[adi.mariner]

MSD to retire at the end of WC2019?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/70054961.cms
It would be a nice send-off for MSD and he can retire on a high if we win the World Cup.
Sad to hear about Ambati Rayudu's retirement. Maybe he never got his due because of playing in the rival ICL.

[shipnil]

Looks like this English side too is structured similar to current Indian team. Although, they boast so many hitters in their lineup, looking at today's performance, it feels like if only top 3 perform, they are able to put up a decent total. The moment Bairstow is gone, the innings slowed down.

[PPS]

Does Team India need to wear that 'unlucky' Orange jersey again if they meet England in the semis? Or was it just a one-off for that Unicef initiative.

[graaja]

Originally Posted by PPS

Does Team India need to wear that 'unlucky' Orange jersey again if they meet England in the semis? Or was it just a one-off for that Unicef initiative.

It was just for that one game. They are back to the regular blue for the rest of the matches.

[saket77]

Back to today's match, England finishes 305/8. I think this is gettable if NZ play to their abilities. And if they do, PAK will be more happy than NZ But they will still need to beat B'desh. I am interested in this match for this sole reason as I want IND Vs. PAK in the knock out stage

[deehunk]

Originally Posted by srishiva

No friend. It should be Sankar from TN Maybe Kerala too. Karnataka and Andhra would be Shankar ! But I see he is Shankar. So nothing coming out of this !

He is from Tamil Nadu, his father is also a former cricketer of Tamil Nadu.

[NPV]

Originally Posted by saket77

Back to today's match, England finishes 305/8. I think this is gettable if NZ play to their abilities.

Going by the way they've played (their batting) in this world cup, I think new Zealand will struggle a bit to get this, unless of course Martin Guptill fires early at the top today

[BenjiRoss]

Originally Posted by volkman10

Anand Mahindra thinks 87-year-old fan is Team India's lucky charm, promises to reimburse her future match tickets!

I seem to be watching the ICC world cup for reasons other than cricket and this was certainly one of the highlights. I watched her cheer and then meeting Kohli and Rohit at the end. Nice!
We need a compilation of such off-field moments to boost the image of cricket being competitive and too analytical and highlighting the human aspect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVW5AomIJCM

[saket77]

Now Ravindra Jadeja is at it!

Says Sanjay Manjeraker has got ‘verbal diarrhoea’
https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/cr...w/70060069.cms

[Eddy]

I just saw. What he is saying is true (about Manjrekar's verbal diarrohea) but still it is in bad taste:

- should not call out someone's career. There are a lot of non-cricketers commentators. Yes, SM is an idiot with the mike so the criticism should have been restricted to that

- timing of the tweet? What prompted this unnecessary reaction just before the semis of a world cup.

Now imagine Jadeja playing, getting MoM and being interviewed by Manjrekar

[ninjatalli]

Originally Posted by Eddy

Now imagine Jadeja playing, getting MoM and being interviewed by Manjrekar

I saw Jadeja's tweet, got the contextual info and wondered aloud the same exact thing!

How good/bad would the decision be to rest one or two players and allow Mayank and/or Jadeja to play the next match? Jadeja actually makes sense; say instead of Dhoni or DK.

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Edit: So NZ has more or less lost the match so England is definitely secure at #3. Pakistan can't really get from NRR of -0.792 to +0.XX numbers in one match, so New Zealand is going to be at 4 for sure. So unless South Africa somehow screws up Australia's winning streak, we are in for a repeat show with England, on the same pitch

Now that's going to be interesting. Question - is Charu Lata Patel going to be the 'mascot' of the Indian team at this venue?

[deehunk]

Originally Posted by Eddy

I just saw. What he is saying is true (about Manjrekar's verbal diarrohea) but still it is in bad taste:

Now imagine Jadeja playing, getting MoM and being interviewed by Manjrekar

Either one of them will rush to Rest Room after the match.

[Chetan_Rao]

Pakistan are 'practically' out.

[shipnil]

Originally Posted by PPS

Does Team India need to wear that 'unlucky' Orange jersey again if they meet England in the semis? Or was it just a one-off for that Unicef initiative.

Originally Posted by graaja

It was just for that one game. They are back to the regular blue for the rest of the matches.

Unfortunately, Yes. It is called an away Jersey. It needs to be worn if the match is against host. Looks like we are meeting England for semis. We will be in Indian Oil colors again

[Arjun Reddy]

Originally Posted by shipnil

Unfortunately, Yes. It is called an away Jersey. It needs to be worn if the match is against host. Looks like we are meeting England for semis. We will be in Indian Oil colors again

Ha ha. Hope the fuel this time is unadulterated.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52668
Check video on post 101. Thought it was important.