General Cricket Thread

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On 8/7/2024 at 10:50 PM, ITSUMANGAMING said:

We lost to a team who didn't qualify for next year's Champions trophy

 

 

The ODI series was disappointing, but the T20 series more than makes up for it. I personally enjoyed the T20 series against SL more than the WC, tbh.

 

On 8/7/2024 at 10:50 PM, ITSUMANGAMING said:

tleast we still have the 'Sri Lanka never beat India in even a single test match in India' record still. Long may that continue

 

No one can beat us at home

 

Tbh seeing our "spin-bashers" perform in SL, I'm worried that SL might win the test series when tour them again. The last time that happened was, if iirc, back in 2008. The same series where Mahela declared at 600.

 

Man, Zimbabwe let me down again. I thought they'd easily cruise to the victory. But luck of the Irish, as they say.

 

Shami is fit again, but I don't think he'd be selected for the Bangladesh series. They'd look to preserve him for the Australia tour. I hope he isn't forced to stick around till 2027.

 

I wonder why Gambhir didn't call Harsh*t. Is he still too green?

 

Looks like KL has to wait for his 200th international cap.

 

 

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1 minute ago, XNOR said:

I wonder why Gambhir didn't call Harsh*t. Is he still too green

Probably they felt he was behind the pecking order or they felt the Lankan pitches aren't the best to get in a debutant pacer. 

 

I like how his name can't pass the gtaf filter without getting censored 

 

3 minutes ago, XNOR said:

Looks like KL has to wait for his 200th international cap.

I wonder how KL will be looked at in hindsight. A freakishly talented player who could have been among Rohit and Kohli in the records but ultimately didn't achieve half of what they did perhaps? Or is it too early to close the book just yet

 

5 minutes ago, XNOR said:

Shami is fit again, but I don't think he'd be selected for the Bangladesh series. They'd look to preserve him for the Australia tour. I hope he isn't forced to stick around till 2027.

Yeah, would like to see Shami after his WC 2023 but Aus will be the best place for a return I also feel. Bring the BGT back (again) 

 

6 minutes ago, XNOR said:

Man, Zimbabwe let me down again. I thought they'd easily cruise to the victory. But luck of the Irish, as they say.

I was cheering for Ireland so from 38/5 to a victory was a pleasant surprise lol

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5 hours ago, ITSUMANGAMING said:

Probably they felt he was behind the pecking order or they felt the Lankan pitches aren't the best to get in a debutant pacer. 

Makes sense, seeing how poorly SIraj fared.

 

5 hours ago, ITSUMANGAMING said:

I like how his name can't pass the gtaf filter without getting censored

 

5 hours ago, ITSUMANGAMING said:

I wonder how KL will be looked at in hindsight. A freakishly talented player who could have been among Rohit and Kohli in the records but ultimately didn't achieve half of what they did perhaps? Or is it too early to close the book just yet

 

"that depressed guy who was with WC-winning captain Hardik at an old KwK episode"

 

In seriousness, I don't really expect much from KL tbh. He doesn't impress anyone in the middle order, and his keeping doesn't put him ahead of Pant. Unless a top-order slot opens up, he'll more or less be relegated to Pant's back-up. Maybe if we're lucky enough, we might see a Klass act on a flat deck in a RSA/England.

 

5 hours ago, ITSUMANGAMING said:

Yeah, would like to see Shami after his WC 2023 but Aus will be the best place for a return I also feel. Bring the BGT back (again) 

 

Well I hope you don't mean Boland, Green and Travis.

 

This time we aim for 5-0.

 

Who do you want to see lead the bowling attack against Bangladesh?

 

5 hours ago, ITSUMANGAMING said:

I was cheering for Ireland so from 38/5 to a victory was a pleasant surprise lol

 

McBrine, remember the name.

