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There are endless debates about pace, skill, powerhitting and strategy in this format but I believe the proof is always in the pudding .

WI, BD, AFG and associates don't have a chance in the tournament. A resurgent SL on the other hand has suddenly become a contender.

Top 6 sides and SL are in with a chance . Let's see how these teams have fared when they played each other in 2022.


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NZ haven't played top flight T20 cricket this year and that will hurt their chances .

Can the top 4 sides of 2022 in terms of W/L be considered
favourites for the WT20 as well?

Why or why not?
 
Australia, India, South Africa, England

Looks like these 4 semi finalists
 
Australia, England, India and South Africa in order.

Difficult to see Australia not winning. They have a very strong side and are tough to beat at home especially in tournaments.
 
England ahead of India by a nose because of Bumrah’s absence.
 
Dont see us even making the semis. not with these total misfiring dud halwa bowling line up, ageing batsmen and average to below average fielding unit, a coach whose mindset looks to be straight out of the defensive 90's and a Board who is hell bent on destroying whatever young talent we have nurtured by accident, despite the system not because of it.
 
How on earth are people rating India ahead of teams like South Africa and New Zealand? :)))

India's bowling right now is barely above Bangladesh level thanks to Bumrah's absence and clueless brain dead selections by Dravid/Rohit. Our batting will fail again under the pressure of insane expectations (to score 20 runs above par every game) thanks to the useless bowlers being selected. We may reach the semi finals if we're lucky and then get stuffed by Aus/Eng/NZ.
 
Australia
England
New Zealand
South Africa


In that order.

I'd have put South Africa ahead of both Eng/NZ due to their magnificent all round bowling attack but the presence of quota Bavuma in that critical opening spot pulls them back considerably.
 
Would be surprised if Australia, England and NZ are not 3 of the 4 semi finalists.
4th one is a toss up between WI, SA and Ind.
 
India, Aus & England

SA, WI & SL

Pak, Nz, Afg & BD

3 tier system top 3 will make it semis followed by SA or SL

Pak hopes are to win at least one match if they can
 
Double Trouble said:
India, Aus & England

SA, WI & SL

Pak, Nz, Afg & BD

3 tier system top 3 will make it semis followed by SA or SL

Pak hopes are to win at least one match if they can
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Lol grossly underestimating NZ.

When was the last time NZ failed to make semis in any format?
 
I think Pak will do well in Aus.

Asif and Khusdil will enjoy these conditions much more than they were other venues.

Zaman will also benefit.

As for bowling, a trio of Shaheen/Hasnain, Naseem and Haris will be excellent.
 
On Paper SA should be the resounding favorite along with England. But SA won't win it as they will find a way to catch cold feet in a crucial match. Australia is not a good T20 side. But they are favorites because they can handle pressure well beside it is their home.
 
Marooned said:
Lol grossly underestimating NZ.

When was the last time NZ failed to make semis in any format?
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They won't definitely win it. If we strictly talk about actually winning NZ won't be in that list. I would even put Windies.
 
It will be a big upset if Aus don't win the WC. Last time in UAE either Pak or Eng should've won it Aus got lucky but it's Australia's trophy to lose
 
It will be Aus, Ind, Eng or NZ. Others are just playing. Our team is the weakest and no way can pass ist round under yes Man coach Saqlain and dumbo stubborn Babar as captain.
 
Australia, England, India, South Africa I'd say. And then Australia vs England in the final with Australia winning the trophy.

I'll be honest, from Pakistan's point-of-view, I wouldn't be too surprised if they make the semi finals here. As garbage as the middle order has been lately, I think Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen, Naseem, Rauf, Shadab and Nawaz might be just enough to squeak into the semis. It's just a matter utilizing their batters better via flexibility and its execution, and if not that, then how much can the aforementioned players can overall cover the mediocre middle order.

Overall, I wouldn't be surprised if Pakistan don't make it but I wouldn't be too surprised if they do.
 
Favorites (in order):

Eng
Aus
India
SAF

The rest (in order):
NZ
Pak
SL / WI

Only reason I put Pakistan ahead of SL / WI is because of the bowling. Our batting order is indistinguishable from SL / WI below the opening slots - probably weaker than both from #3 onwards.

England is being a bit underrated I feel. With Jos back in the side (if he recovers) they will be even stronger.
 
