ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - General Discussion and Points Table

[Austin 3:!6]

Guys pls no need to fight

 

@Autonomous is a respected poster...no need to gang up on him

[Ultimate_Game]

17 hours ago, Autonomous said:

Congrats. 

 

Second trophy in an year time is great feat.

 

Thanks. The main reason is India and Rohit finally understood that batting depth matters in shorter formats. Earlier we used to play 5 specialist bowlers with tail starting at 7 like SA did in the previous WT20.

 

Now they're going with Dhoni approach of having a long batting lineup (Dhoni's team used to have batting till 7 or 8 with Raina batting at 7 in ODIs). The moment we started doing that and playing likes of Axar we've won 2 back-to-back titles.

Edited March 10, 2025 by Ultimate_Game

[Autonomous]

23 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

Thanks. The main reason is India and Rohit finally understood that batting depth matters in shorter formats. Earlier we used to play 5 specialist bowlers with tail starting at 7 like SA did in the previous WT20.

 

Now they're going with Dhoni approach of having a long tail (Dhoni's team used to have batting till 7 or 8 with Raina batting at 7 in ODIs). The moment we started doing that and playing likes of Axar we've won 2 back-to-back titles.

Rohit played very well in the final and VK also lifted his game up in SF. 

 

Specially in SF, things could have been a mess had it not been for VK. 

 

Batting tail can't do much if top order is dud.

Edited March 9, 2025 by Autonomous

[Frustrated]

4 hours ago, Autonomous said:

We are not lame losers like you guys. 

 

Congrats on the win. Celebrate and enjoy instead.

First, Pak out of Final.  Next, Final out of Pak.   Lastly, Trophy comes to Ind.  Quite obvious who is the loser here.      Having said that, ThankU for the kind wishes.  

[singhvivek141]

5 hours ago, Autonomous said:

The way individual was hyped up in media and how he was roaming around - he was a much easier target than ICT itself. 

 

But making an looser indian understand this is a challenge. I get it

 

That's the problem of Pakistani media, that they hyped the individual so much.

Pakistan isnt safe, and its a pure luck that one individual came out safely. Cant take such chances with Indian team.

 

Anyway your crybaby PCB has shown why India shouldn't visit Pakistan. Poor hosts can't even maintain a decorum in awarding trophy to the winners. Stupidity all around.

Edited March 10, 2025 by singhvivek141

[Autonomous]

4 hours ago, Frustrated said:

First, Pak out of Final.  Next, Final out of Pak.   Lastly, Trophy comes to Ind.  Quite obvious who is the loser here.      Having said that, ThankU for the kind wishes.  

Well, its your mentality and garbage attitude of a cringe looser.

 

Not the first time any team has crashed out of a tournament. 

[Autonomous]

3 hours ago, singhvivek141 said:

 

That's the problem of Pakistani media, that they hyped the individual so much.

Pakistan isnt safe, and its a pure luck that one individual came out safely. Cant take such chances with Indian team.

 

Anyway your crybaby PCB has shown why India shouldn't visit Pakistan. Poor hosts can't even maintain a decorum in awarding trophy to the winners. Stupidity all around.

Now you're referring to that as "luck" that VG came back after enjoying his time in Lahore. 

 

The first sentence - doesn't even make any sense. These days - do indians even know what they are talking about?

[diga]

7 minutes ago, Autonomous said:

Now you're referring to that as "luck" that VG came back after enjoying his time in Lahore. 

 

The first sentence - doesn't even make any sense. These days - do indians even know what they are talking about?

 

9 minutes ago, Autonomous said:

Well, its your mentality and garbage attitude of a cringe looser.

 

Not the first time any team has crashed out of a tournament. 

Pray tell us whats the inside info in Pak about none of the PCB officials being on podium

[singhvivek141]

1 minute ago, Autonomous said:

Now you're referring to that as "luck" that VG came back after enjoying his time in Lahore. 

 

The first sentence - doesn't even make any sense. These days - do indians even know what they are talking about?

Indians know very well the true nature of Pakistan.

Pakistan and its animosity towards India is what triggered 4 wars between the two. 

 

And yeah, VG survived and came back was pure luck, we saw what did you guys do with that SriLankan Manager....

 

Pakistanis themselves are responsible for this debacle. No one else. They keep on making one excuse after the other just to keep feeding their inflated hollow egos.

[singhvivek141]

10 minutes ago, Autonomous said:

Well, its your mentality and garbage attitude of a cringe looser.

 

Not the first time any team has crashed out of a tournament. 

