will india be able to raech the semis this time?
By sahil102
@sahil102 (125)
India
June 13, 2009 11:22pm CST
hey friends what you think about indian cricket team they have lost their 1st match against west indies in super 8's will they reach the semis. they have two matches left in super 8's to reach the semis they have to win both or south africa win their all three matches and england beat west indies and india beat england then south africa will qualify and the remaining three teams will have two points each then team with better run rate will qualify.so their are many options through which india can qualify. what you think about this............
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6 responses
@pratik87 (1927)
• India
14 Jun 09
India lost a crucial encounter against the west indies which has now led to a tough situation for them in the tournament where in they have to win both their matches against England and west indies and even then they might not reach the semi finals. or there is another way for them but the match against England is a must win for them. if they win against England by a huge margin they they can hope that England beat west indies and they lose to south Africa by a very small margin then three teams will be tied on two points and net run rate will again come into play. either way it looks tough for India. they need a bit of luck but hey have been in this situation before in the last world cup and the players in the team thrive under pressure s let us see what they can do.
@acematthews71 (1084)
• India
14 Jun 09
I think India have lost too many opportunities in the game vs west indies. I think that match could have easily won. First of all after winning the toss, Dhoni should have chosen to field first as west indies were down after losing their previous game in the group stages and were low on confidence. But having given to bowl first, they redeemed their confidence back and pulled off an upset as west indies this time are not even ranked in the top ten in t20 rankings. Indian team players will have to pull up their socks and come out with the champion attitude, only then they have the possibility to defy the odds. One more important thing is the absence of Virender sehwag, I think he could have made a big difference to the side. Rohit sharma is a fine player and has a lot of time to play his shots but it is like just that he wants to play even much before the ball is coming on to the bat. This is where the other teams are getting early inroads into our team. A perfect gameplan is what Team India requires now to win their remaining matches to march into the semis!!
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@ajithlal (14716)
• India
14 Jun 09
I do not think India will be able to qualify for semis until one of the players get into good form and do a very good job. Right now some of the players are not in good job and needs to get form to beat England and to get into semi finals. I hope India get into semis.
@vipinl (802)
• India
14 Jun 09
Depends om if they will be able t0o beat S.A as i don't think there will be any problem defeating england. And if they reached semis the game is on and they will be overwhelming favorites to win the tournament.. hope they manage to win against South Africa. Also these days Indian team play better cricket under pressure and there game reaches different level altogether in do or die situation, and its almost the same team and same situation that was in last t20 cup.
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@shibham (16977)
• India
14 Jun 09
i don't think that india will reach semi final becoz sa and england, both are strong teams. england is more stronger than india on their home soil. dhoni, the captain of worst slow batting i have ever seen in t20. he had committed many mistakes on last match. if it repeats today, then india's run on this world cup will come to an end.
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@jcsan9 (11)
• Kuwait
14 Jun 09
i am happy that india lost tht match....if they lose once only they will play properly in de next game.....india will take the cup this time also they just play properly and not to be over-confident which they were before the west-indies match.......
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