India the better team?

[Vegitto1]

"India were the better team, but it goes to show that on any given day, any team can beat the other"

"This was a one-off win by Pakistan against India"

The above are examples of some of the remarks which are being thrown around in every analysis. And I wouldn't have had a problem with these if they were true.

By its nature, a tournament is a one-off event. You play different teams (once) and you then play the final, usually against a team from a different group whom you haven't faced before in the tournament.

If India has had the better of Pakistan in such events, then it simply means that India is a better "one-off" match team.

If I am not mistaken, the last series of any type between these two teams was the 2012-13 series in India consisting of 3 ODIs and 2 T20s.

The T20s went one apiece and in the ODIs, Pakistan won the 1st two with big margins and the dead rubber was won by India (even then it failed to score 200 even with the likes of Dhoni, Gambhir and Kholi in the team)

So we haven't lost a series to India since over 5 years, and these one-off wins at ICC events, where "any team can defeat the other on a given day" are being used to justify their superiority over us?

Can someone please break it down for me as to how many of these one-off wins were 50 over ODIs and the remaining T20 matches?

 

[JaDed]

Remarkable this thread coming from you of all posters,u were ready with the excuse if PCT lost and now here you are opening a thread on the win.

 

[big_gamer007]

Can twist it however you want but the fact is India is still a better ODI team than Pakistan however the difference is not that big like some of the fans and analysts try and project..

What is your point brining a series from 5 years ago? Teams have changed we are talking about current teams and India is a slightly better ODI side than Pakistan no harm in accepting that if you don't want to them that's your wish

 

[Vegitto1]

Remarkable this thread coming from you of all posters,u were ready with the excuse if PCT lost and now here you are opening a thread on the win.

I still believe our win is an anomaly, it shouldn't have happened. I still cannot believe it did happen and will eat humble pies after Iftar if you want to serve them.

However, bottom line is, India is much better than Pakistan at handling pressure at tournaments. This time around, Pakistan played without pressure as losing to India was expected and making the final was an achievement in itself.

However, it does not change the fact that over a course of a series, we are a more consistent and better team than India

 

[Vegitto1]

I still believe our win is an anomaly, it shouldn't have happened. I still cannot believe it did happen and will eat humble pies after Iftar if you want to serve them.

However, bottom line is, India is much better than Pakistan at handling pressure at tournaments. This time around, Pakistan played without pressure as losing to India was expected and making the final was an achievement in itself.

However, it does not change the fact that over a course of a series, we are a more consistent and better team than India

PS: India made me lose a £100 to my dad and £500 to my brother.

 

[JaDed]

PS: India made me lose a £100 to my dad and £500 to my brother.

Well at least I'm happy about something d

 

[Mlscicfan]

Please refer ICC ODI rankings from last few years, you will find where IND and PAK ranked consistently, you will get your answer