Thank You Thread

[cowboysfan]

we always had the batting.now we have the most balanced bowling team in the world(not auustralia,not south africa).we can win anywhere,on any kind of wicket.I think this is the secret to staying at the top.

[Sooda]

Btw my thanking Wadekar and Pataudi wasnt a joke really, they did alot to usher us into the modernish era in the 70s.

[Sooda]

I also thank these guys http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=194947

[Show_stopper]

Well I'm certainly not denying that they are an inspiration to youngsters of this generation..but is that in itself a sufficient condition to achieve #1 ranking? Or for that matter is it even necessary? Afterall Gavaskar would have inspired the likes of Rathore, Sadagoppan Ramesh, Debang Gandhi etc as well.

[The Outsider]

Well I'm certainly not denying that they are an inspiration to youngsters of this generation..but is that in itself a sufficient condition to achieve #1 ranking? Or for that matter is it even necessary? Afterall Gavaskar would have inspired the likes of Rathore, Sadagoppan Ramesh, Debang Gandhi etc as well.

Of course he would have inspired many who did not succeed. But the important thing is that he inspired the few who did succeed. Gavaskar, okay, you can ignore if you want to stretch it but Kapil Dev is someone who transformed the cricketing face in India - it's possible to be a successful fast bowler in India and win matches by bowling fast.

[Sooda]

Without Kapil people like Zaheer and Srinath may not even have picked up a cricket ball Gavaskar is Tendulkars Idol. He must have grown up watching him bat and wanting to do the same- win macthes for India. That in itself is reason to thank them

[Show_stopper]

OK i see the point..perhaps we should thank Gavaskar's idol as well. After all its a chain reaction!! Prof I agree..Kapil's contribution seem greater than that of Gavaskar's. Yes the likes of Srinath and Zak may or may not have picked up the ball if there was no Kapil.

[Sachinism]

Sachinism.

hehe Gauti the man. Without him I don't think we'd have got here

[Captain of Bhangra]

I believe that the person who deserves the most credit, is Mr Ganguly. Other than that, in no particular order, the backbone of this success, which was the culmination of a decade of work, is the following: Rahul Dravid Sachin Tendulkar Virender Sehwag Anil Kumble Harbhajan Singh VVS Laxman Gautam Gambhir Zaheer Khan MS Dhoni There are others who played bit parts in a few scattered Tests, such as Irfan, Yuvraj, Balaji, Agarkar, Karthik, etc...

[Cricketics]

Everyone should thank cricketics. I watched almost every freakin Indian cricket match since i have taken birth. From school days to college days till today, have been to classes with sleepy eyes after being awake all night for India's games.

[Jersey #10]

Can some one get stats of each player who played tests for India during last three years? The rankings are calculated for last three years only.

[Celeste]

Why no one is mentioning Prasad?? :dontknow:

[Sachinism]

Everyone should thank cricketics. I watched almost every freakin Indian cricket match since i have taken birth. From school days to college days till today, have been to classes with sleepy eyes after being awake all night for India's games.

It couldn't have been done without the confidence and knowledge of knowing tics bhai is watching and recording :two_thumbs_up:

[Karan114]

Really so many to list - I'm just thankful to all the players and coaches that have contributed in turning us from a team that used to win only at home to, well, the top ranked in the world. Proud to be an Indian fan

[Dark Warrior]

Jagmohan Dalmiya? :winky:

[goose]

Tendulkar's mum.

[Sooda]

I thank God as well Q4W_N2-vpsU

[Sooda]

Tendulkar's mum.

:cantstop:

[davidcooper]

a lot of people but most importantly- 1- Saurav Ganguly 2- John Wright 3- MS Dhoni

[vvvslaxman]

I am not sure if it was a 10 year process. This die hard attitude picked up only after Dhoni took over. My single most pick is Gambhir http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number=3;innings_number=4;orderby=batting_average;spanmax1=06+Dec+2009;spanmin1=06+Dec+2006;spanval1=span;team=6;template=results;type=allround Look at Gambhir's 2nd innings average in the last 3 years. He is 20 points more than the nearest rival. Amazing guy we have to play under pressure. 4 centuries he is the top in the first innings average also http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;innings_number=1;innings_number=2;orderby=batting_average;spanmax1=06+Dec+2009;spanmin1=06+Dec+2006;spanval1=span;team=6;template=results;type=allround