ICC World T20 2014

[Pagalpanti]

:hysterical: It could easily have been real news...doesn't take much to get their mullah panties in a bunch.

:haha: I actually thought it was a real news until I opened the thread

[Austin 3:!6]

Del

[Crookbond]

It's going to be a tough choice on whom to drop. Lets drop Rohit Sharma.

[Old guy]

It's going to be a tough choice on whom to drop. Lets drop Rohit Sharma.

Open with Ashwin? I rate rohit high in this format on form Yuvraj deserve a drop but he can come good anytime in tournaments... To me playing pacer just because of dew will back fore on track which is slow and turns a lot

[Old guy]

We are winning this

[JourneyMan]

Containment, Dhoniconda style. It's a bit of a negative approach, but against a team like WI you need to squeeze them. It's not necessarily going to be enough because they have batsmen strong enough to dispatch pretty much anything out of the ground, but it's probably the right strategy to aim for. Their bowling isn't a huge concern, I think we have the batsmen to handle it.

[Switchblade]

World Twenty20 2014: Stuart Broad criticises umpires http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/26702292 England, who posted 172-6, lost by nine runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method when rain curtailed New Zealand's innings on 52-1 after 5.2 overs in Chittagong. "It's a game of cricket, you can't put players' safety in danger," said Broad. "We had a batsman pull away because the lightning flashed before his eyes." New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum had stepped away from the fourth ball of the fourth over from Broad as lightning lit up the stadium background. Knowing a storm was closing in and his side needed to bat a minimum of five overs to constitute a match, McCullum took them into the lead by hitting the final ball of the over for six. Only two more balls were possible before play was suspended for rain and Broad was critical of the decision to play on. Talking to BBC's Test Match special, Broad said: "We feel a bit aggrieved that we've lost the game and I'm amazed we stayed on after 4.1 overs with the lightning around. "It's not sour grapes because the New Zealanders feel exactly the same. "It was unsafe for the players to be out there and, to be as polite as I possibly can, it was distinctly average decision-making. "I asked the umpires why we stayed on the field and they said they didn't see the lightning as a threat and they didn't see it because it was behind them - I don't agree with that, I was on the field." Broad added: "I personally wouldn't have taken the risk." But New Zealand seamer Kyle Mills believed England's defeat may have contributed to Broad's frustration. "I think that's probably a bit of a hindsight thing, isn't it? If Stuart was on the other end of it, he would be more than happy with the decision," he said. "In cricket you win some and you lose some, the umpires are trying to make the decisions to the best of their ability." The defeat continues England's disappointing run of results in international Twenty20 cricket having lost recent series in Australia and West Indies. England's next match in the tournament is against Sri Lanka at the same venue under floodlights on Thursday.

[NareshK]

Broad whining again. What an annoying douchebag this guy is.

[cowboysfan]

I agree with Broad,that was very poor from the umpires.

[JourneyMan]

This coming from a guy who grew up in a country of endless rain.

[G_B_]

agree with broad England got the Joan Collins special

[rixxuu]

if things go right for both teams there is a good chance for an indo pak final, will be an epic finish to the tournament regardless of the winner.

[Lord]

same team for me.

[Zero_Unit]

I think we should bat second. It would be much easier for kholi to chase than to set up a target. You never know with gayle

[rixxuu]

great siri will decide the fate.

[sandeep]

Ideally, I think one out of jadeja and yuvraj should play if ashwin and mishra are playing. But too early to drop Yuvi after just one game, and Jadeja is such a value-add fielder. I feel that Windies will slaughter his bowling though.

[Austin 3:!6]

Agree with Broad...lightning was really heavy.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Match hoga bhi?

[Midfielder]

if things go right for both teams there is a good chance for an indo pak final' date=' will be an epic finish to the tournament regardless of the winner.[/quote'] Looking forward to that. Good luck for rest of the games except against India.

[ThePhenomenal1]

lol if ashwin gets ahead of mishra, clear favouritism because mishra is a far better t20 bowler than ashwin. ashwin doesnt win you t20 games, dont remember him taking more than 3 wickets in odis either