Australia crowned ICC World Test Champions with a 209-win over India in the final

[Fenrir]

WTC final is fine as it is.No need for best of 3 tests.Bilateral series have 3 or more tests.India got the advantage of winning the toss but due to weak bowling Australia put up a good score.India would have been bowled for 150 if batting first on this wicket.

 

[Technics 1210]

70 - 7 is today's summary, and within a session. Rank capitulation of the highest order.

IPL has replaced Cricketing endurance and patience mentality with cameos, short bursts, and IPL cheer leaders.

 

[Mamoon]

Hell no lol.

I'm taking a world championship. It's more valuable. Only regulars would remember when we won a Test series in those countries. I can't even remember the years we won there. WTC is different, even casuals would know we won a WTC against India in 2021.

Understandable.

Since 1985-86, New Zealand have not even been good enough to even dream of winning a Test series in Australia let alone do it twice.

It is better to not dream about what you cannot have and be thankful for what you have.

On the other hand, unlike New Zealand, India are good enough to win Down Under and they will not trade those two wins for a glorified, one-off exhibition match.

 

[Saj]

I know the Indian batters came into this match off the back of the IPL, but some of their dismissals were pathetic.

Yes I get all this attacking mindset and wanting to put the opposition under pressure, but that doesn't mean you throw your wickets to ridiculous shots.

 

[Rana]

It’s raining cats and dogs in london right now

All INDIA had to do was survive till tea

 

[Rana]

Imagine the Indian players feeling in their hotels listening to this thunderstorm of rain?

It would hurt even more

 

[Technics 1210]

It’s raining cats and dogs in london right now

All INDIA had to do was survive till tea

We have a winner here, who fails to realise there was a reserve day.

Bless the exposed.

 

[Technics 1210]

I know the Indian batters came into this match off the back of the IPL, but some of their dismissals were pathetic.

Yes I get all this attacking mindset and wanting to put the opposition under pressure, but that doesn't mean you throw your wickets to ridiculous shots.

You got to have the stamina to play attacking cricket. IPL ensured all energy was sapped from the Indian team, hence lazy shots.

 

[Technics 1210]

Hillarious to be honest.

At the time of the toss, BCCI's weather radar failed to detect over 4 days of blue skies, but come Sunday morning, their radar picked up the thunderstorm.

) ) )

 

[shah9425]

Congratulations to Australian team
Well deserved winners
Meanwhile BCCI continue to do conspiracy against PCB you are only good at it

 

[Rana]

We have a winner here, who fails to realise there was a reserve day.

Bless the exposed.

Nice one

Pakistan will have plenty of reserve days to prepare for their next Test in each one against Australia as well.

 

[Technics 1210]

Nice one

Pakistan will have plenty of reserve days to prepare for their next Test in each one against Australia as well.

You worry about your Indian team, and second place recognition.

Better luck next time.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Fully expected India to lose. Sharma and Kohli are not going to win India a trophy.

Full credit to Australia who scored 400+ in the first inning that ultimately set the game.

 

[Rana]

You worry about your Indian team, and second place recognition.

Better luck next time.

Naa I’ll be realistic with my team first before throwing stones at India who keep finding ways to play a final in the WTC whilst we can’t get out of 6th position

 

[Technics 1210]

Naa I’ll be realistic with my team first before throwing stones at India who keep finding ways to play a final in the WTC whilst we can’t get out of 6th position

Realistic as India should batted till tea because it is raining cats and dogs now.

Like I said, exposed.

 

[Mamoon]

Nice one

Pakistan will have plenty of reserve days to prepare for their next Test in each one against Australia as well.

The bitter reality is that India’s failures tower above Pakistan’s successes.

When your own team can’t stop losing at home, you are left with no choice but laugh at the failures of those who are better than you.

 

[Rana]

Realistic as India should batted till tea because it is raining cats and dogs now.

Like I said, exposed.

It would have been a draw

Reserve days (ICC exhibition matches) are for a full washout day.

