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I'd take winning the WC over this.What is better ?
2012 series defeat led to dropping Sehwag, Gambhir etc. Not sure if this series will throw Rohit and Kohli out.The best visiting teams in my lifetime:
Aus -2004, Eng 2012, and this .. hopefully this brings about the much needed changes
Yeah .. there have been lot of records in last 6 months too so hopefully your team whoever it is Aus Pak can give you more to cheer.Trolling from aus side however the reason I bring up 2017 is because no team in history has lost a final by 180 runs lol and that too from a side that wasn't even suppose to be in Ct in the first place.
That's a record that must stay
Hopefully does, we always did well after such series lol but 3-0 is a new low for us.. and honestly it’s not that we are that bad a team but we have been thrashed by a much better prepared team.2012 series defeat led to dropping Sehwag, Gambhir etc. Not sure if this series will throw Rohit and Kohli out.
Sachin is overrated bro. He's a fantastic batter but his key metric is longetivity.Just giving the reality check to Indian. i know Sachin was the best batter in world, but at the same time Kallis as batter was not that far, and that should be kept in mind when comparing any TDH like Ash with Kallis.
Missed a lot, when did you turn on India lol?
He played one of the best innings on Indian soil after KP, set a decisive tone.Bro idk what happens to Kane.
Imagine sitting out and missing out on this.
Rachin be may the guy now.
I won't support Pakistan until and unless they manage to get rid of this current clown circus. And if they do, Pak will only be my 2nd favourite of it happens.Yeah .. there have been lot of records in last 6 months too so hopefully your team whoever it is Aus Pak can give you more to cheer.
I think Will Young is the one who has given one of the best pair of innings by a foreign batterHe played one of the best innings on Indian soil after KP, set a decisive tone.
Will Young batted much better than Kane would have in these conditions.Bro idk what happens to Kane.
Imagine sitting out and missing out on this.
Rachin be may the guy now.
Not going to lie. I thought the exact same thing.Will Young batted much better than Kane would have in these conditions.
Was awesome with the ball today, was brought in for lefties but ended up taking rightiesThat cameo of 26 off 13 balls from Phillips yesterday proved to be the difference.
Much prepared team against spin vs washed up seniors who cant even stay to stop the momentum.Hopefully does, we always did well after such series lol but 3-0 is a new low for us.. and honestly it’s not that we are that bad a team but we have been thrashed by a much better prepared team.
Underrated batsman. Rarely gets to play but makes it count whenever he does. He is very unlucky because if it wasn’t for Kane, he would be the de facto number 3 in all formats.Not going to lie. I thought the exact same thing.
Young seems to score when we need it most.
The writing was always on the wall. Indian spin trio can’t perform with both bat and ball in every test.Hopefully this whitewash will instill some humbleness in some of the arrogant Indian fans.
Sachin may have extended his career to reach the milestone of 100 centuries, but overall, he was an outstanding player in both formats.Sachin is overrated bro. He's a fantastic batter but his key metric is longetivity.
Throughout his 24 year career he
A) Wasn't able to win a single cup for India and 2011 was won without his input. At beat maybe you can give him credit for pakistan win after being dropped 4 times and missed run outs and stumpings.
B) Single handidely lost the asia cup 2012 game against Bangladesh
C) Went missing during big events, most notably 2003 wc.
D) As a captain he turned India into a total minnow.
E) Was a cheater and ball tamperer but Indian mafia forced icc to reverse his ban.
F) Only 2x has he actually managed to be the top scorer/ run getter of the year.
His biggest achievements are mostly in test cricket. In odi he's a stat padder more often then not.
Don't quite agree with 6th point.White wash in a 3 Test away series is rare and this one is definitely among the greatest ever achievements in Test cricket history. Well played Kiwis- to think that they were without Will throughout the series and played last Test with like 9 men & Shantner, Southee also missing.
Two regulation skiers dropped & they didn’t review Pant LBW, still …… this will give touring sides hope for future Indian tours. The key seems to be -
1. Three accurate finger spinners and no leggi
2. No hit the deck fast bowlers - take couple who can swing the ball from length
3. Positive batting - Indian spinners will hunt one by one if you try to stay at the wicket. Make the game shorter
4. Don’t try to to tie Indian batting - this is not the batting of 25 years who can stay in wicket for sessions. days. Keep attacking and they’ll perish one by one keeping a run rate over 4
5. Hold catches & do homework on DRS - these are massively turning tracks, one needs to know how much the ball is turning before taking DRS
6. Win toss - no alternative. I believe series could have been 2-1 or even 3-0 had India won last two tosses or didn’t call wrong at Bangalore.
Great, great series to watch - more worthy that whatever T20 I had seen in my life time. Nothing comes close to a tight fought Test match.
What you want us to say? We have ridiculed our heroes for the series wnat them out lolAnd the whole Indian mafia goes quiet. Good
Chasing in such conditions is not the same..Don't quite agree with 6th point.
Both the pitches in 2nd and 3rd test were turning from ball 1 and games finished in 3 days means both sides got to play in more or less the same batting conditions
Kohli has been a bang average Test batsman outside the 2015-2019 period. He has less than 10k runs by the age of 35 and if he is not dropped, his average will drop below 45 at this rate.Kohli had a great purple patch for 5 to 6 years otherwise he is a good batsman only @Mamoon
He shouldn't be compared with Root or Smith
Kohli has been a bang average Test batsman outside the 2015-2019 period. He has less than 10k runs by the age of 35 and if he is not dropped, his average will drop below 45 at this rate.
