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Your thoughts on India's run chase of 338 against England?

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Very strange end to this game. Was great until the last few overs. &#55358;&#56596; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGIND</a></p>— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) <a href="https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1145384994627555333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote>
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But but but Waqar shouldn't have said it.
 
Great chase not many teams score over 300 chasing big scores
Just check stats of ODO's and see percentage of side batting second scored over 300.
You will be surprised.
I understand result is not in favour of Pakistan and also bit less intense.
And credit should also go to English bowlers as well.
All in all, I am happy.
 
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and it wasn't a cospiracy then since nothing was at stake for Pakistan
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Well I haven’t complained at all and I don’t care really, it’s Pakistan’s own fault they are in current position, can’t rely on other teams.

But people are rightly questioning India’s approach and the comments are coming from NON-pakistanis as well. Even Gary Lineker looked surprised.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">India in the last 9 overs against England when needing 95 to win:<br><br>1.111114.11..121.1.14wide1w.114111111.111111wide.1.4111.6.14.1<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvIND</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1145616892394201090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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In the end, Indian fans were chanting 'India Haarega, Pakistan Ghar Jaega'
(India will lose and Pakistan will go home)
 
It was spineless performance and not intending to win a match is sad for any sports. If people look at this performance taking off their nationalism, team fan or always bashing your team glasses, they can see a pretty sad affair where few players decided not to perform and stopped trying to win their team a match when there was nothing to lose.

It was very sad to see I am normally supporting Indian team and they lose some respect.
 
dhump said:
It was spineless performance and not intending to win a match is sad for any sports. If people look at this performance taking off their nationalism, team fan or always bashing your team glasses, they can see a pretty sad affair where few players decided not to perform and stopped trying to win their team a match when there was nothing to lose.

It was very sad to see I am normally supporting Indian team and they lose some respect.
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All this can be surprising only to someone who hasn't watched Dhoni bat in the last few years. You don't need to go too far back. Just try to remember what happened in the last 10 overs against Afghanistan.
 
BreadPakoda said:
All this can be surprising only to someone who hasn't watched Dhoni bat in the last few years. You don't need to go too far back. Just try to remember what happened in the last 10 overs against Afghanistan.
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Didn't he do the same thing against England last year in an ODI?
 
If Bangladesh win tommorow against IND and ENG beat NZ on wednesday then PAK are out. It would be interesting to see how PAK play against BAN on friday.

Because if PAK get hammered i.e West Indies match then BAN nrr will be above IND therefore their final match against SRI LANKA becomes a must win match?

SRI LANKA doing well today and pressure does funny things lol
 
CricLegend said:
If Bangladesh win tommorow against IND and ENG beat NZ on wednesday then PAK are out. It would be interesting to see how PAK play against BAN on friday.

Because if PAK get hammered i.e West Indies match then BAN nrr will be above IND therefore their final match against SRI LANKA becomes a must win match?

SRI LANKA doing well today and pressure does funny things lol
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India will beat one of them for sure. Today they were a bit caught off guard against a team that was in a must-win situation. Every thing went right for them. Pitch, ground, toss, non-review of India. India didn't organize the chase well on a ever-deteriorating pitch.
 
BANG are also in a must win match and have been batting well. IND may get "caught off guard" again especially with grandpa dhoni in team lol.
 
DHoni has remained not out 50 times while chasing
India has won 47
tied 1
Lost 2

1 against Pakistan
1 against England today.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Team batting second and actually going for a target of 339 alert &#55357;&#56859;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WIvSL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WIvSL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1145747237005344768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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BreadPakoda said:
All this can be surprising only to someone who hasn't watched Dhoni bat in the last few years. You don't need to go too far back. Just try to remember what happened in the last 10 overs against Afghanistan.
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So you are saying that Dhoni, who is considered a national hero, is playing for himself and not for the country for the last few years? Because what he did yesterday was not good for the team.

