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There has never been an ODI World Cup where 2 Asian sides have entered the Cup ranked as #1 and #2 in ODI cricket. For the past 6 World Cups, the winner has always been either ranked #1 or ranked #2.

This augurs well for Asian cricket. After a brief decline and domination by Anglo-Saxon forces, it looks like the natural order of cricket hierarchy is back in place. We humbly request #BCCI - the most powerful cricket board to provide helpful, tacky surfaces for our SL, BD and AFG and enable them to take down the Anglo-Saxons and Southern Africans. Do everything in their power to ensure all Asian SF contests. Only Asia can progress this sport and save it from the horrors of endless puritanical conservatism in cricket

#AsianCentury #ProudtobeBrown #EndAngloSaxonHegemony

@Bhaijaan @MenInG @Saj @Major @Mamoon @Markhor
 
This is going to be an iconic world cup

Back in 2011, we had chuckers bowling everywhere. Saeed Ajmal, Harbajhan, Muralitharan and many other chuckers had made the game very one sided for the South Asia bloc because this bloc did not care about spirit of cricket and just continued to play chuckers with no care. SENA nations were never going to do well in these areas.

When Anil Kumble became part of the ICC, while the timing of banning the chuckers was wrong, but i agree with the policy. However, the chuckers should had been banned either right after 2011 world cup or rigth after the 2015 world cup, not just before it.

Anyways, the 2023 world cup will be the first world cup where the tournament is to be played in Asia and no chuckers will be bowling this time. Thus, if you look at the spin assets of each team, there are mostly leg spinners and some slow left arm spinners.

Leg spinners were a breed that was dying due to chuckers.

Now even the SENA nations have developed their spinners and some may say they have better spinners compared to South Asian teams.

So yes, the South Asia bloc may be stronger than ever, but with the game more balance with no chuckers, this could be anyones world cup.
 
The ranking means nothing, the best side is obviously England.
 
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As @Major correctly pointed out, first time in the history of world cups in Asia the non-Asian spinners look better, or at least equal. Two new balls, new power play rules all suit the SENA teams more. Our outdated approach to the sport will face a test by fire.
 
Swashbuckler said:
As @Major correctly pointed out, first time in the history of world cups in Asia the non-Asian spinners look better, or at least equal. Two new balls, new power play rules all suit the SENA teams more. Our outdated approach to the sport will face a test by fire.
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Above all almost all key SENA team members are very much used to Indian pitches. These are not alien conditions for guys like Miller, Conway, Klaasen, Warner, Smith, Root, Buttler, Stokes.. etc
 
Slim said:
Lol @ Asian bloc. The word itself is a joke. Asians hate each other the most evident in behavior of the BCCI. Reminds me when Indians complained to America for Nawaz Sharif calling them “dehati aurat”. England with such a small cricketing population is the most talented team out there. If anything they deserve to be finalists.
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Pakistan is more talented than all #AngloSaxon put together, India more cunning , Afghans more fearless and SL and BD much more hard working than #AngloSaxon

#AsianBloc is a runaway freight train . Who can stop us?

Shadab to destroy all SENA batsmen by unleashing his inner Abdul Qadir.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Pakistan is more talented than all #AngloSaxon put together, India more cunning , Afghans more fearless and SL and BD much more hard working than #AngloSaxon

#AsianBloc is a runaway freight train . Who can stop us?

Shadab to destroy all SENA batsmen by unleashing his inner Abdul Qadir.
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Brother is still angry at the Indian team for sending him to a retirement during his peak (Asia Cup 2018). Some scars never heal!
 
Pakistan has 2 relatively easy games (well SL is not easy but we are 6-0 against them in WCs), before we meet India. Meanwhile India face Australia and dark horses Afghanistan before they play Pakistan.

So it could happen that India go into the Pakistan matches either after 2 defeats or 1-1 (fingers crossed:sarf2) while Pakistan would have to mess up pretty badly to not be 2-0 before meeting India.
 