Loosers are the ones who keep on changing their teams after every game, praying that India lose somehow.

 

I know, its a sport and in cricket any team can have its bad day. But the cringe that your ex-cricketers spit before every game is what fuels hatred. Heck, even your joker PM couldn't hold back his grudge.

[Frustrated]

21 minutes ago, Autonomous said:

Well, its your mentality and garbage attitude of a cringe looser.

If at all anyone is a cringe looser, it's the PCB, its officials & blind fanboys like you.   PCB officials called themselves proud host and ensured that the logo for this tournament reads "CT 2025 Pakistan"....only to be absent from the post match ceremony of trophy handover to the Winning team.   It's due to this sort of sick mentality that Pak has become a Failed State.   A true reflection of the society.  

[Autonomous]

3 hours ago, Frustrated said:

If at all anyone is a cringe looser, it's the PCB, its officials & blind fanboys like you.   PCB officials called themselves proud host and ensured that the logo for this tournament reads "CT 2025 Pakistan"....only to be absent from the post match ceremony of trophy handover to the Winning team.   It's due to this sort of sick mentality that Pak has become a Failed State.   A true reflection of the society.  

Oh yeah? 

 

And saying "prank hogya" isn't a loser mentality?

 

What you're running away from holding a hybrif tournament now?

 

Face up - some of you indians are blind worshipers

[mishra]

Positive for Pakistan.

1. International Cricket is back in Pakistan

2. Pakistan got a world stage to showcase they play Cricket.

3. India Pakistan rivalry at a ICC event

4. They got new stadiums

 

Negatives;

1. Pakistani Cricket is shyte.

2. India didnt vist them

3. Terrorists were constantly attacking in various parts of Pakistan ie International Cricket can happen but under Presidential Style Security

4. Mohsin Naqvi and PCB are sore loosers for not representing as hosts in Dubai.

 

Fun:

Indians ke liye Fun hi fun hai

[Strangering]

17 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

Guys pls no need to fight

 

@Autonomous is a respected poster...no need to gang up on him

That's not true lol.

 

"They" are Kohli's PR. There is a clear trend.

[singhvivek141]

6 hours ago, Autonomous said:

Oh yeah? 

 

And saying "prank hogya" isn't a loser mentality?

 

What you're running away from holding a hybrif tournament now?

 

Face up - some of you indians are blind worshipers

That was a genuine mistake by the broadcasters. I think even PCB agreed on it and everything was sorted.
Why are you bringing this up now ?

Not being present on the podium with ICC chairperson was a genuine foolishness by the "host". I am just perplexed that you're still defending it.
If PCB can't even be a good host in the final, how can anyone expect they would have behaved better had the final was in Lahore ?

No matter what way you turn it, PCB has made a fool of itself. 

[coffee_rules]

22 hours ago, cowboysfan said:

anybody else wonder why they didnt play Varun sooner after his demolition of England in India?.

Quite a revelation for me. He is such a difficult bowler esp on pitches that help even a little bit of turn. Was disappointed after the phainta he gor in IPL 2021 in Dubai - 155/0 drubbing

[Lord]

41 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

Quite a revelation for me. He is such a difficult bowler esp on pitches that help even a little bit of turn. Was disappointed after the phainta he gor in IPL 2021 in Dubai - 155/0 drubbing

 

What phainta? He went for 8 RPO. Thats very normal. And there was heavy dew

 

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2021-22-1267897/india-vs-pakistan-16th-match-group-2-1273727/full-scorecard

[Autonomous]

4 hours ago, singhvivek141 said:

That was a genuine mistake by the broadcasters. I think even PCB agreed on it and everything was sorted.
Why are you bringing this up now ?

Not being present on the podium with ICC chairperson was a genuine foolishness by the "host". I am just perplexed that you're still defending it.
If PCB can't even be a good host in the final, how can anyone expect they would have behaved better had the final was in Lahore ?

No matter what way you turn it, PCB has made a fool of itself. 

Why are you running away from hybrid model for Wt20 now?

[neel roy]

1 hour ago, Autonomous said:

Why are you running away from hybrid model for Wt20 now?

Sri lankan cricketers were not attacked on Mars. Nor was Osama Bin Laden found in Venus. Also Ajmal Kasab was not the resident of Jupiter.  

[Autonomous]

1 hour ago, neel roy said:

Sri lankan cricketers were not attacked on Mars. Nor was Osama Bin Laden found in Venus. Also Ajmal Kasab was not the resident of Jupiter.  

That was like almost 15 years ago or more. 

 

Fudging facts is a trait indians have mastered.