Mamoon
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There was not much doubt over their legacy after occupying the number 1 spot for longer than any Asian team and Virat Kohli amassing a record 33 Test wins as captain, but the skill and mentality that they have shown in this series clears any doubts over their status as the best Asian Test team of all time.
A disastrous session at Adelaide, the media and the fans from all over the cricket-verse making fun of them and the likes of Warne predicting a 4-0 demolition.
Kohli leaving and getting criticized for it, Shami getting injured, a few players getting criticized for dining out and not following COVID protocols as well as for eating beef.
Terribly biased home umpiring, racial abuse, Steve Smith cheating again, Pant playing a Gilchrist-esque knock after getting injured, Vihari getting injured and fighting it out, Ashwin copping blows on the body and carrying on, Jadeja getting injured but padded up to fight it out.........and yet, the series is 1-1 after 3 Tests.
The way they got the 36/9 out of their system and thrashed Australia at the MCG, the way they saved this Test with sheer grit after being dead and buried shows the resilience of this incredible team.
This is the competitiveness and resilience that Virat Kohli, the most successful Asian Test captain of all time, has instilled in Team India after Dhoni took them backwards in Test cricket.
Dhoni’s team would have been mentally wrecked by now and would have rolled over for 4-0 after all that this Indian team has been through on this tour.
Kohli is not around but you can see the impact his leadership has had on the belief of these players, and his legacy will continue to live long after he has retired.
People who are hyping up Rahane’s captaincy need to understand that if a timid character like him was the captain over the last 6 years, there is no way India would be in this position today.
No other team in the world today would be 1-1 after 3 Tests in Australia after what India had to put up with, let alone against an ATG worthy attack of Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood and Lyon.
Also, Shastri deserves credit as well. He is a fantastic motivator with an arrogant, confident personality who is quite good at blocking criticism and keeping his players focused.
Few years back when Kumble got the coaching job, Shastri also applied and appeared for his interview drunk, and he was heavily criticized by Ganguly and other BCCI members who were on the panel, but that did not faze him and he became Indian coach later at Kohli’s recommendation.
When you have a team like India and a captain like Kohli, a nosy coach is counterproductive. That is why Shastri is so good for this Indian team, he understands his role perfectly and has helped build an environment where the players thrive mentally.
Regardless of what happens in the final Test, Team India has proved why it is an elite cricket team.
As a Pakistani, I really wish we could have half the talent, half the skill and half the mentality this Indian team has.
Phenomenal stuff.
A disastrous session at Adelaide, the media and the fans from all over the cricket-verse making fun of them and the likes of Warne predicting a 4-0 demolition.
Kohli leaving and getting criticized for it, Shami getting injured, a few players getting criticized for dining out and not following COVID protocols as well as for eating beef.
Terribly biased home umpiring, racial abuse, Steve Smith cheating again, Pant playing a Gilchrist-esque knock after getting injured, Vihari getting injured and fighting it out, Ashwin copping blows on the body and carrying on, Jadeja getting injured but padded up to fight it out.........and yet, the series is 1-1 after 3 Tests.
The way they got the 36/9 out of their system and thrashed Australia at the MCG, the way they saved this Test with sheer grit after being dead and buried shows the resilience of this incredible team.
This is the competitiveness and resilience that Virat Kohli, the most successful Asian Test captain of all time, has instilled in Team India after Dhoni took them backwards in Test cricket.
Dhoni’s team would have been mentally wrecked by now and would have rolled over for 4-0 after all that this Indian team has been through on this tour.
Kohli is not around but you can see the impact his leadership has had on the belief of these players, and his legacy will continue to live long after he has retired.
People who are hyping up Rahane’s captaincy need to understand that if a timid character like him was the captain over the last 6 years, there is no way India would be in this position today.
No other team in the world today would be 1-1 after 3 Tests in Australia after what India had to put up with, let alone against an ATG worthy attack of Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood and Lyon.
Also, Shastri deserves credit as well. He is a fantastic motivator with an arrogant, confident personality who is quite good at blocking criticism and keeping his players focused.
Few years back when Kumble got the coaching job, Shastri also applied and appeared for his interview drunk, and he was heavily criticized by Ganguly and other BCCI members who were on the panel, but that did not faze him and he became Indian coach later at Kohli’s recommendation.
When you have a team like India and a captain like Kohli, a nosy coach is counterproductive. That is why Shastri is so good for this Indian team, he understands his role perfectly and has helped build an environment where the players thrive mentally.
Regardless of what happens in the final Test, Team India has proved why it is an elite cricket team.
As a Pakistani, I really wish we could have half the talent, half the skill and half the mentality this Indian team has.
Phenomenal stuff.