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Marooned said:
Would be surprised if Australia, England and NZ are not 3 of the 4 semi finalists.
4th one is a toss up between WI, SA and Ind.
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Then you'll be surprised because all three - Aus, Eng, NZ are in the same group.
 
Australia are the favorites.

Group 1 is tougher with all three of Aus, NZ and Eng falling in the same group, and will most likely be joined by Asia Cup winners Sri Lanka along with Ireland/Zimbabwe this makes the group very tough... And it is always better to be in tough group because tough groups are very open, it reduces the emphasis on winning 1-2 crucial games as is the case in easier groups, because in easier groups certain results are a given.

Group 2 a lot of emphasis will be on those three games Ind-Pak-Rsa play against each other. I'm afraid BAN are not looking good at all and in this group we will most likely get WI and NET/NAM who are unlikely to cause big upsets.

So most likely Group 1 - Australia, England
Group 2 - India, South Africa

The best thing about T20 WC though is that it is very rarely won by a "Favourite", so I'm hoping for a very exciting tournament, hopefully some big upsets along the way as well.
 
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My semifinalists are

Australia
England
South Africa
India / Pakistan

India have the weakest bowling attack among the top teams which put them on par with Pakistan. October 23rd match will decide the 4th semi finalist.
 
Good thing is toss won’t play a part, and the losers wouldn’t be able to pin it on the tosses.
 
For Australia to win, either Maxwell or Tim David should click. Can’t expect Wade to score every game.
 
sam_ahm said:
Then you'll be surprised because all three - Aus, Eng, NZ are in the same group.
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That escaped me completely!

I would still say It won't be straight forward for Australia and England. NZ are brilliant in tournaments.

Made the semis in last 2 T20 WCs and those were unfavorable conditions for them.
 
Good that posters are not rating Pakistan here, could be very positive for us :)
 
It is impossible to predict T20 world cups

2007 noone gave india a cent to win it, most of their top players did not even participate

2009 pakistan lost both warm up matches and started badly v England & in even in next round was beaten by sri lanka but ended up beating Proteas ( who were unbeaten) and sri lanka ( who were also unbeaten). Pakistan faced similar fate in 2021 ( unbeaten) but Aussies who were hammered by England end up winning it. Favorites Eng & Pak did not even reach Final

2010: Probably the only tournament where England played consistent and won it.

2012: West indies scored only 37 runs in first 10 overs 99% people thought Sri lanka will win it but ……..

2014: india were unbeaten all the way but 16-20 overs yuvraj misfired. Sri lanka did to them what windies did to them in 12.

2016: 4 balls 4 sixes ( noone predicted it that kind of end.)
Infact Nzl defended 126/127 i think v Ind in opening match of that cup.

T20 take it easy. Any team can win on any given day. ODI tournaments are easier to predict.

In 2010 t20 world cup, Pakistan actually had a horrible tournament, but still were only 6 good balls away from making it to final.
 
I would bank on Australia , Newzealand , South Africa to make semis .

England , India , Pakistan ...... one of these three will go ahead.
 
i ran the brackets at work, i got the following


australia
-------------------------australia
pakistan

south Africa
-------------------------sri lanka
sri lanka

and aus to win, however depending on pak india game it could be aus and india, but i think result would be the same
 
A couple of things to note.

This is one of the wettest periods in Australian history. It's going to stay that way for the next year.

(climate change and La Nina weather patterns vs the El Nino which used to be dominant and is what most people think of when they think of Oz weather)

So the pitches will not be quite as hard/fast as maxiumum. This is our 3rd La Nina year in a row.

There may be more moisture and overhead conditions than normal for swing.

I'm not sure how it will affect dew but probably more/earlier.

Possibly more chance of shortened matches- going to favour power hitters (bad for Pakistan) and wicket takers.

For Pakistan I'd still expect the Gabba to be substantially bouncier than NZ, but it may not be at it's quickest (can get bounce without full speed in Oz).

There were only 3 spinners in the top 15 wicket takers in BBL 2021/2022. Two of those were leggies (one being the remarkable Rashid Khan, who is arguably a top3 t20 bowler of any type).

Ashton Agar did ok as a left arm finger spinner but he's very experienced in the conditions.

I'd look at that and say Shadab's performance might be key.

Playing Ifti, Kudsil and Nawaz not a great idea. Just pick one unless one is making the team as a batsman alone.

Qadir is in the squad and might be a wildcard too. Does he bat well enough to play 3 quicks at 9, 10, 11 and him at 8? Then you have options between Shadab, finger spinner allrounder and Qadir about filling your 20 overs.

