Khota Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 This is the most competitive WC in recent memory. England - Incredible batting depth and home field advantage. Australia - Balanced team which is peaking at the right time. India - Has a fair chance if opening pair clicks. WI- Looking very threatening with an amazing athletes all over the place. NZ- Can beat anyone on a given day. BD- Very competent team that can beat anyone. SA- Another decent team. PAK - OK and there is a reason why they are ranked low. Top six teams are the most competitive I have ever seen. This is the toughest WC so far. JourneyMan, Rightarmfast, Nonbeliever and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment
R!TTER Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Your recent memory goes back to? I'd say 2011 was competitive, 1999 even more so. The 2015 WC was really a batting shootout, regardless of how the final ended up & arguably the worst ever IMO. Link to comment
Khota Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 20 minutes ago, R!TTER said: Your recent memory goes back to? I'd say 2011 was competitive, 1999 even more so. The 2015 WC was really a batting shootout, regardless of how the final ended up & arguably the worst ever IMO. What makes this so competitive is that any of the top six teams can beat the other on a given day. One side is not so dominant like the Aussies or the WI teams were. Fun times ahead. Link to comment
Jimmy Cliff Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Mostly down to the format. You don't have to just beat the minnows + 1 Top 8 side to make it to the knockouts. Link to comment
Franco Vazquez Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Jimmy Cliff said: Mostly down to the format. You don't have to just beat the minnows + 1 Top 8 side to make it to the knockouts. Wait till rain comes slashing down next week and then see Bangladesh in the SF Link to comment
Franco Vazquez Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 I can tell you at least 3 minnows in this WC which guarantees at least 3 victories for 7 teams and then rain is gonna help them as well Link to comment
philcric Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Franco Vazquez said: I can tell you at least 3 minnows in this WC which guarantees at least 3 victories for 7 teams and then rain is gonna help them as well Do tell. Link to comment
Franco Vazquez Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Just now, philcric said: Do tell. Afg, Pak and SL. SA is not as good as it used to be. That's actually 4 teams Link to comment
Khota Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 9 minutes ago, Jimmy Cliff said: Mostly down to the format. You don't have to just beat the minnows + 1 Top 8 side to make it to the knockouts. Format does make it fair and competitive. This is the first time I have seen so much parity. There is no stand out team in this format. Most of the teams are good. Singh bling 1 Link to comment
Nikhil_cric Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 This is a great World Cup. All teams have to play each other so no hiding and the pitches have been excellent. Every match , including the ones with minnows, has been watchable. Khota 1 Link to comment
Khota Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, Franco Vazquez said: Afg, Pak and SL. SA is not as good as it used to be. That's actually 4 teams SL seems like the worst team with Afg not so good. Pakistan can be handful. Link to comment
Nonbeliever Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 This one is the worst ever. manu4411 and Franco Vazquez 1 1 Link to comment
Franco Vazquez Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Khota said: SL seems like the worst team with Afg not so good. Pakistan can be handful. Who said they can be handful? They wont defeat anyone apart from SL and Afg and to keep in mind that most of the teams would lose to the Big 3 comfortably. Link to comment
Khota Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, Nonbeliever said: This one is the worst ever. Which team do you support and what is the reason for your diatribe? Link to comment
Khota Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Franco Vazquez said: Who said they can be handful? They wont defeat anyone apart from SL and Afg and to keep in mind that most of the teams would lose to the Big 3 comfortably. They may spring a surprise here and there but never said they are in contention. Pakistan really needs to look in the mirror to figure out why they suck. We all know the reasons. Link to comment
R!TTER Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Khota said: We all know the reasons. India, Modi, Yahoodi saazish, Amreeka Khota 1 Link to comment
Franco Vazquez Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Khota said: They may spring a surprise here and there but never said they are in contention. Pakistan really needs to look in the mirror to figure out why they suck. We all know the reasons. Every team can surprise on their day. We are talking practically. They have been a pile of junk lately Nonbeliever 1 Link to comment
Nonbeliever Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Khota said: Which team do you support and what is the reason for your diatribe? Half of the matches include pathetic sides like pakistan,lanka, afganistan,bangladesh. Even south africa does not have fire power. Best format would have been super six. Link to comment
Jimmy Cliff Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 22 minutes ago, Franco Vazquez said: Wait till rain comes slashing down next week and then see Bangladesh in the SF Wake me up when that happens. Even if one of their "tougher" matches get rained off, they'd still need to win 4-5 out of their other 8 matches to have a chance of going through to the Semis. Fair play to them if they do so. Link to comment
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