What does India need to become Number 1?

[kosingh]

Every team's selection has politics, bias, favoritism etc. The whole Brad Haddin affair. The KP affair. the ****ed up SA racial quotas. Sure in india it's worse than gora countries.

[Adi_91]

Every team's selection has politics' date=' bias, favoritism etc. The whole Brad Haddin affair. The KP affair. the ****ed up SA racial quotas. Sure in india it's worse than gora countries.[/quote'] The best example of that was in 2012 after the horrendous Test series of Australia where MSD's sacking of captaincy was stopped by Srini. Heights of favoritism.:omg:

[mancalledsting]

Split teams into test/LOIs specialists- only have one-two exceptions per side eg kohli This way test players can play county and everyone gets to play IPL Test players should get higher salary to compensate less power to attract endorsements although if Indian test team eg were best in world- these would come anyway Tests only Chepu Rahane Saha Vijay KL Rahul Ishant LOIs only Dhawan Rohit Dhoni Raina Mohit Jadeja Mixed Kohli Ashwin

[Silva]

IMO at full strength this team can win 9 of the its next 13 home matches. Mishra and ashwin sping bowling +allround skills. top order of Dhawan, vijay, pujara, kohli and rahane. plus the way ishants been bowling for the last 2 years. Shami can also be handful if he gets any revers swing. India can really get close to that number 1 spot.

[Adi_91]

IMO at full strength this team can win 9 of the its next 13 home matches. Mishra and ashwin sping bowling +allround skills. top order of Dhawan, vijay, pujara, kohli and rahane. plus the way ishants been bowling for the last 2 years. Shami can also be handful if he gets any revers swing. India can really get close to that number 1 spot.

Playing at home for the next 1 year, yes. But, the true value of team will be put to test abroad. I want to see India win test series abroad. The good news is that this side is young and should be a settled unit in the coming years.

[kosingh]

Split teams into test/LOIs specialists- only have one-two exceptions per side eg kohli This way test players can play county and everyone gets to play IPL Test players should get higher salary to compensate less power to attract endorsements although if Indian test team eg were best in world- these would come anyway Tests only Chepu Rahane Saha Vijay KL Rahul Ishant LOIs only Dhawan Rohit Dhoni Raina Mohit Jadeja Mixed Kohli Ashwin

Agree. Although Rahul is seemingly heading toward the door of "do not want in any format"

[Vijy]

Agree. Although Rahul is seemingly heading toward the door of "do not want in any format"

He's probably already burst through that door.

[Silva]

Playing at home for the next 1 year, yes. But, the true value of team will be put to test abroad. I want to see India win test series abroad. The good news is that this side is young and should be a settled unit in the coming years.

Next time India travel to south africa, England and australia. Anderson, steyn, and johanson will be in their mid 30s and all our batsman should be closer to their peak. So in theory Indias chances to compete should be very good.

[vayuu1]

Next time India travel to south africa' date=' England and australia. Anderson, steyn, and johanson will be in their mid 30s and all our batsman should be closer to their peak. So in theory Indias chances to compete should be very good.[/quote'] Well they will be all into late 30's.

[CG]

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