sage Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 In the late 1920s, England sent two concurrent teams to both NZ and West Indies and won both series. Should India try that out with one team for Asia Cup and another for bilateral series? https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/when-england-played-two-simultaneous-test-matches Quote In the 1929–30 season England went on two concurrent tours with one team going to New Zealand (who were granted Test status earlier that year) and the other to the West Indies. Despite sending two separate teams England won both tours beating New Zealand 1–0 and the West Indies 2–1.
goose Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 pretty insulting to the nation that hosts the second side. tier system through the backdoor Rightarmfast 1
sage Posted January 21, 2021 Author Posted January 21, 2021 We can run randomised control trials etc. having one control group team captained by Kohli and one by an alternative and analyse performance. sandeep, Ankit_sharma03 and BacktoCricaddict 1 2
goose Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, sage said: We can run randomised control trials etc. having one control group team captained by Kohli and one by an alternative and analyse performance. hahah kohli the virus sage 1
TNAmarkFromIndia Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 35 minutes ago, sage said: In the late 1920s, England sent two concurrent teams to both NZ and West Indies and won both series. Should India try that out with one team for Asia Cup and another for bilateral series? https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/when-england-played-two-simultaneous-test-matches If it's allowed then we should do that more often. Strong team touring SENA, weak team touring Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe etc.
NameGoesHere Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 It will come to that in a few years, given how international cricket dynamics go. Or, are going.
Majestic Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 No, we need an ATG bowler. Let Bumrah and Ash boost their stats a bit by playing at home and against weaker sides. express bowling 1
Serpico Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, goose said: pretty insulting to the nation that hosts the second side. tier system through the backdoor you are thinking too much here. Nz are going to host an Aus ODI team without warner/smith/cumm/hazel in feb because their test team is simultaneously playing in SA Covid messed up lot of schedules and all teams are trying to squeeze the missed series from last year somehow. Expect this trend to pick up in coming days
goose Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Serpico said: you are thinking too much here. Nz are going to host an Aus ODI team without warner/smith/cumm/hazel in feb because their test team is simultaneously playing in SA Covid messed up lot of schedules and all teams are trying to squeeze the missed series from last year somehow. Expect this trend to pick up in coming days very different from two test sides.
G_B_ Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 The team thats gets the B team will not agree as broadcasters will not pay top dollar for a side without stars... Aus were keen to ensure kohli plays loi for very reason. I can understand keeping seperate teams for seperate formats. I.e a loi team has a different schedule as the test team. But you can play the same format at the same time. Stars like kohli, bumrah, pant would make both teams. Rahane vihari pujara saha etc would be test only. I have long advocated separating the test team from loi. But you cannot get total seperation. 5 to 6 players will be common in both. sandeep 1
G_B_ Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 I think the solution might be that we start the tour with loi. By the time the tests start the loi team is in the next country and play on days between tests.
sage Posted January 21, 2021 Author Posted January 21, 2021 https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/cricket-australia-2021-news-josh-philippe-adam-gilchrist-new-zealand-t20-tour-squad-changes-latest/news-story/9f61bcf2aba1924430486d461c476044 Australia will be playing concurrently vs New Zealand and South Africa
BacktoCricaddict Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 5 hours ago, goose said: pretty insulting to the nation that hosts the second side. tier system through the backdoor We could always tell them - based on recent evidence - that we sent them the India-Better team! goose 1
BacktoCricaddict Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 5 hours ago, goose said: hahah kohli the virus or the vaccine ;-)?
Soldier Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 7 hours ago, sage said: In the late 1920s, England sent two concurrent teams to both NZ and West Indies and won both series. Should India try that out with one team for Asia Cup and another for bilateral series? https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/when-england-played-two-simultaneous-test-matches Ok let's not get cocky here shall we haha. We are damn good. Infact a great side but let's not go too far. goose 1
sage Posted January 21, 2021 Author Posted January 21, 2021 I am not motivated by cockiness. I just want to test out in practice my hypothesis: the India team not led by Kohli will have a higher win %
IndianRenegade Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) No. Concurrent tours will be difficult for fans to follow. Fans will ultimately watch the more star studded games, the second team is going to get treated like India A team by both fans & the hosts. We already have an India A squad, so why to make this more complicated? Injury management will be a nightmare. As we saw in the AUS tour injuries can strike at any time, so do we keep the replacements as reserves or do they get to play in the other team? 1920 is 100 yrs ago, this doesn't work now. Edited January 22, 2021 by IndianRenegade
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