Semi-Final #1- India v Australia- Tuesday, March 4th- Dubai

[Silver Silva]

Congratulations team India , best team in the tournament by far and deservedly in the final

 

[ripper868]

With an extra days rest and extensive travel regime, India definitely been shafted by tournament organizers here, be an incredible tale of overcoming the odds if they can pull it off in the final.

 

[Sunil1z]

Australia fought better with a BBL bowling line up than India in the WC final . Well played .

 

[anil1405]

Aussies left their fighting spirit hanging dry in their backyard?

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

With their bowling lineup, probably 40-50 runs short with the bat weren't they?

Yeah they definitely left runs out there at the end of their innings.

With Ellis and Shami being the most effective bowlers though, you wonder if both sides could have dropped one of their spinners for an extra pacer.

 

[Sunil1z]

Yeah they definitely left runs out there at the end of their innings.

With Ellis and Shami being the most effective bowlers though, you wonder if both sides could have dropped one of their spinners for an extra pacer.

Both sides misread the pitch .

 

[honestbharani]

I think Aus got a massive leg up with the toss win and if anything, these conditions nullify the difference between an Ellis and a Cummins far more than any other track IMO.

Starc is a HUGE loss though. Almost as big as India missing a certain Jasprit Bumrah.

 

[mcgmelb]

Now only new zealand can save cricket from dying

 

[James]

Hope Connolly doesn't get made into too much of a scape goat, really thrown in at the deep end today.

Looking at the positive, he was the most economical bowler across both teams.

 

[Sunil1z]

I think Aus got a massive leg up with the toss win and if anything, these conditions nullify the difference between an Ellis and a Cummins far more than any other track IMO.

Starc is a HUGE loss though. Almost as big as India missing a certain Jasprit Bumrah.

Lets not go there . We beat a second string Aussie side . However I believe only India and England possess mental strength to beat Aussies in a knockout game .

 

[Athlai]

Imagine the people with tickets to the final in Pakistan, will it show on the big screen?

 

[SkyBlue]

This elevates Pat Cummins' aura to another level

2nd consecutive ICC event that they've now lost without him being captain (or playing)

The greatest skipper since Ricky Ponting. Absolute GOAT

 

[King Kane]

A brave effort from the Aussies, now it is up to the Southern Hemisphere cricket heavyweights NZ or SA to knock off India in the final.

 

[SkyBlue]

A brave effort from the Aussies, now it is up to the Southern Hemisphere cricket heavyweights NZ or SA to knock off India in the final.

This increases NZ's chances of winning CT by at least 20% now that Australia is out

 

[SkyBlue]

With a view to the next ODI World Cup, India are going to have a big problem if they're still relying on the then 39 year old Kohli to win them games. Need new leaders to step up.

 

[Sunil1z]

With a view to the next ODI World Cup, India are going to have a big problem if they're still relying on the then 39 year old Kohli to win them games. Need new leaders to step up.

It is a tragedy that Yashasvi Jaiswal is not playing.

 

[SkyBlue]

It is a tragedy that Yashasvi Jaiswal is not playing.

He's definitely the next batting superstar. Rohit needs to retire after CT and they need to brood in Jaiswal asap. Make Iyer the next captain. I would do it now rather than delaying this even more.

 

[Silver Silva]

With a view to the next ODI World Cup, India are going to have a big problem if they're still relying on the then 39 year old Kohli to win them games. Need new leaders to step up.

India has the most stacked bench in world cricket..

Guys like Jaiswal , Pant , Samson , Varma , Abshiek Sharma , Rinku Singh and many more could easily slot in if the seniors retire

 

[Molehill]

After that innings and that drop, his bowling has gone well, so can't be blamed too much. The Sangha selection is looking worse.

Yeah, my point earlier was basically that he should've never have been made to open. One of the others should have which would've set the team up far better.

 

[Molehill]

India has the most stacked bench in world cricket..

Guys like Jaiswal , Pant , Samson , Varma , Abshiek Sharma , Rinku Singh and many more could easily slot in if the seniors retire

There's no doubt that India has the most firepower in limited overs cricket at the mo, which is why it kind of annoys everyone else more when they are given extra helping hands by the ICC.