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Quarter-final was 'pre-arranged' in India's favour: ICC president

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DHAKA: The International Cricket Council's Bangladeshi president has threatened to quit over the umpiring in his country's World Cup quarter-final defeat to India, suggesting the match appeared to have been fixed.

Mustafa Kamal told Bangladeshi reporters in Melbourne after Thursday's match at the MCG that he would raise the issue at the ICC's next meeting, saying the umpires' decisions seemed to have been “pre-arranged”.

“As the ICC president, whatever I have to say I will say it in next meeting. It could happen that maybe I will resign,” Kamal said in comments aired on Bangladeshi television.

“There was no quality in the umpiring. It looked like they took the field after it (the outcome) was pre-arranged,” he alleged.

His comments came as protests erupted in Bangladesh after the cricketing minnows suffered a 109-run defeat by holders India, due in large part to a blistering knock by Rohit Sharma who top-scored with 137.

Sharma was caught at deep mid-wicket off the bowling of Rubel Hossain when he was on 90, only for the umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould to signal a no-ball for what appeared to be a legitimate waist-high delivery.

Bangladeshi fans were also furious at the dismissal of star batsman Mohammad Mahmudullah who was caught close to the boundary rope.

The match was the biggest in the history of the cricket-mad nation, marking the first time that Bangladesh had made the World Cup quarter-finals.

Many fans wept only after the defeat while protestors also burned an effigy of Dar, who hails from Bangladesh's great rival Pakistan.

Kamal, whose position has been largely ceremonial since India's Narayanaswami Srinivasan became the body's chairman last year, said the ICC's acronym seemed to stand for the Indian Cricket Council.

“I cannot represent the Indian Cricket Council. If someone has imposed a result on us, in that case no one can accept it,” added Kamal who is a minister in the Bangladeshi government.

Bangladesh's exit dominated the front-page headlines on Friday with, many commentators blaming shoddy umpiring for the defeat.

“Tigers fall to controversial calls,” read the lead in the Dhaka Tribune while the the headline of the mass-circulation Bengali daily Kaler Kantha read:

“The dream run ends in umpiring scandal.”

