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One of the few unfortunate men who still watches Test Cricket on TV.
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I belong to the category of people who are never fully satisfied with anything, so while the rest of the cricketing world is still talking about the greatest ever World Cup final ever and perhaps the best ODI match of all time, I am making my list of unfulfilled expectations.
‘The batsmen win you matches; the bowlers win you tournaments’ has become a common cliche in modern ODI arena.
The 2019 Cricket World Cup is hurtling towards its conclusion, with the long, six-week group stage finally finished and the finals bearing down on us.
With a convincing victory against their arch rivals at the home of cricket on Tuesday, Australia has become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of this World Cup.Â
The match between Bangladesh and West Indies at Taunton marked the half way point of the League stage of the WC.
This Saturday in Cardiff, the Tigers will take on the pre-tournament favourites England in an important fixture.
On Sunday, June the second, on a bright sunny day at the Oval, Bangladesh outplayed the mighty South African team in every department of the game to record a comfortable 21-run victory.
Before discussing the main theme of this article I first want to make clear I am considering only those players who have played at least part of their career after the beginning of the World Cup era starting in 1975, otherwise all the great players of the previous era going all the way back to […]
I often mimic Tolstoy’s famous words and say that ‘All lucky cricketers are alike; each unlucky cricketer is unlucky in his own way’.
When the first ‘prudential’ World Cup started in 1975 very few of the teams had any meaningful preparation prior to the event.
During the glorious spring of 1982 Bangladesh Television (BTV) introduced a weekly show called Cricket on TV in recognition of the growing popularity of the game in the country.
India won the Test against Australia at the SCG played between 7-12 January 1978 by an innings and two runs.
Nari contractor: A courageous left handed batsman, it is ironic that his career ended after being hit in the head by Charlie Griffith during the 1962 tour to the Windies. His injury paved way for young Pataudi (Jr.) to become the Indian captain.
Given India’s fairly unimpressive Test record in Australia, it seems quite remarkable that they went in to the Boxing Day test at MCG in 1985 hoping to complete a hat-trick of successes at the venue.
An analysis of Bangladesh’s recent Test performances would reveal a fairly routine trend.
It’s a great pity Collis King played only nine Tests and 18 ODIs for the West Indies.
As Brian Close, accompanied by his younger partner, John Edrich went out to open England’s second innings at Old Trafford against the West Indies in 1976, the result of the match was already decided.
The recently concluded Asia Cup in UAE had a dramatic finish, as India clinched a last ball victory in the final against Bangladesh.
Kevin Malcolm Curran was born in Rusape, Rhodesia in September, 1959. Tall and well built; he showed promise as a cricketer from his school days and, in time, he developed into a fine all rounder playing regularly for Zimbabwe – the strongest associate member during the 1980’s.
The recently concluded three-match ODI series in the Caribbean islands saw the Tigers beat the hosts 2-1.
Zin really needed to qualify for the 2019 WC to give their ailing cricket some boost. They came within a whisker of realizing their goal but at the end fell just short.
The ICC must not let Zimbabwe wither
The Decline of Zim and Kenya cricket over the last two decades has been a sad story.
The ICC must not let Zimbabwe wither
And as for the Kiwi fans and many neutrals- there is another unfulfilled hope-lifting the WC.
The unsatisfied expectations from the 2019 World Cup
Thanks for your thoughtful comments Paul. Certainly agree with the pitch thing; I think it favored certain type pf batsmen more than the others.
Regarding the timing of the WC i don’t think they had much option, the EPL is starting in early August; already the teams have started their tours to Asia and other parts. So, the organizers didn’t have much choice in this regard I feel.
The unsatisfied expectations from the 2019 World Cup
Whenever England win something big; there is some controversy around. Geoff Hurst Goal in 1966 and now this Ben Stoke ‘Six’. Or was it a ‘five’?
Final outrage valid, but also a veneer for the bitter
Nocholas Pooran is someone I expect to hear a lot about in the future.
The Roar's 2019 Cricket World Cup awards: Player of the tournament to biggest disappointment and everything in between
They may not have won the WC, but the Kiwis have got some thousands of new fans here in Bangladesh. Everyone I met today has felt a bit of Sympathy for Williamson’s men.