Slim said:
Lol @ Asian bloc. The word itself is a joke. Asians hate each other the most evident in behavior of the BCCI. Reminds me when Indians complained to America for Nawaz Sharif calling them “dehati aurat”. England with such a small cricketing population is the most talented team out there. If anything they deserve to be finalists.
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Asians don’t hate each other.
This is a lie.
 
Syed1 said:
Pakistan has 2 relatively easy games (well SL is not easy but we are 6-0 against them in WCs), before we meet India. Meanwhile India face Australia and dark horses Afghanistan before they play Pakistan.

So it could happen that India go into the Pakistan matches either after 2 defeats or 1-1 (fingers crossed:sarf2) while Pakistan would have to mess up pretty badly to not be 2-0 before meeting India.
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dont.

dont do that

i did that once in 2007, and we ended up losing to ireland.
 
For some reason Sri Lanka has an awful record in India - even though conditions are generally similar to their home conditions. Wonder if this WC will be any different
 
Bhaijaan said:
#Asianbloc solidarity forever

@Major @KingKhanWC @MenInG @IAJ

I hope we can have 2 semi finalists , it would be great.

Bharat - Pakistan giving brothers of destruction vibes already!!
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Don’t know about Pak, BD and AFG, but India are definately favourites so one Asian team will be there. An India v England final on cards.

First time ever I am not that impressed by Aussies going into a WC, but can still somehow end up with a Pak v Aus final lol.
 
saying asian bloc in cricket is like saying European bloc in football, there literally half the teams in any world cup, numerically they should always be there or there about in terms of going deep. bit of a pointless observation tbh.
 
ElRaja said:
saying asian bloc in cricket is like saying European bloc in football, there literally half the teams in any world cup, numerically they should always be there or there about in terms of going deep. bit of a pointless observation tbh.
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This is supposed to be a light-hearted, fun thread :)
 
Major said:
This is going to be an iconic world cup

Back in 2011, we had chuckers bowling everywhere. Saeed Ajmal, Harbajhan, Muralitharan and many other chuckers had made the game very one sided for the South Asia bloc because this bloc did not care about spirit of cricket and just continued to play chuckers with no care. SENA nations were never going to do well in these areas.

When Anil Kumble became part of the ICC, while the timing of banning the chuckers was wrong, but i agree with the policy. However, the chuckers should had been banned either right after 2011 world cup or rigth after the 2015 world cup, not just before it.

Anyways, the 2023 world cup will be the first world cup where the tournament is to be played in Asia and no chuckers will be bowling this time. Thus, if you look at the spin assets of each team, there are mostly leg spinners and some slow left arm spinners.

Leg spinners were a breed that was dying due to chuckers.

Now even the SENA nations have developed their spinners and some may say they have better spinners compared to South Asian teams.

So yes, the South Asia bloc may be stronger than ever, but with the game more balance with no chuckers, this could be anyones world cup.
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Syed1 said:
Pakistan has 2 relatively easy games (well SL is not easy but we are 6-0 against them in WCs), before we meet India. Meanwhile India face Australia and dark horses Afghanistan before they play Pakistan.

So it could happen that India go into the Pakistan matches either after 2 defeats or 1-1 (fingers crossed:sarf2) while Pakistan would have to mess up pretty badly to not be 2-0 before meeting India.
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LMAO. Imagine India getting eliminated by game #3 at the hands of the Pak and Afghan brothers.

Serious question though, if Pakistan makes the final but India does not. Will Modi still attend the final? Will Pakistan's PM (I couldn't tell you who it was) be invited?
 
Bilal7 said:
LMAO. Imagine India getting eliminated by game #3 at the hands of the Pak and Afghan brothers.

Serious question though, if Pakistan makes the final but India does not. Will Modi still attend the final? Will Pakistan's PM (I couldn't tell you who it was) be invited?
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Pakistan beating India is quite realistic and they wre probably on par had Naseem not gotten injured, with the absence of Naseem and inclusion of Hasan Ali, I think India weighs a bit more on the scale.
 