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May_16
Mar 20, 2015 11:21am
Cry babies ;)
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Such
Mar 20, 2015 11:24am
I am absolutely with Bangladesh on this. These Indians have orchestrated all these World Cup matches. Cricket has become a doubtful game. I really wanted Bangladesh to win. Umpires appeared to be in a hurry to give decisions in favour of Indians.
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Urooj
Mar 20, 2015 11:27am
Since when did we become Bangladesh's great rival.
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prashant chauhan
Mar 20, 2015 11:28am
thanks god umpire was Aleem Dar.....agar wo kahi India se hotaa to ab tak to...uske khilaaf fatwaa aa chkaa hotaa...ab kam s ekam ye to hai ki/.. agar India ne match fix kiya thaa to Aleem saahab bhi yaa to bike.. yaa dar se ye faisle diye...:)
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Santosh Menon
Mar 20, 2015 11:28am
Cry me a River !!!!!!
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Yasir
Mar 20, 2015 11:28am
Thats funny
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khalid
Mar 20, 2015 11:28am
Hey all the matches are fixed by business tycoons.
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manoj
Mar 20, 2015 11:28am
Ohh really...
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Sameer
Mar 20, 2015 11:29am
Yes Yes, Indian Team just came into existence before the WC 2015 first match. India is weakest ever to beat the Bangladesh. So India arranged and buy umpire to win the game against the greaaaatest team ever Bangladesh. Kuch to sharm karo.
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PRD
Mar 20, 2015 11:29am
Irresponsible statement by a person sitting on an important positions. Better he should resign.
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Kumar
Mar 20, 2015 11:29am
Sour Grapes.. What was Imrul Kayes , did he nick or not.. Dont blame your incompetence on others.
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Indian
Mar 20, 2015 11:30am
It is a mistake allowing such minnow nation to play in international arena. BD team must be sent back to playwith associate nations
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Vish1
Mar 20, 2015 11:30am
Mustafa Kamal is saying that match was fixed. Now, you know -- a team never fixes a match to win... only a losing team be blamed for the match fixing! Why not start the inquiry against the Bangladesh team?
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Rogue
Mar 20, 2015 11:30am
Sore losers. De javu.
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Ashish
Mar 20, 2015 11:31am
sore losers
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REDDY
Mar 20, 2015 11:32am
Here we go again, the noball was given "moments after Rohit was caught off a Rubel Hossain full-toss". This is simply not true. The no-ball was given immediately by Dar - the signal from Ian Gould came after the catch. This is important because BD appears to be full of conspiracy theories that the decision was rigged in Rohit's favour. ANd above all what a silly management and fans. mistakes happen, even Bangladesh came to QF due to umpire mistake that to 3rd umpire, Are they forgot about chirs jordan run out during england match. Learn from england they accept it and say it was happen in cricket. India has scored nearly more than 220 runs that time, even it was given out you cant win the match. Thats the fact and none of ur top order batsman score 50 runs.
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Rienz
Mar 20, 2015 11:32am
Sore losers. Even if Rohit Sharma was given out on 90 and Mohammad Mahmudullah not given out at the boundry, the match would have still ended with Bangldesh losing the match with a big margin. Bangladesh needs to mourn the problems that are plaguing their nation and not for a game. Burning the effigy of Aleem Dar is very immature. Seriously! the Bangladeshis don't seem to know what are their priorities.
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bigben
Mar 20, 2015 11:33am
Sore loser and poor sportsman spirit. Bangladesh played well and have shown improvement. His comments are taking away from their performance. Instead of applauding their performance they are whining and behaving like losers.
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Vish1
Mar 20, 2015 11:35am
The reality is -- the Bangladesh team was lucky to be in quarter-finals... The only "good team" that defeated was England (who was defeated by all other Top teams in the group anyway)... Blaming your disastrous defeat to umpiring is childish! Please, grow up, and accept umpiring mistakes as part of the game! Do not weep...
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RGV
Mar 20, 2015 11:36am
It is routine controversies erupt in every world cup . "ricky ponting used spring in his bats in wc 2003","sanath jaysurya used lens wc 1996 " etc . It is Just an attempt to malign the beauty of this game . being at such position making careless remarks is really very pitiable .
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sunny
Mar 20, 2015 11:37am
Honestly was waiting for this news to pop-up in Dawn....Thanks...now u have got a lot of work towards moderation....
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Chaudhry
Mar 20, 2015 11:37am
This is what happens. Aleem Dar, who has won so many accolades before, made an umpiring error and now his intentions are being questioned. Btw has anyone realised that when Rohit Sharma hit the ball, Aleem Dar quickly signalled no ball. Aleem Dar couldnt have seen whether the ball went for a six or it was caught by a fielder because Rohit hit the ball behind Aleem Dar. Bdeshis, why dont you just accept it as an umpiring error and move on. Mr. Kamal should be sacked for making such baseless allegations before he resigns (which btw he will certainly not). In his capacity, he shouldnt be making such irresponsible remarks.
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Deepak
Mar 20, 2015 11:38am
Umpires should be fare, Bangladesh has played well, they would have probably won the match.
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Rienz
Mar 20, 2015 11:39am
Any captain (like the Bangladeshi captain) who uses abusive gestures to insult his team mates (for giving a lose delivery or for miss fielding), in front of the entire world to see, does not know how to lead a team. Bangladeshi cricket team does not have enough talent to face top sides and the Bangladeshi Captain does not know how to lead team or respect team - a team with such a leader is doomed to failure.
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Sunil
Mar 20, 2015 11:39am
After beating England, Bangladesh became over confident of reaching semi-finals, now after defeat at the hands of India, are raising controversies.
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RS
Mar 20, 2015 11:39am
What a beautiful irony!! Bangladeshi fans accusing a Pakistani umpire to have unfairly helped India in their game against Bangladesh!
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apoorva
Mar 20, 2015 11:40am
Cry babies......
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Akshay
Mar 20, 2015 11:40am
What about the nick that the Bangladeshi openner got away with? Umpires make mistake, but to spin conspiracy theories about it, makes you look like a sour loser.
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Sunil
Mar 20, 2015 11:40am
Bangladesh must be barred or banned in the next world cup.
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Sam R
Mar 20, 2015 11:40am
Such statements is not appropriate for an ICC official. He should resign. It's one thing to ask for an investigation. It's another to pass judgments (which are unfounded, until evidence is established).
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Mustafa
Mar 20, 2015 11:40am
wow!!! grow up Bangalese
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jawad
Mar 20, 2015 11:40am
Bangladesh has habit of doing this. They were all out under 200 runs lost by 110 runs even if the umpiring was right Bangladesh would have lost the match from India. Bangladesh did the same when Pakistan won Asia cup from them.
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Vatsyayan
Mar 20, 2015 11:40am
Sour losers
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Practical
Mar 20, 2015 11:41am
But Bangladesh would still have lost.. Had Rohit Sharma been given out on 90.. The TV replays showed that it was a real touch-and-go situation which could have gone either way.. Also, Bangladesh had a review left, why didn't they use it!
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Freebird
Mar 20, 2015 11:41am
Right. So Mr. President of ICC you are targeting your own team by saying that the match was fixed. Umpiring errors are made in matches. In the match between England and Bangladesh, the English batsmen Jordan was clearly not out but was given out by the umpires. A decision which benefited Bangladesh. Mahmudullah was clearly out. You can see the replay. Rohit Sharma's call was plain bad luck. And lets face it, you would still have lost the match. It's a clearly a case of not being able to digest a sporting defeat. And resigning will not help matters. Another example. Ajinkya Rahane was clearly not out in the match against West Indies but was given out by the umpires. So umpires make mistakes and only have split seconds to make decisions.
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TK
Mar 20, 2015 11:41am
... And to protest the bad umpiring Pakistani cricketers threw away their wicket one after another in their quarterfinals against Austrailia.
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W Pandey
Mar 20, 2015 11:41am
WOW! Bangladesh too falls for the favourite Pakistani pastime - conspiracy theory!!!!
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farooq
Mar 20, 2015 11:41am
lol seriously are bangladeshis so shallow 1 mistakes by umpires is normal and as a neutral viewer mahamadullah was genuine out and i still remember how bangladeshis cried when they lost in asia cup final from us
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Sasindran
Mar 20, 2015 11:41am
The umpiring actually tarnished India's otherwise unblemished record..... though I do not believe it was FIXED or any such thing. one has to look at the issue transcending immediate emotions since this is not first time such a thing has happened...
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israr
Mar 20, 2015 11:42am
loosers always have some excuses...You live in 2007
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Abhijit
Mar 20, 2015 11:42am
ANGOOR khatte hain
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vighnu
Mar 20, 2015 11:42am
ya, right! losers weepers
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Han yehi sach hai.
Mar 20, 2015 11:42am
Really..ohh cry baby.
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Raj
Mar 20, 2015 11:42am
As if unfair umpiring appears only when India is playing. Shut up and concentrate on game. There is way long to go for Bangladesh. How about the rain in Aus vs Ban? I would say that was pre-arranged for Ban to get in to Quarter..
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acid uncle
Mar 20, 2015 11:43am
sob...sob...sob...
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Tina
Mar 20, 2015 11:43am
Ohh god!! Umpiring decisions has gone wrong so many times for India too. Never did BCCI react so childishly. And one decision did not change the result of the match. India dominated the match through and through, in batting, bowling and fielding. indi had decimated every team it has faced in this World Cup. So, anybody should not have doubts on the capability of the team. Bangladesh should learn to accept defeat gracefully. Itys called sportmanship. Stop acting like a kid who lost in gully cricket
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Sourabh
Mar 20, 2015 11:43am
Live in your dreams Mr. ICC President. Bangladesh lost as it played very poorly. Don't come up with poor arguments. The best thing for ICC and BCCI will be to ignore this loser. He is an unfit for the position of ICC President. He is telling it in order to have some political score in his home country Bangladesh.
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Vikas
Mar 20, 2015 11:43am
I wonder why BD did not go for DRS.
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Abhijit
Mar 20, 2015 11:44am
BD still has to come out of the shock.... These reactions are out of frustration...
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Dipak Singh
Mar 20, 2015 11:44am
Bangladesh is over-reacting more than necessary about that decision. they always blaming umpiring when ever they lose. before this in ASIA CUP FINAL against Pakistan they blame to Pakistan & umpires too for a BOUNDARY CATCH. they are habit to blame to others instead of uplift there Cricket Game.
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Rohit, Mumbai
Mar 20, 2015 11:44am
I would wait for his.. i was quoted out of context comment... Anyways after pakistan is knocked out by australia, you have something to sulk about.
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An Indian
Mar 20, 2015 11:44am
Seriously Bangladesh was thinking of whipping India ? What a joke ? (I borrow it from Dr Salaria Ahmed sir). Nobody is talking about Imrul Kayes who was not given out! If ICC fixed the match,then Mustafa Kamal,Bangladesh ICC should should be of the part of the fixing ! Isn't it?
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Srikant
Mar 20, 2015 11:45am
sour grapes.....no ball was given before it was a catch..though it was a wrong decisions. outrage is justified but calling match fixed is bad, plus the margin of defeat is too high to blame
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Calcutta Man
Mar 20, 2015 11:45am
Why didn't he speak up BEFORE the match? He's the president, wasn't he aware? And in a statement to "Prothom-Alo", a Bengali paper in Bangladesh, he has said he won't quit in protest. So basically, he wants to continue in the "corrupt" ICC....why?
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Bipul
Mar 20, 2015 11:45am
This episode will term B'desh as sorest losers in cricket history. It's a very immature response from B'desh. Imrul has edged the ball in the first over itself, but he didn't walk, umpires didn't hear and the game continued. Such things happen. The marginal no-ball was a beamer and such balls shouldn't get any credit. I hope B'desh grow up and move on. It was a good match and such incidents are part of the game. If they can't take such marginal calls in good spirits then they must quit the game of cricket.
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From India
Mar 20, 2015 11:46am
So does Bangladeshi feel that had Rohit gone out for 90, they would have won the match? The damage was already done guys. Indians were playing at around 200 in 40 overs and Raina was yet to come.
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Pady
Mar 20, 2015 11:46am
Sour grapes...
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India
Mar 20, 2015 11:46am
what a bunch of sore losers! Absolutely zero sportsman spirit...
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Nemo the no one
Mar 20, 2015 11:46am
He definitely mean Pakistani Umpire Alim Dar was purchased by the Indians as stated by ICC president who is a Bangladeshi also. By the way, during the Eng- Bangladesh match Alim Dar was also one of the umpire and one of his wrong decisions went against England. England lost the match.
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setu
Mar 20, 2015 11:47am
yes we all know, India will win World Cup as already planned. I suspect money already reached to accounts of all top 4 Cricket boards and their players. They all have money crunch and fighting for survival. India doing the favour against one trophy. I also suspect that India wanted to arrange a semifinal defeat to Pakistan, but Australian board wanted very big money to loose at home that too at QF level. Lets see if India paid or not. These are my best assumptions.
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public
Mar 20, 2015 11:48am
This was the idea behind so-called "Big Three"nonsense. ICC is a corrupt nonsporting gang which has introduced most unsportsmanlike step in the game. This was possible only due to equally corrupt country gangs headed by proven members who represent Bookies Mafia.
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An Jo
Mar 20, 2015 11:48am
LOL...What about the caught-behind of Imrul? And remember, Aleem signaled NOBALL right after Rohit hit the ball but not AFTER the catch while Gould signaled NO BALL after the catch. So where's the 'joint' conspiracy? It can, at most, be classified as a bad decision but to label this a conspiracy is again the Zaid Hamid disease spreading in cricket too..Lie back and think hard if the decision would have enabled a Bangladesh win..and the answer is NO..
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Atul B
Mar 20, 2015 11:48am
Being a president of Bangladesh ICC does not make him an expert on cricket. In fact this gentleman like so many others in the subcontinent sitting in sports bodies is a politician. He is complaining about two decisions ...The one involving Rohit Sharma was discussed threadbare by the cricket team at Cricinfo and their decision was that the umpire was wrong but the batsman could not be given out even if the decision was reversed ..Why ? Because when Alim Dar raised his arm to signal a no ball , Rohit played a shot to get a maximum knowing that he could not given out. Some time back I found Sarfraz Nawaz whom I respected talking about Yahood /Hanood when the India SA match took place. When Pakistan defeated SA , there was no such mention!
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jen
Mar 20, 2015 11:48am
Victory and Defeat should be treated as the same as long as there is an effort to fight in the game. Crying and blaming after a defeat at the hands of well experienced super powerof the game is childish. Smile and get going with life.
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KP
Mar 20, 2015 11:49am
This guy is not mature enough for ICC top post.
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Vairamuthu - Coimbatore
Mar 20, 2015 11:49am
Who is this joker? One decision gone wrong and all this hue and cry. In every match, there is a poor decision.
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Anon
Mar 20, 2015 11:50am
These guys really need to grow up. Remember how they tried to make an issue of the Asian Cup final 2012?
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SUTIYA ZAK
Mar 20, 2015 11:50am
So India have capability to do match fixing in the World cup too...wow what a India's strength in ICC....
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Vivek
Mar 20, 2015 11:51am
You should be thankful, he was not given out, if jadeja would have faced 20 more deliveries, u would not come have even come to chase that score.
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nishant
Mar 20, 2015 11:52am
So Imrul Kayes given not out in the very first over in yesterday match was also "Pre-arranged"....Are you suggesting that Aleem Dar, one of best umpire of the world is bought by India......Chris Jordan dismissal in Eng-Bang was also not legitimate which helped bangladesh to qualify for Quarters.....Learn to accept Umpiring errors...They are too human........And listen to what your captain said that at the end we were completely outplayed and India deserved to win......This happens when someone achieves too much of their ability
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Jallal
Mar 20, 2015 11:52am
