Is India now destined to be the best Asian team permanently?

[Van_Sri]

Beware indians
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Future is uncertain

 

[chinaman00]

Previously, Indian cricket revolved around one to three star batsmen (Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Ganguly, Dravid) who held the entire team together. Their bowling, by contrast, had little quality to speak of. The main objective of the bowlers was simply to maintain discipline rather than take wickets.

Today, the situation is very different. Almost every Indian cricketer is a star in his own right and capable of taking the opposition apart. Their bowling now complements their batting. Each bowler has the ability to change the course of a game single-handedly.

A big part of this shift is how India began to treat cricket. Thanks to the IPL, instead of relying on a few gifted players to carry the team, they built a proper system around the sport. Fitness standards became stricter, the domestic structure expanded, and player selection became more organized and deliberate. Discipline, which once felt optional, became part of the culture.

Simply put, India is the first Asian country to treat cricket as a fully professional sport and to demand ruthless discipline and performance. This approach has produced a generation of well-polished, exciting, and highly competitive athletes.

Pakistan, by contrast, still treats cricket like an elite club where politicians, fixers, and vested interests influence the sport’s decisions. Mediocrity and nepotism are tolerated and often justified through media campaigns, while mediocre players are elevated into heroes.

Pakistan cricket has become too politicized and compromised to consistently produce professional athletes. There will continue to be moments of hope and false starts, as seen with players like Babar and Shaheen, but these cycles ultimately leave fans more disappointed each time.

Indian players are not necessarily more talented than others, but they are disciplined and driven. As the saying goes, hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.

Given the rot across almost every sector in the country, Pakistan is decades away from fixing any of these problems. The PSL which was heralded to catapult Pakistan cricket into the 21st century has become a major enabler of the rotten culture plaguing Pakistan cricket.

 

[jnaveen1980]

If there’s one safe bet here, it’s that it won’t be Bangladesh.

In international cricket every team has a role much like how everyone has a role in T20 team

India's job - Winning tournament
Bangladesh's job - Stand by, watch and admire India for the rest of their lives

https://twitter.com/x/status/2030706921813275035

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

The way India are going, they may as well be playing with themselves, it’s already a popular endeavour in India.

During a period of dominance for any team, you ought to lift the sport altogether & take it to new heights, these lot have taken it to new lows, so long their gullible flock are content with the Bollywood drama and define success by it, all good for the sheep.

The IPL has ensured the financial security of cricketers across the world. Bcci has done its part.

There is no need to cry just because your team lacks the aukaat needed to achieve anything.

You can play the match on Mars with 15 players and you will still lose against us, no other pak or Indian team has ever been as insipid as your current lot. Your people have no talent, maybe its the genetics.

The failure of your team is a result of the failure of your nation( the real one not the adopted one which will throw you out in a couple of years due to crime rate).

 

[BouncerGuy]

Beware indians
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OH bas kar day... Trundler.... you cannot even bowl 4 overs with some good economy...

 

[Devadwal]

Beware indians
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Because of this mindset you guys loose every time. Your Main focus should not be to defeat India rather than to improve your team and do best in CWC.

I believe Shaheen Afridi won't be part of Pakistan Team in 2027 World Cup

 

[Devadwal]

Azhar Ali : “We have to look at the Pakistan’s bilateral series' we play. We either play against low ranked teams, or high ranked who send their B teams. When we get to world events, then all the teams have their best players playing. We then get badly exposed. Instead of getting easy wins against poor teams”

 

[jnaveen1980]

Azhar Ali : “We have to look at the Pakistan’s bilateral series' we play. We either play against low ranked teams, or high ranked who send their B teams. When we get to world events, then all the teams have their best players playing. We then get badly exposed. Instead of getting easy wins against poor teams”

True lol THey keep on playing Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka, then that UAE cup for whatever reason lol I won't want even under-19 to play that cup. I would rather prefer under-19 team playing youth tests in Australia.

 

[RyanRyan10]

Japan in 15-20 years will be a serious contender

 

[jeetu]

No team remains unbeatable because star players retirement or serious loss of form can derail team's balance. It has happened to every team. But when a good system in place quality replacement can come quickly.

 

[Devadwal]

Japan in 15-20 years will be a serious contender

Kya tunhari favourite team Pakistan se ummid nahi hai kya ab ?

 

[nish_mate]

Nothing is permanent unless you are , then you are destined to be perpetual minnows....