Who will win the ACC Asia Cup 2023?

[Devadwal]

I think out of six team Pakistan have most Balance team so they have chance to win this time . Indian team is struggling and Srilanka , Bangladesh and afganistan don't have much chance in odi formats .they can win in T20 formats but not in ODI .
Pakistan have World class top order in batting department ( F Zaman, Imam,Babar) and world class fast bowling attack only Little weak link is lower middle order and shadab khan lack of form in ODI .India have a lot of problems ,they don't know who is going to play at 4 ,5 and 6 .

 

[Devadwal]

Mode please add a poll

 

[MenInG]

Mode please add a poll

Poll added.

 

[Hextro]

This tournament should be treated as a testing ground for the World Cup. There are still a lot of questions Pakistan needs to answer, like "Is Faheem an all-rounder or just a bowler?".

 

[Devadwal]

Faheem is just to fill the 17 members list otherwise he is not getting chance in playing 11

 

[Ilan Bluestone]

Pakistan has the strongest team they have had in a very long time.

Superb top three, pacers who take key wickets. The middle order needs work but they have a very good chance. India and Pakistan as usual should be the favourites.

 

[Zerotohero]

Pakistan has the most well balanced team of all. India is plagued with injuries. Sri Lanka have the youngsters but no match winners, Bangladesh always fail when mattered.Afghans need some more time

 

[pakfan54588]

If pakistan some how manage to reach final they will some how bottle it even if other finalist is Afghan or bd
i would say either India or SL will win it .Bd will be dark horses they are very good odi side

 

[Bhaijaan]

Pakistan are the best at present

 

[Rana]

A HUGE reality check on its way

 

[PakPremi]

I do not believe Pakistan has yet gelled into a champion team yet, performance against Afghanistan will show us their capability, and if they win it comprehensively then one can rate their chances of lifting the Asia Cup too.

 

[Ali T]

Pakistan are playing well these days but still not so cut and dry.

We don’t have the ability to change gear so easily and also an over reliance on the top 3.

Fast bowlers seem to be doing well, but lack of spinning options.

Overall I do think Pakistan’s team are gelling well together and have defined roles in the team. They have given themselves every opportunity to win, but anything can happen on the day.

 

[shamaan]

They must reach the final.

 

[MenInG]

Would be shocked if Pakistan do not reach final of this and even more shocked if they then fail to win the final - in other words nothing short of a win in this tournament will be acceptable

 

[hitthestump]

It will be interesting to see how the spinners perform. This is going to be absolutely key in the WC and i am concerned that Nawaz is average and Shadab is hopelessly out of form.

Pakistan should be ok in other areas provided Babar, Imam, Rizwan and Fakhar do the heavy lifting with the bat.

 

[Rana]

It will be interesting to see how the spinners perform. This is going to be absolutely key in the WC and i am concerned that Nawaz is average and Shadab is hopelessly out of form.

Pakistan should be ok in other areas provided Babar, Imam, Rizwan and Fakhar do the heavy lifting with the bat.

Rizwan? He would do well to lift Babar’s morale

 

[Rana]

Would be shocked if Pakistan do not reach final of this and even more shocked if they then fail to win the final - in other words nothing short of a win in this tournament will be acceptable

So this Asia cup is supposed to be a cakewalk for Pakistan?

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan are favorites on paper. India have declined.

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan are unlikely to win.

 

[ahmadharis1]

Pakistan are favorites which means India will win again

 

[Scoop_shot]

Afghanistan will be runners up mark my words

 

[controversial_man]

Pakistan should finalize their playing order for world cup in Asia cup. Irespective of the results in the cup, they should not experiment during the world cup. Simple as that. Also rotate key players do not treat them as donkeys in the Asia cup.

Also they should emulate the approach that they would to pursue in the world cup. Attacking cricket or old style cricket they are famous for.

