Group B - Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Bermuda

[FaaipDeOiad]

Should have known better than to put money on Tendulkar to score big in a final.

Great performance by Sri Lanka. Held their nerve well after a difficult start and took it pretty comfortably in the end. Hope Bangladesh justify their qualification in the next stage.

 

[marc71178]

but im pretty sure the organizers for the next world cup wont be using this format (which will be pretty due money making selfishness)

Why not?

What exactly is wrong with the format that comes closest to replicating the pretty much agreed best format (that of the 92 world cup) whilst also including associate members and making them feel a part of the whole thing?

 

[silentstriker]

Why not?

What exactly is wrong with the format that comes closest to replicating the pretty much agreed best format (that of the 92 world cup) whilst also including associate members and making them feel a part of the whole thing?

Nothing is wrong from a cricketing perspective, but a lot of things are wrong from a money perspective. This WC will be a financial failure for the people who paid for the rights. Likely, they will not bid as much money on the next WC if the format isn't changed and ICC will cave under the pressure.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Nothing is wrong from a cricketing perspective, but a lot of things are wrong from a money perspective. This WC will be a financial failure for the people who paid for the rights. Likely, they will not bid as much money on the next WC if the format isn't changed and ICC will cave under the pressure.

There's sadly an awful lot of truth in that. India is cricket's cash-cow (I think I read that something like 60% of the sport's income is generated from there) & it doesn't take a marketing genius to work out that without their presence in the Super 8 the very expensive television rights are suddenly a lot less valuable. No-one is going to pay x$100k to have their product advertised during Ireland v Bangladesh, but I'm sure they would've during (say) India v Pakistan or India v Oz.

 

[Raghav]

Nothing is wrong from a cricketing perspective, but a lot of things are wrong from a money perspective. This WC will be a financial failure for the people who paid for the rights. Likely, they will not bid as much money on the next WC if the format isn't changed and ICC will cave under the pressure.

I dont think so....They will bid again higher than this time and the world cup enthusiasm will be again fresh in India...

The problem with Indian fans is that they expect higher from their mediocre players(ofcourse they r tigers only on paper) . These cricketers win or score runs only in subcontinent and in overseas they are real reaal real crab side....below par banglaa...

 

[foe]

nothing else left to say....except..




OOH aah Bermuda...aa-ya Bermuda

 

[JustTool]

Let's see. How exactly do they become demigods? That's right, the ****ing media. FFS, say what you want about dropping Tendulkar but don't defend the media.

You are such a genius. So the media is responsible for the way India played ?? "Media" is every politician's oldest trick and every intelligent person knows what keeps the government (and cricketers) accountable. I am glad you finally realise that ZEROdulkar is an emperor without clothes. Stay with me and you will learn a lot more

 

[JustTool]

yeah but kumble has a horrible record against sri lanka

And Harbhajan has been doing well against them ?? Are you on this planet ? Did u see Bhajji's AWFUL body language

 

[PhoenixFire]

You are such a genius. So the media is responsible for the way India played ?? "Media" is every politician's oldest trick and every intelligent person knows what keeps the government (and cricketers) accountable. I am glad you finally realise that ZEROdulkar is an emperor without clothes. Stay with me and you will learn a lot more

He never said that the reason for the poor performance was the media, I think he was saying that it's the media's fault that India's chances are hyped up as much as they are.

 

[TT Boy]

Should have known better than to put money on Tendulkar to score big in a final.

 

[JustTool]

Should have known better than to put money on Tendulkar to score big in a final..

Well said. Finally, people are starting to get it.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Well said. Finally, people are starting to get it.

Not really, otherwise he wouldn't have put money on him in the first place.

 

[JustTool]

Now Chappell says 18 months of preparation is too little.

Also, Darvid's demeanour in the press conferences is truly awful. Still rattling off bs: players worked hard, he is unncessarily hyping up the 'danger' to the player's families ? NO EVIDENCE of that AT ALL.

This is truly, truly shameful. Did not expect Dravid to stoop so low and hide behing such bs.

 

[adharcric]

You are such a genius. So the media is responsible for the way India played ?? "Media" is every politician's oldest trick and every intelligent person knows what keeps the government (and cricketers) accountable. I am glad you finally realise that ZEROdulkar is an emperor without clothes. Stay with me and you will learn a lot more

Learn to read.

 

[adharcric]

Now Chappell says 18 months of preparation is too little.

Also, Darvid's demeanour in the press conferences is truly awful. Still rattling off bs: players worked hard, he is unncessarily hyping up the 'danger' to the player's families ? NO EVIDENCE of that AT ALL.

This is truly, truly shameful. Did not expect Dravid to stoop so low and hide behing such bs.

Is there no danger to the players? If there isn't, fair enough. If there is, I'm glad he's mentioning it. Their security means way more than a) winning a World Cup and b) satisfying idiot fans who don't realize it's only a game.

 

[JustTool]

.......satisfying idiot fans who don't realize it's only a game.

idiot-fans ? wonder who that would be ?

only-a-game ? more like a money making ponzi scheme where us fans are the goats for slaughter. Most fans, rightly, believe that protests are the only way to sen dthe message. NO ONE is threatening familes - that just a convenient myth propoagted by the players to hide behind.

Shameless and utter INCOMPETENCE is the problem.

Here's another winner:
Indian defeat delays Sreesanth's album, family upset

This guy has played a few matches and his family is upset NOT that India sucked but that his music album will be dleayed. read for yourself.

 

[adharcric]

 

[LA ICE-E]

Nothing is wrong from a cricketing perspective, but a lot of things are wrong from a money perspective. This WC will be a financial failure for the people who paid for the rights. Likely, they will not bid as much money on the next WC if the format isn't changed and ICC will cave under the pressure.

yeah but wouldn't be smart to put india in a group that you know india would for sure go through, also mind you that the next world cup is in india so they should go through because they play best in india...i think india's games should be held in kolkata in the group stage, if they are so hungry to make money.what other format makes it easier for them to make it through though? the last one was even harder for teams to make it through so...i think they should stick with it considering that india plays better in india...and plus espn bought the rights so...

 

[marc71178]

Why not go one step further then, give India a direct bye to the final?

 

[Prince EWS]

Why not go one step further then, give India a direct bye to the final?

Yeah, and make sure they play Bermuda to ensure they win.