bossbhai2 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: I was up at 3:00 AM and sneaked in a secret stash of glenlivet in the garage to enjoy the win... This needed a celebration beyond family restrictions. Yesss !!! So i ran out of my poison and had to break open a special holiday corporate gift that had some booze ... need to do some explaining later lol coffee_rules 1 Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, cowboysfan said: true but bhajji made up for it but our 4 maharattis were in their peak. As a fan in 2001, the aura of 2001 Hayden-Gilly-Ponting-Waugh-McGrath-Warne was much higher than Smith-Warner-Cummins-Hazlewood-Starc-Lyon now. That 2001 Aussie squad was comparable to 1980s WI Squad of Clive Lloyd. Hence, the higher comparable rating of 2001. Edited January 19, 2021 by coffee_rules Link to comment
goose Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Tough to choose between 2001 and this. The ridiculous injury list would place this win above 2001 but sport is not rational it's an emotion. India's mental game was diabolical going into 2001. Link to comment
goose Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: As a fan in 2001, the aura of 2001 Hayden-Gilly-Ponting-Waugh-McGrath-Warne was much higher than Smith-Warner-Cummins-Hazlewood-Starc-Lyon now. That 2001 Aussie squad was comparable to 1980s WI Squad of Clive Lloyd. Hence, the higher comparable rating of 2001. Wierdly this win probably makes more sense if you're neutral but for Indians 2001 probably ranks higher, for me anyway coffee_rules 1 Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said: Ssssshhhhhhh ... the boss is in the house! Nyaapkaa irbohudu nimge ... I used to post as Cricaddict back in the day. After multiple monikers, I am BacktoCricaddict. Taking together all the circumstances, this is the greatest ever test win for India, and has surpassed 2001 Eden Gardens! And most definitely the greatest series win by miles ... and I've been following/watching since 1978. I remember the caption being "Ssssshhhhhhh ... the boss is batting"! Nowadays the anti-Sachintas are reduced to posting saree pics and stats mining Laaloo 1 Link to comment
BacktoCricaddict Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Just now, coffee_rules said: I remember the caption being "Ssssshhhhhhh ... the boss is batting"! Nowadays the anti-Sachintas are reduced to posting saree pics and stats mining Yes .. I played off that caption. Bossbhai was the biggest Sachin fan there ever was ... maybe with the exception of Sudhir Kumar Choudhary! coffee_rules 1 Link to comment
BacktoCricaddict Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 minute ago, goose said: Wierdly this win probably makes more sense if you're neutral but for Indians 2001 probably ranks higher, for me anyway Depleted side, in their fortress clinches it for Gabba 2021. coffee_rules 1 Link to comment
bossbhai2 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: As a fan in 2001, the aura of 2001 Hayden-Gilly-Ponting-Waugh-McGrath-Warne was much higher than Smith-Warner-Cummins-Hazlewood-Starc-Lyon now. That 2001 Aussie squad was comparable to 1980s WI Squad of Clive Lloyd. Hence, the higher comparable rating of 2001. I would rate this higher as its in their backyard and the bowling attack of Cummins,Haze,Starc,Lyon is pretty darn good. Asian teams just do not win at Gabba with full strength let alone with soo many handicaps. Its like a freakin bollywood movie script. coffee_rules and Cricketics 2 Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 28 minutes ago, bossbhai2 said: I would rate this higher as its in their backyard and the bowling attack of Cummins,Haze,Starc,Lyon is pretty darn good. Asian teams just do not win at Gabba with full strength let alone with soo many handicaps. Its like a freakin bollywood movie script. No, I agree, this is great and willing to concede it matches. Was just going with the emotions of 2001. 2003, Adelaide and 2008 Perth were wins , but were not series wins. This win tops all of them because of the 'ghar mein ghus mara' angle. True. Link to comment
bossbhai2 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, BacktoCricaddict said: Ssssshhhhhhh ... the boss is in the house! Nyaapkaa irbohudu nimge ... I used to post as Cricaddict back in the day. After multiple monikers, I am BacktoCricaddict. Taking together all the circumstances, this is the greatest ever test win for India, and has surpassed 2001 Eden Gardens! And most definitely the greatest series win by miles ... and I've been following/watching since 1978. Saaar !!! Yess nyapaka ide ... are you in touch with Dhondy ? Hope all is well. Sheesh its been many many years. Link to comment