Why King Babar is a class act; you will come to know about this in this Asia cup so please stay tuned for that. 100s are coming.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Pakistan are absolutely favourites for this Asia Cup. No other team stands a chance. Top 3 + Rizwan + Ifti/Nawaz + Salman + Bowlers = 10 quality players. Maybe add Tayyab and that's better than any lineup any other Asian side can produce

Imam
Fakhar
Bobby
Tayyab
Rizwan
Agha Salman
Iftikhar
Shaheen
Usama
Naseem
Rauf

That's a very strong batting lineup

 

[hitthestump]

Pakistan are absolutely favourites for this Asia Cup. No other team stands a chance. Top 3 + Rizwan + Ifti/Nawaz + Salman + Bowlers = 10 quality players. Maybe add Tayyab and that's better than any lineup any other Asian side can produce

Imam
Fakhar
Bobby
Tayyab
Rizwan
Agha Salman
Iftikhar
Shaheen
Usama
Naseem
Rauf

That's a very strong batting lineup

Unfortunately Pakistan can't afford to go with just 1 frontline spinner in these conditions. That means dropping Tayyab for Shadab or Nawaz which shortens the middle order quite a lot.

Iftikhar and Agha might be handy offies but teams need impact spinners in India. That means two of Nawaz, Shadab and Usama must play.

 

[Champ_Pal]

I would pick India, but they have not found class bowlers who can bat a bit like how Cummins or Starc or even a Shaheen does. Indian tail is absolutely atrocious and it is very very long.
As long as the top order fires, they look like world beaters. The moment the top order fails, they will get bundled out for 150.

My team for Asia Cup and World Cup would be
1) Rohit
2) Jaiswal
3) Gill
4) Kohli
5) Kishan
6) Tilak
7) Hardik
8) Jadeja
9) Siraj
10) Arshdeep
11) Kuldeep

I am not sure if Bumrah will be ready for WC. 5th bowler duties must be shared between Hardik/Tilak/Jaiswal.

But selectors will find a place for Chahal for sure.

 

[heddie19]

I would pick India, but they have not found class bowlers who can bat a bit like how Cummins or Starc or even a Shaheen does. Indian tail is absolutely atrocious and it is very very long.
As long as the top order fires, they look like world beaters. The moment the top order fails, they will get bundled out for 150.

My team for Asia Cup and World Cup would be
1) Rohit
2) Jaiswal
3) Gill
4) Kohli
5) Kishan
6) Tilak
7) Hardik
8) Jadeja
9) Siraj
10) Arshdeep
11) Kuldeep

I am not sure if Bumrah will be ready for WC. 5th bowler duties must be shared between Hardik/Tilak/Jaiswal.

But selectors will find a place for Chahal for sure.

You do realize that Tilak and Jaiswal don't bowl, right? This team doesn't even have full bowlers.

 

[Champ_Pal]

You do realize that Tilak and Jaiswal don't bowl, right? This team doesn't even have full bowlers.

Hardik has to bowl 6 to 7 overs. Tilak can roll his arm like Raina used to do. The team I mentioned has 4 full bowlers. 5th bowler must be mostly Hardik and a couple of overs for Tilak.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Unfortunately Pakistan can't afford to go with just 1 frontline spinner in these conditions. That means dropping Tayyab for Shadab or Nawaz which shortens the middle order quite a lot.

Iftikhar and Agha might be handy offies but teams need impact spinners in India. That means two of Nawaz, Shadab and Usama must play.

Would be a mistake to sacrifice batting strength.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan are most balanced no doubt , I back them to win this.

 

[MenInG]

Afghanistan as strong as ever - in spin conditions will challenge the best.

 

[Marooned]

I agree, we are favourites this time but I don't think we will win. We don't do well with high expectations.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Pakistan is going into the Asia Cup with much more balanced squad.. now have to see how they guys perform.

 

[Devadwal]

Pakistan is in red hot form, will be eventual winner

 

[Smbhayi]

Pakistan at the moment.. India's chances are heavily rely on how youngsters perform, not much hope from Ro & Ko..

 

[SamNJ]

Pakistan are massive favourites.
This is probably the best ODI side they ever had or has the potential to be one.

