ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 : Fever Starts

[Durrak]

 

[SpArK]

Its not sure

On Papers Following teams come up with the following rank

A1 AUS
A2 SL
A3 PAK
A4 NZ

B1 India
B2 SA
B3 ENG
B4 WI

First quarter-final, Group A1 v Group B4
Second quarter-final, Group A2 v Group B3
Third quarter-final, Group A3 v Group B2
Fourth quarter-final, Group A4v Group B1


India probabily would be playing against NZ and PAK will be against SOUTH AFRICA

SA will top the group B IND maybe second..


SL or PAK will top group A IMO...


So SL vs WI
PAK Vs ENG
AUS vs IND
WI Vs SA

 

[Sumendrab]

Ind wil b out in semis, sl hav good chances to win tis cup. enuf said.

 

[Mani2020]

@Mzubair

Yar i was just saying that its my gut feeling, i m not basing my claim on facts and figure,its just my guts feeling and sometime your gut feelings come up true

 

[MZUBAIR]

SA will top the group B IND maybe second..


SL or PAK will top group A IMO...


So SL vs WI
PAK Vs ENG
AUS vs IND
WI Vs SA

Come on man....All pitches in India supporting spinners......and in Group B, India is the only team have reputable spinners.

BD is another one...and I m expecting couple of upsets from BD other then Irland and Netherland.

 

[Mani2020]

By the way ICC or whoever made the schedule has done in-justice with Pakistan, when you look at the schedule every team has matches in atleast two countries either Bangladesh and Sri-Lanka or Inida and Sri-Lanka or India and Bangladesh even many teams have matches in all three hosting countries

But Pakistan is the only country who has all her matches in Sri-Lanka where the pitches are conducive for batting and there is too much heat that it can burn you all out also the record of Pakistan is not that great in Sri-Lanka when compared to their record in Bangladesh and india .

I know there would have been many issues in india hosting Pakistan's match but atleast they should have given us matches in Bangladesh

Believe me or not our players would be the most tired ones due to the heat and warm weather ,i hope they survive without any injuries specially in the lights of Shoaib Akhtar

 

[MZUBAIR]

By the way ICC or whoever made the schedule has done in-justice with Pakistan, when you look at the schedule every team has matches in atleast two countries either Bangladesh and Sri-Lanka or Inida and Sri-Lanka or India and Bangladesh even many teams have matches in all three hosting countries

But Pakistan is the only country who has all her matches in Sri-Lanka where the pitches are conducive for batting and there is too much heat that it can burn you all out also the record of Pakistan is not that great in Sri-Lanka when compared to their record in Bangladesh and india .

I know there would have been many issues in india hosting Pakistan's match but atleast they should have given us matches in Bangladesh

Believe me or not our players would be the most tired ones due to the heat and warm weather ,i hope they survive without any injuries specially in the lights of Shoaib Akhtar

It was the choice of Pakistan not ICC.
Pakistan chose to play in SL.
Playing India was tough ......and I dont know y PCB didnt elected BD.

And one more thing that PAK was in group B ...but last year moved to group A inreplace of West Indies on the choice of PCB.

 

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

SA will top the group B IND maybe second..


SL or PAK will top group A IMO...


So SL vs WI
PAK Vs ENG
AUS vs IND
WI Vs SA

In the ICC cricket ranking Bangladesh is ahead of WI... check your fact before posting.

 

[MZUBAIR]

I wana see Rona Lelea song...."dama dam mast qalander"...
One of the best singer one can have heard.....beautiful voice.
Could any one plz post that song ....

 

[Ammyy]

I think in semi India, SA, Aus and any one from (Srilanka, Pakistan & Eng)

 

[MZUBAIR]

Lakhnow on special worship for Indian Cricket Team

 

[MZUBAIR]

I think in semi India, SA, Aus and any one from (Srilanka, Pakistan & Eng)

I doubt on SA......Srilanka will go straight in Semi

India, AUS, SL, (ENG , PAK or SA)

 

[MZUBAIR]

Junaid got his first wicket....

