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***Official India & Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates***
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RolledOver
U19 Debutant
I'm dissapointed, a 2 match is hardly a series.Indian team has touced a purple patch and thay should have played a 5 match series.I don't think India has ever made a clean sweep of OD games, and had it been a 5 match series or even a 4 match one, the chances of clean sweep would have been very bright.
Hope to see a good contest.
Hope to see a good contest.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Why the hell should we play a 5 match ODI series with Pakistan when only a few months ago we played them in the exact same thing you are requesting? It'd be more pointless matches, 2 is fine. It pleases the people that want to see the matches up in Abu Dhabi whilst hopefully not overkilling the players.
The problem is 7 ODIs with England, that's way too many. Should have been a 4 test series with 5 ODIs.
The problem is 7 ODIs with England, that's way too many. Should have been a 4 test series with 5 ODIs.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Yeah I'm pretty sure I don't care.
IndianByHeart
U19 Vice-Captain
Yes i'm dissapointed too, i think it should have been a ten match series, afterall they haven't play each other in ages isn't it?RolledOver said:
Looks to me that Int teams are playing too much Onedayers these days, just recently ICC pres was talking about players burnout .
alternative
Cricket Web Content Updater
hmmm i don't see much point of this series at all.. when we played them just couple of months ago.. IMO its just a waste..
I wouldn't mind if they have such series with South Africa or Australia..
I wouldn't mind if they have such series with South Africa or Australia..
adharcric
International Coach
Same thoughts here, it's rather pointless, especially since India named their regular side. Had they named young prospects like Dhiman, Pujara, VRV, Nabi and Chawla in the side, it might have been more exciting to see how they do. Unnecessary load on the players here.
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
so how much money will they gain from this?
IndianByHeart
U19 Vice-Captain
I'm not sure about the exact figues, but it is suppose to be alot, in millions i guess.chaminda_00 said:
chaminda_00
Hall of Fame Member
lol can't belive someone answered that.
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Cricket Web Content Updater
chaminda_00 said:
LOL, i guess someone had to answer that.. altho
I know you wanted to answer that
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Guys, one of the matches is for earthquake relief. It is a commendable gesture. And the players wanted to play in this series, so it seems. And there is still the provision that if a couple of the seniors think it is too much, they can opt out.
Sanz
Hall of Fame Member
But why Abudhabi ? If the boards were serious about earthquake, why didn't they declare last ODIs that were played in Pak as the earthquake matches ? This has 'masala cricket' written all over it with boards needing excuse to host matches in UAE.
I hope we dont see much of this in future.
I hope we dont see much of this in future.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Because there is a very large expatriate population there. Part of my best friend's family (and he has a HUGE family) lives there and almost all of them are going to turn up for those matches. And I understand that the taxes there are slightly lower compared to in INdia or Pak. And doesn't the UAE currency convert to a LOT of rupees?Sanz said:
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
They are both for Earthquake relief. The Indian board said that the total money raised for the Earthquake relief fund will be around $10,000,000 USD.
I like this gesture. I would have preferred that India-England series would be 5 tests and no ODI. There wouldn't be much more days of cricket (7 ODI, wtf, thats a lot).
5 match test series would have been too awesome, therefore the BCCI didn't want to do it. What's the point of playing England in ODI's anyway? England could have had a chance to win a series in India in a LONG time, and India would have had a chance to come back.
Three test series suck major ***. Four should be the minimum between major test nations, especially since there is a good chance that at least one would be affected by rain.
Oh, and what happened to the six test series?
I like this gesture. I would have preferred that India-England series would be 5 tests and no ODI. There wouldn't be much more days of cricket (7 ODI, wtf, thats a lot).
5 match test series would have been too awesome, therefore the BCCI didn't want to do it. What's the point of playing England in ODI's anyway? England could have had a chance to win a series in India in a LONG time, and India would have had a chance to come back.
Three test series suck major ***. Four should be the minimum between major test nations, especially since there is a good chance that at least one would be affected by rain.
Oh, and what happened to the six test series?
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