In proper Test cricket rules, a session being washed out due to rain meant the overs for today’s play would have been reduced

 

[Rana]

The bitter reality is that India’s failures tower above Pakistan’s successes.

When your own team can’t stop losing at home, you are left with no choice but laugh at the failures of those who are better than you.

Exactly

Babar and Co. Will probably play 9 or 10 days maximum of the allotted 15 days in Australia this winter

 

[Technics 1210]

It would have been a draw

Reserve days (ICC exhibition matches) are for a full washout day.

In proper Test cricket rules, a session being washed out due to rain meant the overs for today’s play would have been reduced

What ever helps you sleep at night.

Rules are clear, overs lost to rain would have been played on the reserve day.

As I said, better luck next time.

Please pass my condolences to your Indian team.

 

[Ahmed216]

It’s raining cats and dogs in london right now

All INDIA had to do was survive till tea

All they needed was two full days of rain.
Hard luck

 

[Ahmed216]

The bitter reality is that India’s failures tower above Pakistan’s successes.

When your own team can’t stop losing at home, you are left with no choice but laugh at the failures of those who are better than you.

We expect better performances from the ATG test side. M sure so do you.
Can u explain what went wrong in this game?

 

[Rana]

What ever helps you sleep at night.

Rules are clear, overs lost to rain would have been played on the reserve day.

As I said, better luck next time.

Please pass my condolences to your Indian team.

The Indian team should be proud of playing the second final of the WTC. That too after all of their players have amassed huge fortunes in 4 years of playing IPL free money cricket, which Pakistan are never going to play either.

 

[Technics 1210]

The Indian team should be proud of playing the second final of the WTC. That too after all of their players have amassed huge fortunes in 4 years of playing IPL free money cricket, which Pakistan are never going to play either.

Then go anoint your Indian team for second place sainthood, and next time learn the rules of the competition.

 

[Rana]

India have themselves to blame for botching this final

But Pakistan fans…why being Begani shadi main Abdullah deewana?

Tone down boys

 

[RexRex]

Kohli and Rohit keep choking in ICC knockout games; compare that to Steve Smith who almost never fails in a knockout game.

Steve Smith is the GOAT of our era. A very Djokovic-type figure.

 

[Technics 1210]

Where are those Indian fans who were boasting about a WTC final spot at the expense of Pakistan being whitewashed by England?

A pattern is emerging, the same Indian fans are also Arsenal fans, and both India and Arsenal BOTTLED it.

Subhanallah.

 

[PakEngFan]

It’s raining cats and dogs in london right now

All INDIA had to do was survive till tea

Too much to ask of choker Kohli.

 

[Babeikh]

India were robbed.

They are the greatest cricketing nation on Earth and deserved to win the title.

 

[RexRex]

Where are those Indian fans who were boasting about a WTC final spot at the expense of Pakistan being whitewashed by England?

A pattern is emerging, the same Indian fans are also Arsenal fans, and both India and Arsenal BOTTLED it.

Subhanallah.

Agree, Pakistan deserved to be in this final.

 

[MenInG]

Former India captain and legendary player Sunil Gavaskar feels that it was the batting that let India down.

When asked on Star Sports after the game about where did he think India went wrong, Gavaskar replied: "The batting."

"In the first innings as well in the second innings. When Australia scored 469. The kind of batting line-up we often boast of, we should have got much closer to that. We gave Australia a big lead. It's never easy to come back from there," he added.

On the final day of the WTC final, India needed 280 runs to win with 8 wickets in hand, but they couldn't last even till Lunch.

"The batting was in shambles today. It was just ridiculous what we saw today. The shot making, we saw some pretty ordinary shot yesterday from Pujara. And today some of the shots that we saw. How do you expect a win?" said the batting legend.

"We didn't even last a session with this batting line-up with eight wickets in hand. Come on!" he added

NDTV

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

Australia - deserved Test champions. What a team.