 

[JattMaula]

Pakistan have ATG squad in their hand. They have been in Srilanka for ages.

Asia Cup is theirs.

 

[Mesozoic]

All signs point towards Pakistan winning it....which means either India or Sri Lanka will end up winning it like always.

Pakistan somehow just cannot handle the favourites tag. They're even worse than India in that regard. The way they choked the last final in Dubai after having Sri Lanka at 60/5 while bowling first was just plain criminal.

 

[pakfan54588]

Fakhar is completely out of form .Middle order is minnow level and yet our neighbour's think we are favourite

 

[Devadwal]

Fakhar is completely out of form .Middle order is minnow level and yet our neighbour's think we are favourite

Pakistan team is most Balance team right now

 

[Ab Fan]

Pakistan generally don't have great record when they are termed as favourites. So, let's see what happens.

 

[shamaan]

Fakhar is completely out of form .Middle order is minnow level and yet our neighbour's think we are favourite

Out of form after one game

 

[MenInG]

This Pakistan side is very strong and it's not wrong to expect them to win this tournament.

 

[Asad T]

We certainly have a very strong squad that is capable of winning this tournament. We certainly have some issues with our middle-order batting. But overall, I'm quite happy in our teams' leadup to the Asia Cup. Now the rest is up to God. As they say "The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that is the way to bet."

 

[MenInG]

A 3-0 win against Afghanistan should make Pakistan firm favourites?

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Pakistan's ODI performance over the past two years makes them the favorites, as no other team is exhibiting the level of consistent performance that Pakistan is achieving.

 

[ChennaiFan]

Bangladesh

 

[Cricket Warrior]

I believe Pakistan has the best opportunity this time to win the Asia Cup.

 

[Heisenberg111]

Pakistan won't win because the expectations are on them to win. Whenever Pakistan are favorites, they disappoint.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

if we look at it on paper they are going into the Asia Cup with the best performance so far, so let's hope for the best.

 

[mominsaigol]

Fix the middle order batting and get rid of useless baggage like ifti and Faheem, amd you're good to go.

Shame tayyab is reserve, could have been an important player at no 6 if management decides to not have agha bowl.

 

[msb314]

All signs point towards Pakistan winning it....which means either India or Sri Lanka will end up winning it like always.

Pakistan somehow just cannot handle the favourites tag. They're even worse than India in that regard. The way they choked the last final in Dubai after having Sri Lanka at 60/5 while bowling first was just plain criminal.

But Pakistan were not favorite going into the Asia Cup last year. India was and they did not reach the final..

The last time we were favorites going into a major tournament was the 2011 WC in which we reached the SF.. so not bad!

 

[msb314]

Pakistan won't win because the expectations are on them to win. Whenever Pakistan are favorites, they disappoint.

Pakistan won't win because the expectations are on them to win. Whenever Pakistan are favorites, they disappoint.

Pakistan are favorites which means India will win again

I agree, we are favourites this time but I don't think we will win. We don't do well with high expectations.

All signs point towards Pakistan winning it....which means either India or Sri Lanka will end up winning it like always.

Pakistan somehow just cannot handle the favourites tag. They're even worse than India in that regard. The way they choked the last final in Dubai after having Sri Lanka at 60/5 while bowling first was just plain criminal.

Pakistan generally don't have great record when they are termed as favourites. So, let's see what happens.

I doubt there's anyone among the current lot who's able to negate a spin based attack (30 overs of spin) with sweeps and reverse sweeps. Maxwell, Buttler etc play a high risk brand of cricket (Buttler is more successful) which isn't sustainable unless you have top notch batting lineups full off varied batters. Apart from AB, I don't think anyone has the game to take spinners to the cleaners without losing his wicket.
Younis was the last Pak batter who'd negate spin by knocking the spinners around effortlessly but he wasn't an LOI batter.

Pakistan won't win because the expectations are on them to win. Whenever Pakistan are favorites, they disappoint.

All of your premise is wrong. I keep hearing we don’t do well when we are favorites but when was the last time we were favorites? Let’s look at the last 10 years..

