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ODI World Cup

Winner - India
England - SF
Wish - Pakistan beat India in a one-sided final.

Aye, the BCCICC will control the pitches.

I know everyone loves a underdog (Pak). But by heck the BCCi cult don't half make it easy for good folk to despise them. They love the monies too much. At the detriment of the good game. Imo.

Lets not even get into their refusal to play Pak, it's so bizarre, even in todays silly nonsense riddled world.

I'm really looking forward to it. Ind Eng Aus Pak for me.
 

I know everyone loves a underdog (Pak). But by heck the BCCi cult don't half make it easy for good folk to despise them. They love the monies too much. At the detriment of the good game. Imo.

Lets not even get into their refusal to play Pak, it's so bizarreness, even in todays silly nonsense riddled world.

I'm really looking forward to it. Ind Eng Aus Pak for me.
Agree wholeheartedly. Is there any sport in the world where one particular team dictates to its governing body how to run it's own affairs so much? Corruption doesn't even come close imo.

Their refusal to play Pakistan is unreal tbh. It's like a form of apartheid or something. No bilateral series, not traveling to Pakistan, not letting any Pakistan players play in the IPL etc. Don't know how they get away with it or don't get sanctioned/fined, well I do, it's all about the 🤑💰, that's why they'll play the Pak's in the big tourney's because it makes the BCCICC money.

The big question in why? Many will state the Mumbai terror attacks and the Pakistani's alleged involvement. But this is a bit of a misnomer. Do the USofA still do business with the Saudi's? Because they were 'allegedly' behind the twin tower attacks. And if you look into the actual commerce between India/Pakistan, it's mostly business as usual, so why the animosity in the cricket?

There's not many proper rivalries in cricket and they should be nurtured and encouraged for the sake of the game. Us and the Aussies is the obvious biggie but growing up, Pakistan India was just as big in our household. I can remember proper old fashioned hard cricket. Likes of Sachin/Ganguly/Dravid Vs Inzy/Waqar/Wasim. Brilliant to watch and only good for the game. Obviously there was a bit of needle but the players themselves recognised the importance of each other and played like gents (most of the time lol).

But I am looking forward to this WC, hoping to see Us smash everyone all over, Paks to do well and hopefully India fall flat on their faces. Just like when Pakistan basically slapped them all over and won by 10 wickets and effectively knocked them out in the last T20 WC.

I really can't stand Indian cricket ATM, just like their right wing nutter leader, most of their cricket fans, cricket board, twat of a captain, their insistence that their match fixed T20 league is the pinnacle of the sport etc. Apart from that their alright I suppose 😂.

Sorry to digress, rant ower! I don't even know what my original point was going to be.... something along the lines of the BCCI are ***** and they will do everything in their power to mess with the scheduling, pitches etc to try and do well. We're little over a month to go and they're still fu*king about with venues and fixtures. Like they didn't know about these religious festivals and dates beforehand... Pull the other one. Must think the rest of us are mugs.
 
Agree wholeheartedly. Is there any sport in the world where one particular team dictates to its governing body how to run it's own affairs so much? Corruption doesn't even come close imo.

Their refusal to play Pakistan is unreal tbh. It's like a form of apartheid or something. No bilateral series, not traveling to Pakistan, not letting any Pakistan players play in the IPL etc. Don't know how they get away with it or don't get sanctioned/fined, well I do, it's all about the 🤑💰, that's why they'll play the Pak's in the big tourney's because it makes the BCCICC money.

The big question in why? Many will state the Mumbai terror attacks and the Pakistani's alleged involvement. But this is a bit of a misnomer. Do the USofA still do business with the Saudi's? Because they were 'allegedly' behind the twin tower attacks. And if you look into the actual commerce between India/Pakistan, it's mostly business as usual, so why the animosity in the cricket?

There's not many proper rivalries in cricket and they should be nurtured and encouraged for the sake of the game. Us and the Aussies is the obvious biggie but growing up, Pakistan India was just as big in our household. I can remember proper old fashioned hard cricket. Likes of Sachin/Ganguly/Dravid Vs Inzy/Waqar/Wasim. Brilliant to watch and only good for the game. Obviously there was a bit of needle but the players themselves recognised the importance of each other and played like gents (most of the time lol).

But I am looking forward to this WC, hoping to see Us smash everyone all over, Paks to do well and hopefully India fall flat on their faces. Just like when Pakistan basically slapped them all over and won by 10 wickets and effectively knocked them out in the last T20 WC.

I really can't stand Indian cricket ATM, just like their right wing nutter leader, most of their cricket fans, cricket board, twat of a captain, their insistence that their match fixed T20 league is the pinnacle of the sport etc. Apart from that their alright I suppose 😂.