What happens when ICC refers to umpire missed the edge from BD opener ?
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Notorious boy
Mar 20, 2015 11:52am
Bd lost match by 109 not 9 runs so be realistic
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Rocky
Mar 20, 2015 11:53am
Next he will say even the "Toss" was fixed.Someone deliberately turn the coin in India`s favor. Anyway, Who cares!!
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Jimmy Rocks Mumbai
Mar 20, 2015 11:53am
New bees to the world of conspiracy theories! Very immature from the cream class. These people represent their nation and so much lose talks? If they had lost by a +-10 runs then one can assume that questionable umpiring could have swung the results in one's favor. Not expected from people on top.
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Akshay
Mar 20, 2015 11:54am
So the bangladeshi's believe the Indian's bribed a Pakistani umpire to deliberately call a no-ball whenever Rohit Sharma is caught playing against a full-toss? Hahaha!
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Mohammed USA
Mar 20, 2015 11:54am
Fortunately one of the umpires was Pakistani, and other one non-Indian, too. Venue did not really matter, but that too not India / South Asia.
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Liberal Indian
Mar 20, 2015 11:54am
There was a caught behind appeal for one of the B'desh openers, which was denied as well - was that fixed too ? It's clear that the no ball decision was dodgy. Regret that. However, to claim that it was part of the conspiracy to defeat B'desh team is a bit too much. One needs to look at the India-B'desh records while playing in B'desh, to understand how ludicrous this claim is.
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Siraj Ahmed
Mar 20, 2015 11:54am
He is unsuitable for that job.The match was not a cliff-hanger nor close. Bangladesh was lucky to have played with the strongest team of the tournament India. Only one mistake was done by a Pakistani umpire who is regarded with respect. Why did not Bangladesh ask fro review then? Why cry now?
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N.S
Mar 20, 2015 11:54am
India contributes 80 percent to ICC income, so any favor to India is justified here by the ICC. Just is how corporate world do business. If India has lost in the Quarter final, the loss to ICC would have been huge. Sarcasm here
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Sunil
Mar 20, 2015 11:54am
@Sameer Now Pakistan is loosing to the Aussies, so even this match is fixed.
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Divesh
Mar 20, 2015 11:55am
Absolutely shocking and undignified reaction from Bangladesh official and their media. It was not the worst decision ever given, nor the first doubtful one. Indians been on the receiving end many times. Bangladesh lost because they bowled poorly, fielded poorly and batted pathetically. It was not even a close finish, for Ganesha's sake!
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crickexpert
Mar 20, 2015 11:55am
bangladesh we know...it was d most important match for you...u played exceptionally well...but there was more to the game than an umpiting decision...please try to improve and introspect instead of blaming dar...grow up people! no team or nation behaves so childishly as you do
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Tekuder
Mar 20, 2015 11:56am
Human errors part of the game ...Mr Dar is the best thats why he was there to umpire in such big game when the stadium is pack with a lack people. I think bungalis before win any game should learn taste of lose with head down...unnecessary cry...Many people are there to take the big ICC post...
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Lavrov
Mar 20, 2015 11:56am
Bangladesh opener also got a life saver when umpire did not hear the catch out appeal in 3rd over. It was a tie and the catch taken by dhawan was absolutely correct according to rules, don't see the pictures, see the whole footage for yourself.
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Desi
Mar 20, 2015 11:57am
Yeah, got it, Grapes are sour for you all. While we enjoy the sweet ones.
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Vish1
Mar 20, 2015 11:58am
Bangladesh fans need to understand that their team was completely crushed and thrashed by India... It was not a narrow defeat... Bangladesh captain had no idea -- how to lead the team in crunch situation... There is no point in blaming umpires! Bangladesh was completely hammered by a professional team led by world's one of the best captains.
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RGV
Mar 20, 2015 11:58am
Even bangladesh made into qf by umpire mistake . remember , jordan run out . vs England match .
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Dipak Singh
Mar 20, 2015 12:00pm
We also remember the Asia Cup Final Match against Pakistan.. Same crying crying by BD..now again.
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Rohit, Mumbai
Mar 20, 2015 12:00pm
They had reviews left both times... So unless Bangladesh team was part of the pre-arrangement this is no news.
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Anonymous
Mar 20, 2015 12:02pm
May be BD can also appeal about poor umpiring in the Eng Vs BD game and the run-out of Chris Jordan.
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Kerala
Mar 20, 2015 12:04pm
what to do..blamming others become routine.!!!!!!!!!!!!
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NY
Mar 20, 2015 12:05pm
Boss India has dominated league matches so no doubt India was playing the best cricket in WC, now who/why on earth will try and fix a match against Ban if it would have been AUS than somebody can think about it. This is just to give a lollypop to people of Bang nothing else
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Kerala
Mar 20, 2015 12:07pm
cry for everything......
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Shubs
Mar 20, 2015 12:07pm
Why are these insecure countries so prone to conspiracy theories? No failure is ever their own fault...it is always somebody else who has "conspired against them"!
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Owais
Mar 20, 2015 12:07pm
Bangladesh has a history of crying when they fail. They did the same thing when they lost in Asia Cup. They before winning feel themselves to be the winner while they cannot, they do not accept it.
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Moaz
Mar 20, 2015 12:11pm
I thnk India doesnt need to do any kind of fixing to beat Bangladesh... its outright preposterous
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ravirajsher
Mar 20, 2015 12:12pm
No decency. how much sick people. comedy king
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Juggernaut
Mar 20, 2015 12:13pm
Sour grapes
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Vikramaditya
Mar 20, 2015 12:15pm
It seems that conspiracy virus has now spread to Bangladesh. Something in genes?
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Ero
Mar 20, 2015 12:16pm
I had no problem with Bangladesh... Until Now!
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lafanga
Mar 20, 2015 12:17pm
I am Pakistan fan but I don't think Bangladesh should show any gripe. They should be happy to have played better cricket than before and knocked out England. India is playing top class cricket at the moment and it would have been a miracle for Bangladesh to knock them off. Take positive things from your performance and move on. No need to make any scene over it.
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Genghis Khan India
Mar 20, 2015 12:19pm
It it is all fixed then the other teams must boycott the world cup and there people should boycott world cup matches.
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Kaly
Mar 20, 2015 12:19pm
Cry baby...cry....
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Mr
Mar 20, 2015 12:21pm
Pakistan and Bangladesh should be thrown out of icc for lack of sportsmanship! These countries are so much into conspiracy and corruption that they can't think straight! I mean, does anybody think India needed help to beat Bangladesh? What an ego!
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farhad
Mar 20, 2015 12:21pm
I read above column in length and then counter-checked cricinfo and other cricket websites but could not find any credible evidence where ICC President told media about " fixing " as mentioned in honorable Dawn's article.
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Sud_India
Mar 20, 2015 12:21pm
What attitude, everything is this world which is not in your favor is a conspiracy. Rather then putting energy on improving your non-performance, you simply blame others for their success.
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Salut
Mar 20, 2015 12:21pm
He doesn't deserve to remain seated on this position! Should be sacked instead!!
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Amit
Mar 20, 2015 12:22pm
Come on Bangladesh come out of 2007 , it was fluke. Remember india posted 380 in 2011 World Cup in your backyards????????????
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afzal
Mar 20, 2015 12:22pm
I liked the attitude of Bangladeshi Captain, but not so of the media. The so called controversial decisions were 50-50 and could have gone either ways. Even if you discount additional 40 runs scored by Rohit, could BD have chased it ? No.. This was not a Asia subcontinent pitch, this was MCG. And knowing MCG, anything above 250 is almost impossible to chase. Are we saying that india wouldnt have scored 250+..Awww.. Surely the umpires shall be fined for this, but that wouldn't have changed the result. There is no comparison for a team that barely managed to sneak in to QF, as against a team which has convincingly defeated all teams in the league stage.
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Barry
Mar 20, 2015 12:22pm
@PRD I agree with you completely. A totally irresponsible statement from a person holding the chair. He should be sacked if he does not resign. ' I might resign ' ? Why might? He wants to hold on to the position and speak against ICC. Hypocrite!!
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GT
Mar 20, 2015 12:25pm
I believe it was Tamim Iqbal who clearly got out by nicking it to the Wicket keeper when he was at 0. He did not walk. It went in his favor. Isn't it? Rohit Sharma's was touch and go. It could have gone either way. Disappointing to see Bangladesh reaction to this. Thought they were classier than this. And everyone should just stop crying and complaining about India. Everyone said the same thing during last T20 world cup when India reached finals. In the finals, when India lost to Sri Lanka, everyone then kept quiet. All this is very cheap talk.
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Younis
Mar 20, 2015 12:25pm
i dont see how aleem dar is at fault here .. ian gould was the leg umpire and called the no ball .. it was clearly below the waist of the batsman .. the raina lbw could have gone either way as the ball did not exactly pitch in line .. shikhar dhawans catch was controversial and could have been revered by the third umpire who decided to look after his ipl future instead
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Prakash
Mar 20, 2015 12:25pm
Please do resign. ICC -- whether Indian or International -- deserves a more responsible President.
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Prakash
Mar 20, 2015 12:29pm
Yesterday, Bangla team was over reacting -- from celebrating fall of wickets to crying over misfields. Now the President's turn.
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abdhul
Mar 20, 2015 12:29pm
today match in favour of Aussie that's why pak going to loose... Good joke BAD....accept your defeat....
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kls
Mar 20, 2015 12:31pm
I guess Bangadesh's celebrations of win against India in CWC 2007 has come to an end with this defeat. I think that CWC 2007 Bangladesh vs India match was also fixed by ICC(Indian Cricket Council). Keep crying for next #Mauka.
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Vasan
Mar 20, 2015 12:33pm
If we think that way, what about Tendukar's controversial LPW in the last World Cup ? On the field Umpire decision is final, and only we can appeal for the best judgement next time. All humans can prone to mistake, and he don't have a tape to measure the height, he will see from the eye, and digital technology can only help little bit. If we are fighting for small controversies then, we can only home cricket, not international cricket.
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Ahmed USA
Mar 20, 2015 12:34pm
what ? Bangladesh was expecting to beat India ?
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proud#IND
Mar 20, 2015 12:36pm
Indian and Bangladeshi played well and there was only one to qualify for the semis...if such case appear people should see the situation at the time of contact of ball and bat aleem dar did what had to do as an square leg umpire..he didn't know what will happen to the ball either it might be get caught or go for a six. he gave the decision as soon he could give.so saying the match was fixed is rubbish people make mistake and his mistake wasn't that big to convict umpire for match fixing ...wake up icc president was Bangladeshi and umpire work under icc . if today pakistan wins no one will convict it as fixing but if it looses people will so plz stop blaming and enjoy the match.
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bob
Mar 20, 2015 12:37pm
please there was no scandal! tammim got an edge which was given not out. rohit bent down which gave the impression to the side umpire that it was a no ball. this was before the umpire saw that the ball was flying to the fielder. If bangladesh had not used up their reviews it could have been given out. Luck went indias way STOP CRYING BENGAL TIGERS! U are looking like lambs!
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Mayank,bhopal
Mar 20, 2015 12:37pm
India like 3rd grade team how can they beat BD(strongest team of cwc 2015) without fixing the match.he must do resign.bcs it was clear fixing of match .
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Akhroot
Mar 20, 2015 12:37pm
See you can't take India out of this this world cup as the biggest revenue is being earned only if India is in game. Everyone is earning because of India's presence from a booky sitting in India to media tycoons and to people who watch worldwide. India's absence is out of equation!
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Calcutta Man
Mar 20, 2015 12:38pm
Looks like no Pakistani friend feels like commenting here at the moment. Maybe they will come with all guns blazing AFTER the defeat against Australia is formalised...
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Mr
Mar 20, 2015 12:39pm
"It could happen that maybe I will resign" lol! What kind of statement is that??!!
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Khan
Mar 20, 2015 12:39pm
The idea was to improve SAARC relations with sports....Well now thats out of the window.... Ind and Bang have some how managed to get Pak in and make it a three sided hate game....
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Independent Observer
Mar 20, 2015 12:40pm
I highly doubt if Rohit Sharma had been given out, the result would've been different. Bangladesh were all out very cheaply, they just don't have that differentiating factor against a team like India.
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Feroz
Mar 20, 2015 12:42pm
If this is the sporting spirit of the ICC President, the body has to hang its head in shame. He will definitely be made to resign because no sporting body can have its President casting aspersions on decisions made by its own Umpires. Imagine the kind of pressure being put on the harried Umpires by such outbursts. Sad to see sporting spirit sinking so low.
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sunil aparanji
Mar 20, 2015 12:42pm
Dear bangladesh If there is a fixing, then y first ur wicket fell at dhoni gloves, and snicko suggest that that was light glance...now tell where is that time umpire was gone.. That also seems fixing or what
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M.Saeed
Mar 20, 2015 12:43pm
Even if a no ball was not given, now every dismissal has to wait for a cross check in review. So, in any case no-ball decision would have worked the same. No reason to dispute. About the LBW decision against Raina, review was a knife-edge in favour of the umpire. The ball was clearly pitched seam on the line, half in half out. So, as per rule, umpire's decision prevailed.
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R.Kannan
Mar 20, 2015 12:46pm
@Rienz Rohit's "not out" was debatatble and exposed the flaws in the DRS process. In the case of Mahamudullah, despite watching the replay several times, I am unable to find any evidence of his shoe touching the boundary rope. Should we automatically assume that catches near the boundary line are not allowed ?
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KP
Mar 20, 2015 12:46pm
Hey, I read Dawn to see Pakistani readers' opinions on Cricket and politics. What I get instead is opinions from Indians. I read the Deccan Herald and Hindu to get those opinions. If Dawn does not moderate the number of Indian opinions, I shall stop reading it.
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Khan
Mar 20, 2015 12:46pm
@Kaly yes,....
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Ashwin
Mar 20, 2015 12:47pm
For those of you who say rohit decision was quick...no ball decisions usually are...besides Timam was out in the 1st over and was not given out...even commentators said so in the second over...
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Bangali
Mar 20, 2015 12:47pm
If Bangladesh wants to play international cricket the they need to learn to accept defeat with grace. Grow up. It was a fair game. There was one bad decision like many other games have. There is always chance of human error. Be a good sportsman before blaming others for your failures
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PEACE
Mar 20, 2015 12:47pm
Grapes are Sour,every year is not 2007.They will claim his wicket on an illegal delivery.Do they have some respect for rules or not.Mind jadeja also scored 20 from 7.Had he been there earlier score wud have been even better.
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syed wasim haider
Mar 20, 2015 12:48pm
Only now he came to know the commercialism of cricket. Many players do not give their best in these tournaments because they have play in IPL ...much more money.
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Laeeq Ahmed
Mar 20, 2015 12:49pm
After the 3 big issue, its very doubtful. Umpires are paid by ICC and big 3 has the most power in ICC. What else we can say?
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Dipak Singh
Mar 20, 2015 12:50pm
First BD should learn how to behave like an International Team in the ground. yesterday lots of incident happen by BD. they using slang , bad behave by bowler when Kohli got out, during miss field captain loosing his temperament on their team mate etc etc.. and now behave like a child.
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aashish
Mar 20, 2015 12:50pm
What a remarkable thought he had about about his teams defeat by India. These politicians have always known for crocodile tears or foul cry to manipulate the peoples to held there weakest nerves for their profits. Shameful statement.
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A shah
Mar 20, 2015 12:54pm
Sour grapes?
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Neeraj
Mar 20, 2015 12:54pm
