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WC11 | Pre-Tournament Discussion Thread
Havent seen a thread on this as of yet so i thought i would create one, seeing as the warm up matches begin in less than a month.
Group A: Australia New Zealand Pakistan Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Canada Kenya Group B: Bangladesh England India South Africa West Indies Ireland Netherlands Group B is tougher than Group A as 6 of the 7 sides do have the potential to make it through to the next round. Though Group A does have some tough minnows in the form of Zimbabwe and Kenya on there day are decent. The top four teams from each group progress to the QF. So each team will need to win a minimum of three games i think. My four semi finalists would be: SA ENG IND SL Though i always believe Pak have an outside chance and we can beat ANYONE on our day. InshAllah this tournement will be a tournement to remember for all the right reasons and Afridi will be lifting the Trophy.
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9th January 2011, 17:19
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Fixture List (Warm Up Matches) :
Sat Feb 12 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT Kenya v West Indies R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo N/A Sat Feb 12 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT Sri Lanka v Netherlands Pallekele International Cricket Stadium N/A Sat Feb 12 08:30 GMT | 14:30 local 08:30 GMT Bangladesh v Canada Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong N/A Sat Feb 12 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT Ireland v New Zealand Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur N/A Sat Feb 12 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT South Africa v Zimbabwe MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai N/A Sun Feb 13 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT India v Australia M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore N/A Tue Feb 15 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT Ireland v Zimbabwe Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur N/A Tue Feb 15 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT Kenya v Netherlands Pallekele International Cricket Stadium N/A Tue Feb 15 08:30 GMT | 14:30 local 08:30 GMT Bangladesh v Pakistan Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur N/A Tue Feb 15 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT Australia v South Africa M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore N/A Wed Feb 16 03:30 GMT | 09:30 local 03:30 GMT Canada v England Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur N/A Wed Feb 16 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT Sri Lanka v West Indies R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo N/A Wed Feb 16 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT India v New Zealand MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai N/A Fri Feb 18 08:30 GMT | 14:30 local 08:30 GMT England v Pakistan Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur N/A
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9th January 2011, 17:20
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Fixture List for Actual Games:
Sat Feb 19 08:30 GMT | 14:30 local 08:30 GMT 1st Match, Group B - India v Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur N/A Sun Feb 20 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT 2nd Match, Group A - Kenya v New Zealand MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai N/A Sun Feb 20 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 3rd Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Canada Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota N/A Mon Feb 21 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 4th Match, Group A - Australia v Zimbabwe Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad N/A Tue Feb 22 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 5th Match, Group B - England v Netherlands Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur N/A Wed Feb 23 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 6th Match, Group A - Kenya v Pakistan Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota N/A Thu Feb 24 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 7th Match, Group B - South Africa v West Indies Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi N/A Fri Feb 25 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT 8th Match, Group A - Australia v New Zealand Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur N/A Fri Feb 25 08:30 GMT | 14:30 local 08:30 GMT 9th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v Ireland Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur N/A Sat Feb 26 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 10th Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Pakistan R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo N/A Sun Feb 27 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 11th Match, Group B - India v England Eden Gardens, Kolkata N/A Mon Feb 28 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT 12th Match, Group A - Canada v Zimbabwe Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur N/A Mon Feb 28 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 13th Match, Group B - Netherlands v West Indies Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi N/A Tue Mar 1 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 14th Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Kenya R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo N/A Wed Mar 2 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 15th Match, Group B - England v Ireland M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore N/A Thu Mar 3 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT 16th Match, Group B - Netherlands v South Africa Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh N/A Thu Mar 3 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 17th Match, Group A - Canada v Pakistan R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo N/A Fri Mar 4 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT 18th Match, Group A - New Zealand v Zimbabwe Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad N/A Fri Mar 4 08:30 GMT | 14:30 local 08:30 GMT 19th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v West