2013 CT
- LOL we had I. Farhat opening with Asad Shafiq in the middle order

2014 Asia Cup
- SL still had Sanga and Mahela and India had in form Shikhar, Rohit and Kohli despite no Dhoni

2015 WC
- Everyone was stronger than us except England and Bangladesh. It was a miracle we beat SAF lol

2016 Asia Cup
- Bundled out for 83. We were not even close to India going into the tournament

2016 WorldT20
- Our batting was led by Shahid Afridi, Hafeez and Shehzad lol

2017 CT
- Ranked 8th so everyone was better than us. Winning the CT remains our finest moment in ODI’s so far IMO

2018 Asia Cup
- Again 2014-19 India was miles better than us. We lost to Bangladesh and barely beat Afghanistan..

2019 WC
- We had a decent team but still England and India were better than us going into the tournament..

2021 WorldT20
- We did well but again England and India were better then us going into the tournament..

2022 Asia Cup
- We did well again by reaching the final but India again was favorites going into the tournament..

2022 WorldT20
- Again we recovered well to reach tue final but on paper: India, SAF, Australia and England were all favorites going into the tournament..

Bottom line is the last time we were favorites for a tournmanent was probably the 1987 WC followed by the 1996 and 2011 WC. Our team had had too many glaring weaknesses since then to be considered as favorites until now..

 

[Cricket Warrior]

We can't definitively state the match result in advance but we can certainly make predictions and based on that Pakistan seems to be the favorite.

Whether they win the tournament or not will depend on their match performances.

 

[Heisenberg111]

All of your premise is wrong. I keep hearing we don’t do well when we are favorites but when was the last time we were favorites? Let’s look at the last 10 years..

2013 CT
- LOL we had I. Farhat opening with Asad Shafiq in the middle order

2014 Asia Cup
- SL still had Sanga and Mahela and India had in form Shikhar, Rohit and Kohli despite no Dhoni

2015 WC
- Everyone was stronger than us except England and Bangladesh. It was a miracle we beat SAF lol

2016 Asia Cup
- Bundled out for 83. We were not even close to India going into the tournament

2016 WorldT20
- Our batting was led by Shahid Afridi, Hafeez and Shehzad lol

2017 CT
- Ranked 8th so everyone was better than us. Winning the CT remains our finest moment in ODI’s so far IMO

2018 Asia Cup
- Again 2014-19 India was miles better than us. We lost to Bangladesh and barely beat Afghanistan..

2019 WC
- We had a decent team but still England and India were better than us going into the tournament..

2021 WorldT20
- We did well but again England and India were better then us going into the tournament..

2022 Asia Cup
- We did well again by reaching the final but India again was favorites going into the tournament..

2022 WorldT20
- Again we recovered well to reach tue final but on paper: India, SAF, Australia and England were all favorites going into the tournament..

Bottom line is the last time we were favorites for a tournmanent was probably the 1987 WC followed by the 1996 and 2011 WC. Our team had had too many glaring weaknesses since then to be considered as favorites until now..

I disagree, I was on this forum when people were labeling Pakistan as favorites for the Asia Cup 2022, even in the 2018 Asia Cup.

Pakistan were firm favorites in the 2022 Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka, but they choked.

 

[Firebat]

Pakistan are definitely favourites, and ODI games are generally more predictable than T20s, where upsets can happen way more easily.

 

[msb314]

I disagree, I was on this forum when people were labeling Pakistan as favorites for the Asia Cup 2022, even in the 2018 Asia Cup.

Pakistan were firm favorites in the 2022 Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka, but they choked.

We only became the favorites after reaching the final on the back of Nadeem’s two sixes.

Otherwise even the Super Four it was 50:50 vs India.

Lol regarding being favorites for tue 2018 Asia Cup. Fakhar, Babar and everyone else was out of form leading to the Asia Cup. We rightfully got hammered by everyone

 

[Marooned]

All of your premise is wrong. I keep hearing we don’t do well when we are favorites but when was the last time we were favorites? Let’s look at the last 10 years..

