Lets accept it!

Lets accept it, Pakistan isn't deserve to be playing in the super 8s after such a disastrous performance in fielding department and right now when I writing this blog Pakistan has dropped two catches, thats why I am not watching this game and instead having a bed rest after having eye infection problem, and that too I think is a wise decision.

Unlike other Pakistanis I am not hopeful for Pakistan to commence to semis, final berth and winning a final is another thing, even if they win it, they doesn't deserve to be, after playing an overall episode of Star Plus dramas in the team, with their director Mr. Yawar Saeed directing the show, I don't think it is going to happen that Pakistan produces the same performance like it showed in England Edition.

Lets accept it Pakistanis that this year its not our turn to win this tournament. Like one of the Pakistani editor of a Cricket website, what about the punishers, players got their piece of punishments but why they punishers were spared?

A question to be asked!

By the way best of luck to all other teams in Super8 berth and let the best team wins, but sorry to say Pakistan didn't deserve to win this tournament. Not blaming coaches or support staff, its the responsibility of management where they've failed, not only failed, failed miserably, and I don't think the team with such performance should deserved to even defend their title.

Pakistan's first encounter in Super 8s

Yesterday after Australia winning the match against the Bangladeshis, Pakistan automatically qualified for Super 8 stages. Yesterday the group matches ended with expected results i.e. Australia beat Bangladesh and South Africa beat Afghanistan.

Now today 6th of May 2010, the first match being played is of defending champion Pakistan with England, two good and equivalent teams with combination of youth and experience with England have the upper edge as they have their players available else Pakistan is limited in players like Malik, Younis Khan etc.

Tonight's encounter would be a worth watching game as winner of tonight's match will confirm their seat for the semis, and especially the first match of any tournament, group or series has worth mentioning importance as they get psychological advantage in their later matches.

Pakistan has the tough group ahead, as its to play against England, New Zealand (Don't under estimate them, they are group leader from Group B beating last year's runner ups Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, so it'd be stupid assumption to take them for granted) and South Africa (can't even dream of taking them for granted as like last year the way Pakistan took their momentum in the later part of the tournament, similarly the case I'm seeing with South Africa and New Zealand this time)

Lets hope how Pakistan tackles with this group of death, Group F consisting of Australia A2, Sri Lanka B1, India C2, West Indies D1 is also a hard group and one can't predict who'd be the two teams qualify from this group to the Semis.

My prediction for Group E is Pakistan and South Africa (if there isn't any upset, like Kiwis beating Pakistan and England beating South Africa), and for Group F is Australia (don't underestimate Aussies, they are emerging as a tough team in T20 as well), and India (their batting is an example for others to adopt).