#AsianBloc's youngest Test side absolutely dominating the premier #Anglo-Saxon side. Bah Gawd what a mullering . GOAT World Cup delivers with THE match of all World Cups.

War-torn minnow destroying the most resourceful and oldest Test playing side ever. :bow:
 
#AsianBloc with a brutal thrashing of England at the Chinnaswamy. England destroyed by pace and bounce .

This is a helluvan achievement. Congrats to Lankan brothers !
 
Apart from India , Asian block is in tatters just shows how flawed is the Asia Cup , a suggestion to excite up Asia Cup add one Sena team in Asia Cup like Australia NZ or SA turn by turn basis
 
There used to be Australasia Cup back in 80s/90s with Aus/NZ. I wonder why that stopped.
 
Not a good World Cup for the #Asianblox so far as a bloc.

Bharat is keeping our flag high although as the only undefeated team in this cup so far.

Let’s go Bharat.

#AsiansNeverDie
#AsiansForever
#ForAsia
#ASIAFTW
 
All eyes on Pakistan & Afghanistan to make #Asianbloc even more proud.
 
Bharat lost two important finals after winning the toss and inviting the opposition to bat first on a batting wicket in 2003, 2017 respectively

This World Cup also, the match be Pakistan , we did similar but luckily Pakistan imploded.

Today Pakistan also doing the same.

Why are our #Asianbloc teams reluctant to take the challenge and bat the opposition out of the match in first inning itself rather than inviting the pressure of chasing.
 
There is a massive difference in how pakistan approach their batting compared to India

India batting first will post 350+ on the board

Pakistan batting first will settle for 270-280

So it doesn't really matter if Pakistan bat first or field first unless its teams like bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Unfortunately I can't even mention Afghanistan in the same sentence
 
This will go down as a disastrous decision at the toss.

Our captains never learn.

Imagine Pakistan sitting in dressing room having scored 300+ right now
 
#Asianbloc congratulates Bharat & its wonderful citizens for topping the table in the ongoing cricket World Cup.

It’s a matter of huge pride for the rest of us Asians.

Well done Bharat.
We love you! ❤️
 
Asianbloc salutes Afghanistan cricket for their effort against Aussies in 1st inning.

They are truly the pride of Asia.
 
#Asianbloc wishes Sri Lankan team the very best today.

We hope that you can end your World Cup with a win.

We are proud of you
 
Sri Lankans must play carefully here.
Let’s not forget that you’re repressing #Asianbloc
 
It will be a sad ending for #AsianBloc if both AFG and PAK end up winning their last matches, end up on 10 points without qualifying for semis. So near ter so far.

Would hate it if India has to take on Southern Hemisphere all alone @Bhaijaan
 
AsianBloc peaked between 1996-2011. They are in decline phase from last 10 years. Neither Pakistan or Sri Lanka have made it to the semis since 2011. India are consistently making it to top 4 before Australia or New Zealand eliminates them.
 
#Asianbloc wishes Bangladesh the best in their final World Cup match. They have under delivered in this tournament but the future belongs to them.

@MMHS

#ForAsia
 
Ab Fan said:
AsianBloc peaked between 1996-2011. They are in decline phase from last 10 years. Neither Pakistan or Sri Lanka have made it to the semis since 2011. India are consistently making it to top 4 before Australia or New Zealand eliminates them.
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That was the golden era of Asianbloc.
We were at the top and not Aussies stood up to us.

Asians were otherwise uncatchabled during that era
 
And only one qualifies for the semi-finals.

India and Afghanistan have had good tournaments - Sri Lanka and Pakistan can go home with their tail between their legs.
 
Extremely sad day for me as out of the five Asian teams only one team now remains in this World Cup.
 
Prayers of Asianbloc with Bharat tonight.

