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Posted
13 minutes ago, sandeep said:

I'm one of the few who posted supporting VK's decision to bat first - around lunchtime on D1.  And yes, you were onboard as well.  Fair's fair.

 

 

I know you were , one of the few .

Virat Kohli will be hurting because he knows it's a chance lost which if he is really honest he knows he played a part in it but I wonder if a few of them are hurting or just glad to get the series over with ?

Posted
2 hours ago, Tattieboy said:

No 1 test team ( sic) looses 2-1 , let's all party and celebrate . Going to beat England and Australia away from home now because they proved they are loosers .:aha:

boy are your posts Tattie

Posted
1 minute ago, Tattieboy said:

I know you were , one of the few .

Virat Kohli will be hurting because he knows it's a chance lost which if he is really honest he knows he played a part in it but I wonder if a few of them are hurting or just glad to get the series over with ?

I don't think any of the test players would be "glad to get the series over with", knowing they had such a good chance at winning the series.  Maybe a fringe guy like Dhawan?  But that's about it.  India's squad are all millionaires, but they know the real pride and sense of achievement associated with away test wins.  

 

I just hope that Rahane and Bhuvi are permanent fixtures in the XI going forward, and so is Pujara for the foreseeable future.  This series ought to have taught VK a strong lesson that he shouldn't eff around with the test team to accommodate his biases.   If he does that, then I think India have at least a 50-50 chance of winning the England series.   As long as fitness issues don't crop up.  

Posted
7 minutes ago, sandeep said:

Since 1st Jan 2000, India's WL record is 83-52, while Pakistan's is 58-60. Away from home is 33-39 and 28-42 respectively.   Which set of numbers is better? 

 

If you exclude Sri Lanka and BD, India still has a better win percentage than Pakistan in this millennium.   And I'm willing to bet that India's away test numbers are only going to get better in the next 2-3 years.     

 

 

 

 

India, Pakistan, SL in test matches outside Asia ( excluding Zim ) in the 21st century 

 

 

Overall figures
Team Span Mat WonDescending Lost Tied Draw   W/L Ave RPO Inns HS LS  
India 2000-2018 69 14 30 0 25     0.466    32.18 3.19 129 705 94 investigate this query
Pakistan 2000-2017 53 13 33 0 7 0.393 27.16 3.03 102 571 49 investigate this query
Sri Lanka 2000-2017 44 5 29 0 10 0.172 26.67 3.08 88 555 82

 

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;home_or_away=2;opposition=1;opposition=2;opposition=3;opposition=4;opposition=5;orderby=won;spanmax1=31+Dec+2018;spanmin1=01+Jan+2000;spanval1=span;team=6;team=7;team=8;template=results;type=team

 

 

 

Posted
Just now, sandeep said:

I don't think any of the test players would be "glad to get the series over with", knowing they had such a good chance at winning the series.  Maybe a fringe guy like Dhawan?  But that's about it.  India's squad are all millionaires, but they know the real pride and sense of achievement associated with away test wins.  

 

I just hope that Rahane and Bhuvi are permanent fixtures in the XI going forward, and so is Pujara for the foreseeable future.  This series ought to have taught VK a strong lesson that he shouldn't eff around with the test team to accommodate his biases.   If he does that, then I think India have at least a 50-50 chance of winning the England series.   As long as fitness issues don't crop up.  

England only have two batsmen in top five and for one of them probably his last series so this bowling unit won't have a better chance of creating a name for themselves but India bottom find two openers who will bat in English conditions because I don't think whatever taking it three you have can . 

For what it's worth ( nothing) I predict Indian win 

Posted
12 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

 

India, Pakistan, SL in test matches outside Asia ( excluding Zim ) in the 21st century 

 

 

Overall figures
Team Span Mat WonDescending Lost Tied Draw   W/L Ave RPO Inns HS LS  
India 2000-2018 69 14 30 0 25     0.466    32.18 3.19 129 705 94 investigate this query
Pakistan 2000-2017 53 13 33 0 7 0.393 27.16 3.03 102 571 49 investigate this query
Sri Lanka 2000-2017 44 5 29 0 10 0.172 26.67 3.08 88 555 82

 

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;home_or_away=2;opposition=1;opposition=2;opposition=3;opposition=4;opposition=5;orderby=won;spanmax1=31+Dec+2018;spanmin1=01+Jan+2000;spanval1=span;team=6;team=7;team=8;template=results;type=team

 

 

 

@cric_fan ran away after being served up some hard facts.  Maybe he got too "emotional" and is crying in some corner, bawling his eyes out wondering why Ishant Sharma is a better test bowler than Mohammed Amir.  

