Role of rain in semi final line-up

[Amirfan]

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So where are the words "India didn't try to win"? I said there was lack of intent.

 

[Borges]

The four teams at the top of the ICC ODI rankings are the four teams in the semifinals. Don't see anything very wrong with that outcome.

 

[zorax]

So where are the words "India didn't try to win"? I said there was lack of intent.

What does lack of intent mean if not a failure to try and win?

Obsuficate all you want, but this is why Pak isn't in the semi finals. Lack of any intent throughout this contest.

NRR is fine.

 

[Amirfan]

What does lack of intent mean if not a failure to try and win?

Obsuficate all you want, but this is why Pak isn't in the semi finals. Lack of any intent throughout this contest.

NRR is fine.

So you admit you were wrongly attributing stuff to me. Thanks.

Not sure what obsuficate is.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I'm with amrifan on this. Zorax in his haste to troll the n00b is going into stupid mode.

 

[vcs]

Can you show me where I explicitly said "India didn't try to win"? I really don't appreciate you putting words in my mouth.

Of course anything can happen on a given day, but that doesn't mean that 9 out of 10 times the current Pak side would humble the SL side. Heck, the india Pak match would have been close had Pak batted first.

So many of your "arguments", if we may call them that, are just straight up conjecture.

India and Pakistan have played 7 times in World Cups. None of those have been especially close. Before you say India batted first most of the time, they smashed Pakistan twice batting second last year in the Asia Cup.

 

[Amirfan]

So many of your "arguments", if we may call them that, are just straight up conjecture.

India and Pakistan have played 7 times in World Cups. None of those have been especially close. Before you say India batted first most of the time, they smashed Pakistan twice batting second last year in the Asia Cup.

India only had to chase once in their WC games Vs Pakistan. I don't care about Asia Cup group games. We saw what happened when the Indian team had to chase in a big match. Aamir had the much vaunted Indian line up on its knees.

 

[trundler]

By the way, this is what a standard Anglo-Australian dick measuring contest looks like to the rest of us. Absolutely cringe worthy and repetitive direness. And it's a lot more frequent than this sort of thing. This was the result of a whiny nuub and a seemingly especially bored zorax. I must sign, Burgey's breakdown was a good enough side effect to balance things somewhat.

 

[harsh.ag]

@Amirfan - What did you think of Pakistan's performance against Afghanistan in a big, must win game? Do you think it bears well for your argument that they are more likely than not going to come up triumphant in the knockouts?

 

[Amirfan]

@Amirfan - What did you think of Pakistan's performance against Afghanistan in a big, must win game? Do you think it bears well for your argument that they are more likely than not going to come up triumphant in the knockouts?

They were complacent and Afg got to bat first too. India batted first against Afg and still struggled.

 

[zorax]

I'm with amrifan on this. Zorax in his haste to troll the n00b is going into stupid mode.

Your face is stupid mode

 

[harsh.ag]

They were complacent and Afg got to bat first too. India batted first against Afg and still struggled.

Yeah, but this is not about India.

Do you think that game made more credible or less your argument about Pakistan being good at knockouts and other teams fearing them over NZ?

 

[Amirfan]

Yeah, but this is not about India.

Do you think that game made more credible or less your argument about Pakistan being good at knockouts and other teams fearing them over NZ?

For starters, that wasn't even a knockout. England weren't done with their matches so Pakistan at that point could have lost and still qualified.

That Pakistan are a scarier prospect than most teams forget NZ in knockouts is a given. They have won the 2 biggest prizes in ODI cricket by winning knockouts. How many apart from Aus and India can say that?

 

[harsh.ag]

For starters, that wasn't even a knockout. England weren't done with their matches so Pakistan at that point could have lost and still qualified.

That Pakistan are a scarier prospect than most teams forget NZ in knockouts is a given. They have won the 2 biggest prizes in ODI cricket by winning knockouts. How many apart from Aus and India can say that?

Why do you talk as if Pakistan teams of the past have anything to do with expectations from the current Pakistan team? Do you expect other people to take this line of thinking as seriously as you do?

 

[akilana]

Yeah, but this is not about India.

Do you think that game made more credible or less your argument about Pakistan being good at knockouts and other teams fearing them over NZ?

Your posts have been terrible here. I guess you’re countering stupidity with stupidity.

 

[morgieb]

This thread makes me want to pour bleach into my eyes.

 

[harsh.ag]

Your posts have been terrible here. I guess you’re countering stupidity with stupidity.

Okay.

 

[Amirfan]

Why do you talk as if Pakistan teams of the past have anything to do with expectations from the current Pakistan team? Do you expect other people to take this line of thinking as seriously as you do?

I didn't realize 2017 was decades ago, my bad!

 

[harsh.ag]

I didn't realize 2017 was decades ago, my bad!

Were you talking about 2017 here?

For starters, that wasn't even a knockout. England weren't done with their matches so Pakistan at that point could have lost and still qualified.

That Pakistan are a scarier prospect than most teams forget NZ in knockouts is a given. They have won the 2 biggest prizes in ODI cricket by winning knockouts. How many apart from Aus and India can say that?

 

[Amirfan]

Were you talking about 2017 here?

What is the second biggest prize in ODI cricket? Who won it and when? Which was the last big ODI tournament and who won it?