England win World Cup final in thrilling super over finish against New Zealand
I would go for Boult over Fergie. I think Boult has been better in the big matches.
My Cricket World Cup team of the tournament
It seems that Santner will open the bowling on Sunday; with some plans ready to combat Roy. That should be interesting.
The two best balanced bowling attacks have reached the final
Tamim Iqbal, Maxwell, David Miller, Andre Russell, Adam Zampa, Kuldeep Yadav just to add a few more.
The World Cup XI of disappointment
Bit More information about Jadeja. He has taken 192 wickets at an average of 23.68 in tests; and he has a batting average of 32+. Yet most people see him as the support bowler to Ashwin in the test team. And Jadeja often gets dropped in tests abroad. For the record, both Ashwin and Warne has average of over 25 with the ball; the great Bedi’s average is 28.7. I am not suggesting the Jadeja is a better bowler than any of them; but his record is phenomenal.
Regarding his relations with the media; one problem he has is that he bowls left arm orthodox; something that is viewed by most people as too mundane, too dull. I think that Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman the ‘Mystery’ bowler from AFG gets more media attention than him.
The two best balanced bowling attacks have reached the final
In the ideal world yes; but I think Chahal is far more popular among the Indian media than Jadeja; at least that was the case before Jadeja’s brilliant all round show in the SF.
The two best balanced bowling attacks have reached the final
I should have made it clear in the main article that by the word ‘Balanced’ I meant balanced given the English conditions. I don’t think the strategy of the NZ back up bowlers of bowling slow and straight in the middle overs would work well everywhere. For example, they would struggle badly in the fast, bouncy pitches in Australia.
The two best balanced bowling attacks have reached the final
Thanks for your comments, Paul. I think India on paper had a balanced attack but it didn’t work. I was really excited when they started with two wrist spinners; because I expected great things from the spinners here. But, it didn’t go according to plans.
They certainly should have played three front-line seamers in the SF; but interestingly Shami’s inclusion would have possibly meant dropping Jadeja from the team.
India also lacked in reserve bowling options. After Pandya the 5th bowler they had Kedar Jadav with his very round arm spin; and Vijay Shankar with his gentle medium pacers. Neither of them were available in the SF; so Chahal had to bowl his full quota despite being expensive.
The two best balanced bowling attacks have reached the final
But Pooran may run couple of his partners out.
The 11 players who didn't deserve to be eliminated before the semi-finals
One problem with my team here is that it has a long, long tail with Tahir coming at 8. I reckon someone like Starc would take only one over to clean it up.
The 11 players who didn't deserve to be eliminated before the semi-finals
The WI all rounders Jason Holder and Braithwaite had pretty decent WCs but Andre Russell was a big disappointment.
The 11 players who didn't deserve to be eliminated before the semi-finals
Good Point. Actually I was little bit disappointed with Mujib in final match against WI. I expected the Afghans to win this match with Mujeeb destroying the WINDIES batting.
The 11 players who didn't deserve to be eliminated before the semi-finals
Maxwell has been a big disappointment for me in this WC.
Mitch Marsh and Handscomb can help Australia beat England
It’s remarkable that so far we have seen only one really good chase, Ban v WI. The WINDIES threw it away yesterday while India’s attitude against England seemed strange.
Bat first to win this World Cup
My feeling is that as the KO stages begin; all the 4 teams will try to raise their game knowing past results no longer count and they are just 200 overs away from the trophy. Aus can improve on two sectors: more aggressive batting in the 2nd half of their innings especially during the 25-40 over period- and finding a 4th wicket taking bowling option. Here, I have focused on the 1st issue.
The reshuffle the Aussies must make to win the World Cup
Thanks for the thoughtful comments. There is no doubt that the Aussie batting has been quite consistent so far in the WC. But this is mainly due to the brilliance of their openers. I feel there is scope for improvement in the middle order and hence the suggestions. Twice, against Pak and Eng the Aussie middle order had the chance to bat the opposition out of the game and they couldn’t.
The reshuffle the Aussies must make to win the World Cup
Cricket in Zim; Rest in Peace.
The ICC must not let Zimbabwe wither