Nothing wrong in calling India chokers - that is exactly what they are. This is not to denigrate their general cricketing achievements -they have more than a decent record in non ICC matches - but it is unmistakable and painfully obvious that in big tournaments - India's big guns go conspicuously missing.

And for some - if you cannot even accept the problem - how are you going to even begin to address it?

 

[TheSultan]

Australia - deserved Test champions. What a team.

Nothing wrong in calling India chokers - that is exactly what they are. This is not to denigrate their general cricketing achievements -they have more than a decent record in non ICC matches - but it is unmistakable and painfully obvious that in big tournaments - India's big guns go conspicuously missing.

And for some - if you cannot even accept the problem - how are you going to even begin to address it?

Well said.

There’s a lot of whataboutism in this thread about things in the past. Address the current

 

[Ahmed216]

India have themselves to blame for botching this final

But Pakistan fans…why being Begani shadi main Abdullah deewana?

Tone down boys

India have been 'botching' the knockouts for a decade now. I think Indian fans must admit that they are poor cricketers because they choke when it matters the most. Enough of this 'botching' excuse

 

[MP2011]

Unless these selfish oldies are kicked out, starting with biggest ever chokers Kohli & Rohit (who make it a point as to never succeed in a knockout game), we'll continue to get similar results.

These 2 are leeches of the highest order and have only harmed Indian cricket with their selfish agenda.

 

[Mesozoic]

Unless these selfish oldies are kicked out, starting with biggest ever chokers Kohli & Rohit (who make it a point as to never succeed in a knockout game), we'll continue to get similar results.

These 2 are leeches of the highest order and have only harmed Indian cricket with their selfish agenda.

Sadly they aren't going anywhere. Too much money at stake here thanks to the millions and millions of gullible "fans" who idolize these overpaid bottlers. We have reached that stage in Indian cricket where sponsors and broadcasters have a direct and major say in team selection.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Rohit is NOT a better test captain than Kohli. Everyone used to get excited about Rohit's IPL captaincy record but seems like Kohli was much more aware and fitter to play majority of the games and lead his team well.

Pant's absence has been a big blow for India, Bharat doesn't seem like a batter. They should give a proper batter who can keep a chance in SENA tests. Thakur's bowling has gone downhill since 2021 which was evident last year vs England in the test. The tail looked quite long for India here especially with Pant missing.

Kohli is not what he used to be and England was never the place he truly dominated in Tests so it's hard on him to take all the blame. Rahane played ahead of Iyer but still scored the most runs in the test. Pujara's place in the team should be in jeopardy.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Unless these selfish oldies are kicked out, starting with biggest ever chokers Kohli & Rohit (who make it a point as to never succeed in a knockout game), we'll continue to get similar results.

These 2 are leeches of the highest order and have only harmed Indian cricket with their selfish agenda.

Pujara and Rohit are a bigger worry for India than Kohli IMO.

 

[James]

I expected Australia to win before the end of the day, but not so quickly. Their bowling attack is pretty relentless and when they start taking wickets and get on a roll in the field, they’re difficult to stop.

 

[shah_1]

India's bowling attack without Bumrah is nothing special for SENA condition . Not a single bowler that can rip through batting line up or cause significant damage.

The win in Gabba was an anomaly(without Bumrah).

Never winning the game after conceding so many runs in the first innings

 

[Colorblind Genius]

Australia - deserved Test champions. What a team.

Nothing wrong in calling India chokers - that is exactly what they are. This is not to denigrate their general cricketing achievements -they have more than a decent record in non ICC matches - but it is unmistakable and painfully obvious that in big tournaments - India's big guns go conspicuously missing.

And for some - if you cannot even accept the problem - how are you going to even begin to address it?

The counter argument is, almost the same Indian team comprehensively beat Australia in their own backyard. And this is not a joke.

I firmly believe that this Indian team is a very, very good team, and it had a great potential give Australia a run for their money.

But a simple fact is, the Indian team was not ready, both physically and mentally, to be pitted against this strong of Aussie side at a neutral venue.