Indies Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur N/A Sat Mar 5 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 20th Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Australia R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo N/A Sun Mar 6 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT 21st Match, Group B - England v South Africa MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai N/A Sun Mar 6 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 22nd Match, Group B - India v Ireland M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore N/A Mon Mar 7 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 23rd Match, Group A - Canada v Kenya Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi N/A Tue Mar 8 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 24th Match, Group A - New Zealand v Pakistan Pallekele International Cricket Stadium N/A Wed Mar 9 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 25th Match, Group B - India v Netherland Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi N/A Thu Mar 10 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 26th Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium N/A Fri Mar 11 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT 27th Match, Group B - Ireland v West Indies Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh N/A Fri Mar 11 08:30 GMT | 14:30 local 08:30 GMT 28th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v England Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong N/A Sat Mar 12 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 29th Match, Group B - India v South Africa Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur N/A Sun Mar 13 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT 30th Match, Group A - Canada v New Zealand Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai N/A Sun Mar 13 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 31st Match, Group A - Australia v Kenya M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore N/A Mon Mar 14 03:30 GMT | 09:30 local 03:30 GMT 32nd Match, Group B - Bangladesh v Netherlands Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong N/A Mon Mar 14 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 33rd Match, Group A - Pakistan v Zimbabwe Pallekele International Cricket Stadium N/A Tue Mar 15 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 34th Match, Group B - Ireland v South Africa Eden Gardens, Kolkata N/A Wed Mar 16 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 35th Match, Group A - Australia v Canada M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore N/A Thu Mar 17 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 36th Match, Group B - England v West Indies MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai N/A Fri Mar 18 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT 37th Match, Group B - Ireland v Netherlands Eden Gardens, Kolkata N/A Fri Mar 18 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 38th Match, Group A -New Zealand v Sri Lanka Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai N/A Sat Mar 19 03:30 GMT | 09:30 local 03:30 GMT 39th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v South Africa Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur N/A Sat Mar 19 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 40th Match, Group A - Australia v Pakistan R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo N/A Sun Mar 20 04:00 GMT | 09:30 local 04:00 GMT 41st Match, Group A - Kenya v Zimbabwe Eden Gardens, Kolkata N/A Sun Mar 20 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT 42nd Match, Group B - India v West Indies MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai N/A Wed Mar 23 08:30 GMT | 14:30 local 08:30 GMT Quarter Final - TBC v TBC (A1 v B4) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur N/A Thu Mar 24 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT Quarter Final - TBC v TBC (A2 v B3) Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad N/A Fri Mar 25 08:30 GMT | 14:30 local 08:30 GMT Quarter Final - TBC v TBC (A3 v B2) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur N/A Sat Mar 26 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 09:00 GMT Quarter Final - TBC v TBC (A4 v B1) R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo N/A Tue Mar 29 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 10:00 BST Semi Final - TBC v TBC R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo N/A Wed Mar 30 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 10:00 BST Semi Final - TBC v TBC Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh N/A Sat Apr 2 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local 10:00 BST Final - TBC v TBC Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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9th January 2011, 17:48
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The final is near to my birthday if we win it would be the best birthday present I have ever recieved!
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9th January 2011, 17:50
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10th January 2011, 20:10
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where did you get the shaikb pic from is there one of afrdi
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10th January 2011, 20:16
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Potential rankings after 1st round.
Group A SL Aus Pakistan NZ Group B India SA Eng WI QF: A1 vs B4 SL vs WI- winner SL A2 vs B3 Aus vs Eng- winner Eng A3 vs B2 Pak vs SA - winner Pakistan A4 vs B1 NZ vs India - winner India SF: SL vs Eng - Winner Eng Pak vs India -Winner pak Final Pak vs Eng- rematch of 1992-Pak win again.... something on these lines....
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10th January 2011, 20:18
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10th January 2011, 20:23
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its entirely possible....We just have to beat the minnows and NZ to be 3rd in the group....Beating SA will be the only tough ask then...India vs pak can go either way....No matter how strong a Pakistani or Indian team may be, the result is always unpredictable.....its always a pressure game.....In the end I believe we are still a better ODI team than Eng in home conditions.....Pakistan all the way....
