it does matter to me as i planned my stay in the caribbean basis or assuming india defeats srilanka and qualify as B1, as super 8 matches are played on different islands for b1 and b2. i dont know what to do know.
RE:confusion
by srinivasa on Mar 06, 2007 12:17 PM Permalink
Then you made a blunder dude....read on
The marking A1& A2, B1& B2 etc are based on the rakings of the teams. As per the group B Rankings: Srilanka(#1), India(#2), Bangladesh(#3), Bermuda(#4).
Lets see few combinations:
If SriLanka and India qualify for super8 no matter who stands first in the group , Srilanka will be B1 and India will be B2.
If India and Bangladesh Qualify: India will be B2 and Bangladesh will take position of Srilanka: B1
If India & Bermuda qualify: India will be B2 and Bermuda will take position of Srilanka: B1
If SriLanka and Bangladesh Qualify: SriLanka will be B1 and Bangladesh will take position of India: B2
If Srilanka & Bermuda qualify: SriLanka will be B1 and Bermuda will take position of India: B2
If Bermuda and BanglaDesh Qualify: Bangladesh will be B1 as its ranked 3 in group and Bermuda will be B2 as its ranked #4.
The same holds true in all groups.
Got it guys???????
I got this link from one of the posting belo...see this as proof:
RE:RE:confusion
by Sarkar Shikar on Mar 06, 2007 02:01 PM Permalink
I read that article. I feel its realy bizarre.If India beats SL still they will be B2.This is not interesting at all.ICC should scrap that immediately and rank the teams based on their performance in the first round.
RE:RE:RE:confusion
by KARTHIK HG on Mar 06, 2007 02:27 PM Permalink
There is one simple but important reason why standings shouldn't be fixed (read - match fixing!) like the dimbulbs at icc have.. The grounds that each team will play at will change based on their standings! In the last WC a large part of the excitement was which team gets to play at which ground... Remember Cape Town and how no one wanted to play there due to the dew factor.. Now everyone knows where they play till the before the semis and will have too much time to prepare. The true test of a champion team should come when they have to adapt to conditions at short notice... Australia did this brilliantly in the last world cup.. So did India (obviously wasnt as good as the Aussies)..
It has always been the unpredictability factor that has kept us on the edges of our seats every four years... Alas! I fear this one will be as dull as dishwater. Congratulations ICC!
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by Srini on Mar 06, 2007 02:34 PM Permalink
Now I guess the first round should be called as world cup qualifier than a WC. It is very absurd, I am very surpraused How this was not noticed by former players or commentators.
