India asks SA for tests early in 2010

http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/438958.html

They want to retain the number one ranking.

What spin. More likely SACB said 'more tests, or we won't come'. Honestly, why would anyone bother to go to India to play yet another non-WC ODI series that no-one gives a flying f*ck about?

lardbucket wrote:What spin. More likely SACB said 'more tests, or we won't come'. Honestly, why would anyone bother to go to India to play yet another non-WC ODI series that no-one gives a flying f*ck about?

Exactly, it's godawful.

Thia was discussed on here a couple of days back.

Sad that India are too scared to tour SA

taipan wrote:Thia was discussed on here a couple of days back.

Sad that India are too scared to tour SA

I think they're due to tour SA during their next summer. It has also been remarked at times that SA officials bend over to accommodate the BCCI. And let's not forget that it's probably worth a bit of money to the SA board, one dayers or not.

And Aussie administrators don't?

Now now. Everyone does.

It's funny how people on here are so willing to criticise the BCCI because they apparently only care about money, and yet when they actually do something good for the game and schedule more test cricket, the haters are nowhere to be seen.

Credit where credit is due, and the BCCI has done a good thing here.

Total BS Trev.

The BCCI has been against tests for years. Most other cricket associations pushed for more tests and the BCCI turned them down chasing the bucks.

Now India has fluked the number 1 position and see a money making opportunity everyone else must back down?

hehe fluke.

taipan wrote:Total BS Trev.

The BCCI has been against tests for years. Most other cricket associations pushed for more tests and the BCCI turned them down chasing the bucks.

Now India has fluked the number 1 position and see a money making opportunity everyone else must back down?

leaving the obvious bait aside. There is nothing wrong in playing more tests to maintain the numero uno position.

It's normal human instinct.

You can't change the goalposts once your opponent got there. That is fixing.

The point was changing the gaolposts before you got there

well BCCI is now # 1. And the goalposts are being sought to be moved slightly to cover the bending ball.

Australia during it's heydeys used to fix umpires like Bucknor, with nary a sound from South Africa or it's fans like yourself.

If cricket is to progress it can't remain a racial fiefdom of a select group.

buckSH wrote:well BCCI is now # 1. And the goalposts are being sought to be moved slightly to cover the bending ball.

Fair enough. India can't handle seamers on pitches where the ball moves around.

We all knew that

>> India can't handle seamers on pitches where the ball moves around.

It's been proven that Dravid, Tendulkar, and Laxman can handle the ball in any condition. Lower down the order Dhoni too.

Dhoni has scored fark all outside India.

SRt has never played a mtach winning innings in his life. Even Wisden acknowledges that

SRT played match-winning innings in Aus recently. Were you sleeping ?

India away from home

Played 211
Won 32
Lost 88

buckSH wrote:SRT played match-winning innings in Aus recently. Were you sleeping ?

Yeah, he's so boring

spangler wrote:hehe fluke.

buckSH wrote:

taipan wrote:Total BS Trev.

The BCCI has been against tests for years. Most other cricket associations pushed for more tests and the BCCI turned them down chasing the bucks.

Now India has fluked the number 1 position and see a money making opportunity everyone else must back down?

leaving the obvious bait aside. There is nothing wrong in playing more tests to maintain the numero uno position.

It's normal human instinct.

You can't change the goalposts once your opponent got there. That is fixing.

Of course India fluked the number 1 spot. SA set the precedent for the same sometime back when they briefly became no. 1 without beating the then reigning champions Aus in any test rubber that had the likes of Warne, McGrath, Hayden & Gilchrist. I am sure India has just been winning tests at home only on 'dustbowls' last 4-5 years and has not achieved anything significant beyond that!

lardbucket wrote:What spin. More likely SACB said 'more tests, or we won't come'. Honestly, why would anyone bother to go to India to play yet another non-WC ODI series that no-one gives a flying f*ck about?

Nah. We're just so grouse we try and play more tests.

[/quote]SRt has never played a mtach winning innings in his life.[/quote]

As opposed to Kallis?

taipan wrote:Dhoni has scored fark all outside India.

SRt has never played a mtach winning innings in his life. Even Wisden acknowledges that

India V England 1st test 2008

India 2nd innings 387/4

Tendulkar 103 n/o

India won by six wickets

Could be argued that Sehwag broke the back of that particular run-chase though.

More of a match-losing innings by England's bowler's too...

buckSH wrote:If cricket is to progress it can't remain a racial fiefdom of a select group.

So it should be run by the Asian Bloc to ensure that India gets the best deal and the rest can GFT? And that wouldn't be racist? Right...