Comments on: Should the minnows be in the World cup? http://i3j3cricket.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/ India-India-India Jai-Jai-Jai (i3j3) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Justine Larbalestier » Slaughter of the Minnow-cents + Sachin http://i3j3cricket.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/#comment-347 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 23:05:37 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/#comment-347 [...] world cup it seems there’s a debate about whether allowing in the so-called minnows of the game is a good idea or not. Because every [...]

]]> By: News in brief: Friday 16 March 2007 « i3j3Cricket :: A blog for fans of Indian cricket… http://i3j3cricket.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/#comment-330 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:29:55 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/#comment-330 [...] Sri Lanka beat Bermuda in the other game by 243 runs. It again opens up the debate on whether the minnows should be in the WC.  [...]

]]> By: blogesh http://i3j3cricket.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/#comment-242 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 01:06:47 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/#comment-242 Rezwan

It was good that Bangladesh beat NZ, but don’t read too much into the warm up games. South Africa struggled a bit too, but when the competition begins, all teams will lift up their game.

And you are right – Bangladesh is the team most likely to cause an upset this time. India and SL, the two favourites in Group B will have to watch out…

]]> By: Rezwan http://i3j3cricket.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/#comment-240 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:02 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/#comment-240 India should better watch out for Bangladesh in the group match. You have forgot to mention, they have beaten New Zealand yesterday, who whitewashed Australia recently.

Bangladesh’s current performance show (if you have followed) that they are on the way up in the standard comparing to teams like Zimbabwe and Kenya. And believe me the trend will only get better.

]]> By: mohankaus http://i3j3cricket.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/#comment-236 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:04:46 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/#comment-236 Great post Mahesh. I think a play-off for the minnows with the bottom-ranked two teams is a good idea and could well have some legs… That way, we could have a World-Cup-Qualifying tournament with 10 teams in two pools (8 minnows plus the bottom 2). We could then bring the top two from each pool into the World Cup to make it a tournament with 10 teams (in two pools). That’d make for a more interesting tournament — with 23 games (20 league games, 2 semi-finals and 1 final).

]]> By: Sameer http://i3j3cricket.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/#comment-235 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:16:48 +0000 http://i3j3cricket.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/should-the-minnows-be-in-the-world-cup/#comment-235 I do realize all the efforts ICC tries to put in for popularizing cricket in hitherto non-cricket playing countries, in other words, minnows. But I tend to largely agree with Ponting’s views that the minnows should not have anything to do with either the World Cup or the Champions Trophy. I mean, by all means, invite the top two non-regular (ICC associate) countries that have done well in the ICC tournaments. But having a free for all just to make it an even 16-team tournament is bad. It detracts from the contest, lengthens the tournament and generally does little to add to minnow players’ experience.

But now that these teams have been included, they should go into the tournament with a carefree attitude. Only then will you see an upset or two!

Oh by the way… great blog!!

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