He was once part of the Lara, Tendulkar, Ponting category but now he is below the likes of Inzamam and Yousuf in the Test format.
Lol he is from Mumbai..born there lolDid Ajaz Patel Bhai do sajda?
If not then I will do 10 on his behalf.
The guy has always been underappreciated. One of India's greatest cricketing minds and people.
After slaying this Indian team he is Bhai for lifeLol he is from Mumbai..born there lol
Kohli was done over 2 yrs ago. BCCI can’t drop him just like they couldn’t drop Dhoni. Individuals wield a lot of power in Indian cricket.Kohli had a great purple patch for 5 to 6 years otherwise he is a good batsman only @Mamoon
He shouldn't be compared with Root or Smith
I'd take winning the WC over this.
WTC is about par I think.
No one wins in India and we swept India.
His contributions in 2011 were not crucial with the exception of maybe the game against pakistan and honestly pakistan lost that game. So many drop chances + Misbah rubbish.Sachin may have extended his career to reach the milestone of 100 centuries, but overall, he was an outstanding player in both formats.
It’s true he didn’t win a World Cup alone, but his contributions in 2011 were crucial, and without his support, India might not have secured the title. In 2003, he scored over 600 runs in the World Cup, including a memorable innings against the legendary trio of Akhtar, Waqar, and Akram.
In fact, he’s the only player to have scored more than 2,000 runs in World Cups—a testament to his consistency, which in itself is a skill, especially across multiple tournaments.
As for why India didn’t win more during his peak years (1996–2004), the team lacked strong, reliable batters in the middle order, particularly at No. 4 and No. 5. Once they found stability with Yuvraj Singh, it helped set the stage for their 2011 World Cup victory.
At the same stadium he has a 10fer in a single inning too luckily we managed to win that one, he is the highest wicket taker in Wankhede among visiting teams.After slaying this Indian team he is Bhai for life
A WC win would be national news everywhere. We won a series in India and it wasn't anywhere as big as the team making the WC Final.You swept India and you would take a World Cup win over this.
Ok.
India has 10 Tests coming in Australia & England. With the spinners declining fast, no Shami, Bumrah getting older and struggling to keep fitness… and batting looking fragile; if Sharma holds on to captaincy (means he plays) - I’m afraid India is heading towards 2010-11 period.
I remember even SA opening batsmen rolling their arm and bullying Indian batsmen a few years ago. So Philips is not an exception. He is the norm.Did India the nation of 100 million spinners just get bowled out by a wicketkeeper?
It’s the pressure of batting second. In a seemers teack, even if the conditions remains identical, it’s difficult to bat first. Opposite on spinners track - regardless of the wicket conditions remain same, it’s tougher to bat second. Besides, in both Test, the best batting conditions were the first two sessions of Day 1 & Kiwis batted that time. Credit to them, they made best uses of that, but it does help batting first in India.Don't quite agree with 6th point.
Both the pitches in 2nd and 3rd test were turning from ball 1 and games finished in 3 days means both sides got to play in more or less the same batting conditions
But that's not a good sign for BD either. Our front line spinners got absolutely smashed by same team.India has 10 Tests coming in Australia & England. With the spinners declining fast, no Shami, Bumrah getting older and struggling to keep fitness… and batting looking fragile; if Sharma holds on to captaincy (means he plays) - I’m afraid India is heading towards 2010-11 period.
You lot were the same people who mocked me for claiming classic aus > Current India.What you want us to say? We have ridiculed our heroes for the series wnat them out lol
A WC win would be national news everywhere. We won a series in India and it wasn't anywhere as big as the team making the WC Final.
Indian cricket always needs these major losses to kick out non performers and pensioners in the team.Could become a 13-match losing streak.
Their time is up. Both are 38.its not going to be easy for India to replace prime kohli and rohit .. India had stellar run in last 10 years mostly because of these two
It's Kohli and Ro not the coach
13 could be a stress of imagination but it can be very ugly. These days not many Tests end in draws hence without weather interference all 10 Tests should end in direct results, but 10-0 is unthinkable….. unless Bumrah cracks his shoulder by MCG.Could become a 13-match losing streak.
They are 'series ke mujrims'And they declined overnight ?
Do you think a more confident and winning Indian side would have gone past 147? It's such a low score.It’s the pressure of batting second. In a seemers teack, even if the conditions remains identical, it’s difficult to bat first. Opposite on spinners track - regardless of the wicket conditions remain same, it’s tougher to bat second. Besides, in both Test, the best batting conditions were the first two sessions of Day 1 & Kiwis batted that time. Credit to them, they made best uses of that, but it does help batting first in India.
BD batsman were not competitive like kiwi batsman. They gave up when the pressure was on.But that's not a good sign for BD either. Our front line spinners got absolutely smashed by same team.
It’s about confidence- BD players mentality can’t compete with India & opposite for India - they don’t believe that BD (or STL) can compete with them. That mindset counts for lot - first thing Kiwis did right here is that they were not sacred of tussling with.But that's not a good sign for BD either. Our front line spinners got absolutely smashed by same team.
No - trust me, I slept from 8pm to 12 am today because I knew the game is set on fire. On that track one Ajaz rat riot and there was absolutely no threat from other end - Phillips was just rolling arm in a turning track and he wasn’t accurate either. If there was Shantner, Trust me India won’t have crossed 300 in combined innings.Do you think a more confident and winning Indian side would have gone past 147? It's such a low score.
NZ batter succumbing to Jadeja in 3rd innings is understandable
Here ya go:Name one actual memorable innings in cups from Sachin and I'm not talking about runs.