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

[Suhaan]

41 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

Less than 21 hours to toss. Tomorrow same time , we will be either cheering or crying. 
 

Bahut hi nervous hu hum

[Serpico]

 

 

 

 

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[coffee_rules]

12 minutes ago, Suhaan said:

Bahut hi nervous hu hum

Iski suno, g phatra mera

 

Trent boult message to Indian batsman before WC Semi finalpic.twitter.com/2hWCkOyGEE

— Abhishek (@be_mewadi) November 14, 2023

[putrevus]

Boult has played so many matches there, he knows that ground very well.He must have played more matches there than many Indian players.

Edited November 14, 2023 by putrevus

[Forever Indian]

24 minutes ago, putrevus said:

Wankhede scares me the most.There is such vast difference batting first vs batting second.

 

This. Just praying that we Bat first

[putrevus]

3 minutes ago, Forever Indian said:

 

This. Just praying that we Bat first

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.

[Lord]

10 hours ago, nitinbwj said:

 

Santner (4) + Nathan Mccullum (2) + Sodhi (3) ------- 11 overs, 9 wickets, 46 runs

 

Jadeja + Ashwin - 2 wickets for 58 runs. 

 

Disaster!! 

 

if Jaddu/Ash bowled to Indian batters they too would have taken wickets. It was batting that crapped

[figo6762]

Wow talk about wrist slitting …. Man 

[Lord]

If we play conservatively, NZ will be all over us. We have to attack them upfront, Rohit, Shami are key.

[Lord]

It will be a close game and might come down to small margins :

 

1. We need to throw ourselves around and save every run. Hide Siraj and get a sub for him as long as possible

2. All 3 of Kohli,Shreyas, Rahul should look to bat long.

3. Introduce Kuldeep early against their left handers. He's gonna be key.

 

[figo6762]

If India losses tomm … it’s doesn’t mean anything .. they are still a good team they would have done well … 

 

if India wins , it’s still the same team .. one match doesn’t change the result of the previous games .. they have done well .. and we should be proud of that ..

 

I think ICC should institute a group winners cup just to feel sense of pride .. for the fans .. for players this will mean nothing .. they will move on faster . They love fancy rich lives .. they won’t care  

[Serpico]

6 minutes ago, figo6762 said:

If India losses tomm … it’s doesn’t mean anything .. they are still a good team they would have done well … 

 

if India wins , it’s still the same team .. one match doesn’t change the result of the previous games .. they have done well .. and we should be proud of that ..

 

I think ICC should institute a group winners cup just to feel sense of pride .. for the fans .. for players this will mean nothing .. they will move on faster . They love fancy rich lives .. they won’t care  

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

[Serpico]

8 minutes ago, Lord said:

It will be a close game and might come down to small margins :

 

1. We need to throw ourselves around and save every run. Hide Siraj and get a sub for him as long as possible

2. All 3 of Kohli,Shreyas, Rahul should look to bat long.

3. Introduce Kuldeep early against their left handers. He's gonna be key.

 

If both left handers left after the powerplay 

[Serpico]

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

[Lord]

1 minute ago, Serpico said:

If both left handers left after the powerplay 

 

they have Latham,Neesham,Santner too.

[R!TTER]

2 hours ago, Lord said:

It will be a close game and might come down to small margins :

 

1. We need to throw ourselves around and save every run. Hide Siraj and get a sub for him as long as possible

2. All 3 of Kohli,Shreyas, Rahul should look to bat long.

3. Introduce Kuldeep early against their left handers. He's gonna be key.

Fielding - there should be abso*inglutely 0 drops, MS dropped Taylor back in 2019 SF & he made us pay & RGS 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!

Edited November 14, 2023 by R!TTER

[WC2011INDIA]

I am here just to rile up the twink i.e. @nitinbwj

 

Phati rehni chahiye iski

[Norman]

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.

[Lord]

1 minute 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.

 

Siraj might be injured, otherwise its dumb to try a new player in semi straightaway. Won't happen.

 

3 pacers are a must

[nitinbwj]

1 minute ago, WC2011INDIA said:

I am here just to rile up the twink i.e. @nitinbwj

 

Phati rehni chahiye iski

Bhaad main jaa saale. Tere jaison se i wipe my ass... Idiot. Tu chaat le babar ka, willamson ka pakad ke latak ja... And when we'll beat your aakas in SF, maxwell ka pakad lena... Chal phut.