though :rabada2
Yeah bro, it’s part of the game. We’re rivals, of course we will troll each other when we fail 😂 no hard feelings

And I agree, PCB is not blameless. The reason I put more blame on BCCI is that they have significantly more power. Even if PCB had bad intentions, they don’t have the power in the cricketing world to actually do anything.
 
I don't mind India losing the toss. In the current world cup atleast 70% of the toss winners lost the match
 
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Looking forward to a cracking match. NZ is that weird average team that holds the exploit the chinks in Indian arsenals. It would either be a one sided semi final if IN wins, or a close one if NZ wins.
 
Looking forward to a cracking match. NZ is that weird average team that holds the exploit the chinks in Indian arsenals. It would either be a one sided semi final if IN wins, or a close one if NZ wins.
All fairness out of the 4 teams NZ is the strategy based side like they are always Goes back to the days of 1992. Right hander means they bring on Left arm spinner, let hander means off spinners. They do all the basic things correct. In high pressure games that is all you need to do. Do simple plans and execute them. India is one team that quiet often falls for it albeit in conditions that overly favorable for them. They do the same against Australia. But they get thrashed because before they blink Australia unloaded their fury on them. Any team that does that can easily outplay NZ. Fakhar Zaman did it. They were witless. Australia also did that. But i have total respect for NZ batting. Conwa/Ravindra/Kane/Mitchell. 4 gun players. That is all you need to put a good total.
 
I don't mind SA winning if India falters. I just want those guys to lose the monkey off the back. Australia has far too many titles. No big deal if they lose or win.
 
Toss should be televised with zoom in cameras, to avoid any controversy
Bro, once they do that next some of the posters here will allege that Sholay coin was used and hence India won the toss.

Ignoring the fact that India has lost almost all tosses in ICC KOs in the last 10 years, sole exception being the 2017 CT final.

Against NZ we lost the toss in 2019 WC, 2021 T20 WC and also the WTC final.
 
Of course l, they won't come to blows in public eye.

But Bhajji has always been jealous of Ashwin for

1) Leaving Bhajji in dust with his exploits,

2) Ending his career by becoming our number 1 spinner
Point 3, exposing chuckers which might be a bit personal for Bhajji.
 
Bro, once they do that next some of the posters here will allege that Sholay coin was used and hence India won the toss.

Ignoring the fact that India has lost almost all tosses in ICC KOs in the last 10 years, sole exception being the 2017 CT final.

Against NZ we lost the toss in 2019 WC, 2021 T20 WC and also the WTC final.
In case it's proven that the toss is not dodgy, they can always complain that the balls given to India were different from those given to the opposition.
 
Rohit sharma flips the coin heads is called by kane williamson and it is tails india have won the toss what are u gonna do rohit?
i wont be shocked if that happens:yk3
 
Bro, once they do that next some of the posters here will allege that Sholay coin was used and hence India won the toss.

Ignoring the fact that India has lost almost all tosses in ICC KOs in the last 10 years, sole exception being the 2017 CT final.

Against NZ we lost the toss in 2019 WC, 2021 T20 WC and also the WTC final.
Why let facts get in the way of a good story?
 
Today pressure will be more on Kiwis as it’s a 3rd consecutive KO for them and still no hand on WC
 
India have lost 6 out of the last 8 ICC knockouts/finals they have competed in

With both the two wins coming against the mighty Bangladesh. WC 2015 QF and CT 2017 SF

if we include WTC finals as well, the number goes to 8/10

Just cannot be a COINCIDENCE. They are mentally a very very weak team

New Zealand start off as FAVORITES.
GO KIWIS
 
Pitch should suit India 100% (I wonder why hint hint😉😉)

Surely India can finally win a semi final , no excuses now
 
Shami should step up and show why it was a mistake to drop him in WC2019 semi final. He is taking a wicket every 3.5 overs against NZ in ODIs.
 
Since it is a spin pitch India will rest the fast bowler Ashwin and play the off spinner Mohammad shami
 
Namaskar - Kassa ahet? Hope all changla ahet with PP fans - just to throw in the local Bombay flavour & vibe. Just think top orders of both teams are not gonna go blazing this time. It will be slow attritional cricket....GO INDIA!!💥🇮🇳
 
How a wankhede pitch turned out to be a spinning track at world cup semi final? Make it make sense ?
 
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