2013 CT
- LOL we had I. Farhat opening with Asad Shafiq in the middle order

2014 Asia Cup
- SL still had Sanga and Mahela and India had in form Shikhar, Rohit and Kohli despite no Dhoni

2015 WC
- Everyone was stronger than us except England and Bangladesh. It was a miracle we beat SAF lol

2016 Asia Cup
- Bundled out for 83. We were not even close to India going into the tournament

2016 WorldT20
- Our batting was led by Shahid Afridi, Hafeez and Shehzad lol

2017 CT
- Ranked 8th so everyone was better than us. Winning the CT remains our finest moment in ODI’s so far IMO

2018 Asia Cup
- Again 2014-19 India was miles better than us. We lost to Bangladesh and barely beat Afghanistan..

2019 WC
- We had a decent team but still England and India were better than us going into the tournament..

2021 WorldT20
- We did well but again England and India were better then us going into the tournament..

2022 Asia Cup
- We did well again by reaching the final but India again was favorites going into the tournament..

2022 WorldT20
- Again we recovered well to reach tue final but on paper: India, SAF, Australia and England were all favorites going into the tournament..

Bottom line is the last time we were favorites for a tournmanent was probably the 1987 WC followed by the 1996 and 2011 WC. Our team had had too many glaring weaknesses since then to be considered as favorites until now..

So what exactly is your point?lol

That we do well when we are favourites?. As far as I can make out, you simply proceed to say "yeah we don't do well when we are favourites but whatever"

 

[msb314]

So what exactly is your point?lol

That we do well when we are favourites?. As far as I can make out, you simply proceed to say "yeah we don't do well when we are favourites but whatever"

We haven’t been favorites for any tournament in the last 25 years. So the argument that we don’t do well as favorites doesn’t apply anyway…

 

[Cricket Warrior]

This time Pakistan is not only strong on paper but also performing well. In my opinion they will enter the tournament as favorites.

 

[Devadwal]

Bcci all set to getting troll as most game in srilanka will be effected by rain

 

[Srinath_cricket]

I think Pak is favourite this time, though I'm rooting for Ind.

India is unsettled, partly due to injuries and partly due to selection issues.

Afg don't have good batting / pace attack. SL might be dark horses. B'desh need to pull their socks up.

It's an interesting position for Pak to be in because I don't think they've had the favourites tag entering into a tournament for quite sometime. Pak usually play well when they're underdogs and have nothing to lose.

I'm interested to see how they handle it.

 

[Firebat]

I reckon Afghanistan will beat Bangladesh and reach the Super 4. And it's gonna be a Pakistan-India final. Pakistan to win.

 

[Devadwal]

I think Pak is favourite this time, though I'm rooting for Ind.

India is unsettled, partly due to injuries and partly due to selection issues.

Afg don't have good batting / pace attack. SL might be dark horses. B'desh need to pull their socks up.

It's an interesting position for Pak to be in because I don't think they've had the favourites tag entering into a tournament for quite sometime. Pak usually play well when they're underdogs and have nothing to lose.

I'm interested to see how they handle it.

Pakistan were favourite to win 2018 Asia Cup where Virat Kohli was rested .but India won the 2018 Asia Cup which also included 2-0 win against Pakistan

 

[AAli98]

Asia cup hasn’t been kind to Pak & with a non existent middle order & no off spinner theyl find a way to bottle it,looks like a Ind SL final.

 

[mominsaigol]

All of your premise is wrong. I keep hearing we don’t do well when we are favorites but when was the last time we were favorites? Let’s look at the last 10 years..