Hand over the cup to Bangladesh then they will stop crying. look at Pakistan they were beaten but they have shown courage and fighting back.
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Asma
Mar 20, 2015 12:55pm
Oh come on people. Dhawan took catch legally as both his feet were inside when he took it. Sharma was a 50 50 call and min you he was already on 90 at the time. India is much stronger side then Tigers. So accept it BD. In last world cup you smashed windies bus cause they beat you. Grow up.
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Zakir
Mar 20, 2015 12:56pm
Over the top statements . So what if the umpires even got it wrong . Same whinging happened after Asia cup final against Pakistan . Bangladesh should learn to lose like winners not losers
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siba
Mar 20, 2015 12:56pm
india was weakest team how can it deafeat bangladesh ? lol
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Alok
Mar 20, 2015 12:58pm
Why can't people understand that if such was the case, India could have done in in 2007 too..... Bcci was economically strong at that point of time also...... How they were able to beat India in 2007..... Pls explain....
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Atul
Mar 20, 2015 01:00pm
Absolutely! Even today's result between Aus vs. Pak is also "pre-arranged" to suit to India (If Aus won, India wanted to ouster Pak and if Pak won then India wanted a weaker opponent for Semis). And no doubt, all 7-0 score won by India is "pre-arranged" as well. A BIG conspiracy by India to retain the world cup and everyone including Umpires are part of this conspiracy. This is not a CRICKET world cup but a CONSPIRACY world cup tournament!
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sagar
Mar 20, 2015 01:00pm
These irresponsible comments will create hatred among cricket lovers and countries, what a shameful excuse they are giving to Bangla fans for not winning this game!
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PEACE
Mar 20, 2015 01:01pm
Bangladesh won only against one quality side that is England. Only one bowler that is Memmuddalah and one bowler played well .Rest had to still work hard.Had Australia match not washed may be quarter wud had been difficult.If they are so afraid of losses,they shud stop playing.
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Anup
Mar 20, 2015 01:02pm
Exactly which newspaper or electronic media this was said ? Because neither Aussie news papers smh, daily telegraph nor daily star from Bangla have reported this news.
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Ashwin
Mar 20, 2015 01:06pm
@Laeeq Ahmed one of the big 3, England was outed by Bangladesh...
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Kinza
Mar 20, 2015 01:08pm
Pakistan will win today our bowlers will perform well, always hope for the best, because pakistan cricket team is u Predictable as always
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RAKESH RAZDAN
Mar 20, 2015 01:08pm
Where is ZAK. I would like to have his insights about this episode.
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zak
Mar 20, 2015 01:14pm
The Umpire was Pakistani, ICC President is a Bangladeshi and still you claim that ICC and Umpires favored India ?. Come on Pakistan, when will you stop your silly conspiracy theories ? .
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rajiv
Mar 20, 2015 01:14pm
Misplace patriotism... If he watches it carefully the wrong decision given by Alim dar was not that wrong, umpire get into such situations when reaction of batsman puts them into confusion, if we see the replay he was unaware if the ball is going to a fielder or for a six and he gave his decision of the basis of reaction by batsman, remember umpires dont get replays or slow motion, bangladesh exausted their replay option too early in the match... Well only thing clear here is that you dont deserve your chair president...
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Sri
Mar 20, 2015 01:16pm
Bangladesh had DRS option, when umpires denied Rohit wicket. Which showed even Bangladeshies were not confident on that. Mahmudullah wicket was given out after long analyze. Bangladeshies crying out of loss, Pak want a reason to hide. So these hit news.
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NOBODY
Mar 20, 2015 01:18pm
So let us get this straight, it was "Pre-arranged" that India will loose early wickets, it was "Pre-arranged" that the bowler will bowl a near waist high ball and it was "Pre-arranged" that Rohit will hit it in the air towards a fielder and it was "Pre-arranged" that the umpire will signal a no-ball. And that too against a "strong" team like BD. What was India's score when that happened? around 220? So even if Rohit was given out and we assume that all other batsmen could only manage around 20 or 30 runs, even then BD would lose the match. Now out of all the matches India played till now India decided they have to "Pre-arrange" the BD match. WOW.. its the mother of all conspiracy theories.
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Bhargav
Mar 20, 2015 01:21pm
Rohit Sharma was Out and it was unfair on Bangladesh..... Point Taken and I see that frustration ..... even if he got out at 90, at best India would have been somewhere near 285.....!!! This Man the ICC President must have lost it .....! No wonder even the elections held in your countries are not seen favorably by the losing parties! I had a lot of respect for the Bangladeshi Cricketers & Administrators, this kind of behavior is unbecoming of your sportsmen spirit..... When India lost to Bangladesh in 2007, we criticized our players to the hilt, but did not point fingers at you, because you deserved to win and we deserved to lose, same applies now!
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devil
Mar 20, 2015 01:21pm
@setu y hv pakistan participated to get humuliated when d cup is fxrd. Were they also playing for their money.
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Shahid
Mar 20, 2015 01:21pm
I did not expect Dawn to resort to misrepresentative headlines.
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ManoRanjan Ka BAAP
Mar 20, 2015 01:22pm
@Calcutta Man exactly.....once Pak is defeated in today's match (which I would hate to see)...the blame game on India will start to flow... I am got a full day of entertainment...
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Bhargav
Mar 20, 2015 01:29pm
Rohit Sharma was Out and it was unfair on Bangladesh..... Point Taken and I see that frustration ..... even if he got out at 90, at best India would have been somewhere near 285.....!!! This Man the ICC President must have lost it .....! No wonder even the elections held in your countries are not seen favorably by the losing parties! I had a lot of respect for the Bangladeshi Cricketers & Administrators, this kind of behavior is unbecoming of your sportsmen spirit..... When India lost to Bangladesh in 2007, we criticized our players to the hilt, but did not point fingers at you, because you deserved to win and we deserved to lose, same applies now!
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NOBODY
Mar 20, 2015 01:29pm
If somebody has fixed a match then it should be BD for loosing the match from a strong position. Just because Indian board has money, any match which India wins from a difficult situation doesn't mean they have bought out the officials. You must be naive to believe that. Indians have been playing good cricket and beat BD fair and square. If you cant handle a failure in a dignified way you probably shouldn't be playing at all. Show some maturity.
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Sasindran
Mar 20, 2015 01:30pm
@Asma Fair opinion....and yes, emotions is a two -way street ! u kow when Dhoni is playing Mumbai Indians in IPL, I want him to be out ASAP; but when he is playing as India's Captain, I want him to hit his trade mark sixes !!!
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Laksh
Mar 20, 2015 01:32pm
Unbelievable, Bangladesh loses by 109 runs, an umpire from Pakistan as decision maker and on top of it all, up against Indians who won all their matches in their group, and still you blame conspiracies for your defeat. Sure, it is a case of sour grapes and it does not help the cause of your team. Tell them they fell short for genuine reasons and encourage them to do better next time. Don't confuse them with conspiracy theories.
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Humble Man
Mar 20, 2015 01:34pm
I am so sick and tired of the conspiracy theories. I had rarely come across any conspiracy theory until I started reading Pakistani news papers. Now I come across conspiracy theories everyday.
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wiserneighbour
Mar 20, 2015 01:34pm
bad losers!he claims to be icc president and he claims the result is pre arranged I. e. fixed by ICC.Why he is not aware of such a fixing being an insider! All the previous games were fixed if the performance is not the parameter.They folded up before 200.He should resign immediately and not fit to be the president of such an organisation.
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Abhishar
Mar 20, 2015 01:37pm
if its India's Game by ICC pl. dont allow the super-talented BD player or players to be here in IPL-8 & forever. stop this now other BD will not take WC 2019 at England
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ABHAI SHARMA
Mar 20, 2015 01:39pm
If you think India is dominating ICC and everything is fixed then stop playing cricket ! Who is forcing you ?
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ManoRanjan Ka BAAP
Mar 20, 2015 01:40pm
@Kinza I too believe that....it's already 3 down....
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Jat
Mar 20, 2015 01:41pm
3/59 Impressive fightback by Pak bowlers, after pathetic display by their batsmen. We may have a close match after all.
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BD Fans
Mar 20, 2015 01:42pm
@Indian India is not owner of ICC unless it becomes Indian Cricket Council.
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Vick
Mar 20, 2015 01:44pm
@Kumar Good point.
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ekram
Mar 20, 2015 01:47pm
YES BOSS STORY india : MR .icc , change qf veneu . we want to play in melborne by any cost. icc : yes boss india : why economy class ! we need first class air ticket . dont treat us other rubbish nations ok! icc : yes boss india : becarefull about minnows bd . we dont want 2007 repeat again icc : yes boss we already appointed two most obedient servant (umpire) for you india : now do one thing , just change your name ! icc should be indian cricket council. icc: yes boss its already happened ! without your order sir !
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Dr Hemant Junnarkar
Mar 20, 2015 01:48pm
I like Alim Dar
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Mahi
Mar 20, 2015 01:52pm
Political statement. His post has become ceremonial in ICC body after Srinivasan's appointment. Sidelined, he knows no other way to find himself back in the reckoning. Now his exit is guaranteed. If you can't think beyond your own country, you have no business being in the governing world body of a popular sport.
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A shah
Mar 20, 2015 01:53pm
Easy Tiger....!
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hyat
Mar 20, 2015 01:56pm
good job india, bangladeshi deserve this defeat.
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Mani
Mar 20, 2015 01:58pm
When the catch was taken, Rohit had already made 90 and India was not bowled out by Bangladeshis. Don't forget that Bangladesh lost the match by over 100 runs. Even with Rohit out, the score would have been impacted only marginally and India would have won comfortably.
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Abdul Kadir
Mar 20, 2015 02:00pm
Whats a problem of neighbours?
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VenuBangalore
Mar 20, 2015 02:03pm
umpires are also human being. some time they will make mistake but it does not mean he is cheat. come on bangladesh grow up.
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north east india
Mar 20, 2015 02:06pm
They had reviews why didnt they use it. Such a foolish act of mind.
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Tariq
Mar 20, 2015 02:07pm
Bangladesh needs to take sports in good and gentle way. Mistakes happens and are part of game. Definitely Bangladesh was no much to Team India. It is acceptable that Board of India has been dominating in Cricket council but after all sport is for good and stable mind not for narrow mind.
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Vish1
Mar 20, 2015 02:11pm
One "doubtful decision" (if that was the case), and you are questioning the integrity of the umpires! The umpire's decision is final and must be respected... Where is the spirit of the game?
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Abdul Malik
Mar 20, 2015 02:12pm
I thought about reccomending B'Desh players for IPL 2016. Not any more.
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Tariq
Mar 20, 2015 02:13pm
Money are runnning cricket now and the indian hav ethe biggest market. The indian team is by any means a good side, but Bangalis are right on this. I beleive the last semi fanil between PAk and india was alos rigged. But in that case It might have been some pak plyers that were bought not the umpires. Any way all this might just be speculations but the way indian cricket borad behaves it is justifed speculations.
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Manish
Mar 20, 2015 02:13pm
That way every team which loses the match would say it was fixed in winners favour...You have the Decision Review System. Why do not you use it? Have some sportsman spirit people....You look at people around you doing conspiracy against you...Get some life people...No Doubt Bangladesh has been playing well but that does not mean that it can never lose a match...That holds true with every sporting team...
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Sanjai
Mar 20, 2015 02:13pm
History shows that football, cricket, boxing... in all games umpire makes mistake. It is terrible and cannot be completely avoided. Here even if the umpire's decision was accurate Bangladesh couldn't have won the game against India. Bangladesh has to go a long way to be the best team in the World. A lucky win against England is not enough to defeat the defending world champion at their current performance level, which is world class where they never lost a game to any team so far in this WC.
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np
Mar 20, 2015 02:16pm
@Sasindran "The umpiring actually tarnished India's otherwise unblemished record" How does it tarnish India? It wasn't an Indian umpire, it was a Pakistani umpire. Are they saying Aleem Dar was paid off? Wouldn't Pakistan prefer to have BD in SF if they get there rather than India? What possible motivation does Aleem Dar have to rule in Ondia's favor? Losing team can be accused of match fixing but to accuse winning team of fixing us strange to say the least.
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Manoj
Mar 20, 2015 02:16pm
@N.S in such case, you should have forfeited the match or the entire world cup.
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Nishant
Mar 20, 2015 02:17pm
@Younis are you kidding younis???? Please , be informed while commenting...ALEEM DAR was leg umpire not Ian Mould and Aleem signalled it for a No ball
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Khan Ashraf Khan 9691
Mar 20, 2015 02:22pm
@Indian Agreed with you. What ever Mr. Kamal said is a shame for Bangla Desh. Look at the margin of defeat "109"runs...
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IIN
Mar 20, 2015 02:22pm
Seems like Bangladesh cannot digest the reality http://www.dawn.com/news/705096/bangladesh-seek-to-reverse-result-of-asia-cup-final
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guest
Mar 20, 2015 02:32pm
I understand Bangladesh is new to international cricket and want to win but you should get used to handling defeats too. There will be be many wins and losses, many faulty umpiring decisions, some of which may be in your favor as well. The umpires are human too. Agreed that Rohit Sharma should have been given out at 90, but after that he only scored 40 more runs. Bangladesh lost by more than 100 runs, so it would not have made a difference anyway
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A. A.
Mar 20, 2015 02:33pm
Hilarious!!! Bangladeshi's are just plain hilarious :)
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Jai
Mar 20, 2015 02:34pm
Tossing coin has no tail side.. Both of the sides are Kings...Some one will say that..hahaha,,
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np
Mar 20, 2015 02:37pm
@N.S "India contributes 80 percent to ICC income, so any favor to India is justified here by the ICC. " So is that why all the BD players were out so cheaply? Also Aleem Dar had signaled a no ball before Rohit played the ball. So even if it was an umpiring error to give no ball Rohit gets benefit of doubt because he played the ball thinking it is a no ball. Plus what does an umpire like Dar who has built his reputation have to gain that he would throw away his hard won reputation? What about the decision that favored Bd in the first over when they were batting which could also have been an error? India has not conceded 300 to any team and Bangladesh has not made 300 runs. If Rohit who had slowed down towards his century was out at 90, perhaps team India would have made more runs. They were not all out at end of 50 overs you know. Was the match even close?
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Amit
Mar 20, 2015 02:38pm
@Such which decision you are talking about? Full of non sense
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pankaj
Mar 20, 2015 02:38pm
@lafanga make sense, fact content.
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Zak
Mar 20, 2015 02:39pm
@Such agree, none of the empires called for third empire review, on tricky situations. Odd.
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Mohit
Mar 20, 2015 02:42pm
I agree, there was an umpiring error in Rohit's case. Barring that, though, there weren't many umpiring error. May be Bangladesh could have been more competitive had Rohit departed earlier (he added 47 runs following that verdict) but then Bangladesh lost by 102 runs. Again what could have happened had Rohit been out at that stage is all hypothetical. I can understand the pain and feeling of unfairness, as Indian fans have been there before. But please remember fanantastic tournament Bangladesh had and build on it on coming months
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Amit
Mar 20, 2015 02:42pm
@Deepak what a joke
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Mohit
Mar 20, 2015 02:45pm
@Rienz Hey, haven't Indians been guilt of this in past. Cut them some slack, they are feeling pain and sense of hard done by (in my opinion wrongly)
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MKB
Mar 20, 2015 02:48pm
@Such your wanting is your, 125 crore Indian (more than combining all other cricket playing country) wants India to win the world cup. They really deserve it. India pays more than 40% of ICC funds.
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Meera
Mar 20, 2015 02:51pm
@setu Ok Sherlock. They are calling you to write the script for the next Bourne Identity sequel.
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public
Mar 20, 2015 02:56pm
Incumbent ICC President may have to go any way. PM Haseena would not like his excuse for the loss and also for displeasing Modi's Bharat whom she works for.
