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Welcome Dear Bored Friend to our ingenious new Bored Game – two fat ladies. The Super 8s of the T20 World Cup are upon us, but to tell you the truth, we’re still hung up on the IPL.
And as most national teams have players from the same nation, (barring England...) they never can elicit the same response the melting pot league does. Aren’t you sick of watching a team of eleven Indians, eleven Pakistanis, eleven Australians – compare that to a team of 1 South African, 1 Australian, 1 Kiwi, 1 Sri Lankan, 7 Indians, and some liberal sprinklings of Englishmen on the bench and a coach from Saturn.
You loved it, didn’t you? Why didn’t they play another IPL in England, instead of this sham of a scam of an ICC World Twenty20?
There you have it – you can now play the IPL in the World Cup. As we’re down to 8 teams, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, West Indies, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland – why not connect each team with one of the IPL teams – now, unlike national sides, we don’t even have to tell you the names here - KKR or Knight Riders or Kolkata Knight Riders, every spot boy in Bollywood will tell you. That’s the deal with teams in the spotlight, boy!
For people from another planet, the IPL teams – 1) Deccan Chargers 2) Bangalore Royal Challengers 3) Delhi Daredevils 4) Chennai Superkings 5) Kings XI Punjab 6) Rajasthan Royals 7) Mumbai Indians 8) Kolkata Knight Riders
Also, while you’re busy matching teams do give us a reason - You can post in comments/Yawns or even mail us bcciwrites@gmail.com
The exceptional comments will attain immortality as posts on Bored! The best post will also be 1) Announced at Bored 2) Linked up 3) Carried forward in a song and 4) cartoon dedication 5) As always a surprise!
Let’s get cracking!
Showing posts with label Super 8s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super 8s. Show all posts
Bored Game: Two Fat Ladies!
The ICC World Twenty20 Format Does Not Make Sense
I know about the seedings from the previous 20-20 world cup.
But it is not a good measure at all.
After Pakistan's game against Netherlands tomorrow, the remaining 3 matches of Round 1 will be meaningless.
They will make no difference to the composition of the Super 8 Groups.
No points are being carried forward and all the teams know which group they are going into, hence whether you top your Round 1 Group or not makes no difference at all.
So all it means is that Round 1 is a formality.
For someone like Scotland to turn up and play over the weekends and fly back to work.
How absurd is that.
Take a look at how the Super 8 Groups have turned out:
Group E: India, South Africa, England, West Indies
Group F: Ireland, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, X
X will be either Pakistan or the Netherlands.
How fair is it that England, having topped its Round 1 Group is in the tougher Super 8 Group?
In fact, all Group E teams could be the ones who topped their Round 1 Groups.
And they have to fight among themselves to make it to the semi finals?
All this to make it easier for travellers to book their tickets and finalize their plans is not worth it for the sake of competition.
When will the ICC learn?
10 Major Tips for the Pakistani team to qualify for the Super 8s
1) Learn to read
Then read this:
2) What Pakistan must do to qualify for the Super 8s by Bored Member Achettup
3) Pakistan's 9 point strategic plan by Bored Member Q
4) Think about the warm-up game vs. India
5) Ok, don't think about the warm-up game vs. India
6) Get hold of those Mongoose bats
7) Get hold of a snake charmer to scare the Dutch
8) Pray it doesn't rain
9) Pray the Dutch smoke up
10) Pray the Dutch don't smoke you
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