2013 CT
- LOL we had I. Farhat opening with Asad Shafiq in the middle order

2014 Asia Cup
- SL still had Sanga and Mahela and India had in form Shikhar, Rohit and Kohli despite no Dhoni

2015 WC
- Everyone was stronger than us except England and Bangladesh. It was a miracle we beat SAF lol

2016 Asia Cup
- Bundled out for 83. We were not even close to India going into the tournament

2016 WorldT20
- Our batting was led by Shahid Afridi, Hafeez and Shehzad lol

2017 CT
- Ranked 8th so everyone was better than us. Winning the CT remains our finest moment in ODI’s so far IMO

2018 Asia Cup
- Again 2014-19 India was miles better than us. We lost to Bangladesh and barely beat Afghanistan..

2019 WC
- We had a decent team but still England and India were better than us going into the tournament..

2021 WorldT20
- We did well but again England and India were better then us going into the tournament..

2022 Asia Cup
- We did well again by reaching the final but India again was favorites going into the tournament..

2022 WorldT20
- Again we recovered well to reach tue final but on paper: India, SAF, Australia and England were all favorites going into the tournament..

Bottom line is the last time we were favorites for a tournmanent was probably the 1987 WC followed by the 1996 and 2011 WC. Our team had had too many glaring weaknesses since then to be considered as favorites until now..

Our team still has middle order issues. Rizwan hasn't made no 4 his own. It seems besides opening, he is no good at other positions.

Pakistan is hesitant to use saud and test him at no 4.

Agha has also not made the no 5 slot his own.

No 7 with shadab remains a weak point, excellent bowler but he is not a no 7 neither is nawaz.

Our 4, 5, and 7 are not settled. No 6 is settled in iftikhar who has done well, top order is settled despite fakhar hiccups.

Funny enough we can settle it considering we have haris, Abdullah and saud in the squad but Pakistan are refusing to play their best 11.

The reason why Pakistan are favourites this tournament is because other teams have somewhat regressed. England and Australia while strong and hard to beat, aren't as op as their 2019 versions.

Current Indian team going to this world cup is their weakest team in ages, their 2011 and 2015 team was Miles better. Rn their current team is riding on the success of kholi and Gill to do it while others play bits and pieces here and their, no settled middle order.

NZ team is going in this world cup without having their full strength and have dealt a major blow with no Kane Williamson.

Sri lanka fizzled out, Bangladesh doesn't even have its full strength side and are dealing with borderline new and inexperienced players. South Africa is always under world cup jinx, Netherlands is a non factor, and Afghanistan has the best spin unit but an atrocious pace attack and batting.

Other teams are significantly weaker this time around while we are stronger yes, but if we were facing 2019 teams such as India, or England In 2019 we'd most likely lose more often then not

 

[QalandarFan]

The number 1 ranked team in the world, Pakistan!

 

[Srinath_cricket]

Pakistan were favourite to win 2018 Asia Cup where Virat Kohli was rested .but India won the 2018 Asia Cup which also included 2-0 win against Pakistan

Back then, Pak were favourites, yes. But that was primarily due to India not having Virat and also that they had surprisingly beaten us in CT'17 finals.

This time around, even with a reasonably fit India (I understand due to injuries we miss Pant's loss & KL's middle order batting), Pak do look much better on paper based on recent performances.

 

[MenInG]

50 over contest - will separate the men from the boys..

 

[MenInG]

India will meet defending Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka in its second Super 4 game on Tuesday. Babar's Pakistan had outclassed Bangladesh before meeting India in the Super 4 phase of the tournament. Pakistan only have one match left to play in the Super 4 stage. The Green Army will take on Sri Lanka in their final Super 4 fixture. Pakistan are behind Sri Lanka in the Super 4 standings while Bangladesh are virtually out of the race for the two spots in the final.

As things stand on the Super 4 points table, Sri Lanka (+0.420) have a superior net run rate than Pakistan (-1.892). Pakistan will have to beat Sri Lanka in its final Super 4 fixture to remain alive in the qualification race. If India win its remaining two Super games (vs Sri Lanka and Bangladesh), Rohit's men will top the Super 4 standings to enter the final.

If Sri Lanka end up upstaging India and Pakistan in the Super stage, the reigning champions can seal their place for the Asia Cup final. Babar and Co. will then only have an outside chance if India suffer a defeat at the hands of Bangladesh. Pakistan will have a much better chance of qualifying for the final if India beat Sri Lanka on Tuesday. That way, net run rate won't come into play and they can play a virtual quarter-final with Sri Lanka to decide the finalist.

 

[SM1989]

Pakistan's ODI performance over the past two years makes them the favorites, as no other team is exhibiting the level of consistent performance that Pakistan is achieving.

Not so favourite anymore eh?

 

[Kriketer]

Interesting position, it could be either of the three: SL, Pak, India.

SL game against India tomorrow will give us a better picture. Despite humiliating Pakistan's defeat against India, I wouldn't yet write them off. Pakistan is still well capable of bouncing back and think are still slightly marginally more favorable to win this time ahead of India and SL.

India Pakistan game lately have been just a mental see-saw, one team wins big, takes a lot of confidence&good feels from it till the next game shows up and it turns into a thrashing

 

[boomboomcheema]

Who would be the best bet for Pakistan in a match between India and SL ?

If India beat SL, then India qualify for the Finals which leaves Pakistan SL match as a virtual Semi Final.

If SL beat India ( India can still qualify by beating BD ) , they will be on 4 points and even if Pakistan beat SL both teams will be on equal points where NRR will come into equation. Now after India's big win over Pakistan, Pakistan may have to win the match against Sri Lanka and also do it convincingly to ensure they have a better NRR.

Can Pakistan be backed to perform against SL in SL in a pressure match ?

 

[zains_rulez]

I don't see pakistan qualifying now

Only one match left that is against srilanka and is almost on cards to be washout !!

Extremely disastrous tournament ever !!

- India and Jay Shah just dictating things
- Reserve day for only game just to make sponsors happy
- host team is travelling from one country to another
- politics politics politics

 

[zains_rulez]

I don't see Pakistan vs india happening

 

[gazza619]

Pakistan is out of Asia Cup as I see India (purposely) losing to Sri Lanka today.

This is a timely reminder of our weaknesses ahead of the ODI WC.

 

[AAli98]

Don’t deserve to,india will make sure they don’t they will deliberately lose 1 of there remaining matches (like they did v Eng 2019 & SA 2022 wrld cups) just so Pak don’t make final..

 

[boomboomcheema]

Pakistan is out of Asia Cup as I see India (purposely) losing to Sri Lanka today.

This is a timely reminder of our weaknesses ahead of the ODI WC.

Even if India lose to SL today , Pakistan can win the match against SL handsomely and march ahead of SL to qualify for the Finals. Why blame others when you can't make your own destiny ?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Don’t deserve to,india will make sure they don’t they will deliberately lose 1 of there remaining matches (like they did v Eng 2019 & SA 2022 wrld cups) just so Pak don’t make final..

Yes, India deliberately lost by not completing a World Cup record chase against the favourites in 2019 and by deliberately losing against a high quality pace attack on the fastest , bounciest pitch in Australia

 

[AAli98]

Yes, India deliberately lost by not completing a World Cup record chase against the favourites in 2019 and by deliberately losing against a high quality pace attack on the fastest , bounciest pitch in Australia

Ben stokes has written in his book all was not well by Ind in that game.. atherton Hussain & GANGULY didn’t know where to hide there faces as to y Dhoni was shouldering arms at 9 rpo

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Ben stokes has written in his book all was not well by Ind in that game.. atherton Hussain & GANGULY didn’t know where to hide there faces as to y Dhoni was shouldering arms at 9 rpo

Ben Stokes is the greatest cricket thinker of all time, obviously. He clearly watched Dhoni bat in the last 2 years of his ODI career to come to the conclusion that all was not well. Also, Cricviz data which showed that the pitch had slowed down dramatically in the last 10 overs of India's innings is obviously less important than the all-knowing Nasser Hussain whose opinions are cricketing gospel.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Ben Stokes is certainly a talented cricketer known for his all-round skills, and he has made significant contributions to England's cricket team. However, calling him the greatest cricket thinker of all time might be subjective and open to debate.