Playing more of the finger spin allrounders is maybe safer, rr wise but leggies on big grounds can force more catches.
 
Pakistan will win a couple of tough games by a slight margin and people will get their hopes very high again.

Then we'll once again drop dullies in an knock out game and take the next flight home. Coached and PCB officials will praise " the fighting spirit of the boys" and nothing is gonna change.

On to the topic, Australia and India are the favorites to me.
Got a feeling that South Africa might surprise everyone and reach the final against Aus or Ind.

England on the other hand might choke, idk why but i got this feeling
 
wrongun said:
A couple of things to note.

This is one of the wettest periods in Australian history. It's going to stay that way for the next year.

(climate change and La Nina weather patterns vs the El Nino which used to be dominant and is what most people think of when they think of Oz weather)

So the pitches will not be quite as hard/fast as maxiumum. This is our 3rd La Nina year in a row.

There may be more moisture and overhead conditions than normal for swing.

I'm not sure how it will affect dew but probably more/earlier.

Possibly more chance of shortened matches- going to favour power hitters (bad for Pakistan) and wicket takers.

For Pakistan I'd still expect the Gabba to be substantially bouncier than NZ, but it may not be at it's quickest (can get bounce without full speed in Oz).

There were only 3 spinners in the top 15 wicket takers in BBL 2021/2022. Two of those were leggies (one being the remarkable Rashid Khan, who is arguably a top3 t20 bowler of any type).

Ashton Agar did ok as a left arm finger spinner but he's very experienced in the conditions.

I'd look at that and say Shadab's performance might be key.

Playing Ifti, Kudsil and Nawaz not a great idea. Just pick one unless one is making the team as a batsman alone.

Qadir is in the squad and might be a wildcard too. Does he bat well enough to play 3 quicks at 9, 10, 11 and him at 8? Then you have options between Shadab, finger spinner allrounder and Qadir about filling your 20 overs.

Playing more of the finger spin allrounders is maybe safer, rr wise but leggies on big grounds can force more catches.
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Interesting bit about weather! Thanks for the insight. Since most of the pitches being used in OZ are drop-ins (Melbourne, Perth (Optus), do you think the wet weather still is going to affect the behaviour of those pitches?

Melbourne drop-in actually has a lot of pace and bounce now I think. (From what I remember, they revamped it after the disastrous Ashes test there).

IMO, India has advantage over us as their batters are well-equipped to deal with pace. Pakistani pacers can make it interesting but the inexperience of bowling in Australia would prove be the downfall I am afraid. Haris can be vital owing to his experience with Stars but the likes of Hasnain and under-cooked Shaheen/Naseem might struggle to find the right length there.

Pakistan doesn't have any game in Brisbane. Other crucial game is at SCG against Saffers, which could decide the group. Goes without saying that, SCG is probably the surface our batters/bowlers prefer the most. The games against qualifiers are at Perth. Bangladesh at Adelaide (MCG or Perth would have suited Pakistan more).

I generally agree with your suggestion of playing leggies in the big grounds there but you need to be accurate enough for that. Qadir's control is terrible and l I think he wouldn't (and shouldn't) play. He is extremely lucky to still be in the squad. You can't afford at this level to bowl a couple of bad deliveries every over. His batting also is no good.

Against India and SA, I would definitely play 4 quicks and the spin duo of Shadab/Nawaz. I think Shan/Iftikhar/Fakhar/Asif would compete for the 3 middle order spots (Iftikhar would be ahead of others due to his off-spinners). Nawaz and Shadab at various points over the past few months have shown that they are arguably better than the supposed specialist middle order batters playing in the team so there is a genuine case of them batting higher in the order.
 
Seen Sheen said:
Interesting bit about weather! Thanks for the insight. Since most of the pitches being used in OZ are drop-ins (Melbourne, Perth (Optus), do you think the wet weather still is going to affect the behaviour of those pitches?

Melbourne drop-in actually has a lot of pace and bounce now I think. (From what I remember, they revamped it after the disastrous Ashes test there).

IMO, India has advantage over us as their batters are well-equipped to deal with pace. Pakistani pacers can make it interesting but the inexperience of bowling in Australia would prove be the downfall I am afraid. Haris can be vital owing to his experience with Stars but the likes of Hasnain and under-cooked Shaheen/Naseem might struggle to find the right length there.