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Lyra
Mar 20, 2015 03:01pm
I agree.... The sun that rose yesterday was also 'pre-arranged' for India. The breeze that blew yesterday was also 'pre-arranged' for India. The rain that DIDNOT fall yesterday was also 'pre-arranged' for India. Whole universe is conspiring for India to win world cup!
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Desi Dimag
Mar 20, 2015 03:04pm
@Zak power of india.
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Harsh
Mar 20, 2015 03:07pm
This is what happens when immature countries are allowed to participate. The president from Bangladesh is behaving like a politician. What was prearranged? That a Bangladeshi bowler will bowl a full toss which umpire will call a no ball before Rohit Sharma hit it in air and a Bangladeshi fielder will catch it? First of all the bowler should be in Jail as he is facing rape charges. When umpire gives a no ball, the batsman tries to hit for runs regardless. Finally even if Sharma was given out, would the result have been different. This man should be charged with bringing the game in disrepute and sued by ICC and umpires. And yeah, the cricket fans of Bangladesh are immature they need to know that their team is not good enough. They reached the quarter because ICC had arranged rain in their match against Australia.
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Akram
Mar 20, 2015 03:10pm
I didn't realise Bangladesh would be so bad losers. They still need to mature as a team in order to be counted with the big boys. Looks like they are not ready yet.
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Test
Mar 20, 2015 03:11pm
@Sameer Good Bro
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Luke Furtado
Mar 20, 2015 03:17pm
In fact this should be more insulting to the Pakistanis because he's blemishing one of the best umpires in modern day cricket.....and I expect Pakistan to raise concern at the highest levels of the ICC.....A person in position of power shouldn't be a blabber mouth and question the integrity of Aleem Dar.....
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El Indiano
Mar 20, 2015 03:23pm
Now I regret having cheered for Bangladesh in their match against England. Seriously, grow up. Umpires are human. They make mistakes. Some go against you and some for you. Its a part of the game. Everything is not a conspiracy theory. The world is not controlled by Alien shape-shifting lizards. I assume that the Banglas didn't use DRS for the Rohit decision because they believe that the third umpires are also a part of the conspiracy to unfairly get India into the final?
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rahul
Mar 20, 2015 03:27pm
Obviously the entire worldcup is fixed.Just look at the pitches - indian batting pitches in aus...that tells you everything you need to know.Where are the green tops from sachin/ganguly era? Its happening everywhere now,even in football the refree is able to affect the outcome of the match.sports is big business now and powerful people control everything.
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Random thoughts
Mar 20, 2015 03:28pm
There could have been human errors. But this guy is taking it too far. Quite immature and stupid comment from a person sitting on this position.
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GGMU
Mar 20, 2015 03:32pm
@Such if u check the facts , u will know that a lot of umpiring decisions have gone aganist India . Atleat one we need to get . The rahane runout , various LB decisons all have gone aganist us but we never cried over it ..
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123
Mar 20, 2015 03:32pm
World champions with 11 super stars in BD team who never lost a single match....? They had the right to get Trophy. They are rightly accusing and crying.......!
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M Mohan
Mar 20, 2015 03:33pm
According to the version of BD cricket persons, the match result was pre-arranged or so to say prefix. Then what about the earlier 6 matches which India won. Every losing country in this game try to establish blame game theory on the winning side. It is shameful act, winning and losing is a part the game it should be taken in sportsman like manner not otherwise. When Pakistan umpire Shaquir Rana was there , I heard people saying Pakistan team have 12 players. There might have been some error in judging right or wrong , it may happen with any team. Using the word prearranged by responsible persons ,clearly classify the mental status and poor profile of thinking.
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Last comment
Mar 20, 2015 03:33pm
India shares big money and no wonder they may go upto this level.
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Worldcup
Mar 20, 2015 03:35pm
There were 4 Asian teams in quarter finals now 3 r out ,only one remain in semi final so let's all Asians ( Pak, ind, sl , bang n afghan ) whole heartedly support India to keep world cup in Asia only. GO INDIA GO , keep the cup in Asia.
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lafanga
Mar 20, 2015 03:36pm
@Mr "Pakistan and Bangladesh should be thrown out of icc for lack of sportsmanship!" The story is about Bangladesh vs India match and ICC president who happen to be also from Bangladesh. Why are you blaming Pakistan or is it a force of habit for Indians LOL
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diwakar
Mar 20, 2015 03:37pm
@REDDY .If Rohit had given out then,it would have meant Dhoni and Jadeja would have got mote time at the crease.
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Niraj
Mar 20, 2015 03:38pm
Yeah!! And this one today was pre-arranged in Australia's favour.
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david
Mar 20, 2015 03:39pm
Yes yes a feed, India did not win a single match and was granted place in q/f be cause of fixing
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muhammad ahmed khan
Mar 20, 2015 03:42pm
The least outcome you want from this match is WIN. Work hard Tigers. This is not the good way to get win.
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karan sharma
Mar 20, 2015 03:43pm
O ho.. Then what about imrul kayes He was out..but he was there..
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sherkhan
Mar 20, 2015 03:48pm
May be my previous comment wouldn't be published. Let me moderate it by myself and try. Dear Bangladeshi log. Loss is always un-acceptable. But there should be a limit of anything. You don't need to make yourselves fools everytime.
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pokeman
Mar 20, 2015 03:48pm
@prashant chauhan good one
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ManoRanjan Ka BAAP
Mar 20, 2015 03:49pm
Even the rain lashed one day between Aus and Ban was orchestrated by ICC (Indian Cricket Council)
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PPrasad78
Mar 20, 2015 03:50pm
What is Bangladesh talking about ? Even the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram..etc can beat Bangladesh !
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Asif
Mar 20, 2015 03:50pm
@Such Now why am I not surprised for the losers to resort to conspiracy theories? When India loses - WE ARE BETTER THAN INDIANS! When India wins - Its a conspiracy against Pakistan or Bangladesh!! Sore Losers!!
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Taimoor Khan
Mar 20, 2015 03:51pm
ICC needs to be disbanded and Indians needs to be kept at arms length within new body when it comes to decision making circles. India being the hub of match fixing syndicates and betting, cricket has gone down hill with the ascendancy of India in ICC.
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Worldcup
Mar 20, 2015 03:53pm
There were 4 Asian teams in quarter finals now 3 r out ,only one remain in semi final so let's all Asians ( Pak, ind, sl , bang n afghan) whole heartedly support India to keep world cup in Asia only. GO INDIA GO , keep the cup in Asia. #won't give it back
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Rienz
Mar 20, 2015 03:56pm
@R.Kannan Yeah the Rohit dismissal was a little dodgy but so is the game, sometimes decision go in your favour and others don't. From what I saw, Dhawan's shoe very slightly touched the boundary, but even if both the decisions went in Bangladesh's favour Bangladesh would have still not won the game. Bangladesh are just rank amateurs with neither talent or discipline to play at this level - but they were made to look by a very poor England side.
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From India
Mar 20, 2015 03:59pm
Okay agreed. So bangladesh can reduce 137-90=47 of Rohit's score in the total. so total is 255, even now bangladeshi failed because they were all out for 193.
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Prometheus
Mar 20, 2015 04:08pm
Bangladesh should have said to ICC that only 3 biased decision is not enough next time you can arrange for 6.this is so called sportsmanship you guys expected from Bangladesh.
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Veer
Mar 20, 2015 04:15pm
Umpire is one of the best .... Aleem Dar is one of the finest cricketer in modern day cricket ..... Bangladesh lost by 100+ runs .... They were @ QF only because of 1 win against depleted england and rained out match again Aus .... Bangladesh in QF because of a wrong decision against England ... what bout that ... so youtube and watch jodern runout .... On what basis they are crying foul, had it been a 10-20 runs loss things would have been different ... they were in no position to win it .... Its so funny to hear .... India Bribe Pakistan to Betray Bangladesh .....
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Rajesh
Mar 20, 2015 04:16pm
Regardless of this particular match, usually match officials usually favour indian players, same with commentators/experts ... no one wants to annoy indian cricket board ... honestly it's all IPL money insentive
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K S IYER
Mar 20, 2015 04:17pm
Who cares for his resignation ? The no ball was given instantly therefore no question of anything wrong. After this incident Rohit scored only 47 runs but Bangladesh lost by 109 runs. Even had Rohit been given out, Bangaldesh had no chance to win. It looks like that Kamal wants his name to hit the headlines of the media. He could have selected something better than this.
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Veer
Mar 20, 2015 04:18pm
“The dream run ends in umpiring scandal” What dream run ???? .... they have beaten ENGLAND only .... Afghanistan & Scotland are not even test playing nations ....
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Rienz
Mar 20, 2015 04:20pm
@Mohit Yes, but 2 wrongs don't make a right - weather it is by Bangladeshis or Indians, stupid immature acts of burning effigies of umpires still remains the same i.e. a stupid immature act. For God's sake it's just a game.
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Purush
Mar 20, 2015 04:20pm
It is strange and funny that ICC chief is raising questions. To suggest that Dar took a decision against Bangladesh out of ill feelings is preposterous. If Dar as Pakistani would have ill feelings towards BG then he would have bigger ill feelings towards India. That there is no love lost between India and Pakistan is well known all over the world, even to nations who do not play cricket. As the catch on the boundary, the same was replayed repeatedly before decision was taken. Further that clip is also posted on the ICC World Cup for anyone to see. It was a brilliant shot and a brilliant catch. Dhawan had the presence of mind to throw the ball up and back into the arena. He then came into the arena and took the catch. In recent history this has happened elsewhere also, and if I am not wrong at that time India was on receiving end.
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rajdeep
Mar 20, 2015 04:21pm
As if they could have defeated India, why these guys are forgetting that they were in QF because of a rain affected match with Australia, they should thank their stars for this first and last appearance in the WC QFs.
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WC
Mar 20, 2015 04:30pm
Pakistan and Bangladesh quickly jump to match fixing drama when they lose any match. They both create their conspiracy theories so that their people would not be mad at the players and blame a non existent enemy, dealers, bookies, and even their government. "Dil ko behlane ka acha khayal hai Ghalib"
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sanjay
Mar 20, 2015 04:33pm
Are Bangladeshis aware of the ODI facts between them and India. Out of 28 matches played so far before this one, India won in 24 matches as against 3 by the Bangladesh. One match ended in no result.So they should shut up and focus on improving their game. The ICC President from Bangladesh must be removed for bringing disrepute to the game.
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Zia
Mar 20, 2015 04:39pm
Indians using power of its money generation for ICC will ruin this game of gentleman...
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Reality bites
Mar 20, 2015 04:41pm
Challenging umpiring decisions is foul play. To make such silly complaints after losing a match by 109 runs is pathetic. Even if they had got one of those decisions in their favor they were going to lose the match, they are no match for the Indians.
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AA
Mar 20, 2015 04:46pm
Pakistani umpire should have been kept out of such a match// if he had given a decision in favour of BD then India would have also protested
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prince
Mar 20, 2015 04:50pm
sour grapes...... India has convincingly beat Bangladesh by 109 runs.... Regarding 2 decisions, the no ball was declared by Pakistani Umpires... where is the question of indian involment? shikhar dhawan taken a catch clearly without touching the boundary ropes... even that was referred to 3rd umpire and 3rd umpire judged the catch was clean....
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Gaurav
Mar 20, 2015 04:54pm
I thinks Pkistan fans andbangaldefans fans should behave in mature manner. One bad umpiring decision can not taken the credit away from Indian team. If the team looses every thing is analysed like this to ensure that blame is passed in to some other. Kudos to Bangladesh that they reached semi, but one must remember that they were in semis not because of good performance but because of rains which gave them a crucial point. Was England worst team than Bangladesh. I don't think so. Bangladesh was plain lucky. Pakistan team was not a very good team. It was over dependant on misbah. Please review the performances no overhaul teams. If it is money power that you are blaming then earn money by playing good cricket and becomes suppower. Simple isn't it
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Riaz
Mar 20, 2015 05:02pm
That is how ICC plans, Sir.
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Anand
Mar 20, 2015 05:08pm
Couple of Umpiring errors helped Bangladesh to win over England also. Let the ICC investigate that first. Truly, small cats think themselves as tigers.
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kuppudu
Mar 20, 2015 05:12pm
A waist-high full toss is not a no-ball. The Bangladeshi captain is justified in critisizing the umpire's call on that delivery. Again, the catch by Dhawan on the boundary looked very clearly legitimate. We have seen such catches in crucial matches are always appreciated. But to say that the match was pre-fixed with the collusion of umpires is too much. The Indian team would have won the match in any case, may be with a lesser margin.
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Talha
Mar 20, 2015 05:23pm
I agree with the ICC president on this one. I have a feeling that India has fixed DRS too. The LBW appeal by Mushraffe Mortaza on Raina seemed to pitch pretty straight in the line of wickets. However, it was extremly surprising to see that the DRS showed that the bowl pitched outside leg. Even when the replays were shown in slow motion the bowl looked to have pitched in line of wickets. In the 2011 WorldCup the same happened with Tendulkar when Ajmal got him plumb LBW but the DRS wrongly showed that the bowl was missing stumps. Obviously India also got the undeserved advantage of playing in Australia for almost six months before the WorldCup.
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Raj Patel
Mar 20, 2015 05:23pm
@khalid Why do you watch ??
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ravi
Mar 20, 2015 05:25pm
@Such : and the umpire was Pakistani :-). He is and always has been a good umpire and to castigate him in such a manner is horrible!
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Canadian
Mar 20, 2015 05:30pm
@Such So your statement represent Pakistan's fixed match against Australia.
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Shailraj Chauhan
Mar 20, 2015 05:33pm
@Such - Ha ha ha...
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abdul razzak surahio
Mar 20, 2015 05:34pm
bangladesh must not have submitted to the demands of india for the big three and should have sided with pakistan in opposing it. Cricket today has not remained a game but has become a business...
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Canadian
Mar 20, 2015 05:34pm
No ball was given before Rohit Sharma was caught. There is no truth that Aleem Dar did something wrong. Moreover there is DRS, if Bangladesh had a chance, they could have used that too.
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Hiten
Mar 20, 2015 05:41pm
Loss of 109 runs, My 2 questions are (1) why they (Bangladesh) didn't go for a review? (2) For argument sake, even that decision turned down than again what does it make difference when you loose by 109 runs. Remember first over appeal that Dhoni didn't noticed well was actually out too. Accept your loss and learn from it.
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fakir Mohammed
Mar 20, 2015 05:42pm
It is ridiculous to see the statement of ICC president who is not deserved to be called as President of ICC, he should immediately resign and go home, in the contest the Minnows were no where equal to Indian Batting and bowling where they could not control the runs in the slog overs especially when the 2 world class batsman Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma was batting. one cannot blame the umpires because they are very well aware of the decisions but due to human errors sometime it may go averse. it was totally a Team performance that made India to win. unlike pakistan who choked out in the quarter finals, it was really doubtful whether Pakistan would even reach QF but they played just for name sake and never shown the team spirit in today's match as per Wasim Akram.
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Mukesh
Mar 20, 2015 05:44pm
This is like police commissioner complaining about police corruption! There is most likely a human error when the umpires made this call but that happens with every team. It was not a photo finish match where this decision would have changed the tide. Another thing I noticed was that when Bangladesh defeated England, the success went into their head and their captain commented before the match that 'Finally we have a team that is equal to India'.
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True indian
Mar 20, 2015 05:44pm
Bangladeshi's should be happy about the result...who expected them to be in the QF...
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Sierrabrave
Mar 20, 2015 05:44pm
Indians defending a Pakistani against accusations by Bangladeshis!!!! Anything possible boss! :)
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Sandeep Singh
Mar 20, 2015 05:45pm
Bangladesh forget that they reached semifinals only bcoz of a whitewashed match between Bangladesh and Australia which gave them 1 free point.
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sandeep kasmiri
Mar 20, 2015 05:49pm
Keep watch andand see the reality ...
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Ammar
Mar 20, 2015 05:55pm
This reminds of an Asia cup final a couple years ago when playing Pakistan Bangladesh lost and became such cry babies afterwards... Obviously the whole universe is conspiring to keep you down ...
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raz
Mar 20, 2015 06:01pm
@Sunil u can. Because all we know the meaning of ICC i.e. Indian Cricket Council. India has destroyed the cricket.
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Ron_P
Mar 20, 2015 06:02pm
Ask him to start investigation on all the umpiring controversial decision in this world-cup, not just for something against them only 1. Jordan's run-out against Bangladesh. Which is the reason they are in quarter's. 2. John Mooney's catch of Sean Williams which was referred to third umpire. but given out. 3. India vs Bangladesh - 1st over, 6th ball. Clear edge and slip fielders appealing and umpire ignoring. So this list can go on.. if we start looking into..
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Irfan Baloch
Mar 20, 2015 06:03pm
this is funny 1. Bangladesh was flirting with the idea of beating India 2. Bangladeshi ICC president didnt blame Pakistan army or ISI for this defeat
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irad
Mar 20, 2015 06:03pm
May be in next world cup Robots should be employed as umpires and a third human umpire sitting in front of TV, for replays. Umpires have a difficult job and like all of us are error prone but not fix / pre-determine the outcomes of matches. Bangladesh is making too much out of a genuine mistake by umpire.
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Aurangzeb
Mar 20, 2015 06:07pm
He is correct both out were wrong otherwise india would have been out of WC.
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RJ
Mar 20, 2015 06:07pm
If its true ICC is Indian Cricket Council then this Bangladeshi President must know his jumping up and down against India may only cause Bangladesh exclusion from the next World Cup as Ireland Afghanistan might well replace them in top 10 or even worse the world committee may take review of Bangladesh's Test status.
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kibria
Mar 20, 2015 06:07pm
@Prakash if it happens against india then indians reaction will reverse.
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kibria
Mar 20, 2015 06:11pm
if it happens agaist indian team all your reaction will reverse. more than Bangladeshi supporter.
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someone_else
Mar 20, 2015 06:11pm
Everything is already fixed in "heaven" isn't it? Please send your complaints there. Indians can't do anything if it is not already fixed by highest power of the universe.
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Weirdity
Mar 20, 2015 06:15pm
@Such "I am absolutely with Bangladesh on this. These Indians have orchestrated all these World Cup matches" Yes! Absolutely! They fixed the india pakistan match too by paying off the pakistan players. :-)
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Maz
Mar 20, 2015 06:15pm
only first was mistake from the umpire not rest of them,,catch was perfect and lbw as well. other 2 are given by TV umpire.so we could not say it was wrong decision. Mistakes does happen, that day Bangladesh was the victim.. there were days, India too got decisions against them...Bangladesh could have done well in batting and chase that total instead of blaming Umpire.
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Rohan
Mar 20, 2015 06:28pm
It's one thing to be passionate about your cricket and another to see controversies everywhere. BTW without this "BAD UMPIRING" they wouldn't be playing in QF. Remember Jordan's run out? Learn to admire your opposition who outplayed you.
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Talkn Parrot
Mar 20, 2015 06:35pm
Bangladesh did well to qualify for quarterfinals, but spoilt it all by whining. A few iffy decisions cannot quite explain a 109 run rout. India's current form is just too good for Bangladesh.
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Swaraj
Mar 20, 2015 06:37pm
@Such Yes,The whole tournament is orchestreted,Infact wining of BD over England,Wining of Pak over south-africa and losing to australia are all scripted. India is such a great figure that it can manage all things in ICC. LOL
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tahmid5050
Mar 20, 2015 06:39pm
this game has been currpoted
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tahmid50
Mar 20, 2015 06:45pm
I don't if this game was corrupt or not. But due to this sharma made a extra 47 runs and raina made a extra 55 runs But if you takeaway 302-47-55=200 which means india would have just made 200 runs.
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Shriram
Mar 20, 2015 06:50pm
Pakistan got beaten by Aussie, two easy catches were dropped. Conspiracy b y pakistan players on their own country? ? or this is conspiracy by Australia?? Grow up guys.
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Dabangg
Mar 20, 2015 06:50pm
I didn't see the match but the way the Indian batsmen were playing I don't think the outcome would have changed.
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Calcutta Man
Mar 20, 2015 06:52pm
@KP "If Dawn does not moderate the number of Indian opinions, I shall stop reading it." I think your suggestion smacks of censorship. You go read your Hindu newspaper....it's as exciting as a stale roti
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Erik
Mar 20, 2015 07:02pm
India played better cricket.
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goggy
Mar 20, 2015 07:03pm
Mr. Kamal you showed up how selfish you are ... Amrul Kayes was out in the first over, Umpire did not give him out. Inspite of having a review available Dhoni did not review the decision. Yes it was umpires mistake to give a no ball when Rohit was caught out and unfortunately that time your team had no reviews left. ICC has provided the review system because they know that there can be a human error in giving decisions. When you don't have reviews left, you have to accept the umpire's decision as the final decision. I grew up watching cricket when the DRS system was not in place and have almost cried many times when my hero Sachin Tendulkar was given out when playing at a score of 90s incorrectly (remeber LBW decision given by famous umpire Steve Bucknor when the ball hit his shoulders). Bangladesh team being upset over the decisions from the match is obvious but you talking about resignation and match fixing allegations does not suite you given your position in ICC. I think you don't deserve to be there and in the best interest of the cricket I think you should come forward and resign today instead of waiting for the next meeting.
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Ashish Singh
Mar 20, 2015 07:05pm
Everytime an umpire gives a doubtful decison in favour of India, there is that hue and cry about ICC bieng Indian Cricket Board..so and so...and try to be-little Indian team's achievement on field...umpire do make mistakes and this is happenning since ages despite the adoption of technology...if Mr Kamal thinks that Bangladesh lost only because of bad umpiring than England could also blame the umpire for their defeat against Bangladesh which led to their exit from the world cup....Lets accept the fact that your team is telented but not as good as India or some of the other teams...sit back and enjoy the moments in defeat too...Pakistan lost the match today..but what an exhibition of fast bowling...Wahab Riaz displayed...I've never seen such kind of a fiery bowling spell for a long-2 time...only Pakistani fast bowler could do that....I still remember the spell great Wasim Akram produced in 1999 WC final agaisnt England...Even opposition has acknowledge this spell....Wahab has earned the respect of whole world...So Mr Kamal..lets learn to acknowledge the good work of opposition team...this is also part of sport. Last but not the least...It is Mr Jagmohan Dalmia who gave the Test Status to Bangladesh when he was president of ICC despite not so much support from other countries board...long time back when you were touch better than associate team.
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Anwar Amjad
Mar 20, 2015 07:05pm
@farhad this news story has been reported by AFP and not Dawn newspaper!
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colin
Mar 20, 2015 07:06pm
@Sameer The UMPIRE was a WORLD RESPECTED PAKISTANI,Mr ALEEM DAR.....you do realise you are insulting one of your own do you ??!!
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Em Moosa
Mar 20, 2015 07:14pm
Mustafa Kamal is not only one who says this. The game between South Africa and India was fixed too like the semi final of the previous World cup between Pakistan and India. Now cricket is commercial and the one reason is also IPL. IPL should be banned by ICC to save the cricket otherwise cricket fans other than Indians will loose their interest in the cricket and that would be very sad for the game.
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zain
Mar 20, 2015 07:22pm
@setu Again conspiracy theory !!!!!!
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Dekh Magar Pyaar Se
Mar 20, 2015 07:25pm
Soon they will also find a connection of Aleem Dar's ancestors to the civil war of 1971
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thinker
Mar 20, 2015 07:25pm
Human mind, some people can doubt on their wives, parents, friends etc. let alone cricket match fixing issue.
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salman
Mar 20, 2015 07:26pm
@Sameer good one
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Chetan Dubey
Mar 20, 2015 07:27pm
@RS LOL
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Aba
Mar 20, 2015 07:29pm
This is a bit silly. Perhaps an emotional reaction. The no-ball call may be 50/50 but does anyone seriously think the result would have been any different?
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Abdullah Yousuf
Mar 20, 2015 07:35pm
No ifs buts it's simple India played better.Bangladeshi should have demonstrated sportsman spirit .CONGRATS INDIA.
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Mohoni
Mar 20, 2015 07:42pm
Bangladesh lost the math "legally" on the field and "morally" off the field by these ludicrous statements. Good Riddance!!
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Canada
Mar 20, 2015 07:55pm
Why would you pre-arrange a game against Bang?lol The Big 3 dont need prearrangement against Bang,it is 99% guaranteed they will win. What an illogical accusation.
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neanderthal
Mar 20, 2015 07:57pm
This is shameful for ICC. ICC president is supposed to be nuetral and supporting their own umpires. No sportsman spirit at all.
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Karr
Mar 20, 2015 08:03pm
109 runs is not a small margin. Bangladesh has played well, but expecting them to win against in form India is too much. Mustafa Kamal is being silly
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Nathan
Mar 20, 2015 08:03pm
Bangladesh got some favoring decisions against England, so that means that game is fixed as well? Grow Up Bangladesh, That was a no-ball in the real time, only the camera's shows as the ball is a few inches below the waist. Any time an Umpire can call a no-ball if he wish a ball is willfull and danger to the Batsman. Rohitsharma lost his shape playing that ball, this is the reason why the umpires given it No Ball, Balling a High-Full Toss by a Fast bowler is considered Dangerous, Waist High is just a messurement, but that ball was dangerous to the Batsman! I am from Canada(Born in SL.). Canadian/ICC Level 3 Umpire. Grow Up you Bangladesh!!!
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ravi
Mar 20, 2015 08:11pm
@SUTIYA ZAK well said. i like your name too :) if India can fix matches at world cup level, wow! it is a great tribute to our political and economical power. chak de India!!
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G O Gujjar Gujjar
Mar 20, 2015 08:12pm
@Urooj It is the jugglery of words to make the two brother nations as the arch greatest rivals. A satanic plan by the western oress agencies..
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sivaram
Mar 20, 2015 08:12pm
Rather than appreciating the way india played why people blame it. Even if bangladesh leave cricket nothing impacts world cricket. The margin with which bangladesh lost does not even deserve to be discussed. If they loose then match is fixed and if bangladesh wins then they r great. Sick mindset
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sivaram
Mar 20, 2015 08:17pm
Rather than appreciating the way india played why people blame it. Even if bangladesh leave cricket nothing impacts world cricket. The margin with which bangladesh lost does not even deserve to be discussed. If they loose then match is fixed and if bangladesh wins then they r great. Sick mindset
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sivaram
Mar 20, 2015 08:18pm
Rather than appreciating the way india played why people blame it. Even if bangladesh leave cricket nothing impacts world cricket. The margin with which bangladesh lost does not even deserve to be discussed. If they loose then match is fixed and if bangladesh wins then they r great. Sick mindset
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Shakil_Seena
Mar 20, 2015 08:19pm
@prashant chauhan Typical hindu thinking....
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Waqar
Mar 20, 2015 08:19pm
The whole WC is pre-arranged,,,it was only to highlight the IPL paid plotters (I mean players). Totally manipulated and staged events. Every team has 3-5 key players part of this WWF-style cricket.
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PrasadDeccani
Mar 20, 2015 08:21pm
@Vish1 The complain is that BCCI 'ordered' ICC to ensure India won the match. Accordingly, ICC asked the two umpire to favor Indian team. Individual teams did not participate in fixing the match;(at least that is what the Bangladeshi official says).
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Waqar
Mar 20, 2015 08:22pm
ICC+BCCI=IPL You do the math now. It's an identical trendy twin of WWF now.
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Khan
Mar 20, 2015 08:22pm
hope so india will lose to Australia :D
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USA
Mar 20, 2015 08:24pm
@syed wasim haider ...can you tell us who those players are ?
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Ebrahim
Mar 20, 2015 08:28pm
@prashant chauhan You should know that the Umpires cannot be from the Countries who are playing a match, so don't say if Umpires were from India.
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Goodness Gracious Me
Mar 20, 2015 08:31pm
..and you wonder why India doesn't play with Bangladesh much.
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Sourajit Aiyer
Mar 20, 2015 08:46pm
@Urooj ...haha, see that is what media does, twists a thing...that is why I say don't just believe media when it comes to India-Pakistan relations, because I think sometimes media always says antagonizing news sine they will lose stuff to write about if India and Pakistani suddenly became friendly. I think Pakistanis and Indians want to remain friends since enmities help no one, but half the time it is this very media which twists things and cause enmities to remain.
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Jeet
Mar 20, 2015 08:47pm
@Anwar Amjad The no-ball decision was spontaneous and good real time decision. A fast bowler bowling into you hips at 140+ km is a beamer. So many times after bowling such balls bowlers raise their hand in an apology. One can contest this decision after watching replays but it was not a deliberate decision and it wouldn't have changed the ouotcome of the match in any way. Bangadeshis have history of creating furore after losing matches to better teams in tournaments. I don't even udnerstand why they feel they were entitled for a victory.
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gopal
Mar 20, 2015 08:48pm
Bangladeshis must learn to accept defeat with grace, like their politicians, they have a lot to learn.
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Sourajit Aiyer
Mar 20, 2015 08:49pm
@RS .....I agree. A Pakistani umpire working in favour of India !!!! really? why do i find that unbelievable. They should haul up Aleem Dar and his motives here. Had it been umpire of any other country I might have believed it. But, a Pakistani umpire working in favour of India, seriously???
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Reason
Mar 20, 2015 08:53pm
Show some maturity guys.
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Umesh
Mar 20, 2015 09:00pm
The Tale of Two Counties!!... What an Irony!! If one of the team is India and a Cricket Match is appears to be fixed, then the end result would be India's WIN and if one of the team is Pakistan and a Match is appears to be fixed, then the end result would have been Pakistan's LOSS!! That summarizes all!! :)
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Seema Mandal
Mar 20, 2015 09:04pm
India Defeated Pak, SA, WI by playing excellent cricket.. But needed to Cheat against BANGLADESH of all teams? Seriously?? Don't take urself so seriously Bangladesh... Aukat mein raho bhai....
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Shahriar
Mar 20, 2015 09:09pm
@Sunil So u dont hv to win the match by cheating.Yeah we r thankful.
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Vivek
Mar 20, 2015 09:11pm
@NY anyway No team can fix match to win, it can only get defeated by performing poorly. Was this gentleman saying that Bangaladesh had fixed the match.Being a fan he knows better:) such reactions are not common among ppl of subcontinent but this man should have resigned before making such remarks.
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John
Mar 20, 2015 09:20pm
Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Indian umpires should not be made main umpires of each others matches.
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Nikhil
Mar 20, 2015 09:21pm
What a nice a joke!! Ha ha ha, dude play hard don't blame others and wait for ur time. Remember India were monows in 1983 but ur hardrd work always pays you. Now look at Indian team so moral of the story is improved yourself and don't find ifs and buts.
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Lucky Star
Mar 20, 2015 09:27pm
Such Nonsens! India clearly defeated underated Bangla Deshi team. I am happy, Bangla Desh was degeated.
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Kashif
Mar 20, 2015 09:33pm
Bangladesh is lucky to be in quater finals for the very first time and India had outplayed them in all areas. They had no chance the entire team was out under 200 runs. So grow up accept your defeat BD and return to be a better team.
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Sandip Bhattacharya
Mar 20, 2015 09:40pm
He is NOT ICC President!
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Kinaan
Mar 20, 2015 09:47pm
@Sameer Couldn't have put it better! Spot on! P.S - I am from Pakistan.
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Raj Patel
Mar 20, 2015 10:02pm
@kibria In the same game it happened with India too. Just check first over, opener was clearly out even though given not out.
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AK Shams
Mar 20, 2015 10:11pm
Current ICC chairman Mr. Mustafa Kamal's comments were irresponsible and unnecessary. Bangladesh lost due to bad batting and untidy fielding.
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prince
Mar 20, 2015 10:27pm
Aleem Dar such a good umpire... I don't mind if he do umpiring for any Ind-Pak Match... he is so neutral...
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Maratha
Mar 20, 2015 10:38pm
Guys let them grieve, they have lost the most important match in there life time. Ask Pakistanis how much it hurts. They will come to recognize the reality in some time so please let them alone... I will just say ...Well played Bangladesh...:)
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indian
Mar 20, 2015 10:47pm
Take it easy. Better team has to win. Think about it. 6 consecutive wins does not go by luck or fixation. Bring your sportsman spirit. India may have a chance to lift the trophy , for BD it is dream.
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GK Natarajan
Mar 20, 2015 10:55pm
why did not they make appeal for review then and there reg... no ball? as per rule?why this after thought!? they were defeated with huge margin of 109 runs ,not a close call! if sharma wold have been out on90,[already damage done to bowling] ,there were others who could carry on! who knows they woud have scored more runs say taking total, to320! foolish to blame umpires after defeat!
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Lagoon Stater
Mar 20, 2015 10:59pm
The audacity! But, then Mr.Kamal is also a career politician and like good ones, did he over promise to his constituency? Why do teams expect hand outs? Work hard and try to win on your own.
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saeed ahmed
Mar 20, 2015 11:01pm
India is a superior team than Bangladesh. I have no doubt that if Bangladesh gets 20 wickets and even then they will not win.
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shabut
Mar 20, 2015 11:18pm
It is just a case of grapes are sour.
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sam
Mar 20, 2015 11:26pm
it was an instant decision by aleem dar/Ian Gould, not knowing if the batsman was caught in the deep in Rohit Sharma's case. I dont think bangladesh should mourn or whine over this since the difference between the two sides was too big to be bridged by just a couple of poor umpiring decisions. bangladesh played well, but really lost tempo in between. Even their run chase was sloppy and they lost wickets. All people want is an opportunity to blame ICC and 'india's clout', conveniently overlooking their own shortfalls and inabilities.
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Pramod USA
Mar 20, 2015 11:52pm
Those stupid have won only 2 matches till date from India and they are saying India needed a match fixing for them.
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RAHUL PATHAK
Mar 20, 2015 11:54pm
1. If anyone cared to see replay,Aleem Dar called no ball , as soon as ball hit Rohit sharma's bat, he didn't wait to see, in which direction ball is flying. 2 In England Vs Bangladesh match, there was controversial Run out decision going in favour of Bangladesh. anyway, it is understandable,what bangladesh fans and media is going through, emotions do cloud our rationality...
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babu
Mar 20, 2015 11:55pm
Venue was changed suddenly. Some decisions were given quickly and without showing replays. Many cricket greats have confirmed that was not a No ball. The umpires not even bothered to magnify where Dhawan's foot was. Umpires were in a hurry to give decisions in favour of Indians.
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Pramod USA
Mar 20, 2015 11:56pm
@Chaudhry why it is Umpiring error as well the ball was at waist height or above .
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Amit
Mar 20, 2015 11:57pm
Pak and Aus match was fixed. Pak players took money to lose
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SK
Mar 21, 2015 12:01am
@raz, If India is so influential and spoiling cricket. Who asked you to watch and participate. Form your own teams of countries like your and kick India out.
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Atul
Mar 21, 2015 12:06am
better you guys mind to improve your game than putting such pathetic excuse, you were just nowhere near to beat India.
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Sarathy
Mar 21, 2015 12:24am
@setu Hilarious!! Sarcasm or otherwise - the best comic comment ever!!
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Sarathy
Mar 21, 2015 12:29am
@farhad cricinfo is not a media website. They only show match highlights, match interviews, player profiles etc. The comment was made in "Prathamo Alo" a Bangla paper. Read the article.
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Hoga
Mar 21, 2015 12:47am
@Seema Mandal Good one.
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Sufyan
Mar 21, 2015 12:56am
@farooq But don't pakistanis cry fix fix fix fix fix fix every time they lose to India? LMFAO :') hypocrite!
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Sufyan
Mar 21, 2015 01:01am
@An Indian nope, "it isn't", match fixing doesn't necessarily mean an arrangement between the two teams, it's any arrangement made in advance which favours a particular team. What Kamal said was that India and the umpires were in cahoots and had arranged for decisions and calls to go india's way. Capiche?
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Zeeshan
Mar 21, 2015 01:23am
bangladesh's great rival pakistan ? seriously without pakistan bangladesh team wouldn't be where they are now.
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Rajan
Mar 21, 2015 02:31am
@Sameer : I agree with you 100%. Umpiring errors are part of the game. Mustafa Kamal is a big joke.
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indopak
Mar 21, 2015 02:32am
Thanks to Aleem Dar.
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Kashmire
Mar 21, 2015 02:34am
What a bunch of loosers!!
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Sarah
Mar 21, 2015 02:39am
@Nikhil That is why it improved from Number 01 to Number 07 in Test cricket? Below Number 07 there are not too many spaces left to go further down ;-)
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Basuki
Mar 21, 2015 03:29am
I would say that if Rohit would have been given out that would have only reduced the margin of defeat nothing more than that....
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Dinesh
Mar 21, 2015 04:48am
@Such - I am sure its gonna make a big difference that now you are on BD side :-).
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Amerali Meredia
Mar 21, 2015 04:50am
@Deepak It's spelt, "fair", UP's bhaiya.
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Anand
Mar 21, 2015 05:21am
What rubbish. Shikar Dawan's catch was a clean catch. In fact it was awesome. The replays clearly show he threw the ball before stepping out, came in and then retook the catch. It was awesome thinking on part of Shikar. I can understand their emotional and are disappointed. BUT making baseless allegations is not the way to go. Now on all umpires will rule against INDIA even in doubt, because of fear of being accused as favouring INDIA> This puts pressure on the umpires.
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Rajdeep Anand
Mar 21, 2015 06:38am
They're a good team, but Bangla Desh was lucky to have got here in the first place! Poor losers! Mustafa Kamal is only making this statement to prevent getting a kick in his behind from the fans when their team returns home!!
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Clymnestre
Mar 21, 2015 07:27am
@Shriram Open your eyes and mind and you are bound to see that it was the Indians ( due to their implacable hatred of my country and everything to do with it) who bribed the entire Pakistani squad massively to lose so convincingly to Australia.Everything else is, as they say, hogwash.
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mosharuf
Mar 21, 2015 08:10am
we are Bangladeshi always fan of Pakistan cricket team
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Kelkat
Mar 21, 2015 08:27am
Why did not the Bangladesh captain ask for referral? because he has wasted the previous ones on bad calls he 'thought' was correct. So, if the Captain can make a bad call, an umpire cannot? Umpiring controversies have been with us as long as the game, but the kind of overreaction being shown by Bangladeshis is what that puts this competition in chaos. I fear, Bangladesh has become way to Cricket without having the talent to match it, unfortunately.
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javed
Mar 21, 2015 08:47am
mr president kamal in first over when the opener of the bangldesh nicks e accept after over to umesh yadav he got knicked u dont say any thing about that and more over when umpire call no ball why not u take review it right or not just make headline yourself u give statement
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vipul
Mar 21, 2015 08:49am
Its all about run away from the responsibility
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Daniyal
Mar 21, 2015 08:52am
Bad decisions on the no ball and the boundary catch definitely. Maybe fixed, maybe not. Bad umpiring anyway. It's wrong for a side that gets bad decisions to be brushed under the carpet just because they weren't the favourites to win. Cricket will be boring if it becomes like that.
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Virkaul
Mar 21, 2015 08:56am
@Such There is a difference between wishes and reality.
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Saad
Mar 21, 2015 10:40am
That was a brilliant catch. Bangalis did well but since when did they think they couldve defeated India lol
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Salim
Mar 21, 2015 10:43am
So people need to be paid to beat Bangladesh? Bangladeshi brothers getting ahead of themselves here. Yes there was one faulty decision regarding the NO ball. But they still lost by 100+ runs? Also in Bangladesh's previous game with England, there was a dodgy run out decision that went in favor of Bangladesh. How come Mr.Mustafa Kamal was quiet then? I think he should resign from his position rather then just giving empty threats to win his domestic audience.
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saleem
Mar 21, 2015 11:17am
You can not find honest man than Aleem Dar.
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Usman
Mar 21, 2015 11:25am
This article recalled me the Bangladesh's allegations after defeat in Asia cup 2012 final. It's being their regular practice to blame after defeat. Aleem Dar is one of the best umpires in world cricket and most of times technology also proven that Dar's decisions are right. I am surprised that how a Pakistani umpire can help India to come in Semis by fixing or giving them a favour against Bangladesh... so this blame is also one from the series of blames after defeat by Bangladesh
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Usman
Mar 21, 2015 11:29am
@PRD this is common practice by Bangladesh. Did you not remember Asia cup 2012 final match and Bangladesh's complaint. Haseena Wajid was there to award trophy to winning team when she saw Pakistan won the title she went out.
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Prasenjit
Mar 21, 2015 02:09pm
Bagladesh first time come in Q-final. And India 2 times champion of WC. what a differ
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Siddharth
Mar 21, 2015 02:30pm
Nothing wrong to dream big, however it takes time, effort and luck to convert dreams to reality. Bangladesh still need to learn from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka cricket. Your time will come Banga brothers....just not yet!
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Tara
Mar 21, 2015 02:33pm
Her we go again. Grapes are sour. India won seven matches in a row. Were they all fixed Mr. ICC President? If yes, why have not other nations complained.
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SHAIKH JAMAL
Mar 21, 2015 02:57pm
After beating England, Bangladesh became over confident of reaching semi-finals, now after defeat at the hands of India, are raising controversies. Being a president of Bangladesh ICC does not make him an expert on cricket. Irresponsible statement by a person sitting on an important positions. Better he should resign immediately.
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Ashish
Mar 21, 2015 03:27pm
@afzal Even those 40 runs need not be "discounted", because if Rohit had not scored them, Dhoni who was in excellent form in the previous matches before the quarter final would have got more balls to settle in and have gone for a carnage over BD bowlers.Who knows, the total could have been even more! Remember, India lost only 4 wickets in the match. Had it not even be Dhoni, Jadeja or others might have scored at least half of the runs Rohit scored owing to an extended life ticket
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Ashish
Mar 21, 2015 03:33pm
@Zak No-ball for height is the "call" of the leg umpire. Even for getting it reviewed by the TV umpire, the fielding team has to use their referral privilege which had been exhausted by then in this case, thanks to a wrong "call" by Mortaza
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SRIDHAR RAGHUNATHA RAO
Mar 21, 2015 03:37pm
When UDRS is in force, Bangladesh could have questioned the umpire's decision then and there itself on the field. What prevented them on the field at the time of match? Of what use it is to invent something for the loss ? The very prima facie reason of the objection has no relevance.
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Shahid
Mar 21, 2015 03:38pm
@RS thats the best comment
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Vivian
Mar 21, 2015 03:50pm
Bangladesh are always a very noisy country and within no time on the streets crying just like pakistan afghanistan & India. Bangladesh was never close if Rohit got out jadega would have got in and dhoni still to bat it would have beem 330+
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ssW
Mar 21, 2015 05:06pm
@Tara It is so because India was sure to loose against BD ,where as others had already conceded defeat.It is the great money poower of India ,nothing else.
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Indie
Mar 21, 2015 05:24pm
I am sorry BD. But I dont think you have enough talent in the team except for a couple of guys...
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Samtron
Mar 21, 2015 05:54pm
Yeah right! Ajinkya Rahane was not out but given out in the game against West Indies! And that too inspite of having the DRS! He was clearly NOT OUT! Thankfully we have a genius in MS Dhoni to finish off the game in style.
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Sneyhabd Strik
Mar 21, 2015 05:57pm
@Such . Thanks for understand
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Samtron
Mar 21, 2015 05:58pm
Yeah right! Ajinkya Rahane was not out but given out in the game against West Indies! And that too inspite of having the DRS! He was clearly NOT OUT! Thankfully we have a genius in MS Dhoni to finish off the game in style. But had there been Rahane, we would have won the game way too earlier! So stop crying Mr.President. Team India too is a prey of bad umpiring!
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omprakash
Mar 21, 2015 06:10pm
@Kumar i agree with u
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VK
Mar 21, 2015 06:37pm
@khalid Oh, beacause of that reason Bangladesh reached QF
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Divendu, bhopal
Mar 21, 2015 06:48pm
Dear BD,s Just Stop Blaming, Why You Guys Not Take DRS. Mr Salim Daar Is a Very Honest Umpire, All World Respect Him. won't give it back
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Baba Bangali
Mar 21, 2015 07:03pm
The post of ICC president is ceremonial one not an official one.The media knows this and is exaggerating this news snippet because it makes them money through clicks and traffic.Truth of the matter is that his opinion means nothing.
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Vijay salem
Mar 21, 2015 07:07pm
Can they really beat India with so many mediocre players?There is not one player in Bangladesh who can be called world-class.Funny!!
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awinash
Mar 21, 2015 07:49pm
He is a minister and has to resort to this drama to get re-elected.
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awinash
Mar 21, 2015 07:54pm
Having beaten a third-rate England team, Bangladesh started imagining that they had become world-beaters. A thrashing at the hands of an obviously superior team has become too hard for them to digest
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Ramesh
Mar 21, 2015 07:58pm
Someone has to do research on Bengalis and emotions. Not sure why they are like this irrespective of their caste, creed or religion.
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Uzzal
Mar 21, 2015 08:30pm
Bangladeshis felt they were 2015 champs. Try next 50 years for the crown. Wont be able
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Ahmer
Mar 21, 2015 08:44pm
Alam Dir gave a very biased decision against Bangladesh. I wonder why.
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Syed
Mar 21, 2015 09:05pm
@Rienz , and are they not Muslims? How on earth they burn an effigy? Is it not accepting Idolatory?
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Housain Bengali
Mar 21, 2015 09:36pm
bangladesh should focus on failure of their team and take them to task rather than blaming umpire
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devil
Mar 21, 2015 09:37pm
@Waqar .my lord...y did u send ur team to b part of this drama.
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chinmaya
Mar 21, 2015 09:39pm
@Sameer @Sameerh really i stupid i think ur new to cricket..indian are world champions....i think ur unaware of it...india is the no.2 team in icc ranking..bangladesh somewer in 7th or 8th...lol...
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Zusk
Mar 21, 2015 09:44pm
Last time they blamed Pakistan in Asia cup when they lost,now India,what they think?melodramatic fools,only emotion no skills,South Asian cricket means Pakistan,India and Srilanka..see nw bangladesh don't even mention about the england match,where they have got favoured from a wrong decision,now they are blaming Alim dar because he is a Pakistani..they should be suspened for 5 years from international cricket.
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Zusk
Mar 21, 2015 09:46pm
Last time they blamed Pakistan in Asia cup when they lost,now India,what they think?melodramatic fools,only emotion no skills,now they are blaming Alim dar because he is a Pakistani,they should be suspened for 5 years from international cricket
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IwishIdidnotSpeakInRiddles
Mar 21, 2015 10:49pm
... yes, all that... and you just watch, these Indians, they will pay to lose to Australia, just so that Bangla Deshis could say, "see they are not a good team, even Australia beat them" *grin* These comments are a lot better entertainment than the matches themselves.
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achal malhotra
Mar 21, 2015 11:11pm