 

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Cricinfo ran a story about CSK owners asking BCCI to bring back the rule which would allow MSD to be considered as an uncapped player for the next mega auction, but looks like they've removed it. Whats your take on it, assuming it's true? I think it's preposterous, to mildly put. Why would anyone bother retiring then, lol.

 

 

 

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56 minutes ago, XNOR said:

This time we aim for 5-0.

Hell yes, we shall play the McGrath card back on them

 

56 minutes ago, XNOR said:

Who do you want to see lead the bowling attack against Bangladesh?

Spinner wise: Ashwin, Jaddu and Axar. 

Pacer wise: Akash Deep and Siraj

Want to see more of Deep and perhaps Bumrah can return for the NZ series between the Bangladesh and Australia ones

 

You? 

 

56 minutes ago, XNOR said:

Cricinfo ran a story about CSK owners asking BCCI to bring back the rule which would allow MSD to be considered as an uncapped player for the next mega auction, but looks like they've removed it. Whats your take on it, assuming it's true? I think it's preposterous, to mildly put. Why would anyone bother retiring then, lol.

Yeah it's really dumb. Dhoni had a perfect finale in 2023 and even 2024 was a passing of the torch year to Rutu. His time seems done imo.  I won't complain to see more MS but this rule manipulation feels a sham

 

Tbh I think the IPL has outgrown major auctions. I don't think a full overhaul of the team should be forced anymore, and now that the league is growing older it's time to promote brand value and loyalty of teams sticking with their core players rather than chase the chaos of major auctions

Edited August 10, 2024 by ITSUMANGAMING

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23 hours ago, ITSUMANGAMING said:

Hell yes, we shall play the McGrath card back on them

 

curious why none of our women seniors were in the A squad.

 

23 hours ago, ITSUMANGAMING said:

You? 

 

I'm a bit partial to Washi and would like to see him at Chennai, but I wouldn't be disappointed with the spin attack being Ash, Jaddu and Axar. That'd be the better choice anyway.

 

Pace is what worries me. We haven't got anyone to fill in Ishant and Umesh's shoes. I don't really know who to choose between Mukesh, Avesh, Akash and Arshdeep, tbh. And it gets even trickier because Shardul will definitely playing in BGT and the team management would like to give him some practice. Oh, I almost forgot PK too. Spoilt in choices, but not the good kind.

 

23 hours ago, ITSUMANGAMING said:

Yeah it's really dumb. Dhoni had a perfect finale in 2023 and even 2024 was a passing of the torch year to Rutu. His time seems done imo.  I won't complain to see more MS but this rule manipulation feels a sham

Well said. MSD taking the spot of an uncapped youngster, especially in a team like CSK, seems very wrong. If CSK want him to continue, then they should use up a retention slot or get him the capped player auction pool.

 

23 hours ago, ITSUMANGAMING said:

Tbh I think the IPL has outgrown major auctions. I don't think a full overhaul of the team should be forced anymore, and now that the league is growing older it's time to promote brand value and loyalty of teams sticking with their core players rather than chase the chaos of major auctions

A bit conflicted about this tbh. While I share your sentiments about mega auctions hampering fanbase loyalty and brand value, I feel that the lack of mega auctions puts potential new teams at a great disadvantage. And I definitely want the league to expand. A lot of middle ground suggestions were thrown around in the recent BCCI meet with the franchise owners, including up to 7 RTMs. That doesn't sound bad. Perhaps a compromise like this for the next two cycles?

 

But I'm still happy that auctions broke up that goat'ed MI team

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@XNOR Duleep squads are out

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rishabh-pant-to-make-red-ball-comeback-with-duleep-trophy-mohammed-shami-not-part-of-any-squad-1447408

 

Team B(est)

 

Washi, Jaddu and Sai Kishore in one team is OP. Then again i wouldnt mind if I am Axar Patel in team D. Can have the lead spinner's role all to myself than share the role with two others

 

Morne Morkel is India's bowling coach.

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A & B stacked, and D looks okay, but Team C

 

Where's Saini? Any other notable emissions?

