bossbhai2 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Just now, Gambit said: Welcome back BB! How have you been? Thanks Gambo. Been ok. How are you ? Hope you don't hate me ... lol coffee_rules 1 Link to comment
bossbhai2 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, Cricketics said: And many might not know that Bossbhai is the the best statistician in the history of ICF. And if you are a Sachin fan,you would love him as he has some crazy stats about Sachin and great anecdotes to go with it. He is an ICF legend and original ICF member from the old site. Look what a great historic Indian win can do, it can bring out the best of the best back on site. Great to have you back Bossbhai. Cheers. Thanks for the kind words Tics ... you are no less a legend and by far the most passionate Indian cricket fan that I have ever come across. Cricketics 1 Link to comment
Tendulkar1996 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) Congratz to all the 90s boys like me who have waited over 20 yrs for this. Let this be the beginning of our reign. Edited January 7, 2019 by Tendulkar1996 nevada, sandeep, Real McCoy and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment
Gambit Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, bossbhai2 said: Thanks Gambo. Been ok. How are you ? Hope you don't hate me ... lol Lol, why would I do that? Hope you stick around! Link to comment
nevada Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Feels so good to be on the winning side after such a long wait and so many what ifs. I hope this series will serve as a turning point, giving the team the confidence and self belief to win in all types of conditions. express bowling, Real McCoy and Cricketics 3 Link to comment
chewy Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Long wait since the Ponting and co cheated their way to 2008 with help from umpire Bucknor Great to see Ponting twisting and squirming all series. Smith and Warner would have made no difference. Real McCoy, Tendulkar1996, nevada and 5 others 8 Link to comment
SrinjayDutta Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 After watching so many disappointing tours over 18 years with scattered successes, this means the world to me. 1947-48, indians chose to use batsman part timers to bowl leg side half volleys when sir don was on 90 so that the respected sir does not miss centuries and make indians proud by scoring 100s against them. Long long way from that now. It's almost impossible to win there for Asian teams but we have done it, quite convincingly. Congratulations to all of us here!! Sgattick10, Mosher, express bowling and 1 other 4 Link to comment
The Dark Horse Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Great win. Congrats guys Real McCoy, Cricketics and Switchblade 3 Link to comment
Gambit Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 A special mention to the 2003 and 2007 teams who came closing to winning but were cruelly denied mostly by factors mostly outside their control. sandeep, Clarke, The Dark Horse and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment
sandeep Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 29 minutes ago, bossbhai2 said: Thanks tics. Most people here perhaps don't know that Tics was backinng Kohli to be the next big thing all the way back in 2009/10. Suffice to say that was probably one of the best talent spot ever in the history of the game. Well done tics. Savour this win!. Yeah I remember that and remember accusing him of Delhi bias!! I was no fan of Virat's attitude, and Virat's the one who's demonstrated the importance of not judging cricketers by things that don't necessarily impact player performance on the field. SrinjayDutta 1 Link to comment
wanted_desi Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Bumrah and Pujara! History will remember you guys, i don't think i have ever seen a fast bowler leading charts like Bumrah before from India. express bowling, cowboysfan, flamy and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment
maniac Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Amazing moment. In terms of a moment I thought I would never experience in my lifetime this has to be 1. I vaguely remember the 87 WC as a kid. I started following cricket in 91-92. Australia where at that passing of the torch moment from the Allan Border era to the beginning of the Mark Taylor era. When I used to go through the old collections of Sportsworld and Sportstar magazines that one of my uncles used to subscribe to ( for the posters of course :) form the late 80s and early 90s, I used to come across these articles and always wonder why the hell they would call that Aussie 87 win as a triumph of the underdog because as a 28+ and running cricket fan( cricket fan age not my real age :)) I never once remember the Aussies being an underdog. Since I started following cricket consciously, they were always the top 2-3 teams in the world regardless of the musical chairs going on for the top team.This was even before their historic run from the late 90s to mid 2000s when they were the most dominant side ever to play cricket. It was ridiculous to even think that they could ever be beat on their home soil. Especially by an Asian team. 2004 and 2008 I thought would remain the closest we will ever come to beating them in my lifetime even though probably India might have had a couple of runs before in the 70s and early 80s. Almost Total cricketing Nirvana. (South Africa pending of course which looking at where their team is heading might be a possibility fingers crossed. BCCI needs a SA tour soon) I would rate the 2011 WC win and the T20 2007 win as the 2 greatest things I have ever witnessed as a follower of Indian cricket. 2011 for being the World Cup and 2007 Wt20 for being that specific moment to change the game of cricket forever. Even if we win any future world cups or WT20’s it may not have the same kick to it for me.So these moments will always remain personally the top 2 for me. However, This to me is the undisputed 3rd as the greatest cricketing moment and the undisputed 1st as the greatest unexpected moment as an Indian cricket fan. Proud moment and congrats to Indian team and all Indian cricket fans philcric, express bowling, Mosher and 5 others 8 Link to comment
express bowling Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) This is as big as it gets. So many firsts ... Defeating Australia in a test series in Australia. And totally outplaying them. Indian fast bowlers bowling better than Australian fast bowlers in their home territory. And the Indian fast bowling trio, lead by Bumrah, becoming the highest wicket takers in history for a pace trio in a calender year. Indian fast bowlers bouncing out and intimidating Australian batsmen on a regular basis with quick short pitched stuff ( weren't they supposed to be good players of the short ball ! What a myth ! ) We have waited so long for this ... Congrats Team India and all ICFers ! Edited January 7, 2019 by express bowling SrinjayDutta, Under_Score, Cricketics and 6 others 1 1 7 Link to comment
ShoonyaSifar Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 What an incredible achievement. Congratulations to everyone. I hope the team carries the confidence to make this to be the start of something special and lead us into an era of real dominance winning trophies across formats. We have the bench strength needed to do so, hope Shastri-Kohli duo push the bar higher. Cricketics 1 Link to comment
Texan Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 This is not just India's first series win in Aus, it is a first ever Test series win by any Asian team in Australia. Moment to savor indeed! Switchblade, Adi BB, SK_IH and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Global.Baba Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Greatest moment in my 400 years on this planet global.baba( don’t forget the dot) Adi BB, Under_Score, Sgattick10 and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment
Texan Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 38 minutes ago, Gambit said: A special mention to the 2003 and 2007 teams who came closing to winning but were cruelly denied mostly by factors mostly outside their control. If DRS were around then, we would have won those too. Especially 2007. Denied by that racist Steve Bucknor. SrinjayDutta, nevada and Sgattick10 3 Link to comment
maniac Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Texan said: If DRS were around then, we would have won those too. Especially 2007. Denied by that racist Steve Bucknor. That was a close series. This was a total drubbing and a comprehensive win which makes it even sweeter. Yes, had we won that that would have been greater than this series win given that Aussie team just like 83 World Cup Win is always greater than the 2011 win. however it didn’t happen then so we have to cherish this :) Link to comment
Texan Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Gambit said: Historic day. Just to give context, Australia has won just 1 series in India in the last 50 years. India has equalled going to show that they have found it as hard to beat us at home as we have them. Hate to fact check here, but they actually won 2. 1969-70 and 2004 Link to comment
philcric Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Congrats Team India Congrats to all of us who supported the team through thick and thin over the years and decades. One of the great moments of Indian cricket. Adi BB, Mosher, express bowling and 2 others 5 Link to comment
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