So how he is still in the team? Because he added that army emblem to his gloves? Alternatively, because he got that honorary military rank in light of your comments, I don't see his cricketing service to be the reason for him being in the team I don't think any team can tolerate what he was doing out there while playing for India.
 
dhump said:
So you are saying that Dhoni, who is considered a national hero, is playing for himself and not for the country for the last few years? Because what he did yesterday was not good for the team.

So how he is still in the team? Because he added that army emblem to his gloves? Alternatively, because he got that honorary military rank in light of your comments, I don't see his cricketing service to be the reason for him being in the team I don't think any team can tolerate what he was doing out there while playing for India.
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He has been playing for his stats since last WC.

He is being tolerated in team due to Kohli being a subservient yes man to Dhoni. Had Ganguly been in charge or even Dhoni in his glory days, such leeches would've been long thrown out of the team.

As for that insignia thing, well since he isn't performing, he got to keep his fan army engaged somehow.
 
Please have a re look at Bangladesh chase against Australia in this tournament. You will find that Bangladeshi chase was very similar to Indian chase and towards the last few overs Bangladeshi batsman (Mashrafe Mortaza) was batting like Dhoni. If no one found anything amiss in Mortaza batting, then why cast doubt on Dhoni batting. Both these players are past their prime but they are still being selected for their respective teams.
 
latecut said:
Please have a re look at Bangladesh chase against Australia in this tournament. You will find that Bangladeshi chase was very similar to Indian chase and towards the last few overs Bangladeshi batsman (Mashrafe Mortaza) was batting like Dhoni. If no one found anything amiss in Mortaza batting, then why cast doubt on Dhoni batting. Both these players are past their prime but they are still being selected for their respective teams.
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Even at his absolute worst, you seriously can't equate Dhoni with Mortaza, can you?
 
Mortaza is the captain of the Bangladeshi team. So Bangladesh have decided to make a dead wood as their captain and still hope to do well in the world cup. Same is the case with Dhoni, who has the support of Kohli. Like it or not, Dhoni's batting abilities are gone. Worse, even his keeping ability and DRS judging abilities seem to have deserted him, as we discovered in the last two matches that India played.

Nevertheless, I hope he will get a second wind with the bat, and Bangladeshis will be at the receiving end.:fizz
 
dhump said:
So you are saying that Dhoni, who is considered a national hero, is playing for himself and not for the country for the last few years? Because what he did yesterday was not good for the team.

So how he is still in the team? Because he added that army emblem to his gloves? Alternatively, because he got that honorary military rank in light of your comments, I don't see his cricketing service to be the reason for him being in the team I don't think any team can tolerate what he was doing out there while playing for India.
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There are multiple theories as to why Dhoni is in the team. The reason could be any or a mix of a few/ even all:

1) Kohli can't handle the captaincy on his own and needs Dhoni as an adviser on the field/ bowlers need his inputs
2) Dhoni is still a very safe wicket keeper
3) Dhoni provides experience as a senior in a relatively inexperienced middle order
4) Dhoni is an iconic brand in which multiple MNCs have invested which means he cannot be dropped
 
When Roy and Jonny get going and rip oppositions apart like that you can’t really do much. India is a chasing side is false it’s actually changed now since pretty long hence they’ve only chased 2:8 300+ scores in the last 2 years. Their bowling is their stronger part. So once the target was 330+ it was never going to be chased. Especially the way dhoni plays impossible. But the only thing which I found strange was that rohit didn’t hit a single six in his knock of 102 which is the first time he’s scored a ton without hitting a six other than that England just murdered India simply 160 for 0 in 20 overs lol that’s a nice phainta.
 
If we accept that India's defeat was nothing to do with trying to eliminate Pakistan.
Then I can only suggest that the run chase was 'risk managed' to keep a respectable Run Rate in the end for India.
India struggled in big parts of the chase and after Dhoni there was no one to come in and India could have lost by 80 runs instead of 31.
However, India's approach and finish would have been a lot different had it been a World Cup final where more risks would have been taken in the chase.
 
No one has ever chased 338 runs in any cricket wold cup match, least of all against a team as formidable as England. India had lost the match with the toss itself. Gaming the ground size to neutralise Indian spinners was another reason but England is well within its right as a host to do so.