 

On 8/14/2024 at 6:55 PM, ITSUMANGAMING said:

 

Washi, Jaddu and Sai Kishore in one team is OP.

 

True, lol. Top it off with Siraj, Yash D and Mukesh Kumar for pace. Batting looks solid as well.

 

I overlooked Eashwaran as a captaincy candidate, hope he has a great stint.

 

On 8/14/2024 at 6:55 PM, ITSUMANGAMING said:

Then again i wouldnt mind if I am Axar Patel in team D. Can have the lead spinner's role all to myself than share the role with two others

 

On 8/14/2024 at 6:55 PM, ITSUMANGAMING said:

Morne Morkel is India's bowling coach.

Nice. Gambhir + Morne, our fast bowling department will be

 

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Jayden and Shamar got fivers, but WI bowlers being let down by their batters. Sounds familiar.

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Karun Nair: 'The dream of finding a way back to Test cricket keeps me going'

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He'll always have that triple century no matter what. 

 

Man I'm in the mood for some test cricket, wanted to watch Pakistan vs Bangladesh tomorrow but it isn't being telecasted here. It seems like broadcasters are more interested in showing highlights of older India matches than live matches of other countries. Of course they understand the viewership metrics better, but I was wanting to watch atleast the first day or so lol

 

There's England v Sri Lanka anyhow. I think man to man SL are as strong if not stronger than England. But they are on Englands turf so we'll see how well they do in swinging conditions

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Ah, forget swing, they sucked against Bashir's spin. But DDS .

 

Will Bangladesh play for a draw?

 

Also, raise the black flag and watch streams with less ads. 

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Bangladesh are setting up a formidable total in reply. Seems to be heading to a draw. Eng v SL is getting interesting though you would think England will Bazball this home

 

Shikhar Dhawan retires from cricket, international and domestic. A stalwart of Indian cricket and one of their best openers. I always felt he was hard done by being between two all time greats in Rohit and Virat in the batting lineup lol. Who is India's next best ODI opener after Sachin, Rohit and Sehwag? I reckon Dhawan, will be interesting to compare his stats with Viru too

 

Shikhy D will probably take up a podcasting/tv personality career now

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Always funny to watch a country trail after declaring, especially if it's Pakistan.

 

Here's to hoping that both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh take their lead past 200.

 

 

7 hours ago, ITSUMANGAMING said:

Shikhar Dhawan retires from cricket, international and domestic. A stalwart of Indian cricket and one of their best openers. I always felt he was hard done by being between two all time greats in Rohit and Virat in the batting lineup lol. Who is India's next best ODI opener after Sachin, Rohit and Sehwag? I reckon Dhawan, will be interesting to compare his stats with Viru too

 

 

Yeah, the news hurts even though everyone knew since at least 2022 that his time was coming to an end. Sad that he was sandwiched between Sehwag-Gambhir and Rohit-Virat in the international team, but no one will ever forget him coming clutch in ICC events. I'm going to miss the joy of watching him play, despite knowing of his personal troubles.

 

Also, I hope advertisements still feature him. That Nerolac Paints one with his moustache was pretty funny, ngl.

 

7 hours ago, ITSUMANGAMING said:

Shikhy D will probably take up a podcasting/tv personality career now

 

Most likely yeah. I reckon he'd be blast to listen to, both in a podcast and in the commentary box. Has a career at overseas franchise leagues been ruled out?

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23 minutes ago, XNOR said:

Has a career at overseas franchise leagues been ruled out?

Nah, he might follow DK in going the overseas league route, the theory is that is why he retired from domestic cricket as well, to pursue these other leagues.

 

23 minutes ago, XNOR said:

Always funny to watch a country trail after declaring, especially if it's Pakistan.

 

Here's to hoping that both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh take their lead past 200.