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16th January 2011, 10:18
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Tendu maybe Injured
Kallis Injured Hopefully the list wont continue to increase
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16th January 2011, 10:21
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^ I'm not sure but he's injured
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16th January 2011, 10:29
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My 4 semi finalists I am expecting to reach the stage are as follows:
India Sri Lanka Pakistan South Africa
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16th January 2011, 10:41
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My Semi-Finalists:
India SA or SL Eng Aus But i will never count out Pak
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16th January 2011, 10:46
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Nasser Hussein said the same when predicting World Cup Favourites today
He said, this time it can be anyone's world cup, not just Australia's like previous years. He mention Ind, RSA, Eng and Sri Lanka as dark horses. And then he laughed and said, NEVER EVER rule out Pakistan
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16th January 2011, 11:14
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Saeed Ajmal hopes to shine in World Cup
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal is eyeing the 2011 ICC World Cup to produce his best performances on favourable tracks in the subcontinent.
Ajmal told ‘The News’ on Saturday that all his attentions are focused on One-day cricket leading up to the World Cup which starts from February 19. Ajmal, along with three other cricketers, is due to leave for New Zealand on January 17 to figure in the six-match one-day series starting from January 22 in Wellington. “I am looking forward to figure in the One-day series with the aim of gaining my top form for the World Cup. Though the selectors have yet to announce the squad, if I succeed in winning their confidence, I will try to put in the best of my abilities.” Ajmal said that World Cup be pinnacle of his cricketing career. “It is the event everyone is looking towards and I hope that I will make the World Cup one to remember.” The wily off-spinner had to return home from, New Zealand due to the sad demise of his father. “It is really a sad moment of my life as my parents always backed and supported me. However, I would try my best to overcome the shock I have suffered.” To a question about the differences between South Asian tracks to those in New Zealand, Ajmal said that he had just played one Twenty20 match earlier in the tour. “During the three overs I bowled against the Kiwi batsmen, I realised that stopping the flow of runs is very much a possibility on those wickets. “And when the batsmen slow down and try to hit out, chances of taking a wicket increase.” Ajmal has got the rare quality of delivering a perfect ‘doosra’ and hoped that his magic delivery would work in New Zealand. “Though wickets in New Zealand are famous for helping fast bowlers, spinners definitely have a role to play. It would not be easy to score at will against top spinners in the series.” Ajmal, however, is looking forward to the prospects of bowling in Sri Lanka during the initial round of the World Cup. “There is no denying the fact that South Asian wickets favour spinners,” he said. “It is here that you enjoy bowling the most!” http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrin...0&dt=1/16/2011
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16th January 2011, 11:31
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16th January 2011, 14:12
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16th January 2011, 14:37
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For some reason we cant handle the pessure in WCs when we play India
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20th January 2011, 20:01
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Exams Over.
Now i can fully concentrate on daydreaming how our WC victory will be InshAllah
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20th January 2011, 20:09
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20th January 2011, 20:13
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^ Arent all GCSE exams in June apart from the Modualr ones?
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 Even in college though our AS exams are only in January and May/June...
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20th January 2011, 22:29
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Very hard to pick this one. Could be anyone's tournament.
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20th January 2011, 23:44
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Two batsmen have to be in the prime form. Also, two fast bowlers and one spin bowler should be on the song then Pakistan have a chance to go into final...
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21st January 2011, 02:34
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Common guys make a proper prediction.be always wary of aussies,don't write off pak,ind,eng,sa and sl can win,bangladesh in home,wi have a strong batting then who else to write off except nz lol
Pak,aus,sa(Though i want sa to win),nz won't win,no way.West indies are truly the dark horses for me this wc.I favor Sri lanka to win the trophy.
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21st January 2011, 17:18
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Ind SA Eng Aus Never count out Pak
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21st January 2011, 17:28
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If it comes down to Pakistan taking on the Indians- then I feel that ALL the pressure for once would be on India. In the past we have had the better team thus have had more pressure.
This time to beat India, we would have to score a massive total batting first and bowl like tigers
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Reading the list of venues,I just wish that one of the Semi Finals could be the Gaddafi Stadium,or National Stadium Karachi,hope Asia put up a good tournament for the world.
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