All other conspiracy theories are bumpkin. India would have loved to smash the arrogant English team; making a new world cup record. It did not happen in this round. Let’s wait for Semi/final.
 
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CricLegend said:
If Bangladesh win tommorow against IND and ENG beat NZ on wednesday then PAK are out. It would be interesting to see how PAK play against BAN on friday.

Because if PAK get hammered i.e West Indies match then BAN nrr will be above IND therefore their final match against SRI LANKA becomes a must win match?

SRI LANKA doing well today and pressure does funny things lol
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Your analysis is wrong!
Beng vs india match doesn't matter to pak who wins!
The best scenario for Pak is england to lose to NZ and then pak to beat bangladesh.

However, there is still a slim chance of pak qualifying, even if england beat NZ and that is to beat bangladesh in 20 odd overs(haven't worked out the exact number of overs yet, because it will keep changing until pak play bangla), VERY DIFFICULT, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO! This will give pak 11 points, the same as NZ and will give pak the better NRR.
But if pak are in that situation, they might as well go for it, even if they lose the match because winning the match but failing to meet the NRR required means pak are OUT!
 
Do *those* Pak fans feel foolish for supporting India after seeing the Eng v Ind match?

Couldnt support them. Ever.

But I saw Pak fans quoting parts of the Indian anthem and all of that Jai Hind stuff.

How do you feel now?

Sport transcends barriers but not the Pak/Ind divide.

I'd rather go out to the hands of India than support them.

Stick to your principals - those batters didnt hesitate to play out the last 7 overs... You'd do well to remember that.
Accept what you are and have pride in it.
 
Sunzi said:
Couldnt support them. Ever.

But I saw Pak fans quoting parts of the Indian anthem and all of that Jai Hind stuff.

How do you feel now?

Sport transcends barriers but not the Pak/Ind divide.

I'd rather go out to the hands of India than support them.

Stick to your principals - those batters didnt hesitate to play out the last 7 overs... You'd do well to remember that.
Accept what you are and have pride in it.
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I agree with you. I would never be saying things like jai hind and etc. Pakistan have got themselves to blame chasing Nz and afghanistan scores upto the last over. If these easy targets were scored before 40 overs, the seni final spot was on.
 
Sunzi said:
Couldnt support them. Ever.

But I saw Pak fans quoting parts of the Indian anthem and all of that Jai Hind stuff.

How do you feel now?

Sport transcends barriers but not the Pak/Ind divide.

I'd rather go out to the hands of India than support them.

Stick to your principals - those batters didnt hesitate to play out the last 7 overs... You'd do well to remember that.
Accept what you are and have pride in it.
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I did not support india, in the india vs england match, said so at the start of the match thread and adviced fellow pak fans not to do so either!

I even cheered when england won, even knowing it may hurt paks chances of qualifying!

I believe pak will qualify for semis and go on to win the wc, inshaAllah!
Never asked for or need indias help!
 
Firstly, definitley Pakistan's own fault for losing against Windies etc to get into this situation.

Regarding India, it's black and white clear cut that the performance was baffling, questionable and suspicious.
Why?
1. We have Kohli & SHarma at the top and them scoring 28/1 or whatever in 10 overs when they need a higher run rate to get to their target, especially as they are two of the best in the world.
2. Their were no demons in the wicket England scored 330 odd, and same wicket which India then did later scored on.
3. Dhoni one of the best finishers of all time needing about 80 of 40 odd balls with 5 or 6 wickets in hand (along with Yadhav) were just strolling along with casual singles and didn't even seem to be trying to get a boundary. The asking rate was higher, there were wickets in hand so what was the problem?

Like Nasser Hussain and even Dada Ganguly said ' baffling' strange odd whatever behaviour by India.

Even if it's not intentional you can't blame Pakistan and neutrals to question this?
The ICC don't have it in them to question or investigate because the ICC is financed and controlled by India (much like the UN is by the US). However, just because they generate a lot of income should not mean they own it and can do what they like. Credibility is lost of a world governing body.
 
