Will we ever achieve the same winning mentality as Australia?

[Gollum]

37 minutes ago, neel roy said:

We lost 2003 final as we messed up after choosing to bowl after winning the toss

We lost 2023 WTC Final in same way

We lost 2023 WC Final because we tampered unnecessarily with the pitch

 

If we would have won the above  we would have same number of ICC ODI trophies as Aus..simple

Bhai, too many ifs. None of those contests were close

 

Loss by 125 runs

Loss by 209 runs

Loss by 6 wickets, 7 overs to spare in front of 100k hostile Indian crowd

 

These aren't normal victories, these are brutal knockouts. 

[neel roy]

9 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Bhai, too many ifs. None of those contests were close

 

Loss by 125 runs

Loss by 209 runs

Loss by 6 wickets, 7 overs to spare in front of 100k hostile Indian crowd

 

These aren't normal victories, these are brutal knockouts. 

Genesis was ours.. in all 3 we could have controlled the controllables by having a better strategy and fearless approach.. we could have easily batted in 2 of those finals and could have had a normal pitch in ahmedabad.. we tried to be extra smart.. the wtc 2021 loss and wc 2019 sf loss we played bad and we were at the mercy of the toss and pitch and weather.. so i dont complain about those 2.. nor do i complain about ct final 2017 where chasing was the way to go as sl chased down 325 against india..even the 2014 t20 final loss we lost the toss and pitch became a belter second half.. but the 3 above we have no excuses..in 2 of them we won the toss and in the last one we tampered the pitch for no reason whatsoever..

Edited December 12, 2023 by neel roy

[harpicP]

FIRST; PICK YOUR BEST PLAYERS

PICK PLAYERS BASED ON MERIT AND FOR THE CORRECT FORMAT. 

 

DO NOT MIX PLAYERS ACROSS FORMATS JUST FOR THE SAKE OF IT

 

Once we sort out selections we will win kos in finals and semis.

[harpicP]

Don't select players based on past rep.