We are already mid-way through ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC), 2019 which is taking place in England and Wales. Total 24 matches have been played in this on-going World Cup, from which four matches have been abandoned due to rain. Even today's game between New Zealand and South Africa started late due to wet outfield and match has been reduced to 49 overs per side. Fans around the world even have questioned England Cricket Board for not covering the full ground. Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has tweeted that there must be an upset in on-going CWC 2019, for it to become interesting, however, he got trolled for it. Fans Lash Out at ICC As Rains Play Spoilsport at the Cricket World Cup 2019, Weather Forecast for PAK vs AUS and IND vs NZ Causes Further Anger.
There has been reserve day kept for semi-finals and final, but there is no reserve day for league matches. Duckworth-Lewis Stern (DLS) Method is also playing a major role in this on-going World Cup. Not even single match till now has been a closed contest in World Cup 2019. This time the World Cup tournament is being played in the single Round Robin format and a lot of excitement was expected from CWC 2019 with 10 competing nations. However, teams like South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies and Afghanistan have highly disappointed their country fans with poor performance. Let us have a look at the Twitter reaction on Kevin Pieterson post. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – Points Table.
Kevin Pietersen Wants Exciting Matches!!!
This Cricket World Cup desperately needs a major upset or some thrilling last ball finishes.
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— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) June 19, 2019
A fan Believes England Losing To Pakistan was an Upset!!
Pakistan’s win over England wasn’t a Upset??? https://t.co/RNz8vGviei
— Amit (@yesimAmit) June 19, 2019
What if England loses World Cup 2019!!
How about England loosing the worldcup 😋💯😛 @KP24 https://t.co/tymmojjTYy
— Akki Agarwal (@akkiagarwal007) June 19, 2019
Reducing the World Cup to 10 Teams Doesn't Guarantee an Entertaining World Cup!!!
that's why we said reducing teams to 10 doesn't gurantee you more competitiveness as compared to that of 16.
— (K€¥2)কুন্তল নন্দী🎵 (@kuntalknandi3) June 19, 2019
A Fan Believe Bangladesh is Capable of Upsetting Australia in CWC 2019!!
Bangladesh is capable of doing that. Wait for Tomorrow's match https://t.co/OZPlfGKKXq
— Arul (@ArulRK3) June 19, 2019
If we consider the results of 24 matches till now, it can be clearly seen that only India, England, Australia and New Zealand are playing good cricket. The other teams have not put in the effort required for the competing tournament like Cricket World Cup, 2019.
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