Feel bit bad that Mushfiq couldnt get to 200. Happiness is not this

 

Eng really let SL get off the hook both innings, Lanka were 6-3 and 1-2 respectively and still they have the lead.

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bruh root and smith cooked

 

gg wp sri lanka tho

 

6 hours ago, ITSUMANGAMING said:

Nah, he might follow DK in going the overseas league route, the theory is that is why he retired from domestic cricket as well, to pursue these other leagues.

 

Makes sense.

 

Has DK signed onto any foreign league?

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8 hours ago, XNOR said:

Has DK signed onto any foreign league?

He's going to play for Paarl Royals in the next SA20. Think he's the league's brand ambassador too for the next edition

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Pretty much the same squad as against Bangladesh with the notable omission of Yash Dayal.

I presume they will still try the 3 pacers-2 spinners combination atleast in the first test in Bangalore. They are taking the BGT preparation seriously.

Rohit will be missing the first test against Aus (not NZ) for personal reasons so Bumrah and not Gill as the vice captain is a big call. Means Bumrah will captain against Aus in Perth. Gill was VC against Bangladesh.

Edited October 12, 2024 by String

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On 10/12/2024 at 8:36 AM, String said:

They are taking the BGT preparation seriously.

With how this series against NZ is going, I don't think they're taking anything seriously. (seriously, wtf was Kohli's dismissal today?)

 

SL played Santner better than us lmao. At least we have Washi's 10 in a match (as of now) to cheer for.

 

Also, BGT squad out along with the squad for the T20 series against SA.

 

 

Hello, Eashwaran! Might actually open in case of Rohit's absence. Nothing else to say about the batting, really.

 

No Shami for this tour. Don't see Shardul as well, so I guess an NKR debut is in order. Bumrah, Siraj, Akash with NKR chipping is not too bad imo, if it were a 3 match series. I hope the team management takes care of workload properly, I don't want to rely on Prasidh and Harsh*t on a must-win 5th match lol.

 

I wonder who out of Ashwin, Jadeja and Washi will be playing in the first test.

 

Vyshakh Vijaykumar going to SA. That's good news.

 

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In a twist of fate, Pakistan might actually win a test series at home, lol.

 

 

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9 hours ago, XNOR said:

With how this series against NZ is going, I don't think they're taking anything seriously. (seriously, wtf was Kohli's dismissal today?)

 

As shambolic as our batting has been this series, I'm more disappointed in our bowling efforts. In Bengaluru we had one pacer too few atleast, even though they played Bumrah and Siraj comfortably. In Pune, Ash and Jaddu have not been good. Washi's performance has been fantastic, and the hope is this is a sign of things to come than a one off, but the fact that he's coming to international cricket after three years and so soundly outperformed Ash and Jaddu looks really poor on the senior spinners. 

 

It's sad our much vaunted home series record is likely to be broken, but credit to New Zealand they have been too good with both bat and ball. This hasn't just been NZ scraping through, they have outplayed us in both games. I am still hopeful of us chasing anything upto 380 as delusional as it may sound, but i think NZ will set a 400 target minimum and that 400 barrier is probably too high even if our deep batting order clicks, but let's see

 

9 hours ago, XNOR said:

Hello, Eashwaran! Might actually open in case of Rohit's absence. Nothing else to say about the batting, really.

Hope Easwaran does well. Rohit looks past it in the last two series, hope he pulls a special one against NZ in the coming fourth innings but wouldn't count on it.

 

I remember a couple of my friends in school wanting Tendulkar to retire saying his time is up, and I was all like 'Tendulkar is our best bat look at his record no one else matches' etc etc. We used to get into quite the heated debates at times lol. Well now I'm on the other side of the argument when it comes to Virat Kohli, and i feel I might have been the kind of annoying fan that I really hate now, back then lol. 

 

9 hours ago, XNOR said:

I wonder who out of Ashwin, Jadeja and Washi will be playing in the first test

I would predict Jaddu will

 

9 hours ago, XNOR said:

Vyshakh Vijaykumar going to SA. That's good news.

