tbh, I couldn't care much. I liked the Sachin era of cricket I grew up with and I remember the best moments fondly. Test Cricket is also the highest form that counts the most for me, ODI is just equivalent of rapid chess (rather than long time control chess where the true art occurs mostly). I despise blitz chess just like T-20....the game is just not the same thing at all.
I wouldnt enjoy my favourite operas and classical pieces, sped up and squished into a few minutes either.
After he (Sachin) retired and that 2011 WC was great send-off for him..... and more of the T-20 disease seeped into the game's focus overall, I now maybe only somewhat care about harnessing Pak tears from when we beat them in ODI WC to maintain perfect record...to add to nice previous vintages I have collected (since 1992 when they even won the WC lol).
Rest is just some extra vanilla ice cream, meh!....there's better desserts I enjoy elsewhere with freetime. My heart just isnt in cricket anymore after Sachin left (Ive tried to reinvigorate it a few times, but no dice). The 90s Era carrying into 2000s was just the best for me, no comparison.
I just enjoy to annoy people that are way invested into the (ODI format) game now....and you betrayed that by having support to South Africa lul (being a Bong its common to have another team lul)....and truly a dbl digit run score is pathetic for A-tier team....hence that poke when it happened, irresistible for me.
I will have fun trolling lot of salty Indians now too.
The problem is when you dont have the one bad game in group stage etc to get the bad mojo out. So I got this vibe that the one bad game is going to come in semis or final for knockout....it ended up happening in final. Whatever lol.
I mean Aussies earlier almost lost to Afghanistan in this tourney haha....till a superstar innings from maxwell (probably the highlight of this tournament and maybe all world cups).
You know how dutch feel about 74 world cup. It was yours to have...and then the final happens....and its dreaded team that is overrated and won way too many times now lol. Aussies are like the darn Germans (they upset the hungarians one great chance at WC too earlier)....this is like their 6th win, crazy....means they have won it 6 times out of total 13 tourneys....about half
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Someone (esp NZ and RSA who havent won one yet being A-tiers) make it stop! Its why I support any team against them (except Pakistan).
India is the equivalent of Brazil but underperforming a lot.
Thats true. Could have pulled through to give Kohli a good retirement legacy like Sachin. Oh well.
