ICC and/or ICC World T20 reputation at stake
Because the amount of criticism, #INDvAFG game roared, and the way India won the game with exactly the margin required by India, has raised eyebrows on reputation of ICC as organization and ICC as host of World T20 or now rebranded as Men's T20 World Cup, as previously it was rebranded as World T20, whether it comes to 2007 edition, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 and lastly 2016 where it was branded as World T20 event, but due to advent of Social media, now consistent and prominent pressurization, initially English commentators started utilizing this term instead of WT20, also raised some eyebrows on why when initially it has been branded as WT20, being called as World Cup, otherwise World Cup is being branded as for 50 overs competition, test matches as test championship and similarly T20 as WT20, but folks! this is the power of social media, where I am not gonna waste more time on it as we all are, and part of social media, so useless to utter more regarding the same.
A Controversial ICC World T20 Event?
Because already, as mentioned above, subjected game has already raised eyebrows, hence instead of ICC clearing path for India to be part of final four event i.e. The Semis; and I feel that if we take account of long-run, I feel ICC won't risk reputation of their WT20 event, although India is great contributor for ICC,but if ICC is acting as an organization, ICC won't be; after a controversial #INDvAFG game, would risk another game i.e. #NZvAFG, to be marked controversial so that the reputation of their money-bagged event, because I personally feel, it takes years to create a reputation and moments to destroy.
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| England, 2010 World T20 event champions |
ICC destroying reputation of their own event?
If ICC is facilitating India to mark their presence in the semis, it'd disrupt the reputation and integrity of organization, just because it do not want to repeat 2010 event, seems beyond probability, because I remember that time, interest of social media in this region i.e. South Asia, had down just because this tournament was dominated by other than South Asian team i.e. Australia, England, NZ etc. and similarly Australia and England were the finalist and England was champion of 2010 edition.
Coming back to WT20 2021
#NZvAFG which is supposed marking stakes for Afghanistan, New Zealand and lastly India; because if NZ wins, NZ will face England in semis as Pakistan has already marked their game against Australia in semis, but England will have to wait till tonight where they are going to know that whom they are going to face, because England not till tonight gonna know, they are going to make plans for;
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| 1999 CWC, so close yet so far; we should not forget that. |
Coming back to Pakistan
#AUSvPAK game in semis, everyone saying Australia won't get chance, but I feel, Pakistan won't get complacent, as this is the thing Pakistan should be blamed for, because we should not forget 50 over world cup final game against the same opposition in CWC 1999, Pakistan apart from Bangladesh game, was unbeaten, and the bad day came on the final day.
Similarly, current WT20 also marks this epic clash in a semi final game, which is a DO or DIE game as whoever wins will be finalist and whoever do not win the game will be written as semi finalist in the WT20, so I feel it is a DO or DIE situation for both the teams.
I feel; Australia also came for competition
We should not forget that previously in ICC tournament in CWC 1999, Australia was down and rise from the ashes and won the CWC 1999 whereas Pakistan apart from Bangladesh game, was sailing swiftly till their way to the final, where these painful scenes were observed by Pakistanis globally.
Memoirs
We as Pakistanis have very short term memories, as just before 24 October, we had our feet on ground but slowly I have been observing just like Indians, we are (slowly) starting to act like them, which is religiously not liked, so being Muslims we should keep our feet on the ground,
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