Good for him, hope we beat South Africa on their turf. Assert that champion style dominance

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Are you watching the A game against Australia @String? Jurel just bossed it at the greeniest MCG track, against Boland and Neser.

 

Yeah man, our bowling really needs a lot of work. How would you say Prasidh and Mukesh fared in this game? Mukesh I feel, is not that quick tbh.

 

On 10/26/2024 at 9:20 AM, String said:

I remember a couple of my friends in school wanting Tendulkar to retire saying his time is up, and I was all like 'Tendulkar is our best bat look at his record no one else matches' etc etc. We used to get into quite the heated debates at times lol. Well now I'm on the other side of the argument when it comes to Virat Kohli, and i feel I might have been the kind of annoying fan that I really hate now, back then lol. 

 

 

 

On 10/26/2024 at 9:20 AM, String said:

It's sad our much vaunted home series record is likely to be broken, but credit to New Zealand they have been too good with both bat and ball.

 

And it has. Kudos to the Kiwis. They completely outplayed us. This would be the Gabba breach x 10 for them.

 

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Meanwhile, check out the least dramatic disagreement over field placements:

 

 

 

Edited November 8, 2024 by XNOR

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2 hours ago, XNOR said:

Are you watching the A game against Australia @String? Jurel just bossed it at the greeniest MCG track, against Boland and Neser.

was following the score. Will be interesting who they pick out of Rahul and Easwaran. Now or never for the latter but hes not really done well in both A games thus far

Jurel could take Sarfaraz' spot but i doubt it will happen

2 hours ago, XNOR said:

How would you say Prasidh and Mukesh fared in this game? Mukesh I feel, is not that quick tbh.

Mukesh is mid 130s at best perhaps and ive seen him get slated for it elsewhere but hes been getting a lot of wickets, in both A games in Australia and in the Duleep trophy also so he may not have the X factor but gets the job done. Prasidh has done decently after injury and a horror South African tour

 

Our 4 pacers starting against Australia will likely be Bumrah, Siraj, Deep and Rana. Unless Nitish replaces Rana. Or do they play both Ashwin and Jadeja?

 

2 hours ago, XNOR said:

And it has. Kudos to the Kiwis. They completely outplayed us. This would be the Gabba breach x 10 for them.

ffs we got whitewashed, embarrassing stuff. But you are right, incredible feat by New Zealand

We now need to win 4-0 against Aus to be secure of a WTC final spot, welp. We can qualify with a lesser result but will then depend heavily on other results like South Africa messing up

 

2 hours ago, XNOR said:

 

Meanwhile, checkout the least dramatic disagreement over field placements:

lol, Sammy called it out and rightly so

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13 hours ago, String said:

Will be interesting who they pick out of Rahul and Easwaran. Now or never for the latter but hes not really done well in both A games thus far

 

 I wish it were now or never for the former

 

Yeah Eashwaran did poorly in all his three innings. I guess it'll be Jaiswal and KL opening. Don't think they would risk it with another debutant, given one of Rana and Reddy would definitely be playing.

 

13 hours ago, String said:

Jurel could take Sarfaraz' spot but i doubt it will happen

 

Yeah, me too. Jurel was great yesterday, but dropping Sarfaraz for him would be a bit too reactionary for my liking. They should give Sarfaraz a consistent batting position before making the decision tbh.

 

13 hours ago, String said:

Our 4 pacers starting against Australia will likely be Bumrah, Siraj, Deep and Rana. Unless Nitish replaces Rana. Or do they play both Ashwin and Jadeja?

 

Not for the pink-ball test, at least. I'd assume the bowling line-up for the first two tests would be the same to allow the four pacers to get some practice before the pink-ball test.

 

Perhaps we can see them play together in Sydney.

 

Who do you think will play between Jaddu and Washi? Jadeja has a great record in Australia, but Washington is in great form. Don't think right-handed Ash anna will be the choice for the lone spinner.