Posted
 
 
India, Pakistan, SL in test matches outside Asia ( excluding Zim ) in the 21st century 
 
 
Overall figures
[mention=17776]cric_fan[/mention] ran away after being served up some hard facts.  Maybe he got too "emotional" and is crying in some corner, bawling his eyes out wondering why Ishant Sharma is a better test bowler than Mohammed Amir.  


Ran away? Nope. Fact remains that Ind is THE worst traveller of the top teams.
 
And no I did not write this article

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22142974/why-india-overseas-record-problem
Posted
Before you throw up again with your garbage stats don't forget in 2013 Pakistan lost to freaking zimbabwe in a Test match. Yes right. In this era losing to zmbabwe in Tests is akin to losing to paupa guinea in one dayers.


But still a better away record than India..you can’t seem to explain that so you bring Pakisan losses in to the argument.
Posted
3 minutes ago, cric_fan said:

 

This article basically considers away tours for a very short period ...Jul 2011 to Dec 2014.   It was a time of transition for our team, biggest names in Indian cricket nearing the end of their long careers and then new guys taking over.

 

If you consider a longer period ... 18 years in this century ... then India has been the best Asian team out of Asia.

 

India, Pakistan, SL in test matches outside Asia ( excluding Zim ) in the 21st century 

 

 

Overall figures
Team Span Mat WonDescending Lost Tied Draw   W/L Ave RPO Inns HS LS  
India 2000-2018 69 14 30 0 25     0.466    32.18 3.19 129 705 94 investigate this query
Pakistan 2000-2017 53 13 33 0 7 0.393 27.16 3.03 102 571 49 investigate this query
Sri Lanka 2000-2017 44 5 29 0 10 0.172 26.67 3.08 88 555 82

 

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;home_or_away=2;opposition=1;opposition=2;opposition=3;opposition=4;opposition=5;orderby=won;spanmax1=31+Dec+2018;spanmin1=01+Jan+2000;spanval1=span;team=6;team=7;team=8;template=results;type=team

 

Posted
4 hours ago, Rightarmfast said:

When matches are won genuinely, and not by either ball tampering or doctored pitches, every win seems sweet. If I were, like you, from a country where cheaters are celebrated as heroes, I would be laughing at Indians too!

RAF in form.

Posted (edited)
56 minutes ago, cric_fan said:

 


But still a better away record than India..you can’t seem to explain that so you bring Pakisan losses in to the argument.

 

How . You lost to zimbabwe.You even  lost a test to ultra weak West Indies team.  You cannot possibly claim you have better away record.  May be you conveniently removed them from the filter

Edited by vvvslaxman
Posted
2 hours ago, cric_fan said:

All Asian teams are poor travellers. But Ind is the worst of the lot.

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Make the cutoff December 2010 and our stats will read 3-17, 2 of those wins in SA, historically a troublesome place to tour for Asians. 

Posted

If phateecharstan had played the test match on the pitch at wanderers they would have broken their spectacular record set in 2002 against Australia of losing a test match within 2 days:laugh1:

They were bowled out for 50 in both innings on a flat patta in Dubai, I can only imagine the devastation if they had played on this pitch, my guess is  two sub 30 scores by phateecharstan with five players in the hospital by the end of the match had they faced SA on this pitch

Posted
44 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

It has to fit his narrative. That is why. Bring up Pakistan's 4 consecutive whitewashes in Australia he will go silent.

There would be no problem if @cric_fan brought up this argument in a discussion where its relevant.  If someone claimed that Indian team has nothing to prove, or an ATG team.   But to bring it up in a thread when the team has fought so well in hostile conditions, and just won a brilliant test match, is just sour grapes.   The guy is not a troll all the time.  He's a good part of the diversity of opinions on ICF. only part-time troll.  Unfortunately this is one of those times.

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