India v New Zealand : 1st Semi Final : Pre-match discussion thread

[putrevus]

2 minutes ago, Norman said:

Hearing rumours that Ashwin may play tomorrow for extra batting in place of Siraj... If true, it'll be a monumental fukkup if we bowl second and their batters survive the initial burst from Bumrah/Shami...

 

Siraj has a brilliant record at this venue.

I really hope they don't screw up like that, playing Chahal last time over Shami was one of main reasons for that loss.

 

 

[nitinbwj]

14 minutes ago, Serpico said:

Hope we don't hear any Rachin.. rachin.. chants tomorrow. Wankhede crowd will like that rhyme 

Fukkim hate that. Rachin hoga apne ghar main. He is our opponent in the Semis. 

[figo6762]

36 minutes ago, Serpico said:

Why stop at group winners. Every team that qualified for the world cup should feel proud

Sure if that’s what sissy fans want why not 

Edited November 14, 2023 by figo6762

[BlueBlood]

If fans are scared of India losing batting 2nd/chasing then India doesn't deserve to be called #1 team its as simple as that.

 

If you need toss to help you then that's no different than relying on luck.

 

Play the same team and go for the kill.

 

If Siraj is injured replace him with Prasidh but don't bring Ashwin in there as there's never been a case where Jadeja failed and Ashwin succeeded. 

 

And the joke of India leading the group is good enough is also pathetic. You win the cup due to pressure situations. Otherwise there will be a choker tag for life similar to SA.

[Lord]

33 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

Fielding - there should be abso*inglutely 0 drops, MS dropped Taylor back in 2019 SF & he made us pay & TGS also dropped CDG(Santner?) around the 40-45 over mark. We cannot afford any slip ups this time, even back in 2016 WT20 our fielding at this same venue was poor!

 

Also need to dive in case of close runs. Thala again didn't do it

[Tillu]

Hopefully

 

No dropped catches

 

No No balls

 

No Umpires calls going NZ's way.

[Frustrated]

NZ playing at Wankhede for the 1st time in this WC? 

[Forever Indian]

1 hour ago, putrevus said:

Again we are back to square one.Luck is determining the winner rather than skill.

 

Toss should not play such a big role in the contest.

 

If there were majority Day matches in this WC, the results would have been much closer in lot of matches.

 

Day-Night match does bring with it a lot of variables like Dew, Ball swing under lights, etc... It is especially so in Wankhede where the ball swings/seams a lot under lights for first 20 overs.

[Tillu]

3 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

NZ playing at Wankhede for the 1st time in this WC? 

 

Yeah. After Pakistan they travelled the least out of all the other teams.

[Lord]

8 minutes ago, Frustrated said:

NZ playing at Wankhede for the 1st time in this WC? 

 

Yes.

[Lord]

[Lord]

 

[adi B]

Bat first or second, we are a much better team and will win tomorrow. 

I think Nzl are in for a smashing. 

No changes ,play the same team and crush those kiwis!

[putrevus]

2 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

Why was Dhoni leaving the delivery?

[Lord]

1 minute ago, putrevus said:

Why was Dhoni leaving the delivery?

No idea, should have looked for single atleast.

[Lord]

 

Seems a bit overconfident.

[putrevus]

Just now, Lord said:

No idea, should have looked for single atleast.

Ball was done swinging by the time these two batted, This guy Dhoni just did not show any urgency or even intent to take singles.

 

It was such a meek batting display.

[Forever Indian]

14 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

Seems a bit overconfident.

 

For India, better to be a bit overconfident than being tentative. Especially given we lost last two WC SFs, should not take it to head. Just play like extension of the league stages.

[Suhaan]

15 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

Seems a bit overconfident.

Hiding his nervousness pretending that

[Forever Indian]

16 minutes ago, Lord said:

 

Seems a bit overconfident.

 

One doubt though. Rohit said half of the players in squad were not born when India won first World Cup.

 

Does that mean half of the team are older than 40?