Pakistan doesn't have any game in Brisbane. Other crucial game is at SCG against Saffers, which could decide the group. Goes without saying that, SCG is probably the surface our batters/bowlers prefer the most. The games against qualifiers are at Perth. Bangladesh at Adelaide (MCG or Perth would have suited Pakistan more).

I generally agree with your suggestion of playing leggies in the big grounds there but you need to be accurate enough for that. Qadir's control is terrible and l I think he wouldn't (and shouldn't) play. He is extremely lucky to still be in the squad. You can't afford at this level to bowl a couple of bad deliveries every over. His batting also is no good.

Against India and SA, I would definitely play 4 quicks and the spin duo of Shadab/Nawaz. I think Shan/Iftikhar/Fakhar/Asif would compete for the 3 middle order spots (Iftikhar would be ahead of others due to his off-spinners). Nawaz and Shadab at various points over the past few months have shown that they are arguably better than the supposed specialist middle order batters playing in the team so there is a genuine case of them batting higher in the order.
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My thinking is that the drop ins will still be affected - but perhaps less than Sydney & Brisbane?. They get put in straight after the football seasons (finished in the last fortnight) and then stay in from now until the end of summer. I don't know how the groundsmen can get around having more rain, more clouds & less sun in general. (currently near record levels of rain in Sydney for example and pretty much the whole east coast).

I don't know much about Perth weather - all the way over there I think Perth is a separate climate really.
 
Called it here first but we will be playing the WoldT20 final :)
 
Lol People are underestimate pakistan here. With the kind of bowling attack pakistan have plus Babar and Rizwan jodi, they should win WC
 
dravidthewall said:
Lol People are underestimate pakistan here. With the kind of bowling attack pakistan have plus Babar and Rizwan jodi, they should win WC
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SKY is the limit for us. We should win it very easily. SKY's ranking points will be skyrocketed.
 
Buttler doesn't think England are favourites but a "dangerous side"

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1.Shan has no place in our current eleven.
2. Fakhar Zaman needs to replace him at one down
3 haider ali needs to play at no.4.
4. Shadab needs to bat at 5.
6. Nawaz should bat at 6.
7. chacha should ba 7
8. M waseem to bat at 8.
9. Harris.
10 shaheen
11 Naseem

Ideal possible team available. Batting is not very good but not the worst either and has enough depth and will score or chase atleast 160 8/10 times and with this bowling we will defend or restrict teams to under that score at least 8/10 times. Just make sure Shaheen and Naseem first 4 overs than last two overs of PP by Wasim and Rauf, than 4 by sahadab and nawaz than two by Shaheen and Naseem so 12 overs done than next 4 depend on match ups and which bowlers are having good day, even ifti should be used for over or two vs leftie, tha make sure last 4 or bowled by Rauf and Wasim and tell wasim to focus only on yorkers and wide yorkers no leghnth plz. We have i think most rounded bowling of all teams in WC but how and when babar use them in best possible way will be equally decisive. We just need to accept this reality that we ain't out batting any team in WC with our batting resources so just out bowl them and score just enough that bowlers can do their thing.
 
MELBOURNE, Oct 15 (Reuters) - England captain Jos Buttler is happy with his team's preparation but tipped champions Australia as the favourites to win the Twenty20 World Cup on home soil, in comments to the media on Saturday.

England prevailed in a seven-match Twenty20 series in Pakistan before flying to Australia where they beat their hosts and reigning world champions twice but were prevented from posting a 3-0 series sweep by rain.

Buttler smashed 65 not out in the third match, his second fifty in three innings since returning from a calf injury, before the match got washed out on Friday.

"I think history tells you that generally the host nations are slight favourites in big tournaments," the opener said in a pre-tournament media conference.

"Lots of people have played in Australia in those conditions but of course no one is going to know the conditions or be as accustomed to them as the Australian team and the reigning champions as well.

England topped the Super12 group stage in last year's tournament, ahead of Australia, but were knocked out by New Zealand in the semi-finals.

Buttler said the format was unpredictable and the competition fierce.

"In T20 cricket, one person can take the game away from you," said Buttler, a proven match-winner himself.

"We've had good preparation. We look forward to this tournament and don't try and read too much into past tournaments or things.

"We try and learn and get better and improve every day, and look forward to starting this competition in the next week."

Former champions England begin their bid for a second 20-overs World Cup title with a match against Afghanistan in Perth on Oct. 22.