Also, the nonsense about the short boundaries by Kohli as both teams had use of them and why did Kohli continue with spinners for full 20 overs or whatever if spinners were disadvantaged? Why pick them then in the first place when you saw before the match how short the boundary is. Pathetic excuses.
 
England bowled well. Yet to see anyone give England credit for actually playing well. It is possible for another team to outperform another one without a team being called selfish or for it to be fixing.
 
You miss the point. England did play well, this isn't about them - congrats & well done to them.
Pakistan also have themselves to blame and deserve where they as they did not win against windies etc). The point is India's performance left a lot of question marks and people baffled as they played out of charachter, not to the match situation and didn't seem to try enough, or not with enough intent.
 
Now that Pakistan are out are you even more angry at India's shenanigans against England?

Granted one can't blame Pakistan's ouster only on India's deliberate slow down against England (the poor show against West Indies and Shoaib Malik's inclusion are also two huge factors in Pakistan going out) how much more angrier do you feel with India?

Don't kid yourself. It was a deliberate attempt by India to make it as hard as possible for Pakistan to go through. No doubt about it.

Shoaib Akhtar and Wasim Akram, who are still eagerly looking forward to big pay days in India in the future were sadly appeasing the Indians.

Waqar told it how it is.

Sadly the PCB are also looking forward to big pay days from the BCCI.

Hopefully Imran Khan will put an end to this PCB backward bending towards India.

A required run rate of 15 was perfectly achievable with 5 wickets in hand. Heck these guys get 20 runs per over routinely in the IPL.

Very sad.

Your thoughts?
 
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Why blame India for your incompetence? Your shameful defeats to Windies and India are the prime reasons for your ouster!
 
It's not easy to chase for any team. I bet if england bats and score same in semi final then india will still not be able to chase it.
 
No wonder Pakistan team is where it is. After losing to WI, Aus, Ind and almost to Afghanistan, you want to blame India.
 
Ramsay said:
Why blame India for your incompetence? Your shameful defeats to Windies and India are the prime reasons for your ouster!
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Yeah exactly, how these fans have no shame that they continue to blame other teams rather than blaming their own for not being good enough.

Shameless.
 
Not India's fault.

Honestly, can anyone genuinely believe that India would try to help Pakistan? Only way India was to be incentivised is if their place in the Semis was in jeopardy - at that stage they had 3 games to play (incl. Eng) and were nailed on for qualification with a minimum of 2 points from 6 required. England did also play well.

If the roles were reversed I'm sure Pakistani's would be rejoicing over it like 2009 CT.

I'm gutted it's over but it could well have been over 3 weeks ago after the India game so Im glad that we at least got to try and fight and that our remaining 4/5 games werent all dead rubbers.

The blame and responsibility lies with us. I would take this rather than support and depend on the old enemy for help.
 
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England got lucky with 2 tosses. If India had batted first , India would have strangled them while chasing.
 
jnaveen1980 said:
England got lucky with 2 tosses. If India had batted first , India would have strangled them while chasing.
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if it was Semi final would India played the way they played in first 10 overs and last 10 overs with wickets in hand. I don't think so...
 
Rudi hater said:
if it was Semi final would India played the way they played in first 10 overs and last 10 overs with wickets in hand. I don't think so...
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They might play exactly like that in the first 10 overs. But not last 10 overs though. Pandya would not have spared Rashid. He just loves spinners. Couple of sixes there would have done a serious damage.
 
Guys, cheers from India.

Here are your definite answers:

1) Was India keen on winning the England match?
No.

2) Why?
England is part of the Big3, and we exchange favors with each others from time to time. It helps us perpetuate our power, which is the most important thing for someone in power.

3) Why did England need a favor?
England not making it to the playoffs in front of their own citizens, after all the pre-tournament hype, would have put English cricket and ECB in a severe crisis.

4) Where does Pakistan come into all this?
Pakistan's prospects to make the playoffs have been collateral damage. You were dependent on us, but our interests were not aligned with yours. Replace Pakistan with any non-big3 team and the same thing would have happened.

