Mitchell Starc,Steven Smith, Pat Cummins and David Warner have now won all three ICC tournaments in span of 8 years.

[Bigg Brother]

What a wonderful achievement this is.

 

2015 ODI WC

2021 WT20 

2023 WTC

 

David Warner - Player of the tournament in 2021 wt20.

 

Mitchell Starc - Beast in 2015 WC

 

Smith - Numero uno of World Cricket. By far the most clutch player ever to play international cricket. 

 

Pat Cummins - Underrated Captain in world cricket at present , the guy is machine when it comes to bowling. Arguably the best fast bowler in test cricket at present.

 

Do India have even 1 match winner who can turn up on the occasion of the finals rather than bashing minnows in bilaterals? These 4 are just bonafide match winners, India have none. India is just not good enough. Time to accept it and lower our expectations.

 

 

[zen]

And we have Rohit & Kohli, along with Bumrah, etc … oh wait, but they don’t tend to click when it matters! 
 

Edited June 11, 2023 by zen

[Gollum]

How can a 20 million strong country be so good in so many sports? Mad respect.

[Bigg Brother]

4 minutes ago, Gollum said:

How can a 20 million strong country be so good in so many sports? Mad respect.

Sporting culture and not worshipping their players. Also respect to their players for prioritising the national team over anything. Mostly these guys don't even play BBL. They skip IPL.

[Kothili]

1 hour ago, Bigg Brother said:

Time to accept it and lower our expectations.

Exactly what Dravid said. Yet, many ICF'ers keep baying for his blood. He is not the selection committee. He only plays the hand he is dealt.

Edited June 11, 2023 by Kothili

[Kothili]

25 minutes ago, Bigg Brother said:

Sporting culture and not worshipping their players. Also respect to their players for prioritising the national team over anything. Mostly these guys don't even play BBL. They skip IPL.

Exactly this. Indian fans are the most over the top imbeciles you'll ever see.

[Kothili]

31 minutes ago, Gollum said:

How can a 20 million strong country be so good in so many sports? Mad respect.

In their national fabric. And natural ability.

[maniac]

23 minutes ago, Kothili said:

Exactly what Dravid said. Yet, many ICF'ers keep baying for his blood. He is not the selection committee. He only plays the hand he is dealt.

So a coach who gets paid millions saying we suck so lower your expectations is being used as a defense to support him but the fans who actually pay $$$ either by buying subscriptions, merchandise, tickets and spending their energy and passion backing the team are imbeciles. Makes sense.

 

you are a KL Rahul fan right?

 

makes even more sense 

 

 

Edited June 11, 2023 by maniac

[LordPrabhzy]

5 hours ago, Kothili said:

Exactly this. Indian fans are the most over the top imbeciles you'll ever see.

some of these have already started to open WI tour selection threads- like how shameless can one be

[LordPrabhzy]

4 hours ago, maniac said:

So a coach who gets paid millions saying we suck so lower your expectations is being used as a defense to support him but the fans who actually pay $$$ either by buying subscriptions, merchandise, tickets and spending their energy and passion backing the team are imbeciles. Makes sense.

 

you are a KL Rahul fan right?

 

makes even more sense 

 

 

he is getting paid millions due to imbecil fans who have seen what the priority of the BCCI and players is for 10 years and YET STILL find time to fund the BCCI's pockets. BCCI is clever as it knows what its doing, the fans are rightly imbeciles.

[Vijy]

10 hours ago, Gollum said:

How can a 20 million strong country be so good in so many sports? Mad respect.

because they care... and by care, the people, the sportspersons, the govt (with resources), the coaches & staff, etc...

 

not a fraudulent nepotistic inefficient crony ridden corruption fest

[Zero_Unit]

17 hours ago, Bigg Brother said:

Sporting culture and not worshipping their players. Also respect to their players for prioritising the national team over anything. Mostly these guys don't even play BBL. They skip IPL.

As if Virat will ever do that. If IPL was played during IND international matches RCB > IND for Virat.

[Lord]

On 6/11/2023 at 12:52 PM, maniac said:

So a coach who gets paid millions saying we suck so lower your expectations is being used as a defense to support him but the fans who actually pay $$$ either by buying subscriptions, merchandise, tickets and spending their energy and passion backing the team are imbeciles. Makes sense.

 

you are a KL Rahul fan right?

 

makes even more sense 

 

 

 

not defending him, but any coach,however well paid,can't manufacture talented players.

 

Sure he needs be to sacked over selection calls etc but even before him we haven't won ICC trophy for long. After IPL especially talent for Tests have dried up.

[Vijy]

12 hours ago, Zero_Unit said:

As if Virat will ever do that. If IPL was played during IND international matches RCB > IND for Virat.

RCB comes first for Brat nowadays

[Majestic]

Pat Cummins didn't played most of the games in 2015 WC.

 

Warner, Smith and Starc definitely have won those three World tournaments.

 

Hazelwood - missed WTC.

[vvvslaxman]

Apart from underhanded tactics of Aussies which i loathe, I am always a fan of Australian cricketing culture. Alan Border shaped it. Others just inherited and made it better. Instead of worshipping individuals, worship winning teams.  Over my dead body approach of Shane Warne should be embraced. How many times they were nearly out of the game only to come back harder at the opposition?  India needs more Rishab Pants. 

[Stan AF]

That 2015 batch had a slew of 2 time ODI WC winners in the names of Michael Clarke, Shane watson and Mitchell Johnson also.

 

Let's not kid ourselves. This itself is a huge deal. The culture seems to be thriving.

[Stan AF]

This is not even their best team by a mile is a scary thought

[vvvslaxman]

20 minutes ago, Stan AF said:

This is not even their best team by a mile is a scary thought

 

Credit to Pant and other youngsters for toppling them with a B string side.  Ashes might go in favor of England. But in Australia , England will find it harder.

[diga]

6 hours ago, Vijy said:

RCB comes first for Brat nowadays

Anushka & Wokeness before that