 

[Saj]

Cricket Australia congratulates the Australian men’s team on winning the ICC World Test Championship final, beating India by 209 runs at The Oval on Sunday.

India was set an imposing target of 444, but was bowled out for 234 with Australia taking the seven remaining wickets in the extended first session on day 5.

Among several outstanding performances, Travis Head’s first innings 163 – part of a match-defining stand of 285 with Steve Smith - earned him the player of the match award.

Australia qualified for the final at the top of the World Test Championship standings by winning 11 of their 19 Test matches over the past two years.

The new Test world champions now turn their attention to The Ashes, which begin on Friday, June 16, with the first Test being held at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Cricket Australia CEO, Nick Hockley said:

“Congratulations to the men’s Test team, coaches and support staff on the amazing achievement of winning Australia's first ICC World Test Championship final.

“This result caps a period of sustained excellence and is testament to the incredible talent, preparation, dedication and hard work of this squad.

“The extraordinary viewing figures on Seven and engagement across our digital channels demonstrate again the enduring passion for Test cricket as the pinnacle of the sport.

“I’d also like to wish our men's and women's teams all the best ahead of what promise to be sensational Ashes series.”

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

The counter argument is, almost the same Indian team comprehensively beat Australia in their own backyard. And this is not a joke.

I firmly believe that this Indian team is a very, very good team, and it had a great potential give Australia a run for their money.

But a simple fact is, the Indian team was not ready, both physically and mentally, to be pitted against this strong of Aussie side at a neutral venue.

I agree with you on all counts - that India is a very good team. I made that point in my post where I said that they have a more than a decent record in non-ICC knockout matches.

But it is so obvious that India in the last decade has shown a clear trend of losing their collective nerves when the time comes to separate the men from the boys. That's all I am saying - and of course the word choker is a loaded term and I used it deliberately so that the Indian fans are incensed enough to seek some sort of accountability from BCCI. They can through the power of their wallet.

 

[MenInG]

Sachin Tendulkar on the defeat:

"India had to bat big in the first innings to stay in the game, but they couldn't. There were some good moments for Team India, but I fail to understand the exclusion of Ashwin in the playing XI, who is currently the number one Test bowler in the world," .

"Like I had mentioned before the match, skilful spinners don't always rely on turning tracks, they use drift in the air and bounce off the surface to disguise their variations. Not to forget, Australia had 5 left-handers out of their top 8 batters."

 

[MenInG]

India have been fined 100 per cent of their match fee and Australia 80 per cent of their match fee for maintaining slow over-rates in the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 Final at The Oval.

Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanctions after India were ruled to be five overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration while Australia were found to be four overs short.

In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.

Captains Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins pled guilty and accepted the proposed sanctions, so there was no need for formal hearings.

ICC

 

[RamLakhan]

Unless these selfish oldies are kicked out, starting with biggest ever chokers Kohli & Rohit (who make it a point as to never succeed in a knockout game), we'll continue to get similar results.

These 2 are leeches of the highest order and have only harmed Indian cricket with their selfish agenda.

Kohli need not retire. He should have at least shown the door to Pujara & Rahane long back! But he kept hiding behind them... He did not promote youngsters, giving the reason that team needs so called "experience"! The point here is selfishness and about maintaining the brand!

He should be batting at No.5 or No.6 allowing a premier batsman (currently) like Gill to bat at No.4. (Gill would have scored a century in this match at least in one of the two innings! The pitch was flat enough for that!) As a batsman Kohli should understand what is good for the team and who should play where/when! Kohli cannot be the premier batsman till he retires, he should understand this! (He knows it actually! But ego will come to foreground! Even Gill should give away this tag to someone else at some point in future, but till then he should be utilized in whatever best way possible. This is the proper cycle of professionalism in sports!)

In fact India can do well with Jadeja or Axar opening the batting in tests (or Kishan the wicket-keeper who can't do worse than Bharath). If there is no other natural opener (which Gill is not - in tests) available they could do at least this (or try a natural opener like Jaishwal).