 

[fawwaxs]

Pakistan’s “Uncle Cricket” is distraught to be missing out on watching World Cup matches on home soil with the strife-torn nation forced to look on as its neighbours host the showpiece event.

Sufi Abdul Jalil, known as “Chacha (Uncle) Cricket”, is Pakistan’s most famous spectator and has become a prominent fixture at his country’s matches at home and abroad for nearly three decades.

It is not easy to miss the 61-year-old – bedecked in the green and white colours of Pakistan’s national flag – an unofficial mascot for the side, shouting encouragement and dancing in the stands.

But as the party goes on in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Pakistan’s stadiums will remain silent after it was stripped of its rights to co-host the tournament over security fears.

“We will all miss World Cup matches in Pakistan,” Jalil told AFP.

“It’s very sad, but it’s something which is beyond our control and under the circumstances it would not have been enjoyable with fears and tension all the time.”

Pakistan cricket was plunged into crisis on March 3, 2009 when the visiting Sri Lankan team came under assault by militants in Lahore in an attack that left eight dead, also wounding seven Sri Lankan players and their assistant coach Paul Farbrace.

A month later, the International Cricket Council (ICC) opted to move World Cup matches out of Pakistan.

“I was on my way from my home to the ground to watch the match when I was suddenly stopped by police and when all the drama unfolded, I was shocked,” said Jalil, referring to the tragedy in Lahore.

“Those attacks snatched all cricket from us and had those events not taken place we would have been hosting the World Cup,” added Jalil, sponsored by a soft drinks company to watch all of Pakistan’s World Cup matches in Sri Lanka.

For vendor Abdul Rasheed, a common sight at Pakistan cricket stadiums since the country co-hosted the 1987 World Cup with India, it is a golden opportunity lost.

“It’s a tragedy that World Cup matches will not be played at our grounds.

They (the militants) did a cruel thing to our cricket,” said Rasheed, who sells maize and nuts at cricket and hockey matches.

Apart from fans being denied the opportunity to watch their team’s matches at home, Pakistan have lost out on the chance to improve infrastructure.

“The decision to move World Cup matches has hurt Pakistan cricket badly,”said Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt after the ICC decision, adding that grounds would have been built and existing ones refurbished.

Pakistan, where around 4,000 people have died in suicide and bomb attacks since 2007 blamed on networks linked to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, earlier lost out on hosting the ICC Champions Trophy due to concerns over security.

Pakistan look set for a multi-million dollar windfall as a result of losing their World Cup matches – a crucial financial boost – but that is scant consolation to the country’s legions of cricket fans.

“I hope one day the game can return because Pakistan is one of the greatest cricket-playing nations on earth, and it is such a shame that the young people of the country will be unable to watch their heroes at close quarters,” Farbrace, who left the Sri Lankan team soon after the attack, said last year.

“Sport is a means to bring strangers together, whether it’s a local football team or an international cricket team, but sadly it is increasingly becoming a target of terror.”

Former ICC chief Ehsan Mani said Pakistan had a tough job on its hands to bring international cricket back.

“It will take some time, but Pakistan must try hard to bring international cricket back. If future generations do not watch international cricket before them, then the game will never ever flourish, nor will the talent,” he said.

Pakistan misses out on World Cup party | Sport | DAWN.COM

 

[fawwaxs]

Pakistan win toss; elect to field against England

Pakistan won the toss and chose to field first against England in their last warm-up match at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah on Friday.

Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by 88 runs in their first warm-up match.

Squads:

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shahid Afridi (Capt), Abdul Razzaq, Umar Akmal, Wahab Riaz, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Asad Shafiq, Junaid Khan

England: Andrew Strauss (Capt), Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Ajmal Shahzad, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Michael Yardy, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Chris Tremlett, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood