First of all somebody please explain me how this A1, A2, B1, B2...are determined? As per the normal simple rule, The group champion will be known as A1, B1, C1 and D1 while Group runners will be A2,B2,C2,and D2. If this is the rule then know one can exactlhy say, but, ya you can guess. But some other people say it doesn't matter whether you become group champion or runners, it will be decided according to the ICC ranking. India will be always B2. How? I understand somepeople's logic that if Srilanka and India go then according to the ICC ranking Srilanka will be B1 and India will be B2, no matter whether India becomes group champion or not. but where this rule is written? can somebody give me the link? Ok if it is true then, what happens if Srilanka doesn't go and India goes with Ntherlands. Will then be it is B2 for India or B1? What will be for Netherlands? Is it B1 or B2 though they are neither of them? So it is really confusing unless and untill we take champion as 1 and Runners as 2. To clear out some of your's confusion, the group league matches also comes into affect of Super Eight Result when the point is tied-off between two same group teams. Suppose India and Srilanka both tied with the points at Fourth position after the Super Eight, then the team whoever wins the group league match will go to the semifinal as they don't face eachother during the Super Eight. So I don't think that india will be always B2 unless and untill somebody explain it to me clearly and sends me the link of ICC where it is explained. Other than that I will request Rediff not to publish these kind of junks.
RE:Really Confused about the Ranking
by vimal raj on Mar 06, 2007 07:59 AM Permalink
hi As per ICC rules teams will be ranked a1 or a2 based on seedings andn no as per points table.The purpose of this is so that viewers can know which date is their country playing and make their travel arrangements accordingly.Here a1 doesnt means first place it just a tag given as per seedings.If one of the minnow countries knock out a seeded country then the spot will be given to that country.So if south africa is knocked out by ireland say it will be given the A1 tag.ITS purely for making travel arrangements easier and nothing else.
RE:Really Confused about the Ranking
by george raju on Mar 06, 2007 03:39 AM Permalink
Hello shuvra, The way ICC has decided to designate A1, A2 etc is confusing indeed. It is described in the links below. I even feel the rediff author has plagiarised his matter from these sites(the wordings are identical!!..but he has added more confusion by not copying the whole matter) http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/cricket/6310307.stm It is also mentioned in ICC website...sorry i couldnt search up the link. It would have been so much better for ICC to resort to group standings as A1 and A2, as is expected by commonsense. Anywaz, the designation of A1, A2 are only important in knowing the schedule and venue of the game. Whatever be the case, points of one match from group stage will be carried over to the super8.