But Kohli understands that if he demotes himself like this, then his brand value will go down. He will start losing the limelight as cricketer! That becomes top priority rather than team's interest! In fact even he can start contributing better with the bat if he comes at No.5 or 6 (if he puts lesser pressure on himself instead of taking the responsibility of carrying the team through - which a No.4 batsman should always do in test cricket. Gill is capable of doing this at the moment. He should be shielded from the new ball, at the same time should get the opportunity to dictate terms to the opposition!).

We should have groomed Jaishwal, Sarfaraz, etc, long back (an easier home series against NZ was the right time to do that!) But nobody is interested in this. Even the mass fans are bothered more about IPL than improving the quality of "Indian Team". IPL and money can be there (no need to prohibit it - it gives its own positive things to Indian Cricket) but not to the extent of blinding oneself and keeping only financial interest in mind!

 

[MP2011]

Kohli need not retire. He should have at least shown the door to Pujara & Rahane long back! But he kept hiding behind them... He did not promote youngsters, giving the reason that team needs so called "experience"! The point here is selfishness and about maintaining the brand!

He didn't show them the door because he himself has been as dire as PuRane are for last 3 years. How could he have dropped them when he himself should've been dropped had he not been the captain?

That we still haven't yet booted him out yet despite him being removed from test captaincy for close to 2 years now, speaks volumes about the lack of spine of BCCI.

 

[MP2011]

That Kohli still picks and chooses the games he plays is another example what how highly he thinks about himself.

 

[MP2011]

Pujara and Rohit are a bigger worry for India than Kohli IMO.

No.

Kohli is bigger leach than these 2. He was the one who didn't allow any kind of batting talent to be nurtured while he was Indian captain for over 5 years in all formats. I still cringe when I see our batting line up for ODI WC'19.

Results are before everyone to see.

 

[MP2011]

Sadly they aren't going anywhere. Too much money at stake here thanks to the millions and millions of gullible "fans" who idolize these overpaid bottlers. We have reached that stage in Indian cricket where sponsors and broadcasters have a direct and major say in team selection.

I agree. No way these overpaid prima donnas deserve to be paid this kind of money.

 

[MP2011]

No.

Kohli is bigger leach than these 2. He was the one who didn't allow any kind of batting talent to be nurtured while he was Indian captain for over 5 years in all formats. I still cringe when I see our batting line up for ODI WC'19.

Results are before everyone to see.

Spelling correction: Leech

 

[RamLakhan]

He didn't show them the door because he himself has been as dire as PuRane are for last 3 years. How could he have dropped them when he himself should've been dropped had he not been the captain?

That we still haven't yet booted him out yet despite him being removed from test captaincy for close to 2 years now, speaks volumes about the lack of spine of BCCI.

I think he has achieved enough not to be booted out straight away! He is/was at least 5 times the batsman than Rahane/Pujara could ever were! So we and the management would have tolerated him for longer time. But for that he should have booted out those 2 guys (one by one) and demoted himself and allowed other youngsters to take over the responsible positions from time to time. That is how a team should be built. Not by straight away dismantling everyone.

Kohli is still good enough to play in the team till he retires (another 2-3 years or so), but he should be humble and let others take the limelight... He will surely retain the respect and love for what he has done in the past! In fact by doing this nuisance (guarding others, hiding behind them, not letting youngsters take over, upsetting the team balance) he is actually doing every bit to lose love & respect of proper cricket fans (only thing he is gaining is "money" & "brand" - but that's not everything in life)

 

[Rana]

“Kohli is still good enough to play in the team till he retires (another 2-3 years or so), but he should be humble and let others take the limelight“

Isn’t that what he is doing though? He isn’t asking for any of the attention. It’s not his fault that the cameras follow him

 

[MP2011]

I think he has achieved enough not to be booted out straight away! He is/was at least 5 times the batsman than Rahane/Pujara could ever were! So we and the management would have tolerated him for longer time. But for that he should have booted out those 2 guys (one by one) and demoted himself and allowed other youngsters to take over the responsible positions from time to time. That is how a team should be built. Not by straight away dismantling everyone.

