I get your "do or die" points. But a preliminary round CANNOT be called "Do or Die", If India-Sri Lanka was a "do or die" game and Sri Lanka lost, would they have been out of the world cup? NO!
That said, I had said the same thing about the format when Pakistan lost to Ireland (A few hours BEFORE India lost to Bangladesh. And mind you, when India lost, India weren't out of the cup, Pakistan was)
What I am saying is, even then, assuming India would make it through, and Pakistan being the "only" Big Gun out of the cup at the time, I said that the format is wrong for a big team like Pakistan to be out based on one bad game against a team like Ireland.
Moreover, what's even more interesting that all these people that are jumping with excitment because Bangladesh and Ireland "deserves" to be in super 8 based on their "performance" would really get a slap on their face when they don't win any one of their 6 games in Super 8 Stage, and in turn making it a SUPER 6 STAGE.
So, what's more interesting?
8 good teams fighting for Semi-Final birth?
or
6 good teams and 2 "so called good-because they had one good game" teams making a complete mess of the points table in super 8 stage?
