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Most of these fans were introduced to cricket through IPL. That Australian team was pretty ruthless. Anyone who has watched that team play live will not agree with the OP.
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This india is a incredible team.Best in tests and second best in loi imo.But they will just be thrasesh by aus of 2000 in any corner of the world.They cant even make pitches like they made against eng because if avg eng cricketers can dismiss them than warne wouldnt have let them even score 100.But it isnt indias fault that Aus was just too op

Clearly, the talent is there but the seniority culture is not helping for India across all formats.
Dhoni should have retired after 2015. Rahane and Pujara should be replaced with younger blood in test cricket. Captaincy needs to change. TTFs must be sacked before we wait for them to cost us a World tournament and then decide. We have seen several instances of what younger guns are bringing to the Indian current team as compared to the result we are getting from seniority culture. The Australia series was perfect example.
The Indian team has the talent and bench strength like Australia of 2000s but there has been serious mis-management of talent and hence the results aren't as good as it could be.
I completely agree with you. It's a shame your words will not reach BCCI.
Unfortunately we are riddled with a superstar as a captain. He will do whatever he pleases and no one can say anything. Even when we haven't won any ICC trophy under his captaincy.
Great team but this is an insult to that Australian team
Insult how?
We've won in Aus, we've beaten SA in SA (when they were good). We're beating SL with our IPL kids. lol Please do explain how its an insult
3 ODI world cups in a row vs 0 tournament wins and 5 tournament chokes in 8 years. I don’t know man. You tell me?
3 ODI world cups in a row vs 0 tournament wins and 5 tournament chokes in 8 years. I don’t know man. You tell me?
As long as Kohli is there in the team, India cannot win any ICC trophies and any major test series away . Hope Ganguly realizes this and takes a brave decision. Give LoI captaincy to Rohit and test captaincy to Rahane. Then India would play even better than 2000s Australia.
These days India's B team does better than A teamEven in Tests they did better. T20 guys like Natrajan, Sundar, Thakur won us a test.


- No indian player managed to score a 100 against monnow SL bowling in this series.
- Second match was a fluke win.
- Our next generation batsmen are overrated, no temperament. May be they are good for T20's but not for
Tests and ODI's
- Our second XI bowling is garbage.
And we are saying India is becoming the new Australia of the 2000s![]()
Remember that there are 20 players, not the usual 15 players, in Indian squad in England.
Only players who fall outside of these squad were sent to SL.
In SL also there are 20 Indian players.
For a side to be called as next Australia, even the second string has to have some excellent performances. Most guys failed to capitalize on their chances
For a side to be called as next Australia, even the second string has to have some excellent performances. Most guys failed to capitalize on their chances
Far from being next aussie,
<B>First we have to beat England in shorter formats</B>
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beat NZ in tests. Though with due respect to NZ, that WTC win seems a one off victory and don't think they can dominate the world, probably may not repeat it against an Indian test side in proper series.
That Australian side gave teams nightmares and they won every where unlike the present Indian team which has lost in England, New Zealand and South Africa. No comparison

Was funny to see youngsters smashing their way while Dhawan slowly reaching there.
I suppose newspaper headlines would read Captain Dhawan finished the chase.
Manish Pandey is beyond pathetic. How this hack gets paid high in IPL is a mystery to me.
LOL, SRH fans have to deal with Manish Pandey as their main Indian batsman mate, imagine what we go through ����

Indians try really hard to compare themselves to west indies and australia im terms of dominance.
Sorry to say, india has not dominated world cricket. Well not in the way that australia and west indies they did
Those teams dominated whole decades and did not allow anyone to win against them.
I do not believe an icc tournament is the only requirement to be considered as achievenent. If you have dominated cricket that counts to.
India plays a brand of cricket where they dominate at home and show nothing in overseas. They lose icc matches because of this strategy as on days teams that have played cricket on difficult pitches would be able to adjust better to different pitches.
Just like pakistan did in the ct final of 2017, or new zeland did against india in the world cup.
Even in the world test championship, india botlled due to their habir of not bothering to practise playing on challenging wickets. They have this mentality that if england or australia produces suxh wicket we will produce our own dust bowl which does them no good.
This was one of the reasons why kohli was crying anout how the icc champions final should be based on a series instead of a match
Currently, we have england dominating limiting overs cricket as they play a brand of cricket where everyone in the eleven can start hitting from ball one. They have moved from the concept of playing a power hitter or finisher at 6 down and let anchors playin the middle. They have a strategy that goes along with modern day cricket.
Kohli could achieve better results if he focuses ona strategy that helps them win everywhere. They choke in icc tournaments and get exposed in series overseas.
Ganguly probably didnt win an icc tournament yet he created a team that fought well and helped shape a team for dhoni and co
This is a very good post. I have similar views that preparing extreme dust bowls is not doing us any good. Moreover we would win home series even without preparing such tracks, so it baffles me as to why we do it? That's absolute rubbish.
In the past india did not have the bowlers, but now they do. Infact, we even saw ishant sharma get his name on the honor boards of lords.
Just for the sake of the home dominance they have done more damage to themselves.
Kohli has the power but india needs someone else that could speak and prepare pitches that helps them abroad
In the past india did not have the bowlers, but now they do. Infact, we even saw ishant sharma get his name on the honor boards of lords.
Just for the sake of the home dominance they have done more damage to themselves.
Kohli has the power but india needs someone else that could speak and prepare pitches that helps them abroad