Kohli is still good enough to play in the team till he retires (another 2-3 years or so), but he should be humble and let others take the limelight... He will surely retain the respect and love for what he has done in the past! In fact by doing this nuisance (guarding others, hiding behind them, not letting youngsters take over, upsetting the team balance) he is actually doing every bit to lose love & respect of proper cricket fans (only thing he is gaining is "money" & "brand" - but that's not everything in life)

Averaging less than 30 in tests over 3 years is as dire a record as you'd like to see. That too from the pivotal number 4 batsman. And when rest of our batting is as dire as it comes.

Lets agree to disagree. Kohli should've been dropped as a test batsman last year itself. We could have made Gill bat at number 4 then for over an year.

 

[MP2011]

If Kohli plays for another 2-3 years, we'll sink even lower.

 

[RamLakhan]

If Kohli plays for another 2-3 years, we'll sink even lower.

He can bat at No.5 or 6 until we find better batsman to replace him. At the moment we have found 1 batsman who can snatch No.4 spot from him (again at team's interest). That is the need of the hour, let's call for that. Let's be practical... Who knows he can start batting well when pressure is released...

Similarly he should bat lower down in ODIs too (No.4 or 5) In T20s he should not do this non-sense of opening (in fact its one format he can even retire from - at least in International T20s, he can do whatever he want in IPL - its left to him & his franchisee! In fact if he was playing for a proper "want to win" type of IPL franchisee - like MI/CSK, he would have learnt some good lessons about his role in a cricket team from time to time. That's why he sticking to RCB who lis just like spineless BCCI... Still RCB though is a rubbish/dumb franchisee on its own did had the guts to throw him from captaincy for the first time, if I remember correctly!)

Lets think levelheadedly! Let's not go the extremes on either sides! Sometimes experience is needed, but it should be utilized in a better way...

I think a similar thing happened to even Sachin Tendulkar at one point of time in his career and many wanted him to retire... But thankfully we found Dhoni & his young brigade (Yuvaraj, Raina, etc) who took the responsibility and released the pressure so that he could put his career back on track... Also in tests Sachin had Dravid, Ganguly, Sehwag, Laxman who all came bit later (juniors to him) and shared the responsibilities & roles! But unfortunately Rahane, Pujara, Rohit are all seniors to Kohli... (only Rahul is junior - but he is low caliber player) And Sachin was a much superior test batsman than Kohli so he could bat at No.4 till his retirement. Kohli could have been a superior ODI batsman had he concentrated properly on his game! And like Sachin, Kohli should also have retired from T20s at some point (as T20 is for energetic youngsters). Sachin was at least not this stubborn and arrogant, so other players flourished under him.

Maybe you are right, instead of wasting time to teach Kohli & asking him to to be polite it is good to get rid of him altogether before others also start learning his arrogance & dominance!

 

[RamLakhan]

“Kohli is still good enough to play in the team till he retires (another 2-3 years or so), but he should be humble and let others take the limelight“

Isn’t that what he is doing though? He isn’t asking for any of the attention. It’s not his fault that the cameras follow him

He did/doing all the crime till now... He backed Rahane & Pujara when he was captain! Even now he is not letting other youngsters to properly flourish. He for sure knows that No.4 is the correct spot for Gill (this will happen in future) the sooner this is done the better will be for both Gill & the team! But he won't do this! And people like you may say that its not the job of Kohli to do this!

 

[MP2011]

He can bat at No.5 or 6 until we find better batsman to replace him. At the moment we have found 1 batsman who can snatch No.4 spot from him (again at team's interest). That is the need of the hour, let's call for that. Let's be practical... Who knows he can start batting well when pressure is released...