Make us proud, Bharatiyas
 
Asianbloc wishes Bharat the very best in the final of the 2023 Cricket World Cup against the Aussies.

Do well.

Asians never die!
 
Bhaijaan said:
Asianbloc wishes Bharat the very best in the final of the 2023 Cricket World Cup against the Aussies.

Do well.

Asians never die!
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Sad that we have to bear the burden of Asia all alone . At least in 2011 , we had 3 Asian teams in semis to share the burden :(
 
They may not be with us anymore but the spirit of Asia runs deeps. Their spirit will always be there to protect us
 
Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are hopeless and will always remain mediocre, but a lot is expected from Afghanistan over the next 10-15 years.

They should firmly establish themselves as the number 2 Asian team across formats. Pakistan and Sri Lanka haven’t got what it takes and can only look back at their history and Bangladesh are equally talentless but they don’t even have any history to looo back on.
 
Bhaijaan said:
That was the golden era of Asianbloc.
We were at the top and not Aussies stood up to us.

Asians were otherwise uncatchabled during that era
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Then fitness started becoming emphasised and SENA + India left everyone in the dust.

India are extremely lucky to have Kohli when they did. Plus the booming economy in the country has created millions of educated individuals.

Meanwhile we have Pakistanis who argue that Sharjeel is the future of our cricket and beg for the call up of Azam Khan. They don’t get it.

Pakistan has suffered through having the least intelligent cricket fans and administration in the world.
 
Nepal is a rising Asian Tiger.

In future hopefully our brothers from China can also join the cricket mania
 
Pakistan going in as complete dark horses in this tournament might be good for the team.

Not many experts think Pakistan can make it to the top 4, when weaker teams than this one have made it to the finals before.

Possibly the first time most ‘fans’ in Pakistan also don’t want the team to make it to the finals :ROFLMAO:
 
#AsianBloc is gutted to see the imminent eliminations of Sri Lanka and Pakistan and most likely Nepal

Congrats to Bharat :love: and best wishes to Bangladesh and Afghanistan .

Hopefully , we can avenge our fallen Lankan and PAK brothers.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
#AsianBloc is gutted to see the imminent eliminations of Sri Lanka and Pakistan and most likely Nepal

Congrats to Bharat :love: and best wishes to Bangladesh and Afghanistan .

Hopefully , we can avenge our fallen Lankan and PAK brothers.
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May be fallen teams 😀 .brothers seems as though they died in a war
 
Icc somehow needs to get China into cricket. Tough but they should atleast try. Even a fraction of their involvement will be much bigger than any of the current African countries involved in the t20wc plus the viewership numbers will be massive
 
So India and Afghanistan the real candidates from Asian Bloc, Paksitan Srilanka and Bangladesh have been relegated
 
deltexas said:
Icc somehow needs to get China into cricket. Tough but they should atleast try. Even a fraction of their involvement will be much bigger than any of the current African countries involved in the t20wc plus the viewership numbers will be massive
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They have current world champions in multiple individual sports but Chinese haven't been good in any team sport ever.
 
JattMaula said:
They have current world champions in multiple individual sports but Chinese haven't been good in any team sport ever.
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Very true considering how famous basketball and soccer is in China they are absolutely bad at it even with all the investment.

Remarkable in Olympic Sports though
 
A great day for Asian bloc with Afghans stepping up along with Indians and vying for a spot in the semis while the rest proved to be completely talentless.

Hopefully , BD can take one for fellow Asian brothers and make sure they concede 250 and get bowled out for 30.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
A great day for Asian bloc with Afghans stepping up along with Indians and vying for a spot in the semis while the rest proved to be completely talentless.

Hopefully , BD can take one for fellow Asian brothers and make sure they concede 250 and get bowled out for 30.
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After the way that Pakistan and Sri Lanka embarrassed themselves, its nice to see India and Afghanistan flying the Asian flag high. But I feel India has yet to be properly tested in this tournament, whereas Afghanistan are peaking at a crunch time and will have all the momentum on their side if they go through.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
A great day for Asian bloc with Afghans stepping up along with Indians and vying for a spot in the semis while the rest proved to be completely talentless.