Sorry to digress, rant ower! I don't even know what my original point was going to be.... something along the lines of the BCCI are ***** and they will do everything in their power to mess with the scheduling, pitches etc to try and do well. We're little over a month to go and they're still fu*king about with venues and fixtures. Like they didn't know about these religious festivals and dates beforehand... Pull the other one. Must think the rest of us are mugs.

You’re right. With all of it. India’s treatment of Pakistan cricket and cricketers is a f*cking disgrace.
 
You’re right. With all of it. India’s treatment of Pakistan cricket and cricketers is a f*cking disgrace.

Spot on mate. Totally goes against what cricket is supposed to be about.

Without derailing the thread. This subject does vex me so. The Indians hide behind the blanket term "politics". Many of the deluded Indians I've spoke to have gone further by saying they don't play Pakistan not out of being scared/worried about tarnishing IPL brand by losing to Pak, its because they don't want to legitimise Pakistan by playing them. Like wtf? How arrogant can you be to think like that? Why would Pakistan need legitimising? Are they not a nuclear powered nation who are pretty decent at cricket? It's not like they the gala strip ffs. Anyway rant over lol.
Why aren't india threatened with the same repercussions england had when they refused to play Zimbabwe

Great point also. We all know why there is zero pressure from other nations or icc.

It's like when the bcci complain of security issues at home and away. OK so why refuse to play them at neutral venues? It stinks mate.
 
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Do they still refuse to let Pakistan players play in the IPL? Because if that isn't a restriction on trade/earnings out of prejudice, then I don't know what is.
Yeah they do. Sikander Raza was born and raised in Pakistan but moved to Zimbabwe as a 16 year old and he gets an IPL gig.
 
Do they still refuse to let Pakistan players play in the IPL? Because if that isn't a restriction on trade/earnings out of prejudice, then I don't know what is.
Aye mate. No Pakistanis are allowed to play IPL. Citing whatever BS security reasons. Makes no sense.

Just like when they invited a whole load of Pak players to an IPL auction in india after they had won the t20 World Cup. Then bizarrely all teams were told not to bid on them. Wtf indeed.
 
Brook 105* from 42 for the popchips tonight.

It is mental he isn't in our squad for the world cup. But I do get the decision.

Stokes had better not make us regret picking him instead of Harry.
 
Brook 105* from 42 for the popchips tonight.

It is mental he isn't in our squad for the world cup. But I do get the decision.

Stokes had better not make us regret picking him instead of Harry.
Brook can still make the final 15, would be incredibly harsh on Willey again but if he has to miss 2 world cups for us to get the best squad then so be it.
Still reckon our 3 reserves will be Archer, Dawson/Ahmed, Brook/Willey
 
Agree wholeheartedly. Is there any sport in the world where one particular team dictates to its governing body how to run it's own affairs so much? Corruption doesn't even come close imo.

Their refusal to play Pakistan is unreal tbh. It's like a form of apartheid or something. No bilateral series, not traveling to Pakistan, not letting any Pakistan players play in the IPL etc. Don't know how they get away with it or don't get sanctioned/fined, well I do, it's all about the 🤑💰, that's why they'll play the Pak's in the big tourney's because it makes the BCCICC money.

The big question in why? Many will state the Mumbai terror attacks and the Pakistani's alleged involvement. But this is a bit of a misnomer. Do the USofA still do business with the Saudi's? Because they were 'allegedly' behind the twin tower attacks. And if you look into the actual commerce between India/Pakistan, it's mostly business as usual, so why the animosity in the cricket?

There's not many proper rivalries in cricket and they should be nurtured and encouraged for the sake of the game. Us and the Aussies is the obvious biggie but growing up, Pakistan India was just as big in our household. I can remember proper old fashioned hard cricket. Likes of Sachin/Ganguly/Dravid Vs Inzy/Waqar/Wasim. Brilliant to watch and only good for the game. Obviously there was a bit of needle but the players themselves recognised the importance of each other and played like gents (most of the time lol).

But I am looking forward to this WC, hoping to see Us smash everyone all over, Paks to do well and hopefully India fall flat on their faces. Just like when Pakistan basically slapped them all over and won by 10 wickets and effectively knocked them out in the last T20 WC.

I really can't stand Indian cricket ATM, just like their right wing nutter leader, most of their cricket fans, cricket board, twat of a captain, their insistence that their match fixed T20 league is the pinnacle of the sport etc. Apart from that their alright I suppose 😂.

Sorry to digress, rant ower! I don't even know what my original point was going to be.... something along the lines of the BCCI are ***** and they will do everything in their power to mess with the scheduling, pitches etc to try and do well. We're little over a month to go and they're still fu*king about with venues and fixtures. Like they didn't know about these religious festivals and dates beforehand... Pull the other one. Must think the rest of us are mugs.
Your rant is spot on mate :D
Totting up my options of either going to the last 3 groups games, semi and final or the test series next year. I’m leaning towards this like as I fancy us to go back to back.
 
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