England to equal India if they win series 1-0

[Sehwag1830]

or 2-1. New ICC rankings. http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/match_zone/test_predictor.php

[Cricket Tragic]

:nervous:

[Sehwag1830]

Looks like few match have been removed.

[ganeshran]

[saneindian]

Isn't the cycle used for these rankings August to August for the last 3 years? I could be wrong but I do remember India gaining a few points just before the test series in Sri Lanka last year when the new cycle started.

[Sehwag1830]

Isn't the cycle used for these rankings August to August for the last 3 years? I could be wrong but I do remember India gaining a few points just before the test series in Sri Lanka last year when the new cycle started.

Cycle has been done. We should thank BCCI for preparing roads against NZ and sending second-string side to WI for England getting close to India. :hysteric:

[saneindian]

Cycle has been done. We should thank BCCI for preparing roads against NZ and sending second-string side to WI for England getting close to India. :hysteric:

How's that a problem? The equation is simple, we need to win the series to retain our number 1 rank. Now expecting that from our team isn't a long shot. Yes it will require a great effort, but we are fully capable of doing this.

[Sehwag1830]

How's that a problem? The equation is simple, we need to win the series to retain our number 1 rank. Now expecting that from our team isn't a long shot. Yes it will require a great effort, but we are fully capable of doing this.

That is not the problem. Problem is we could have easily touched 130 if we didn't prepare flat wickets and send a second-string side to WI.

[ShebbySB]

Don't worry guys we'll beat the Poms convincingly(2-0).We'll stay at no.1 for atleast next 5 years.Cheers:tee:

[gult]

This fact makes the series much more interesting :yay:

[Sehwag1830]

Weren't we sitting on 126 points after the WI series. It shows 125 here.

3 years period have been reached.

[Pagalpanti]

Cycle has been done. We should thank BCCI for preparing roads against NZ and sending second-string side to WI for England getting close to India. :hysteric:

If we want to be no.1 for a long time we shouldn't worry about that, we have to win every series or at least try to. This is a defensive thinking.

[Sehwag1830]

There is a bias in ICC rankings. They have kept this series for India http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/343728.html And have removed this series for England. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/296893.html Both series occurred at the same time.Keep both or remove both. This is pathetic and racist stuff from ICC.They should be ashamed of themselves.Why don't they hand no.1 rankings to England on a platter ?

[Serani]

ICC is so racist it lets the BCCI do as it pleases.

[Sehwag1830]

Pardon my ignorance. What is the 3 year period and what is the cycle?

A series only counts if played in the last three years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_Test_Championship

[Blue Panther]

doesn't matter as long as our team fights hard. i am not bothered abt the rankings.

[cricketman]

This fact makes the series much more interesting :yay:

Agreed. True test to see if we are up to the challenge of maintaining the #1 rank.

[kabira]

well we had similar thing happening vs/ SA. They would have tied IIRC had we lost the series. But we came out undefeated in the series. Gut feeling says this could be very close series decided on some luck with cloud cover. I would think 2-1 to India would be the result.

[phaedrus]

bring it on!

[Sid]

Chill out,We will not lose a series till Kaptaan Kool is there :beach: