T20 World Cup: Internet’s Thumbs Up To Ian Bishop’s Post After USA Qualifies Super 8

Legendary West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop’s reaction to the USA qualifying for the Super Eight is winning hearts. Playing on home soil, the USA did the unthinkable by sealing a place in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup 2024. Their qualification meant that Pakistan would return home after their final group game at the World Cup against Ireland.

Reacting to the monumental feat by the USA, Bishop shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) about how this shocking development perfectly defines the premier tournament. “USA Cricket team into the Super 8. Stories like this are what World Cups are about,” he said.

Ian Bishop also spoke about how associate teams like the USA can often deliver historic moments if given proper scope. The ex-cricketer wrote in his post, “That’s what associate nations can do if given enough opportunity.”

It seems like the internet agrees with Ian Bishop’s words. One social media user said, “Agreed bish and also if they import all their players from other cricketing nations.”

One suggested events like this slightly ruined the competition’s quality but agreed it helped smaller teams. “Ruins the competitive super 8 stage…but if it helps in developing non-cricket nation to get into cricket – good; but its hard for any other sport to get mainstream momentum in America – Soccer is trying since ages,” he wrote.

Another added, “They really played wonderful cricket in this World Cup and outclassed teams like Pakistan and Ireland, also played a close game against India, this is what is known as the spirit of cricket!”

“Pakistan took their opponents lightly by opting out of the warm-ups and paid for it,” read another response.

Just last week, Ian Bishop issued a stern warning to the Pakistan team on their style of play. Bishop had called for a change in their batting approach. He spoke about how Pakistan skipper Babar Azam and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan had to adopt a more aggressive style of cricket to keep up with the evolving demands of the T20 format. A change in the approach would help Pakistan build a solid foundation at the T20 World Cup 2024. But Pakistan failed to deliver losing consecutive games against the USA and India in the group stage.

The USA, on the other hand, beat Canada to keep their chances of reaching the Super Eight alive. Ultimately, the USA advanced to the next stage after their fixture against Ireland washed out, providing them the decisive point.

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