coming from a team who couldnt chase 105 and got all out on 58 , months ago. hey talk about being biased india might have more bangladeshis than bangladesh itself.
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Mir Ali
Mar 21, 2015 11:14pm
ICC has lost its credibility; there nothing left to the cricet now, unfortunately...
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indian
Mar 21, 2015 11:16pm
@Such Yeah all previous matches also fixed we won all previous matches.For one wrong decision, making so much fuzz as if it was last ball and we were playing some world champions.
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Guru
Mar 21, 2015 11:28pm
So if Aleem Dar gave it out and then India lost then India would be crying foul play that a Pakistani umpire cost them the game.Why put your umpire in such a situation. 1. These decisions should be made by a third umpire 2. Some hawk eye technology should be developed to check it.
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vivek
Mar 21, 2015 11:43pm
@Sameer : hahaha you are so damn funny. I have seen how Bangladesh managed to reach quarter finals. Pity on you.
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Godlock
Mar 21, 2015 11:43pm
@Such It's funny, you wanted Bangladesh to win and they didn't win. Now you are upset. I think that's normal. No?
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Godlock
Mar 21, 2015 11:46pm
@jawad you got the problem exactly right. They just started playing they will take some time to reach the required maturity to handle the truth.
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vivek
Mar 21, 2015 11:47pm
@Rienz : nice bro! had noticed the same.
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CL
Mar 22, 2015 12:23am
@Practical no.. they used their review early in the game.. it was for LBW decision.. turn out the ball was pitched outside leg stump.. anyways.. even if Rohit was given out.. other players would have scored.. Bangladesh lost by 109 runs.. if it was a close match then I would understand such reaction..
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CL
Mar 22, 2015 12:34am
@Younis mate it was Aleem Dar who was leg umpire and he called No ball... but he called it as soon as RS hit the ball so how can he know about the catch.. it was a close call at first glance it looked that the ball was above the waist.. and even if RS was given out.. someone else would have scored.. Jadeja scored 23 of 10 balls if he played other 26 balls (26 balls played by RS after the catch) he could have scored half century.. result would have been same..
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Taeb
Mar 22, 2015 12:36am
even if the match was fixed, it could never have been india alone to be in this arrangment.. i am very much sure even bangladesh deserves an equal blame towards the fix.. broaden your mind.. first learn to be unbiased in words and then speak of actions.. you better resign sir! people will be okay watching you as a politician.. because that's where you can fool people.. not here..
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nick
Mar 22, 2015 01:58am
Want a rematch
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Azhar
Mar 22, 2015 02:20am
The decision was certainly doubtful rather outright wrong. As the replays clearly showed that ball was waist-high and descending when hit. I very disappointing decision by Aleem Dar. The waist-high deliveries or bouncers above batsman's head can be easily checked and verified with the help of a horizontal line like the ones used to verify deliveries outside leg stump against LBW appeals. Anyway, it was certainly a very poor decision specially coming from an umpire who has been named the best umpire more than once. However, calling it deliberate or a conspiracy against Bangladesh is stretching it too far. India were the better team and played better cricket to win this match.
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parveez
Mar 22, 2015 02:37am
This World cup is the most boring, I have seen.And I have seen them all. Small grounds, changes of the rules, favours the batsmen. Only England, and Indian had planty of time to get use to the conditions, or yes the BIG THREE.
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mlal
Mar 22, 2015 02:44am
After reviewing all these comments: The best thing that can happen to any sports body including Cricket is to get the politicians out of it. How can you have people in the board who have nothing to do with cricket or sports. Let them resign and go home and play politics!!!
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H Shah
Mar 22, 2015 03:51am
@Urooj don't think most pakistanis kmow this, but Bangladeshis hate pakistan. No surprise given our excellent conduct in '71. To them we are their biggest rival.
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Prasath
Mar 22, 2015 04:48am
hahahaahaha....That is why I say that Pakistanis are much more civilised than Bangladeshis!!! Bengalis are unsporting!!! Remember the crowd reaction at Eden Gardens in the 1996 SemiFinals between India and SL.As you go further east of Bengal, ppl become more and more uncivilised!!!
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sid
Mar 22, 2015 05:09am
@Urooj since the day the current Pakistan team was created.
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zubaida khan
Mar 22, 2015 05:29am
Cricket is a game of chance!
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TARIQ WAHAB
Mar 22, 2015 06:51am
Reminds of Bangladesh crying when they lost to Pakistan in asia cup final. grow up bangladesh cricket.
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miki
Mar 22, 2015 07:22am
@REDDY i understand but 220 or something is chaseable . although i see your strong points but you are trying too hard to prove your points
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K Ravichandar
Mar 22, 2015 07:49am
Bangladesh lost by a whopping 109 runs, not by single digit figures to blame shoddy umpriring. So what if Rohit Sharma had been given out at 90. India would have been 47 runs less, that's all
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Indian
Mar 22, 2015 08:02am
When one grows higher such mudslinging is bound to happen. To cover their own short comings and out of jealousy...India and Indians should just march ahead...as Kohli did to one Bangladesi bowler
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Whistle
Mar 22, 2015 08:28am
@Laeeq Ahmed Stop playing cricket with those big three, simple.
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DNDEKA
Mar 22, 2015 09:34am
Yes, umpiring was really poor. Such a mistake of umpires raises many questions in respect of ICC's credibility while conducting such a tournament and its selection of umpires. Mistake of Mr Alem Dar is horrendous and unpardonable. Mind that it is not a decision involving LBW or a faint snick caught behind.
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DurjoyBD
Mar 22, 2015 11:03am
Dear Indian supporters here, we don't badly practice to burn homes of our cricketers. We like see cricket as game not as business interrupting cricketing manner...! Try to win playing fair not getting third hand support...!!
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hassan
Mar 22, 2015 11:13am
@Such People who are sick like you make look Bangladesh cricket very unprofessional .
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Ikbal Buland
Mar 22, 2015 11:54am
Bangladeshi supporters must realize that whenever a match is fixed, it is by buying out the Team to lose. Ask any non partisan cricket expert, just two controversial decisions could not have swung the match outcome in BD's favour.
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Mel
Mar 22, 2015 03:39pm
@Practical - Exactly my sentiments. Why did they not use their review? It means they too were not sure . And please the margin of defeat is 110 runs. Just one error the umpire made and they act as if every wicket of theirs was not out. If everything was rigged in India's favour , then Imrul Keyes would be out by umpire's finger and not run out
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RAWAYNIDDU
Mar 22, 2015 06:41pm
Statements given by ICC president, Mustafa Kamal and Bangladesh PM, Hasina Wajid has made the ongoing World Cup event extremely controversial.
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Hello
Mar 22, 2015 06:45pm
Why nothing on aus vs ind being pre arranged ..lol
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Ali
Mar 22, 2015 07:03pm
Those who really watch this game very seriously would say that the Umpiring was very poor, particularly one by Pakistani Umpire Mr. Dar.
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colin
Mar 22, 2015 07:06pm
@DurjoyBD If you are accusing the Pakistani umpire,Mr Aleem Dar,of purposely providing"third hand support"to INDIA you are way out of line. What EXACTLY are you alleging about Mr.Dar ?
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SMJ
Mar 22, 2015 07:44pm
Please STOP this crying over the spilt milk. The BEST side won. By the way I am a Pakistani and care for the talent. India got it in ABUNDANCE. I hope they win this tournament.
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Hamza
Mar 22, 2015 09:43pm
An ICC president who is giving such emotional statements must resign as he is spoiling the spirit of the game that one has to lose n other to win. india stayed on top of table are played far far better than BD throughout the tournament. One must applaud their consistency. Rest Mr Kamal should accept that he cant stand in place of Aleem Dar, an elite panel Empire who won best Empire award as well, in a game where his nation is a ccontestting...he should better rule BD ppl by staying in govt as minister... for mr Kamal...int cricket isnt BD politics so plz stop point scoring
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CricketOne
Mar 23, 2015 01:07am
@Indian I do not recommend them to play with associate nations. First let them play with the high school teams of India and Pakistan. Then if they show some improvement, let them play county cricket and then if there is still some improvement, with the associates.
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zeetrader
Mar 23, 2015 03:33am
What part of 70% of world cricket revenues come from India everyone doesn't get ? The ICC (read:English/India/Australia) powers made sure the best fast bowler (Amir) and the best spinner (Ajmal) in the world wouldn't be at 2015 CWC just to ensure the 4 semi-finalists. Surely all you cricket fans remember 2007 - duhhhh.
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forhad
Mar 23, 2015 04:18am
@Sunil why coz it was hard to play wasn't it
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Capt. Md. Shamim Faiz
Mar 23, 2015 07:30am
Good Day, I want to remind the Indian fans about the fact how they react for Tendulkar's run out decision against Pakistan in 3rd. and Final Test match between India and Pakistan @ Eden Garden,Kolkata(Feb, 1991) . People threw Plastic Bottles to Sohaib Akhter, 'coz accidentally collide with Tendulkar while trying to take the 3 runs. Lastly on the Final day Spectators becme so violent that Police have drove out the Spectators from Ground to finish the game in empty gallery and india lost the game by 46 runs. Finally in Press Conforence the then Pakistani Captain Made remarks.. "Whatever has happened today, it is only because of you people and your reports. You have said that Shoaib obstructed Sachin from making his ground and I should have re-invited him to bat. Why should I do that? If a team fails for only one man, that is our bonus. The whole world saw none of them were responsible for the collision. But you have blamed me. Is that wise? ' Now how the Indian expect us to keep quite when so many decision made against Bangladesh in Quater Final ??
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Vham
Mar 23, 2015 08:05am
@tahmid50 and BD still would have lost
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Capt. Md. Shamim Faiz
Mar 23, 2015 08:10am
@Sameer : Could u remember when India's 3 batsman's Shastri,Azhar and Tendulker given out in LBW by Umpire and Bowler Aqib Javed made Ha trick in Sarjah Tournament 1991 ??? How was India's Media reaction and BCCI decision and not to participated after that in Sarjah Tournament. Is not A Double Standard Practice ??
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Sam
Mar 23, 2015 09:43am
It is apalling to see that no blue team supporters have the courage to speak up for the truth. One would expect them to say that "yes there were blunders in umpiring, yes it should have been a fair play, no matter who wins or lose". It is ultimately coming down to the authenticity of the game itself rather than a single match. All that happened is blatant, so obvious yet they are turning a blind eye towards it...its shocking
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Ahmed Sultan
Mar 23, 2015 10:10am
I too agree Rohit was OUT on that ball, but ulimately it would have made no difference to the result. May be it would have lost by 50 runs, but ultimately would have ended on losing side. Foul attitude by Bangladesh... That is the reason they are not progressing at top level after being here for decades. Yeah we know it hurts, but that's part & parcel of the game. Even FIFA world cup have such blunders. That does not mean to take it un-sportingly. If you believe it has been unfair to you, do not show aggression off-field. Come back and show aggression in your results on field. That would really matter. The same guys cried foul after their loss in Asia cup final against Pakistan.
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Sanjay Guha
Mar 23, 2015 10:20am
India would have won even if those decisions had gone against team India. Only the margin would have been smaller. Haven't seen people as jingoistic as Bangladeshis.
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chai
Mar 23, 2015 02:41pm
@Capt. Md. Shamim Faiz 1. Just check when Shoib Akhtar made debut, it is definitely not 1991. 2. When the spectators made a fuss, people were driven out from the stadium by INDIAN management. BCCI never accused Pak that they did it dilebrately and hence we won't play with PAK. Look at Bangladeshi official. Without having any proof is saying that India has cheated. We should challenge him that if you don't have proof, please resign.
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Dhakawala
Mar 23, 2015 02:58pm
@Sanjay Guha @Sanjay Guha In an exam when a student cheats, he is expelled (failed) even though he might have got first class marks in all other subjects. India's wining is corrupted with such a cheating so Indian supporters should be ashamed and mourn rather than celebrate.
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Kumar
Mar 23, 2015 03:22pm
What a joker! Rohit had already scored 90 when this so-called 'fixing' happened.
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Ali
Mar 23, 2015 03:47pm
Fact is BCCI due to it's influence and money is changing the cricket game and unfortunately it is not for the better. Because batting has always been their strength they have twisted the rules in the favor of batsmen; the healthy and exciting balance between bat and bowl has been lost. With powerplay and other field restrictions bowling has almost been nullified. It is now about coming to the field and hitting like a mad man.
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Mirror
Mar 23, 2015 03:54pm
Well to be honest though 2 of the decisions were controversial but India still would have managed to win the game lets say by 30-40 runs. Secondly and IMPORTANTLY it was Bangladesh stupidity to waste their REVIEW at LBW which was clearly clearly not out and that could have been used to review Rohit's out.
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diwakar
Mar 23, 2015 04:29pm
@Kumar .While the no ball seemed to be an umpiring error, if says that Bangladesh lost because of that, he is either fooling himself or thinking that others are fools.If Rohit had been given out, Dhoni and Jadeja would have got more time at the pitch, and India's score would have been more.
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Rashid
Mar 23, 2015 08:51pm
Sour losers Bangladesh Bangladesh will never get respect if they keep crying after losing a big game
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Aziz
Mar 23, 2015 09:55pm
Ok whatever it was...fixed or not, he should not pass those comments while sitting at the position he is sitting at. He may be fired even before he resigns.
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Paul
Mar 24, 2015 07:52am
Pathetic
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Gaurav Arya
Mar 24, 2015 10:03am
When all else fails, think up a conspiracy.
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GlobalGas
Mar 24, 2015 10:28am
This is what happens when a minnow team reaches Semi-Final .Bangladesh got the ticket for the quarters by bad umpiring during England vs Bangladesh match. Nevertheless they showed why they are still called MINNOWS even after around 3 decades of playing cricket .
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Dhakawala
Mar 24, 2015 12:56pm
Before Indian supporters celebrate, they should read "Why cricket's World Cup is full of meaningless games" in recent edition of prestigious "The Economist". That article clearly explains why ICC is more of a business today and why India in spite of being a mediocre team is so far remains unbeaten.
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MSN
Mar 24, 2015 01:26pm
@Ali I don't think so, as its India's bowling which is firing right now...
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Jawahar
Mar 24, 2015 03:21pm
@Sunil : They will not even qualify for the next world cup as it is limited to top 10 ranked teams.
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Azam Khan
Mar 25, 2015 09:13am
The umpire was Ian Gould who signaled the 'No-Ball' Un-necessarily Aleem Dar is being dragged into it by the Indian media.
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Azam Khan
Mar 25, 2015 09:16am
@prashant chauhan the umpire was Ian Gould, not Aleem Dar. Do not spread wrong news around.
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indian
Mar 25, 2015 10:38am
@Such one of the umpire is from pakistan do not forget..
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Upright
Mar 25, 2015 11:33am
Do you think that he really means what he says. He is a politician giving a political statement for the consumption of his constituency. His statement is not addressed to you nor does he intends to resign. Like all political statements this one is also contains a hidden absurdity. He is blaming an institution (for match fixing) which is headed by himself. One should not give any heed to such political statements.
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sameer
Mar 25, 2015 11:54am
@Capt. Md. Shamim Faiz So you think India-Bangladesh and Pakistan - India are same combo. One can think of Pakistan Arranged the match against India, but how can anybody even think that India arranged the match to beat Bangladesh. Isn't it a joke in itself. I did not comment when Pakistani were crying over one of the player caught behind the stump in India-Pakistan match. I know it was not fixed. but you have right to cry over it.
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sameer
Mar 25, 2015 11:56am
@chinmaya and I think you are unaware of sarcasm.
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Anwar
Mar 25, 2015 07:47pm
Instead of improving their game Bangladeshi opted a political approach.
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Fajar
Mar 25, 2015 10:00pm
Accept defeat with grace no if and but that is sportsman's spirit
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