Similarly he should bat lower down in ODIs too (No.4 or 5) In T20s he should not do this non-sense of opening (in fact its one format he can even retire from - at least in International T20s, he can do whatever he want in IPL - its left to him & his franchisee! In fact if he was playing for a proper "want to win" type of IPL franchisee - like MI/CSK, he would have learnt some good lessons about his role in a cricket team from time to time. That's why he sticking to RCB who lis just like spineless BCCI... Still RCB though is a rubbish/dumb franchisee on its own did had the guts to throw him from captaincy for the first time, if I remember correctly!)

Lets think levelheadedly! Let's not go the extremes on either sides! Sometimes experience is needed, but it should be utilized in a better way...

I think a similar thing happened to even Sachin Tendulkar at one point of time in his career and many wanted him to retire... But thankfully we found Dhoni & his young brigade (Yuvaraj, Raina, etc) who took the responsibility and released the pressure so that he could put his career back on track... Also in tests Sachin had Dravid, Ganguly, Sehwag, Laxman who all came bit later (juniors to him) and shared the responsibilities & roles! But unfortunately Rahane, Pujara, Rohit are all seniors to Kohli... (only Rahul is junior - but he is low caliber player) And Sachin was a much superior test batsman than Kohli so he could bat at No.4 till his retirement. Kohli could have been a superior ODI batsman had he concentrated properly on his game! And like Sachin, Kohli should also have retired from T20s at some point (as T20 is for energetic youngsters). Sachin was at least not this stubborn and arrogant, so other players flourished under him.

Maybe you are right, instead of wasting time to teach Kohli & asking him to to be polite it is good to get rid of him altogether before others also start learning his arrogance & dominance!

Nobody can teach Kohli humility or how to bat. He is too arrogant for that.

As for us not having good enough batsman to replace Kohli, well if you don't try, you won't find them. Also, the returns from replacements of Kohli won't be any worse than returns from Kohli over last 3 years.

Simple as that.

 

[Amjid Javed]

So India lost their entire match fees and Aussies 80% as well for slow over rates, well done ICC, to have 6.5 hours play per day and still not get overs in is shameful.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Wow, you have Pakistani posters here literally worship Kohli and then you see Indian fans brutally rip into him for underperforming for 3 years.

Has he really averaged under 30 for the last 3 years? How on earth has he managed to retain his place in the side? That is horrendous to say the least, if true.

 

[MP2011]

Has he really averaged under 30 for the last 3 years?

Since the year 2020, Kohli is averaging 29.76.

He has been playing test cricket since 2011. He averaged over 50 only 5/12 times during his test career.

That's an average record, not something you'd expect even from a great batsman, let alone from an ATG.

 

[Adijazz1706]

Since the year 2020, Kohli is averaging 29.76.

He has been playing test cricket since 2011. He averaged over 50 only 5/12 times during his test career.

That's an average record, not something you'd expect even from a great batsman, let alone from an ATG.

This years WC should be the last we see of him and Rohit in all formats but don't see it happening unfortunately for the Indian team

 

[MP2011]

This years WC should be the last we see of him and Rohit in all formats but don't see it happening unfortunately for the Indian team

Means we'll be miserable failures even at home!

 

[JaDed]

Well deserved and congratulations!

 

[JaDed]

Just saw pics of Zaheer Abbas , was nice to see him have a good time, he keeps a relatively low profile considering how big a cricketer he was which is unlike for PCT players.

I recall Gavaskar visiting him last year as well, atleast the older players still have tehzeeb.

 

[RajBan]

Nobody can teach Kohli humility or how to bat. He is too arrogant for that.

As for us not having good enough batsman to replace Kohli, well if you don't try, you won't find them. Also, the returns from replacements of Kohli won't be any worse than returns from Kohli over last 3 years.

Simple as that.

This . Ofcourse it's beyond comprehension for fans.

 

[RajBan]

Means we'll be miserable failures even at home!

Anybody expecting anything with serial bunch of losers with mafia mindset is living in fool's paradise. I will prefer to play with Jaiswal , Rinku and younger players rather than this sorry bunch. Atleast that will prepare the new generation for future Regardless of the result.