Reuters
 
Many people forget that even though England won the 7 match series Pakistan beat England in almost half of the matches. As far as Pakistan is concerned a team like England is beatable in any phase of the tournament they meet.
 
South Africa are being a little overrated.

Bavuma is the worst t20 top order batsman I’ve seen, even worse than Shan.

QdK is class but out of form. They are over dependent on Russow and Miller.

Good bowling attack though.

Pakistan is possibly superior to SA if At least 2 of Haider, Nawaz, Shadab batting wise and Shaheen is as good as before.
 
India arn't favorites, due to last time around and due to asia cup they have let down their fans. The performance by them has been bad.

There used to be a hype of this team which is non existent now adays.

Pakistan is getting attention especially due to Babar Azam and his wicket keeper Rizwan. Pakistan also has the right bowling attack. Even Shahnawaz Dhani will be brutal if he is part of the team because this tournament is happening in Australia.

I would say, England and Pakistan are two teams going in as favorite.

Australia arn't the favorites here. Even the last tournament which they won they were never the favorites. However, we all know that no matter how bad or new the australian side is, they give tough competition.

South Africa is bad. Afghanistan doesnt have the pacers for Australia, but than again, a win or two can lead to surprising opposition. I think Afghanistan will create some mess and make the tournament more spicer. Great team to watch.
 
Major said:
:)) sri lanka are no where near as being favorites brother.

They first need to qualify for the main event.
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Of course they will qualify. Didn't they just beat Pakistan in Asia Cup Final?
 
Looking at the Group 1 and 2, all it takes for an early exit is a couple of bad nights out of 5.

India and Pakistan are in a slightly easier group. The other group has Afghanistan as the weakest side. Funnily, Afghanistan can beat them all on their day.
 
Winner of SA vs Pak will be the second semi finalist in group 2. Group 1 is complicated and I have a feeling that only one of Aus and Eng will make the semis.
 
I think as some have pointed out its always a hard tournament to predict. I actually think one of England/Australia don't qualify for the semi final. And likewise I don't expect Pakistan/India to both make it.

Predict it will be New Zealand, England,South Africa and India in the semi finals. I think England win the whole thing.
 
Aus and Eng are clear favorites. Also, its never a good idea to take WI lightly. They have always done well in T20I, especially in T20WC. Their player base if built around T20.
 
Major said:
And they just lost to namibia. They are a bad team
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Do people seem to realize that calling SL a bad team because they lost to Namibia backfires on their logic? In theory, if they lost to Namibia, and are a bad team, then PAK/IND are worst than Lanka cause they lost to SL in the Asia cup. LOL ... where do you all come up with logic like this? You can say that they are a bad team for X and Y reasons (ex: not enough players who can hit 6's, or no quality bowlers) but to say they lost to X team in a T20 match, hence they are a bad team is redundant.
 
Australia/England are certain to escape their group, maybe NZ can cause an upset or two but on paper you’d expect those teams to qualify.

In the other group, India should qualify and I think it could be anyone else after that given the teams have their flaws, whoever handles the pressure may do well.

Top 3 to go all the way:

India
Australia
England
 
Gollum said:
They had a bad game not a bad team. At this format it's not that hard to have a bad game.
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lol, they lost to a side that doesnt even play international cricket that regularly. They are a bad team
 
light said:
Do people seem to realize that calling SL a bad team because they lost to Namibia backfires on their logic? In theory, if they lost to Namibia, and are a bad team, then PAK/IND are worst than Lanka cause they lost to SL in the Asia cup. LOL ... where do you all come up with logic like this? You can say that they are a bad team for X and Y reasons (ex: not enough players who can hit 6's, or no quality bowlers) but to say they lost to X team in a T20 match, hence they are a bad team is redundant.
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no it does not backfire logic. Sri Lanka is a bad team. Which is why they are not in the main group, they have to first qualify themselves to prove that they are good enough. If they qualify for the main group that they are good enough. Meanwhile it looks difficult for them to qualify now

India/Pakistan are not out there playing a qualifier, also, they have not lost to Namibia.
 
At this point, England and Pakistan have got to be the outright favourites. SA would have had a great chance had they dropped Bavuma and got Stubbs and maybe even Mulder(for Pretorius) in.

But unfortunately, quotas won't allow that.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
At this point, England and Pakistan have got to be the outright favourites. SA would have had a great chance had they dropped Bavuma and got Stubbs and maybe even Mulder(for Pretorius) in.

