Topic: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion - page 1465. (Read 232456 times)

I can understand this all but problem is peoples in power call this is democracy and its really hurting very badly you know all these things but still unable to take any action against them mean you and your system both are really helpless and corruption is ruling around us peoples don't like this but Hitler's view about Democracy was absolutely right.

Despite all the damage caused, these people are still present in powerful positions. Srinivasan owns the Chennai Superkings franchise, and his relatives are owning Hyderabad Sunrisers. And not surprisingly, both the franchises were accused of match fixing earlier. Srinivasan's daughter (Rupa Gurunath) is the president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA), while Maharashtra Cricket Association is under the control of Sharad Pawar. How can the situation in India improve, when such people are in powerful positions?

Dalmiya was really cricket passionate person he was fully dedicated and give some very good things even he was also business tycoon but after him as we have SharadPawar/N Srinivasan these boths was not able to handle things like him one politician and other corrupt business man both badly destroy cricket very badly and now we are facing some serious troubles just because of these issues which created by these two and now others also going on this way which are not suitable to cricket' popularity.

When Jagmohan Dalmiya was the ICC president, he took a number of steps to help associate nations. His efforts were very successful, as teams such as Kenya, Ireland and Afghanistan made a lot of progress and came close to becoming full member nations. But then he was ousted and the combination of Sharad Pawar/N Srinivasan took charge (as the ICC and BCCI presidents respectively). Their term pushed cricket back by at least two decades. All the progress that was achieved during the Dalmiya era was destroyed. Not just the associate nations, but even some of the test playing nations such as Zimbabwe sank without any trace.

And it was during this period that a new law was introduced, which enabled teams such as UAE and Oman to field teams entirely (100%) comprised of foreigners. As a result teams that had native players (such as Kenya, Netherlands, PNG, Namibia.etc) became unable to compete and in turn lost their ICC funding. Some of the teams such as the Netherlands managed to survive, as they had other avenues for funds. But teams such as Kenya got destroyed completely. As long as this law is not repealed, I don't think that cricket can be spread outside the big-3.

Now the ICC claims that cricket is being played in 100 plus nations. But in most of these nations, you can't find a single native player in the playing XI. Most of the teams are entirely made of Indians and Pakistanis.

This cannot be implemented in cricket as there are already very few teams and this division does not make any sense. However, steps can be taken to make more countries play cricket and produce world class teams.

American leagues such as the NBA and NHL are divided to various divisions such as Atlantic and Central based on their location. For example, NBA consists of 30 teams, but they are divided in to two "conferences", which are further divided in to three divisions each. This ensures that most of the matches are played between teams which are close from each other.

But if you able to read then just check its happening in USA and they are bringing two or three teams from different sports and giving them all good for better quality and better entertainment this will be good if they feel better in their financial prospectus this also can happening in Europe as well but sadly we have no in Asian countries because here issues are very different from other world.

I don't think so. Maybe this things will be interesting, but the fields will not get much spectetors. We will not watch our favorite teams matches, going to another country. Why would we waste so much money? On the other hand, using stadiums between the two countries would be a problem for the players. @bryant.coleman says that Perth is located some 5,000 km away from Christchurch. This is a long distance. It will not be possible to get good results on the field by traveling so much.

The idea is good, but arranging the transportation and logistics can be very challenging. For example, Perth is located some 5,000 km away from Christchurch. Do you expect the players to travel all this distance several times a week? One option would be to stage a few initial rounds in New Zealand, and the remaining matches in Australia. But then, how many New Zealanders would purchase tickets to watch Hobart Hurricanes taking on Adelaide Strikers? Or how many Australians would do the same for a match between Auckland and Christchurch? The gate collections may get affected.

Surely this is not bad idea at all because this can bring some more interest good viewership even New Zealand is not cricket lover country Rugby is first love for them but with these two teams they can take some good advantages in many ways like USA enjoying with Canadians in few leagues like NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS these have just 2 or 3 teams from Canada but some very big profit is coming for them.

I did not watch the match but heard that Shoaib Malik was the key in the match and he batted and bowled very well.
Strange that when Shoaib plays for the national team, his performance is mostly poor but he always shows better performance in leagues.  

Jaffna Stallions won by 53 runs & They are the champions of the Lanka Premier League. What a dominating performance by Thisara Perera and his boys on the night of the final.

Sorry for your loss today as Galle Gladiators has lost the final match today. Jaffna Stallions out class them and they could not handle the pressure of chase in the big final. Just like most matches were one sided in LPL, the final turns out to be the same.

Advantage for Jaffna Stallions as of now. Galle Gladiators have lost five wickets and they still need another 113 runs from 10.1 overs. Shoaib Malik is bowling really well, and he is getting good support from Usman Shinwari and Suranga Lakmal. BTW, it would have been better for the JS to include Vijayakanth Viyaskanth in the playing XI, as it would have sent a strong message to ethnic unity.

 

Shoaib Malik did played well for his 46 and got good support from De Silva and Thisara just played some magnificent shots in the end and made 39 not out in just 14 balls which actually changed the momentum of the game and helped Jaffna Stallions to reach 188/6 and will be a competitive score to chase.

Jaffna Stallions are playing well now. Malik and de Silva are making good runs and are playing aggressive. They will score far more than 160, if they continue playing like this. I am looking 180+ score from them to give themselves a good chance to win the final.

I bet on Galle Gladiators today. Jaffna Stallions scored 70 runs in 8.4 overs by losing 3 wickets. I guess they will be able to run like 160. Lets see what will happen.

Final of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be played in a few hours from now. Galle Gladiators will take on Jaffna Stallions for the first ever title. I want the Jaffna Stallions to win, which will be a huge boost to the Northern region (where Jaffna is located) after decades of suffering from the civil war. I would have been even more happier if they had scheduled some of the matches at Jaffna. Anyway, the final match will be played at Hambantota.

I am not a cricket fan myself. I partially understand the rules of the game. The disadvantage of some games is that it can only take so long.

The tension will go away eventually.

I saw some cricket matches to bet on last night, and I was surprised what happened with the movement in the odds so quickly changes.

BTW, I want to go slightly off-topic. Don't you guys think that including two teams from across the Tasman Sea can make BBL more interesting? Let them have two franchises from Auckland and Christchurch. It will increase the overall viewership and give the Kiwis a taste of high-voltage franchise T20 cricket. But logistics can be a concern. Australia itself is huge.. and now we are talking about AUS+NZ.