 

[MP2011]

Anybody expecting anything with serial bunch of losers with mafia mindset is living in fool's paradise. I will prefer to play with Jaiswal , Rinku and younger players rather than this sorry bunch. Atleast that will prepare the new generation for future Regardless of the result.

Have been saying this.

We can't ever be short of supply of good batsmen. But if you don't even try them internationally how'd you know? If this mafia, represented by Kohlis, Sharmas, Rahuls, PuRanes, continue to have stranglehold over Indian cricket, we'll continue to have results like we are having over last decade.

And BCCI (led by that good for nothing dynast Jay Shah) has been meekly surrendering to this mafia.

 

[RajBan]

Have been saying this.

We can't ever be short of supply of good batsmen. But if you don't even try them internationally how'd you know? If this mafia, represented by Kohlis, Sharmas, Rahuls, PuRanes, continue to have stranglehold over Indian cricket, we'll continue to have results like we are having over last decade.

And BCCI (led by that good for nothing dynast Jay Shah) has been meekly surrendering to this mafia.

Jay Shah is the mafia kingpin. He has to be accountable for this farce.

 

[MenInG]

Ravi Shastri:

“From what I believe, Australia landed in England on the 30th, played golf on the 31st, then had 3-4 days of practice and played the WTC final. That’s it. So all this talk of reaching early and acclimatizing is b***t,"

“It’s more about understanding what the conditions demand in England and practice towards it,"

“I don’t think IPL is one bit a disturbance. If Indian cricket is where it is today, you should thank the IPL. You have to thank the IPL because it has produced players who went from playing IPL to becoming regulars in Test cricket," said Shastri.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Ravi Shastri:

“From what I believe, Australia landed in England on the 30th, played golf on the 31st, then had 3-4 days of practice and played the WTC final. That’s it. So all this talk of reaching early and acclimatizing is b***t,"

“It’s more about understanding what the conditions demand in England and practice towards it,"

“I don’t think IPL is one bit a disturbance. If Indian cricket is where it is today, you should thank the IPL. You have to thank the IPL because it has produced players who went from playing IPL to becoming regulars in Test cricket," said Shastri.

Indian cricket team hasn't won any ICC trophy for almost 10 years now. Let's thank IPL for that.

We should also thank the IPL for producing players like Sky who are becoming regulars in test cricket whereas guys like Sarfaraz Khan are wasting their time in Ranji Trophy lol. It seems Ravi Shastri has lost his mind.

 

[MenInG]

There were plenty of debatable decisions that Indian team took in the lead up and during the final of the ICC World Test Championship which they went on to lose by a massive margin to Australia. That loss extended India’s wait for a first ICC trophy since 2013.

There were speculations that the a number of senior members of the Test squad could be shown the door but Cheteshwar Pujara was the only high profile player who was snubbed from the squad for the West Indies tour.

Sunil Gavaskar was highly critical of Pujara being made the ‘scapegoat’ while other underperformers held onto their places for the two-match series scheduled for July.

Gavaskar has also claimed that there’s no accountability on the part of Indian captain and it’s a practice that has been ongoing for over a decade now.

“I want to ask is there no accountability? Did you held a meeting after the WTC final where you would have discussed the appointment of a captain?" Gavaskar said on Sports Tak.

He continued, “In our days, there used to be a selection meeting where captain was appointed and then two days later, he was asked to join selection meeting. Captain didn’t have voting right, he was a co-opted member, can ask if he needs bowler, spinner, extra batter."

Gavaskar said had there been a chief of selector with some standing, tough questions would have been asked from India Test captain Rohit Sharma including the decision to drop Ravichandran Ashwin.

“But this hasn’t been happening in our cricket for the past 10-12 years. A captain once appointed, isn’t changed no matter if they continue losing series after series. As long as individual performance is good, captaincy remains. If there was a strong selector, he would have asked questions regarding why Ashwin wasn’t selected, why the chose to field first, why there was a delay in using short ball tactic against Travis Head. These questions are necessary. You can keep them as captain even after that but the accountability must be there," Gavaskar added

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