 

 

14 hours ago, String said:

ffs we got whitewashed, embarrassing stuff.

 

it sucks fr. entire NZ has less population than Pune yet they still whitewashed us

 

14 hours ago, String said:

We now need to win 4-0 against Aus to be secure of a WTC final spot, welp. We can qualify with a lesser result but will then depend heavily on other results like South Africa messing up

 

RCB moment

 

tbh after two continuous defeats at the WTC finals, I don't really mind not qualifying.

 

14 hours ago, String said:

lol, Sammy called it out and rightly so

 

Yeah, lol. Pretty fun to watch bro straight up sit an over out.

 

I always felt the WI dressing room was quite chill tbh.

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3 hours ago, XNOR said:

 I wish it were now or never for the former

Heh, now the media will start churning out articles like KL has been shifted up and down the batting order to make him like some victim even though the team is trying to accommodate him somehow or the other regardless of his poor stats. 

 

I don't mean to be too harsh to KL but i feel like the media creates narratives to make cricketers appear like underdogs and it's always the management or the board that're the villains in general. Feels not completely honest to me.

 

Anyhow, in this case the media haven't done it yet lol, but for eg i remember stuff like Kohli-Kumble where fans and media were heavily behind Virat while Anil hasn't made a fuss about his removal to this day. It's always the players that are the heroes and fandoms and media contribute heavily to this.

 

I went off badly on a tangent lol, whoever opens with Jaiswal will hopefully set a good platform and make Rohits spot harder to regain for him. 

 

4 hours ago, XNOR said:

They should give Sarfaraz a consistent batting position before making the decision tbh.

True, I feel he should get the full tour of Australia unless he looks like a walking wicket or such. I kinda like the idea of Pant and Sarfaraz at 5 and 6 but hopefully they score more heavily than against NZ, that one 199 run partnership aside. 

 

4 hours ago, XNOR said:

Who do you think will play between Jaddu and Washi? Jadeja has a great record in Australia, but Washington is in great form. Don't think right-handed Ash anna will be the choice for the lone spinner.

Realistically Washington will come in only if both Jaddu and Ash play badly or are injured imo. I'm happy for Washi that he's selected over Axar and Kuldeep and his recent form is fantastic, he thoroughly outbowled Ashwin but I will be surprised if he gets a game. I suspect Jaddu will be the lone spinner for Perth. 

 

Tbh I was thinking that Washington has experience batting at the top order recently for TN so rather than a debutant or KL again, why not go Washi opening lmao. Will ensure we have 4 pacers and 2 spinners too, sadly it's just a dream

 

4 hours ago, XNOR said:

tbh after two continuous defeats at the WTC finals, I don't really mind not qualifying.

We were so sure of qualifying this time too.. Maybe third time would have been the charm but dont think it will happen now. Hopefully the fourth final is somewhere new, England got all 3 thus far. 

 

4 hours ago, XNOR said:

I always felt the WI dressing room was quite chill tbh.

I wonder if there's any regional rivalries in that dressing room considering Windies are made up of several nations

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Lucky lucky Marnus

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The stars aligned for Marnus to do his best Pujara impression like he said he would. I grade his effort a C, hmph

Edited November 22, 2024 by String

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In a way, I'm glad Marnus tried to do a Pujara. Otherwise, we'd be batting at the end of Day 1!

 

 

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XNOR I dont mean to sound presumptuous but based on todays evidence, India are washing Australia 5-0 and you know it.

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https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132608/wtc-scenarios-south-africa-continue-ascendancy-england-dent-new-zealands-progress

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Why must you torment us so

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Have no fear,

for the DSP is here!

 

 

He was a bit extra with the send-off tho, lol.

 

I thought they were getting a lead of 300 this morning, lol, but Bumrah saved us (again). Hope he isn't injured.

Edited December 7, 2024 by XNOR