What is the point of this Windies series?

[Bigg Brother]

Pointless series. Not that I'm criticising lack of intent and participation from WI players but this series will just take away the focus from Indian test team's glaring deficiencies and will cost us again. Thrashing by Australia in WTC final should have made some really tough decisions like showing door to Kohli,Rahane, Pujara,Rohit and prepare for next WTC cycle properly unlike relying on Ashwin-Jaddu everytime to hole us out with both bat and ball. Indian test team is actual definition of trash team at present where few guys are just on vacation mode including coach on the basis of their past credentials. This series will just take away all the focus from the fiasco that happened in WTC final.

[coffee_rules]

Typical ICF thread. Timepass series hain bhai! Enjoy

[rkt.india]

On 7/13/2023 at 10:38 AM, Suhaan said:

There should be no WTC and odi superleague,this is slow poison

Objective was to make each and every bilateral exciting,but it has failed

 

And a certainly a big no to "an ICC trophy each year",I hate it since it's inception

 

WTC is slow death to test cricket I said this long back.

[rkt.india]

On 7/13/2023 at 10:29 PM, Lord said:

Gill will move back to opening once Rohit retires. Though helpful is ending Pujara's career.

 

 

Eshwaran should get a go.

[Lord]

20 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

Eshwaran should get a go.

 

Panchal too but they are old.

[Tarak9]

Vs WI series is part of WTC 2023-2025

 

We starts with 12 points

While both eng /Aus got penalty of 2 points each

 

Eng after 1st  win in new cycle gets 10 points only because of over rate penalty

 

We have to play 3 test series in india & 3 test series Away in 2023-2025 WTC cycle so you now know importance of each series

 

I wish india win 4th time at Port of spain ( 2nd ) so we will lead table with 24 points vs 22 by Aus ( -2 penalty)

Edited July 18, 2023 by Tarak9
Update

[Tarak9]

2nd test between ind v Windies will be 100th Test

 

Ind won 3 out of 7 test at Port of Spain 1 Draw

[singhvivek141]

On 7/17/2023 at 7:18 PM, Lord said:

 

Panchal too but they are old.

Easwaran is still 27 can play for next 5-6 years.

Panchal is 34 so it's a bit late for him.

[Tarak9]

22 hours ago, Tarak9 said:

2nd test between ind v Windies will be 100th Test

 

Ind won 3 out of 7 test at Port of Spain 1 Draw

500th International for virat 

[Vijy]

19 hours ago, singhvivek141 said:

Easwaran is still 27 can play for next 5-6 years.

Panchal is 34 so it's a bit late for him.

yes, I would not rule out easwaran. on home pitches, he is better than kela, gill, etc. would rather see him open with jaiswal

[Lord]

looks like ICF likes losses. Most of our wins are demeaned and not celebrated.

 

The point is to obviously earn crucial WTC points. And just because we beat them doesn't mean they are poor at home. Beat Eng at home and even Bangladesh away.

[sage]

On 7/19/2023 at 4:46 PM, Lord said:

looks like ICF likes losses. Most of our wins are demeaned and not celebrated.

 

The point is to obviously earn crucial WTC points. And just because we beat them doesn't mean they are poor at home. Beat Eng at home and even Bangladesh away.

England losing was such a humiliation that root resigned and bazball was invented. it wasn't treated as a normal away loss

[Vijy]

1 hour ago, sage said:

England losing was such a humiliation that root resigned and bazball was invented. it wasn't treated as a normal away loss

Anderson and broad had been dropped for WI tour, and were brought back

[Lord]

19 hours ago, sage said:

England losing was such a humiliation that root resigned and bazball was invented. it wasn't treated as a normal away loss

 

Doesn't mean WI didnt play well. 

[putrevus]

On 7/17/2023 at 9:25 AM, rkt.india said:

WTC is slow death to test cricket I said this long back.

WTC is not the problem. Always playing in England is the problem.

 

It needs to be removed from England and be played in other countries.

 

World cup did not become big until it was moved out of England.

[sage]

3 hours ago, putrevus said:

WTC is not the problem. Always playing in England is the problem.

 

It needs to be removed from England and be played in other countries.

 

World cup did not become big until it was moved out of England.

no other country can sell out neutral test matches apart from maybe australia but the dates wont match there

[vvvslaxman]

Could have sent Emerging players team

[zen]

India is turning into a team that not many care for as there is no traditional rivalry in play (India does not play cricket with its traditional rival). Teams invite it for revenue purposes. 
 

Series such as these highlight the incompetence of experienced players as they tend to fail in big games against big teams in conditions where there is even a hint of a lack of support. Here they stats pad which further points at failures in key games. These performances allow the cycle of such failures to continue as naive (or even desperate) folks are busy counting WTC points!
 

 

[Vijy]

to detract us from the choke by the indian colts (U23s)

[putrevus]

On 7/21/2023 at 6:07 PM, sage said:

no other country can sell out neutral test matches apart from maybe australia but the dates wont match there

That is the stupidest argument.

 

The same argument was made in 1980s when 50 over  world cup was moved to India.

 

Dates will match once they make a decision to move it from England.

 

 

TV revenues are more important for these finals.

Edited July 24, 2023 by putrevus