But unfortunately, quotas won't allow that.
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Pakistan favorites? Ye kaisa logic hai bhai?
 
Major said:
no it does not backfire logic. Sri Lanka is a bad team. Which is why they are not in the main group, they have to first qualify themselves to prove that they are good enough. If they qualify for the main group that they are good enough. Meanwhile it looks difficult for them to qualify now

India/Pakistan are not out there playing a qualifier, also, they have not lost to Namibia.
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This is t20, not ODI or test match. Even the best team can crumble as SL did on any given day. The margin for errors is limited, an over or two can change the whole complexity of the game. Again, I am not arguing that SL is not an AVG team (in fact a below-average team with the core players they have at the moment) but SL always had that fighting spirit (as you saw in Asia cup). To simply say they are a bad team because they lost to X team makes no sense since they beat both of our teams' black and blue to lift the Asia cup not even a month ago. Honestly, your logic makes no sense. They are playing qualifiers at a time of cut-off. If you ask me, Bangladesh should be playing the qualifiers instead of Lanka or WI. They invited Aus/NZ before the qualifier and gave them a minefield to bat on so that they can win the series and not need to qualify.

If Namibia and Lanka play a 5-match series, it would most likely be 4-5 wins for Lanka in that series.
 
Aus / Eng ; their batting is deep and explosive.

India have matchwinners with bat who can singlehandedly change the course of the game within few deliveries.

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Pak will struggle a lot due to brittle batters.

Anyways, if it is not Pakistan; then I hope WI/BD/SL or NZ win it!
 
Australia is not a very good T20 side despite their win last time. They lost to Zimbabwe in one dayers. They have a few holes others can poke. But they have home advantage. They know the pitch conditions, ground dimensions inside out. England seemingly has the near perfect unit. "seemingly". But their bowling can be exposed. They still should be good enough. T20s can be unpredictable. If SA picks the right side and led by an aggressive captain they should be one of the top 2 favorites. Sadly that is not the case. Some compromised selection will let them down. NZ must pick Ferguson and Milne in the same side.
 
I don't rate the Australia team at all. They are not even a shadow of the past great Australian teams.
 
Marooned said:
Pakistan favorites? Ye kaisa logic hai bhai?
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All Pakistan has to do is get red hot at the right time. They can run through opponents like a hot knife over cheese.

Pakistan has shown in CT 2017 that they have it in them to peak at the right time. On the contrary, they also have the ability to play bad for a few games and get ousted. They are a huge enigma.:amir3
 
Australia, England and Pakistan are certain semifinalists. Newzealand are unlucky to be in the same group with Australia and England.
India are lucky to be in easy group. They have 50% chance of semis alongwith South Africa.
England and Australia are firm favorites to lift the trophy 👍🏻
 
India's weak bowling and lack of depth in batting makes them amongst the least favorites to win the cup.
Axar is ideal replacement for Jadeja in bowling and fielding but seems like India has no solution for Jadeja's recent batting form.
 
India is the rightful favourites and Australia is their favourite place to play. In addition to that India has also prepared the most for this world cup. In 2022 they played the most number of t20is. They played 32 and even won 23 as well.

I don't think any other team has played more than 20 t20is.India is gonna streamroll other teams.
 
Champ_Pal said:
All Pakistan has to do is get red hot at the right time. They can run through opponents like a hot knife over cheese.

Pakistan has shown in CT 2017 that they have it in them to peak at the right time. On the contrary, they also have the ability to play bad for a few games and get ousted. They are a huge enigma.:amir3
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One good run in the champions trophy after many attempts in world cups and champions trophies in the last decade is simply not good enough.

I have to agree with Mamoon here Pakistan cricket is built around mediocrity the inability to be flexible be open to change because with the current players who can’t compete with the best regularly everything has to be done to get the best out of them and achieve the best results possible.

The current scenario is a good example of why being immune to change and lacking flexibility will cost the team again one of the openers especially Babar are refusing to drop down the order despite continued under performance in the big matches.

Fans are bringing up series and match winning contributions against B teams to justify the clear problem which continues to let the team down in big matches until there is more flexibility and captains coaches who do the best for the team and not themselves expect more failure in world cups and tournaments other than the odd spark somewhere like the champions trophy.

The minnow mentality and stubborn nature of the people in charge has to change for Pakistan to have any chance of becoming a dominant team in limited overs and tests aswell in the future.
 
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