Only losers sook about pitches, you play on any kind of pitches that are served to you unless they're dangerous.
That's the beauty of test cricket, it should test you in varying conditions. Spin is as much part of cricket as seam and swing are.
Seaming pitches are fine while pitches taking turn aren't! This rubbish is being sprouted by teams which historically don't have good enough spinners in their ranks.
India should prepare spinning tracks suited to their bowling because this is what every nation does. It is a perfect part of test cricket.
Also unfair to blame Kohli as he has given more weightage to pace bowlers than his predecessors.
Though I agree that in a 5 test series India could do with one bouncy track to encourage our pace bowlers.
Interesting that we always hear about India needing to prepare pace friendly wickets for them to compete in SENA countries but never about the likes of Australia, England, NZ or South Africa needing to prepare spin friendly wickets for them to become competitive in asia. Any idea why that may be?
Look. Teams like australia england, south africa or new zealand will only get to face spin attack when they go to india or to uae.
Just for 1 or 2 opposition they cant overhaul their pitches.
Plus every pitch and wicket is a kind where you would need 3-4 pacers.
Unless and until an opposition plays 4-5 spinners on a track only than would such a requirement be needed.
India can continue to keep making day 1 turners, but that does more harm to their batting.
Their batsmen never get to learn how to play on a pacey wicket. Thus, indians cannot claim that they dominate world cricket.
This analysis seem strange considering India beat Aus on back on back tours. I dont think you can chase 330 on final day if you cant bat on pacey pitches
Ind scored 600 in Sydney against the first choice Aus bowling attack. Ind is not on the same level as Aus if 2000s but they are still an excellent test side and comfortably the best test side of this era. Bear in mind I am a Pakistani. So its an unbiased opinion
Look. Teams like australia england, south africa or new zealand will only get to face spin attack when they go to india or to uae.
Just for 1 or 2 opposition they cant overhaul their pitches.
Plus every pitch and wicket is a kind where you would need 3-4 pacers.
Unless and until an opposition plays 4-5 spinners on a track only than would such a requirement be needed.
India can continue to keep making day 1 turners, but that does more harm to their batting.
Their batsmen never get to learn how to play on a pacey wicket. Thus, indians cannot claim that they dominate world cricket.

Better than Australia. When Australia was winning all those trophies, they were winning one in every four years. Here, there is a world cup every year and in different formats. So winning 3 back to backs is definitely a bigger achievement IMO. Sure, back then the quality of players and opposition were better. However, achievement wise India has outperfomed Australia

I am purely talking from winning the ICC trophy perspective. ATG Aussies and WI side only had one world cup in 4 years time. Here India winning 3 back to back ICC trophies in 3 years is pure dominance.There have been only 2 undisputed ATG teams --> Windies in the 80's and Australia in the 2000's. They dominated all formats. They didn't receive any perks from ICC. They also dominated for almost a decade each.
This Indian team is a Temu ATG. Only good in T20 currently.![]()
How current is your current? India won the last ODI tournament in the form of Champions TrophyThere have been only 2 undisputed ATG teams --> Windies in the 80's and Australia in the 2000's. They dominated all formats. They didn't receive any perks from ICC. They dominated for almost a decade each.
This Indian team is a Temu ATG. Only good in T20 currently.![]()
because back then only odi wc happened.........I am purely talking from winning the ICC trophy perspective. ATG Aussies and WI side only had one world cup in 4 years time. Here India winning 3 back to back ICC trophies in 3 years is pure dominance.
I think India have reached that stage wherein they can be compared to invincible Australians and West Indies. Only BD fans and a few bitter Pak fans will disagree.

Tough. With 40 year old Rohit, 37 year old Kohli it will be a fail effortGreat consistency so far
Let's see if they can hold until 2027 CWC
Tough. With 40 year old Rohit, 37 year old Kohli it will be a fail effort

In CT Australia send D team last yearWorld T20, CT are filler tournaments. These are not serious World Cups.
Real trophies are ODI WC and WTC.
As far as I am concerned, India haven't won an ICC trophy since 2011. Also, they have become #4 in Test rankings. Therefore, they cannot be the new Australia.
It is an insult to compare them to the ATG Australia.![]()
Is india out of WTC 2027?Greatness is decided in test cricket. A team which gets whitewashed in home back to back is no where near great. T-20 is good for fun. But as far as greatness is consideted i will rank even india from 2016 to 2022 ahead, forget about Australia.
In CT Australia send D team last year

Champions Trophy happened too.because back then only odi wc happened.........
They are winning big wcs........Champions Trophy happened too.
So even when Australia was winning those World Cups, they never won the Champions Trophy until 2006, which was the 5th Champions Trophy.
Can india win WTC 2027?Exactly. CT is more like a Dalmiya Trophy. It is not a World Cup. They should scrap it.
Real World Cups are ODI WC and WTC.
Can india win WTC 2027?

2028 will be win by india alsoI don't think so.
India is currently good for Mickey Mouse T20 only.

Since 2000 INdia has better W/L ratio than Australia in ICC tournaments.
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Pakistan has won 0.Australia have won 4 ODI WCs since 2000.
India have won just 1.
Try again.![]()
Oh that clown is responding lol WHen will that clown realize nobody gives a sh** about his opinion. He can keep crying . India has reached 6 U19 world cups. won 3. Now womans world up. Plus 3 trophies. AUssie fluked a win in 2023. Aussies are talking about learning from India in their channel. Extreme inferiority complex for these clowns. THey are practically being slaves to Aussies. I quiet enjoy the way they grovel under Aussies who don't even host them.Pakistan has won 0.
Try again!