Test Cricket is the winner

[coffee_rules]

Who cares 3-1 or 2-2? Test cricket wins.

 

 

Edited August 3, 2025 by coffee_rules

[Ultimate_Game]

Hard disagree. Don't like to hear sayings like "cricket is the winner" and other such platitudes after losing winnable matches.

[jf1gp_1]

I thought it was a great series. Would be even more memorable if we win final game. Gill and co have played good competitive cricket. They will only get better. 

[coffee_rules]

1 hour ago, Ultimate_Game said:

Hard disagree. Don't like to hear sayings like "cricket is the winner" and other such platitudes after losing winnable matches.

I say the OP title with a lot of inner sob. But it is a great paisa vasool series. 2 dominating wins, one close win, an exciting draw and the last a see-saw test which too close to call! Don’t remember the last time where we had a young new team fighting it out 

[Lord]

22 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

I say the OP title with a lot of inner sob. But it is a great paisa vasool series. 2 dominating wins, one close win, an exciting draw and the last a see-saw test which too close to call! Don’t remember the last time where we had a young new team fighting it out 

Yes wrist splitters are never happy.. They fought far better than we all thought. Overseas Test runs are not halwa

[Ultimate_Game]

27 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

I say the OP title with a lot of inner sob. But it is a great paisa vasool series. 2 dominating wins, one close win, an exciting draw and the last a see-saw test which too close to call! Don’t remember the last time where we had a young new team fighting it out 

 

3 minutes ago, Lord said:

Yes wrist splitters are never happy.. They fought far better than we all thought. Overseas Test runs are not halwa

 

It hurts as we were in a winning position in every match. With luck it could've been 4-0 in our favor! Except for the 4th Test, which ended in a Draw, we were in a dominating position in every Test.

 

Test 1: Were nearly 350 ahead with 5 wkts in hand and collapsed to set a target of 370 odd (imploded in the 1st innings as well)

Test 2: Won

Test 3: Couldn't chase 190 which should be a gimme

Test 4: Draw and the only match where we were chasing the match throughout

Test 5: Set a target of 370 odd on a helpful pitch and would've won had we held our catches or had better bowlers than Prasidh.

 

So yeah it hurts a lot to end a series with a score of 1-3 when it could've potentially been 4-0 or at the very least 3-1 in our favor.

[coffee_rules]

11 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

 

It hurts as we were in a winning position in every match. With luck it could've been 4-0 in our favor! Except for the 4th Test, which ended in a Draw, we were in a dominating position in every Test.

 

Test 1: Were nearly 350 ahead with 5 wkts in hand and collapsed to set a target of 370 odd (imploded in the 1st innings as well)

Test 2: Won

Test 3: Couldn't chase 190 which should be a gimme

Test 4: Draw and the only match where we were chasing the match throughout

Test 5: Set a target of 370 odd on a helpful pitch and would've won had we held our catches or had better bowlers than Prasidh.

 

So yeah it hurts a lot to end a series with a score of 1-3 when it could've potentially been 4-0 or at the very least 3-1 in our favor.

Dil pe mat le yaar, look at positives. This young team stretched English in all 5 tests till D5 in their home conditions 

[Lord]

The face looked familiar. So checked it out. Guy stars in pilot of Black Mirror. Must watch series

[Lord]

51 minutes ago, Ultimate_Game said:

 

 

It hurts as we were in a winning position in every match. With luck it could've been 4-0 in our favor! Except for the 4th Test, which ended in a Draw, we were in a dominating position in every Test.

 

Test 1: Were nearly 350 ahead with 5 wkts in hand and collapsed to set a target of 370 odd (imploded in the 1st innings as well)

Test 2: Won

Test 3: Couldn't chase 190 which should be a gimme

Test 4: Draw and the only match where we were chasing the match throughout

Test 5: Set a target of 370 odd on a helpful pitch and would've won had we held our catches or had better bowlers than Prasidh.

 

So yeah it hurts a lot to end a series with a score of 1-3 when it could've potentially been 4-0 or at the very least 3-1 in our favor.

Yeah win is ideal but nobody gave us a chance anyway. We did much better than predicted. 

 

Would you rather have the results we had under Rohit. Changing that takes time. 

[Ultimate_Game]

8 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

Dil pe mat le yaar, look at positives. This young team stretched English in all 5 tests till D5 in their home conditions 

 

Not that young either. Our bowling was our weakest link and it was quite experienced. We had Bumrah, Siraj and Prasidh who're all around 30 or over. Sorry but our experienced suite let us down.

[Gollum]

Consolation words for losers. 

[Bigg Brother]

England is the winner. We statpadded nothing else.. Crucial session lost, key moments lost, L-Lehsun, nothing matters. Losers are on verge of another loss. 

[Gollum]

Yaa toh win hai, ya lun. 

[Stan AF]

[Chakdephatte]

No. India is the winner 

[Lord]

Yes it is

[bowl_out]

Can say this with a 2-2 result.

 

Had this been a 1-3 series loss, most of us would have slit wrists because it could have easily been 3-1