bossbhai2 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 "By Far and away the greatest Test Cricket Performance by an Indian Cricket Team" Me: "By Far and away the greatest Test Cricket Performance by *ANY* Cricket Team" ... I simply cannot find any other equal to this Epic David vs Goliath" battle. Link to comment
BacktoCricaddict Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, bossbhai2 said: Saaar !!! Yess nyapaka ide ... are you in touch with Dhondy ? Hope all is well. Sheesh its been many many years. No .. lost all contact with Dhondy, even Lurker, Outy, Ram ... They just disappeared like you did. Rajiv and p_K pop in every now and then. I had disappeared too, but don't think anyone noticed :-)!! But, ICF is irresistible. Yep, time has flown .... kids are growing up, work has peaked ... but love of cricket has not changed. Edited January 19, 2021 by BacktoCricaddict Link to comment
bossbhai2 Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 45 minutes ago, BacktoCricaddict said: No .. lost all contact with Dhondy, even Lurker, Outy, Ram ... They just disappeared like you did. Rajiv and p_K pop in every now and then. I had disappeared too, but don't think anyone noticed :-)!! But, ICF is irresistible. Yep, time has flown .... kids are growing up, work has peaked ... but love of cricket has not changed. ohh well. Hope they turn up Iam aching for a Dhody article. Link to comment
sarcastic Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 13 hours ago, bossbhai2 said: Hello Everybody been a while since I was here. Just wanted to say that in my many many decades of following Test Cricket ... I dont think there is a equal to this series given the unique circumstances and scenarios. The ultimate David vs Goliath contest. Ultimately Indian Cricket team stood out like Rocky Balboa taking blow after blow for an entire month and emerged winner 5 minutes to the whistle !! Epic. What do you guys think ? It must be so.if Bossbhai himself came out of ICF retirement. Anyways welcome back Bossbhai! Link to comment
First class Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 This one is certainly the greatest series win in modern era . Never witness a comeback like this, ever. From embarrassing test loss under Kohli when Indian team was bowled out for 36 to a series win, unbelievable . That too when entire Indian frontline bowlers were on injury list and Australia had their full strength team. Individually , there have been better players than Pant, Gill, Siraj , Washington and Pujara, but I have never witnessed a team spirit and never say die attitude in any team like this in my life . Thanks team India for giving test cricket a new and well needed life. Norman and Cricketics 1 1 Link to comment
DeepSpace Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 11 hours ago, maniac said: one of the Greatest wins ever in Indian history. In the same league as 83,07,2011 This one is better given how depleted we were. And it wasn't a one off performace. After getting plastered in Adelaide, we came back in Melbourne, and then Sydney and then finished the convicts and drank their blood in Gabba! Link to comment
bossbhai2 Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, sarcastic said: It must be so.if Bossbhai himself came out of ICF retirement. Anyways welcome back Bossbhai! Yo !! How are you ? Link to comment
sarcastic Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 22 minutes ago, bossbhai2 said: Yo !! How are you ? I m good... but missing those great discussion fights between you and Outy... The SRT detractors are mostly non-logical people bringing some trivial facts to denounce him with the exception of may be some posters like zen who is of stat-crunching type. You are the knowledgeable fan whose analysis is simply hard to replicate by other posters here. Cricketics 1 Link to comment
bossbhai2 Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, sarcastic said: I m good... but missing those great discussion fights between you and Outy... The SRT detractors are mostly non-logical people bringing some trivial facts to denounce him with the exception of may be some posters like zen who is of stat-crunching type. You are the knowledgeable fan whose analysis is simply hard to replicate by other posters here. aaahh the good ol days .... Thanks for the kind words Link to comment
punjabi_khota Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Need to hear from Dhondy, shwetabh and marirs... Cricketics and bossbhai2 2 Link to comment
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