Hopefully , BD can take one for fellow Asian brothers and make sure they concede 250 and get bowled out for 30.
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Lol don't worry we can do that by not thinking about taking one for the Asian bloc🤣
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
After the way that Pakistan and Sri Lanka embarrassed themselves, its nice to see India and Afghanistan flying the Asian flag high. But I feel India has yet to be properly tested in this tournament, whereas Afghanistan are peaking at a crunch time and will have all the momentum on their side if they go through.
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This is true. Problem for Afghans will be on quicker pitches where their bowlers won't find grip. Arnos Vale, Guyana type pitches are surfaces where they can vest anyone. Even Tarouba , if it's a spinning wicket where it sometimes can be and where they will play SF if they make it

But final is at Bridgetown which is a good surface.

India's issues are more to do with selection which could haunt them when they meet stronger sides from the next match onwards.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
This is true. Problem for Afghans will be on quicker pitches where their bowlers won't find grip. Arnos Vale, Guyana type pitches are surfaces where they can vest anyone. Even Tarouba , if it's a spinning wicket where it sometimes can be and where they will play SF if they make it

But final is at Bridgetown which is a good surface.

India's issues are more to do with selection which could haunt them when they meet stronger sides from the next match onwards.
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Yeah I don't see the Bridgetown surface suiting Afghanistan at all. But Guyana might be the perfect pitch for them. Its easily the slowest one of the tournament and Afghan spinners will rule the roost if they get to play there.

India is making the mistake of reading too much into their wins. Just because they have beaten teams that they were supposed to beat anyway doesn't mean that it will keep happening. That top order still looks very shaky with the exception of Rishabh Pant. And you just know that a player like Pant is bound to have a failure around the corner based on the way that he plays. On top of that, a player like Dube at No. 5 and Jadeja down the order, do not inspire alot of confidence. India should have used the last match to try out Sanju Samson and or Jaiswal. It will be harder to justify bringing them in now at such a crucial juncture.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Yeah I don't see the Bridgetown surface suiting Afghanistan at all. But Guyana might be the perfect pitch for them. Its easily the slowest one of the tournament and Afghan spinners will rule the roost if they get to play there.

India is making the mistake of reading too much into their wins. Just because they have beaten teams that they were supposed to beat anyway, doesn't mean that it will keep happening. That top order still looks very shaky with the exception of Rishabh Pant. And you know that a player like Pant is bound to have a failure based on the way that he plays. On top of that, a player like Dube at No. 5 and Jadeja down the order, do not inspire alot of confidence either. India should have used the last match to try out Sanju Samson and or Jaiswal. But now it will be hardly to bring them in at such a crucial juncture.
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Problem for Afghans is that India will be playing at Guyana , so their semifinal will be at Tarouba and they have to hope that's it's a dry, spinning wicket.

You're absolutely right about India. I'm not even convinced these are the best XV players in the country , forget about the final XI..
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Problem for Afghans is that India will be playing at Guyana , so their semifinal will be at Tarouba and they have to hope that's it's a dry, spinning wicket.

You're absolutely right about India. I'm not even convinced these are the best XV players in the country , forget about the final XI..
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Yeah you're right. I was thinking of a scenario where India gets eliminated but I don't think that's a realistic possibility given India's healthy NRR. But yes, Afghanistan will greatly enjoy Trinidad as well.
 
Asian Bloc in the Champions Trophy not looking great. Pakistan taken apart by NZ and India looking very sloppy in their first match.
 
Pakistan lost
Bangladesh lost
Afghanistan lost

Only India won first match in the champion trophy so far.

Champion trophy is held in Asia but Non Asian ream likely to win The trophy.

:kp
 
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