Wisden: This is Virat Kohli and India’s best chance to establish all-time great status

[DeepSpace]

Laoda size Ghanta!

Edited July 30, 2021 by DeepSpace

[Gollum]

14 hours ago, rageaddict said:

Lol look at the expectations of the fans. Nothing less than a victory would satisfy them. 

 

England would remember what kind of pitches India prepared during their last clash where matches were getting over in 2-3 days. Now it's their time to take revenge. 

1st test went for all 5 days

T2: Till 4th day (#8 Ashwin scored a 100 in 3rd innings of the test)

T3: only real farce, pink ball test where picking the seam position of SG was a bigger challenge than the surface

T4: 3 days and only cos Eng was **** despite batting first. India batted for almost 120 overs, Pant got a 100, #8 Washi stranded on 96.

 

2 day tests and pitch doctoring are ECB's forte: 2014 and 2018 Lord's, 2014 Old Trafford. And they are proud of those kind of matches, use them as examples to belittle other teams. They don't like it when favor is returned, whine a lot.

Edited July 31, 2021 by Gollum

[Number]

The preparation is on

 

 

 

[Frustrated]

57 minutes ago, Number said:

The preparation is on

 

 

 

Suits KL' s Instagram post "I write my own success stories".   

[Frustrated]

11 hours ago, Baji-Rao said:

Kohli IS an atg, but headlines like these after India losing WTC is just laughable and desperate for validation of an all time team, when really the trophy cabinet has been dry for 8+ years

Your 1st and last sentences are contradictory.  U said kohli is an ATG. Then u said the trophy cabinet is dry for 8 years.  Isn't Kohli the captain for last 5 of those 8 yrs? 

[Frustrated]

31 minutes ago, Baji-Rao said:

 

the first is for kohli. the second statement is for the team and the deluded fans who think theyre replicating windies/aussie dominance with an empty cupboard and being constant chokers

How is kohli an ATG with no icc trophy under his belt in 5 yrs?   His batting avg in KO matches of any icc tournament is in single digit. That is minnow level.   Isn't it.  

[goose]

generally, when discussing top players, if you find yourself making their greatness conditional on a statistic or a win, they were never that great to begin with. you can just stop right there