We used to have T-20 thread for international games, or not? i take this thread as a Red ball cricket- Test match Discussion.
Oh yes!
I almost forgot about that LOL
Here:
T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussionThe separate thread for World cup and IPL almost lost this thread. I am sure it's gonna get the life back with this India vs WI series.
I hope so, India is schedule to play 4 t-20 match against windies. light em up (the thread not any team
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If you say India deserves the world cup, that will be wrong. India proved themselves as poor team. They weren't able to score good by middle order in any of their game, other than the one vs NZ which was also not impressive. Jadeja doesn't fall into middle order as well, he player at lower order. So, as a team, India failed in all of their matches to perform a world cup deserving.
I have to agree with @Haunebu
despite a poor performance by Indian middle order. India was a solid contender that's why they topped the point table, its not an easy feat. One bad day and you are out of World Cup race. Here I like IPL playoff format. Please check it out it makes more sense when the World Cup is at stake.
Article One such addition was brought in from the 4th edition of the IPL, ie, in the year 2011. Teams finishing in the top 4 would qualify for the playoff round. Earlier there used to be the two conventional semi-finals just after the group stage, this meant that all the 4 teams had equal chances of making it to the final. This somehow was unfair to the teams who finished in the top 2 during the league. The tremendous tournament until the group stage wouldn’t matter, as one loss in the semi-final would bring down curtains to their campaign.
The concept of playoffs brought an extra game before the final. This meant that 3 games would be played before the finalists are decided. First, a semifinal game would be played between the number 1 and number 2 teams. The winner of the two games would go straight into the final. The loser though would not be out of contention.
Next, an eliminator game would be played between the number 3 and number 4 teams. The loser will get knocked out of the tournament. The winner would go on to play in the second qualifier against the losing team of the first qualifier. Now the winner of this game would qualify for the final.