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Board Gambling discussion
Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod]
by
JSRAW
on 15/02/2025, 09:32:45 UTC
Final squads are out for every team and few things to note
- Big names are missing out (mainly seamers)
- The batting core is intact for almost every team except Australia because it's going into a transition phase.

* Afghanistan is Afghanistan. They will upset everyone on their day and are incredibly capable of bottling up from winning positions.
* Australia looks depleted but these folks are an ICC tourney juggernaut. 
* No hopes for Bangladesh
* England has talent and many match winners in the squad but looks ridiculously out of form unit and spin is their major nemesis.
* India are gambling heavily on spin because they are playing in Dubai, batting is stacked and probably the strongest on the list but the inexperienced seam department is a big worry.
* Kiwis looks more balanced squad in the list but not a favorite.
* Pakistan is an upgraded and expensive version of Afghanistan and they have almost all the fronts covered, except spin.
* Proteas is good but c'mon it's an ICC tournament and we have seen this movie countless times.