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Sanz
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Depends who you ask.For me It did not lose any credibility for me, Infact it proved that Kenyans are here to stay and if you dont take them seriously, you will pay the price.
Kenya and Zimbabwe did not break any rule, they deserved their places in super six.
PS :- Portugal and Greece are in Euro SF, I am sure Euro has lost some credibility. For Euro to restore that credibility, we need England and France to be there. In Wimbledon Karolina Sprem, Ai Sugiyama, Florio Mayer, Ancic have reached the QF, I am sure Wimbledon has lost its credibility.
Kenya and Zimbabwe did not break any rule, they deserved their places in super six.
PS :- Portugal and Greece are in Euro SF, I am sure Euro has lost some credibility. For Euro to restore that credibility, we need England and France to be there. In Wimbledon Karolina Sprem, Ai Sugiyama, Florio Mayer, Ancic have reached the QF, I am sure Wimbledon has lost its credibility.
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
Are you saying Portugal and Greece are as good as England and France and they generate same interest as France and Greece ?? So basically Only in Football a country can surprise, it can not happen in Cricket, can it ??marc71178 said:
IMO Kenya and Zimbabwe did earn their performances on the field. What can they do if England and NZ refused to play with them. If I cant say that Kenya would have won, you cant prove that NZ would have won either.
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It wasn't on the field of play though, was it?
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
Well, 85% of it was on the field, wasn't it? They were robbed of proving their chance for the remaining 15%, you can not hold it against them, Can you ?? If I remember correctly, Kenya did win 3 matches(that is same as SA & WI) and None of us here can prove that Kenya was going to lose against NZ or otherwise.
As for zimbabwe, Zimbabwe reached in the super-six of 1999 World cup as well.
As for zimbabwe, Zimbabwe reached in the super-six of 1999 World cup as well.
tooextracool
International Coach
the gap between the quality of these football nations are very small indeed....infact the gap between england (or even france) and portugal is smaller than the gap between australia and the rest of the teams in ODI cricket......Sanz said:
tooextracool
International Coach
that its not as much as a surprise to see a team like portugal or greece in the semi finals as it is to see kenyaSanz said:
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
Well you said Australia and 'Rest of the Teams'. I am sure Kenya is included in Rest of the Teams. If India and Sri Lanka can reach there so can Kenya.
So TEC, are you suggesting that Kenya should not have reached the Super Six despite winning 3 matches and not given a chance to perform in the 4th one ?? If the Gap is so wide and Kenya shouldn't have gone to Super six, then what is the point in having such teams in the world cup ??
So TEC, are you suggesting that Kenya should not have reached the Super Six despite winning 3 matches and not given a chance to perform in the 4th one ?? If the Gap is so wide and Kenya shouldn't have gone to Super six, then what is the point in having such teams in the world cup ??
tooextracool
International Coach
its like this.....Sanz said:
australia
big gap
india,SA
small gap
pak,SL,NZ
small gap
england, WI
big gap
kenya,zim and bangladesh
so the gap between australia and kenya is huge compared to england/portugal
i dont mind it if kenya reach the super six by winning games not by forfeit....but what ticked me off was the fact that they reached the semi finals when they clearly didnt deserve too. and the reason why these teams are part of the WC is to give them international experience in the hope that one day the gap between kenya and australia would be as small as it is between portugal and england,as of now it is not!
tooextracool
International Coach
i didnt exactly blame kenya.....i was just refuting your point that when teams like greece and portugal made it into the semis the tournament lost credibility. im quite sure that both greece and portugal will be extremely tough opponents for all any country.....can i say the same thing about kenya?Sanz said:
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
So what should be done to restore the credibility of the Cricket World Cup ?? Here are your choices :-tooextracool said:
1. Hand over the World Cup to England ??
2. Let Top Six Teams in ODIs qualify for Super Six ??
3. If Kenya & Zimbabwe reach the Super Six, throw them out and give their spot to England and some other team despite the fact that they lost majority of their matches ??
