@bayimports said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
The final now will be played in the Pakistani capital of Dubai
The flight from Lahore to Dubai is just under 4 hours. Not only that, the Indians have gotten very used to the same pitch and ground. I hope whoever wins our SF smashes them, anything else is farcical and an Indian win will be close to meaningless to me
@gt12 said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
It’s ridiculous to have scheduled it in Pakistan anyway.
Totally agree. If the host country isn't secure and safe enough for all participant countries to attend, why have it there? Just ill conceived from the jump
@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
@gt12 said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
It’s ridiculous to have scheduled it in Pakistan anyway.
Totally agree. If the host country isn't secure and safe enough for all participant countries to attend, why have it there? Just ill conceived from the jump
Nah, I don’t mind it.
Pakistan Cricket and fans make a significant contribution to the game so they get a go. There are real geo-political issues between the nations and so this is the price paid of balancing those issues and modern day sports.
Maybe India could have played games in India, perhaps on a rotating basis so they still had to travel, a wider at ground audience could have been reached than in Dubai, and other teams would have been spared the alomst 8 hour round trip? Seems to load the deck in India's favour to me
Rohit has said India are not advantaged by playing all their games in Dubai, because
they're not playing at home either.
even though they play all their games in the same city, at the same ground, with no travel to speak of; they have no advantage because they don't know what wicket they will be playing on.
all the wickets that are being used play dramatically differently to one another, so there's no real advantage at all.
@dogmeat said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Rohit has said India are not advantaged by playing all their games in Dubai, because
they're not playing at home either.
even though they play all their games in the same city, at the same ground, with no travel to speak of; they have no advantage because they don't know what wicket they will be playing on.
all the wickets that are being used play dramatically differently to one another, so there's no real advantage at all.
Yeah, ignoring the fact that
What a piston wristed gibbon
Surveyed* local pub last night (in a tech hub) but most locals didn't agree with the BCI influence on location. They obviously continue to support their team, but I was largely surprised that even they would also prefer it to be a common location for all.
*sample size not statistically relevant but its the fern
@Canes4life said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
29/0 off 5 overs. NZ putting the bad balls away so far. Smart batting.
Stop building us up mate, Young almost holed out then 
Ravindra on fire. Three very good boundaries in that last over.
44/0 off 7 overs.
Ravindra 25 off 23
Young 18 off 20
@KiwiMurph said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Change of pace is gonna be key
I feel like this pitch will suit the likes of Henry.
@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:
Tighten up your jinx game C4L. Young holes out to a soft dismissal.
Don’t worry ‘Steady the ship’ is in.
