Top 4 teams that can be seen at end of round robin in 2019 World Cup?

I am not being negative but the way Kohli reacted after getting out was disappointing. He kicked the ball and gave an expression as if it was not his misjudgment and slow reaction but the ball itself played a dirty trick with him.

Kohli should work to be a balanced person and not be over aggressive. One must have good conduct over and above all other qualities.

He must have been disappointed to not continue his batting when the team required, but it was not at all a proper way to express it.

Hope he channels this disappointment into performances when the team requires in the later and significant stages of the Journey.

Saurav Banerjee wrote:

Never discount teams like India and England. My top 4 teams are England, India, Australia and South Africa (for their bowling). Previously I chose New Zealand ahead of South Africa.

I think New Zealand is better than South Africa. Yes I am agree with you we must not underestimate team India. Team India have some good player and they are able to change the game.

There's no upset in the first match of the world cup. England marches ahead with full authority in all three departments. What was interesting to see is the manner in which English bowlers effectively used the short pitched stuff against South Africa. And the way most SA batters succumbed to it. In this context, it's important to remember that usually the South African batsmen play the short pitched stuff well as they are groomed in hard and bouncy pitches right from the beginning.

Looking at the forms and attitude of the teams, following may be 4 teams to show up till semi finals:

1) India,

2) England,

3) Bangladesh,

4) Australia.

I think some of you will change your opinion after watching last couple of matches. West Indies, Pakistan and Bangladesh are doing better than expected.

True, this is the most open tournament ever atleast till now. 3 Unexpected wins from 6 matches. West Indies, Pakistan & Bangladesh wins were unexpected.

You won't be surprised if SA come back like wounded tigers against India tomorrow after their 2 losses in a row.

Ya, I was thinking for South Africa to win against Bangladesh so that then they would not be like wounded tigers. But I am still feeling India can win if it is not having and swinging conditions. However on the match day it boils down to performances.

India is playing its first match and may be rusty. Their last net session was washed off by rain. So should see how they perform. Also whether Kedar will play is a thing to watch out.

Both Pakistan and West Indies are very unpredictable teams. On a lighter note, I feel sometimes they even don't know how they will perform on a given day !

In the mean time, the pitch at Rose Bowl where India and South Africa are set to play is deemed to be pretty flat. Moreover, considering South Africa's weakness against spin bowling, it's very likely that both Chahal and Kuldeep will feature in the playing XI. However, having said that, there's also a forecast of overcast weather and a bit of rain on Wednesday. So, in that case a talented swing bowler like Bhuvneshwar Kumar can very well come into play as well.

True, Pakistan especially might not know how they will play on a certain day! ;)

I think if it is swinging conditions, then India can find it tough, especially the openers. May be prefer to chase.

epraneeth77 wrote:

Ya, I was thinking for South Africa to win against Bangladesh so that then they would not be like wounded tigers. But I am still feeling India can win if it is not having and swinging conditions. However on the match day it boils down to performances.

India is playing its first match and may be rusty. Their last net session was washed off by rain. So should see how they perform. Also whether Kedar will play is a thing to watch out.

On the debate whether Kedar is going to play or not, the team management may well opt for Vijay Shankar ahead of Kedar in case of overcast conditions. This is mainly because Shankar's ability to bowl medium pace. On the other hand, in case of flat conditions, Kedar should make it into the playing XI because of his ability to bowl spin.

Srilanka collapsed rather sensationally from being 144/1 to 182/8.

Who do you think will win this match?

I am sad about Afghanistan though as the forecast for the day is not encouraging. I think the way Nabi performed Afghan could have sent Sri Lanka crashing in today's match.

Srilanka wins the rain curtailed match by 34 runs.

The revised DLS target was very much within their reach but they squandered the advantage and lost the match.

Srilanka also produced some quality bowling and fielding to open their account in the points tally.

I am not very hopeful about this present Sri Lankan team. They survived because of Afghanistan's lack of experience at the international level and N. Pradeep's sharp bowling. I don't see Sri Lanka winning many matches in this tournament.

Same here, batting of SL has no depth especially Angelo Mathews has lost his touch. He used to be a good allrounder in the past  but not up to expectation with his constant failure.

True, Srilanka is no longer a good team, but good that it atleast beat Afghanistan in the tournament. But I felt they bowled tight, however they have to maintain such strict bowling against better teams.

Malinga looks good in the death overs in picking wickets.

Meanwhile, India is bowling in its first match after losing toss. Match will start in 3 minutes.

The way South Africa is playing it's becoming extremely difficult for them every day to make it to the top 4 of the tournament. It's true that they are plagued by injuries to some of their key players, but still they have only themselves to blame for their performance.

On the other hand, India began their campaign in the best possible manner. Chahal and Bumrah bowled exceptionally well. Kuldeep was impressive as well. Rohit Sharma rode his luck in the early part of his innings to make it a big century. India next faces Australia (strengthened by the return of Steve Smith and David Warner).

India had a good warm up match I would say, they were far from being their best. Ordinary fielding, Rohit luck were the prime ones.

But I am very much hopeful that they will come into their groove in the next match.

Bhuvi also should find his rythm in the next or the match next to next.