5) Why is a section of common citizens in India gleeful about (4)?
Old rivalry. While common Pakistani citizens have nothing to do with it, **** government is an adverse/hostile neighbor. The common citizenry in India doesn't have the time or inclination to appreciate this difference.

6) Would India deliberately do this to annoy Pakistan?
Maybe 20-30 years back when both countries were at similar economic levels and had similar struggles. Our eyes are on China and US now whom we (atleast the Indian elite which includes cricketers and politicians) deem as competitors. Things going wrong with Pakistan is more of a curiosity for us. We tend to feel if you were more like us, you wouldnt be going through the problems that you are going through.

7) What next for Pakistan?
Strengthen your cricket, strengthen your economy (which will in turn strengthen your sporting activities in general), and things will be better.
 
It sure seemed an intentional loss as they don't usually play like that, particularly while chasing big scores. Intentional or not, they don't owe us anything, and Pakistan dug the grave for itself by messing up in earlier games. In such formats they should have been aware that NRR could come back to haunt them, but when you have Inzi and Sarfaraz in the leadership and selection, you can't really expect such smartness from them.

It wasn't a bad world cup for Pakistan. They were competitive and won some crucial games when desperately needed. It's all good, we need to get a sharp leader though.

Now it's time to watch Eng vs Aus final. NZ and India won't make through as they are the weakest among the four, unless they play each other then one will obviously go through.
 
Look at the current ICC ODI ranking:
1.England
2.India
3. Australia
4. New Zealand

Same four teams are in the world cup semi finals, as one would expect at the end of a "every one plays everyone" round robin format.
 
Dhoni (and other lower order batsmen) batted the same way in the next match against Bangladesh as well. So that is basically how Dhoni can bat these days.

Hopefully, most of batting in knock out stage will be taken care of by the batsmen coming before Dhoni.
 
reindeer said:
Guys, cheers from India.

Here are your definite answers:

1) Was India keen on winning the England match?
No.

2) Why?
England is part of the Big3, and we exchange favors with each others from time to time. It helps us perpetuate our power, which is the most important thing for someone in power.

3) Why did England need a favor?
England not making it to the playoffs in front of their own citizens, after all the pre-tournament hype, would have put English cricket and ECB in a severe crisis.

4) Where does Pakistan come into all this?
Pakistan's prospects to make the playoffs have been collateral damage. You were dependent on us, but our interests were not aligned with yours. Replace Pakistan with any non-big3 team and the same thing would have happened.

5) Why is a section of common citizens in India gleeful about (4)?
Old rivalry. While common Pakistani citizens have nothing to do with it, **** government is an adverse/hostile neighbor. The common citizenry in India doesn't have the time or inclination to appreciate this difference.

6) Would India deliberately do this to annoy Pakistan?
Maybe 20-30 years back when both countries were at similar economic levels and had similar struggles. Our eyes are on China and US now whom we (atleast the Indian elite which includes cricketers and politicians) deem as competitors. Things going wrong with Pakistan is more of a curiosity for us. We tend to feel if you were more like us, you wouldnt be going through the problems that you are going through.

7) What next for Pakistan?
Strengthen your cricket, strengthen your economy (which will in turn strengthen your sporting activities in general), and things will be better.
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Very well said
 
latecut said:
Look at the current ICC ODI ranking:
1.England
2.India
3. Australia
4. New Zealand

Same four teams are in the world cup semi finals, as one would expect at the end of a "every one plays everyone" round robin format.
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Good point. Didn't think of it like that.
 
latecut said:
Dhoni (and other lower order batsmen) batted the same way in the next match against Bangladesh as well. So that is basically how Dhoni can bat these days.

Hopefully, most of batting in knock out stage will be taken care of by the batsmen coming before Dhoni.
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Both targets achieved!! Target one was to not hurt NRR by losing badly like NZ did vs Eng. Target two was to get the score to 300+ which was above par vs BD. Trust Dhoni. He knows
 
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reindeer said:
Guys, cheers from India.

Here are your definite answers:

1) Was India keen on winning the England match?
No.

2) Why?
England is part of the Big3, and we exchange favors with each others from time to time. It helps us perpetuate our power, which is the most important thing for someone in power.

3) Why did England need a favor?
England not making it to the playoffs in front of their own citizens, after all the pre-tournament hype, would have put English cricket and ECB in a severe crisis.

4) Where does Pakistan come into all this?
Pakistan's prospects to make the playoffs have been collateral damage. You were dependent on us, but our interests were not aligned with yours. Replace Pakistan with any non-big3 team and the same thing would have happened.

5) Why is a section of common citizens in India gleeful about (4)?
Old rivalry. While common Pakistani citizens have nothing to do with it, **** government is an adverse/hostile neighbor. The common citizenry in India doesn't have the time or inclination to appreciate this difference.

6) Would India deliberately do this to annoy Pakistan?
Maybe 20-30 years back when both countries were at similar economic levels and had similar struggles. Our eyes are on China and US now whom we (atleast the Indian elite which includes cricketers and politicians) deem as competitors. Things going wrong with Pakistan is more of a curiosity for us. We tend to feel if you were more like us, you wouldnt be going through the problems that you are going through.

7) What next for Pakistan?
Strengthen your cricket, strengthen your economy (which will in turn strengthen your sporting activities in general), and things will be better.
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Well said.
 
Cosmic karma.

Given their belief in astrology you think they consult someone before the England match?
 
MS dhoni was leaving balls in the 45th over when RRR was over 10 :)))
 
Karma today. India out after what seemed deliberate loss against England that day. I am now more sure it was deliberate because one of my friends dad picked Dhoni up in a taxi in Leeds before the Sri Lanka game. He asked Dhoni did you lose on purpose against England to eliminate Pakistan? To which he started to laugh. That’s obvious as why would one laugh when accused of such a serious thing. You would think his reaction would be of anger not laughter.
 
reindeer said:
Guys, cheers from India.

Here are your definite answers:

1) Was India keen on winning the England match?
No.

2) Why?
England is part of the Big3, and we exchange favors with each others from time to time. It helps us perpetuate our power, which is the most important thing for someone in power.

3) Why did England need a favor?
England not making it to the playoffs in front of their own citizens, after all the pre-tournament hype, would have put English cricket and ECB in a severe crisis.

4) Where does Pakistan come into all this?
Pakistan's prospects to make the playoffs have been collateral damage. You were dependent on us, but our interests were not aligned with yours. Replace Pakistan with any non-big3 team and the same thing would have happened.

5) Why is a section of common citizens in India gleeful about (4)?
Old rivalry. While common Pakistani citizens have nothing to do with it, **** government is an adverse/hostile neighbor. The common citizenry in India doesn't have the time or inclination to appreciate this difference.

6) Would India deliberately do this to annoy Pakistan?
Maybe 20-30 years back when both countries were at similar economic levels and had similar struggles. Our eyes are on China and US now whom we (atleast the Indian elite which includes cricketers and politicians) deem as competitors. Things going wrong with Pakistan is more of a curiosity for us. We tend to feel if you were more like us, you wouldnt be going through the problems that you are going through.

7) What next for Pakistan?
Strengthen your cricket, strengthen your economy (which will in turn strengthen your sporting activities in general), and things will be better.
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This is funny post, no India isn't anywhere near US and China economically. India have huge numbers of people still pushing tanghas to eat few rotis a day which is unheard of in Pakistan, just shows Indian poor is much poorer then Pakistan let alone US or China. As far as numbers game go, you were always ahead from us. Not that it would matter anyway. What have dented Pakistan cricket is no home advantage since 2009.
 
MenInG said:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">India in the last 9 overs against England when needing 95 to win:<br><br>1.111114.11..121.1.14wide1w.114111111.111111wide.1.4111.6.14.1<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ENGvIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ENGvIND</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWC19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWC19</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1145616892394201090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2019</a></blockquote>
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A few memories from that day.
 
[MENTION=93712]MenInG[/MENTION]
Best summary of the situation. Should clear any doubts about the intent
 
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