28th Match - India v West Indies (6th March 2015)

[Adders]

This is so ****ing bad I almost feel sorry for WW........almost.

 

[Zinzan]

Yet this team warrants getting the boxing day test over NZ.

Wonder how the organisers will feel when their biggest test of the year is over after 2-3 days?

 

[Teja.]

Making Shami look top-drawer here... which is no mean feat.

Shami has the best figures of any ODI bowler since 2014 iirc and has ripped up against every side he's played in the WC and he has only played test sides.

 

[Jono]

God this WC would be so much better if we could kick out WI, England and Pakistan.

 

[Antihippy]

Shami has the best figures of any ODI bowler since 2014 iirc and has ripped up against every side he's played in the WC and he has only played test sides.

Reckon he'll be an Ajit agarkar as in that he is much much better with the white ball?

 

[Zinzan]

God this WC would be so much better if we could kick out WI, England and Pakistan.

And if they did away with this ridiculous concept of quarter finals, so joke teams like the West Indies can lose half their pool games, yet could still win a crucial toss, get a bit of luck & knock out an unbeaten team.

My biggest bugbear with this format.

The result of this game today was virtually meaningless either way as far as the points table is concerned.

 

[Cruxdude]

Indian bowling has been so good here. Don't see us losing till we face Australia or NZ if we continue playing like this.

 

[ankitj]

Much like Agarkar, Shami has a poor ER but amazing strike rate. Has 76 wickets in 42 games.

 

[Teja.]

Reckon he'll be an Ajit agarkar as in that he is much much better with the white ball?

Yep. I don't exactly see him as having a particularly high ceiling in test cricket even if he achieves it but he has really stepped up so far in LO cricket.

He has 76 wickets in 42 games @ 25 which is awesome considering he hasn't really played in too many low scoring games nor does he have a bowling attack that knocks out sides for less than 200 ever traditionally.

4/35 v. Pakistan, 2/30 v. SA and now 2/16 of 6 v. WI so far.

 

[Antihippy]

Much like Agarkar, Shami has a poor ER but amazing strike rate. Has 76 wickets in 42 games.

TBF isn't he india's death bowler? Not exactly the best era to be a death bowler.

 

[jonbrooks]

Yet this team warrants getting the boxing day test over NZ.

Wonder how the organisers will feel when their biggest test of the year is over after 2-3 days?

It's all about money and unfortunately NZ doesn't draw top dollar. Mind you if we were to get a few wins over Oz then there might be an opportunity in the next few years.

 

[Zinzan]

Indian bowling has been so good here. Don't see us losing till we face Australia or NZ if we continue playing like this.

The irony is England are one side that had the wood on them little more than a month ago in Aust conditions...and there's a good chance they'll face them in the quarter no ?

 

[viriya]

What a farce.. not surprising though.

 

[Cruxdude]

The irony is England are one side that had the wood on them little more than a month ago in Aust conditions...and there's a good chance they'll face them in the quarter no ?

Agree they are a bit scary but this team does seem to have turned the corner here. Will hold India slight favourites against them.

 

[Zinzan]

It's all about money and unfortunately NZ doesn't draw top dollar. Mind you if we were to get a few wins over Oz then there might be an opportunity in the next few years.

Don't buy it tbh. If it was India, then sure..with their huge viewing public, but the Windies? With the sides they roll out today? Can't see the main asian television market finding them any more appealing than NZ. Sure you get some interest in the Windies from North America too, but they're predominately India viewers who would happily watch any international cricket.

I think the real explanation someone else mentioned is that when the scheduled it the Windies were ranked above NZ...that's all.


I've fairly positive everyone involved (excluding the Windies) would prefer it was NZ in hindsight

 

[Jono]

The irony is England are one side that had the wood on them little more than a month ago in Aust conditions...and there's a good chance they'll face them in the quarter no ?

glorified warm-ups tbf

 

[Zinzan]

glorified warm-ups tbf

Yeah I thought someone might say something like that, but they were still trying to win weren't they?

 

[Jono]

haha at the pitch match on the coffee table btw

 

[Antihippy]

If you put stuart binny in your team could you truly be serious about winning?

 

[Zinzan]

Shami has the best figures of any ODI bowler since 2014 iirc and has ripped up against every side he's played in the WC and he has only played test sides.

Holy ***, his recent numbers are good I just remember him being decidedly average in the NZ/India ODI series last year and going for over 7 an over IIRC.