Re: India appreciation thread.

by taipan Mon 15 Dec 2008, 21:03

Banpakindia

by Ash Mon 15 Dec 2008, 21:57

definitely the most naturally talented side, most attractive to watch. we need munaf or sreesanth to step up as the 3rd seamer when we play outside the subcontinent.

a strong top tier of AUS-IND-RSA atm

by JKLever Mon 15 Dec 2008, 22:18

Make that

AUS

IND-SA

Though the gap between Aus and those two is shorter than it has been for a decade.

by Zat Mon 15 Dec 2008, 22:50

SA need to win in Aus to have a legitimate claim to the top spot. It'll be no good if they don't win in Aus, then win the home series.

by Invader Zim Mon 15 Dec 2008, 22:51

Erm, hasn't it been devilish hard to beat India in India for about 50 years Suspect

So this result (and the Aussie tour a few months back) shouldn't change the landscape that much.

Losing to the Saffies, on the other hand...

by Invader Zim Mon 15 Dec 2008, 22:53

It'll be no good if they don't win in Aus, then win the home series.

Dunno...they won in India last time they toured and we didn't. The only Team they haven't beaten recently is Sri Lanka (apart from us of course).

If we lose the series in South Africa we lose the #1 mantle IMHO.

by Zat Mon 15 Dec 2008, 22:55

Invader Zim wrote:
It'll be no good if they don't win in Aus, then win the home series.
Dunno...they won in India last time they toured and we didn't. The only Team they haven't beaten recently is Sri Lanka (apart from us of course).

If we lose the series in South Africa we lose the #1 mantle IMHO.

It'll close the gap right up, that's for sure.

by Invader Zim Mon 15 Dec 2008, 22:58

Says you...

by Zat Mon 15 Dec 2008, 23:06

Yeah. You wanna make something of it?

by Ash Mon 15 Dec 2008, 23:35

Invader Zim wrote:
It'll be no good if they don't win in Aus, then win the home series.
Dunno...they won in India last time they toured and we didn't. The only Team they haven't beaten recently is Sri Lanka (apart from us of course).

If we lose the series in South Africa we lose the #1 mantle IMHO.

SA didn't win in india last time round, it was a draw.

imho australia have to beaten in australia to be toppled.

by Invader Zim Mon 15 Dec 2008, 23:38

imho australia have to beaten in australia to be toppled.

Got a feeling our (almost) 16 year unbeaten run at home is about to come to an end.

by taipan Mon 15 Dec 2008, 23:40

Ash wrote:
Invader Zim wrote:
It'll be no good if they don't win in Aus, then win the home series.
Dunno...they won in India last time they toured and we didn't. The only Team they haven't beaten recently is Sri Lanka (apart from us of course).

If we lose the series in South Africa we lose the #1 mantle IMHO.

SA didn't win in india last time round, it was a draw.

imho australia have to beaten in australia to be toppled.

Why?

by Zat Mon 15 Dec 2008, 23:41

Invader Zim wrote:
imho australia have to beaten in australia to be toppled.
Got a feeling our (almost) 16 year unbeaten run at home is about to come to an end.

Aye. But the good news is that if it doesn't happen this summer, it may well be a while...

by Chandan Tue 16 Dec 2008, 08:25

PlanetPakistan wrote:
Batman wrote:
PlanetPakistan wrote:What a team they have turned themselves in to.

There was a time(not so long ago) when there was more chance of a hailstorm in Kenya than for IND to win an away test match but now they have scored some really important wins like Multan(04), Pindi(04), Adelaide, Headingly(02), Jamaica(06) etc. While they have won these away games their home record hasn't suffered much and now they are regarded as one of the top teams on the planet.

Excellent transformation in just 6-7 years

You forgot the wins at Sabina Park in 02, Perth last year and also against SA in the first test last year.........
those wins weren't "important" or certainly not as important as other wins because IND lost all 3 of those series.

India won the WI series in 2006 after that Sabina Park victory.

We also won at Trent Bridge 2007 to win the England series.

by PlanetPakistan Tue 16 Dec 2008, 08:31

Chandan,
Sabina Park is in Jamaica.

by Chandan Tue 16 Dec 2008, 08:33

PlanetPakistan wrote:Chandan,
Sabina Park is in Jamaica.

I know. And Jamaica is in WI. That is why I said that we won that series in 2006.

by PlanetPakistan Tue 16 Dec 2008, 08:35

Chandan wrote:
PlanetPakistan wrote:Chandan,
Sabina Park is in Jamaica.

I know. And Jamaica is in WI. That is why I said that we won that series in 2006.

i mentioned Jamaica(06) in the OP.

by Chandan Tue 16 Dec 2008, 08:42

Oh sorry. Just missed it. Embarassed

by lardbucket Tue 23 Feb 2010, 23:12

Zat wrote:SA need to win in Aus to have a legitimate claim to the top spot. It'll be no good if they don't win in Aus, then win the home series.

that's almost JGKesque

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