Jump to content

ICC to present the test mace to India after series white wash


Recommended Posts

Posted
4 minutes ago, BeautifulGame said:

Biggest crown?

Not even remotely close to the world cup .

Still great achievement.Hopefully we can retain this for years under Kohli

WC is won in a span of one month via a lot of knockouts ... the real no1 team is not likely to win every time.

Tests no1 is earned in the longest format with almost a year's results mattering.

Posted

 

 

As a kid watching cricket from late 90s i always use to wonder what after tendulkar, dravid,ganguly, sehwag, kumble n al

Seeing this young side at no.1 n watching the brand of selfless cricket they r playing is terrific. 

  • Kohli as a batsman could have asked for belters at home to improve his avg but the captain inside him wants to win rather personal milestone
  • Rahane paying for team rather personal record
  • Pujara improved his approach towards positive batting rather taking on ego
  • Gambhir fighting it out despite injury
  • Perfomance of lower order
  • Our fast bowler posing a threat not only our spinners
  • Work on fitness aspect going on behind the scenes

 

These are terrific signs in a team

 

 

Posted
9 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

 

As a kid watching cricket from late 90s i always use to wonder what after tendulkar, dravid,ganguly, sehwag, kumble n al

Seeing this young side at no.1 n watching the brand of selfless cricket they r playing is terrific. 

  • Kohli as a batsman could have asked for belters at home to improve his avg but the captain inside him wants to win rather personal milestone
  • Rahane paying for team rather personal record
  • Pujara improved his approach towards positive batting rather taking on ego
  • Gambhir fighting it out despite injury
  • Perfomance of lower order
  • Our fast bowler posing a threat not only our spinners
  • Work on fitness aspect going on behind the scenes

 

These are terrific signs in a team

 

 

And hence the No.1. Thoroughly deserving.

:hail:

 

Posted
WC is won in a span of one month via a lot of knockouts ... the real no1 team is not likely to win every time.

Tests no1 is earned in the longest format with almost a year's results mattering.

It can also be won without beating the best teams away from home .

This is basically for the most consistent team not the best team in reality .

World cup (or Olympic Gold)is the pinnacle in almost any team sport .It's what excites fans .It isn't even comparable.For ex I would take winning the series over receiving this test mace any day .If u are a really test fan winning the test series in Australia or England matter and excites a lot .This is a just decent achievement that we can be proud of that's all.But pinnacle of cricket ? Not in a million years .

Posted
It can also be won without beating the best teams away from home .

This is basically for the most consistent team not the best team in reality .

World cup (or Olympic Gold)is the pinnacle in almost any team sport .It's what excites fans .It isn't even comparable.For ex I would take winning the series over receiving this test mace any day .If u are a really test fan winning the test series in Australia or England matter and excites a lot .This is a just decent achievement that we can be proud of that's all.But pinnacle of cricket ? Not in a million years .

Yes WC is important but IMO,

WC with knockouts reduces the chances of seeing the best team become champion and is based on only 3 matches (QF,SF and Finals) since most best teams have it almost certain to qualify. Hence for me test No1 is more important status to hold compared to defending WC champions. It may also be because I see Test as a much important format than ODI.

Posted
1 minute ago, WC2011INDIA said:

The question is when will Virat become ODI/T20 captain? Is he hungry for another WC and add a T20 win under his belt? 

 

He should already be our T20 captain. Dhoni is good as ODI captain.

Posted
16 minutes ago, BeautifulGame said:

He was our top scorer in CT final

That's why we won. 

He along with few others need to stepup in ICC tournaments. World t20 2016 was a good chance, but most batsmen barring him and to some extent dhoni failed miserably when needed.

Posted (edited)
2 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

 

As a kid watching cricket from late 90s i always use to wonder what after tendulkar, dravid,ganguly, sehwag, kumble n al

Seeing this young side at no.1 n watching the brand of selfless cricket they r playing is terrific. 

  • Kohli as a batsman could have asked for belters at home to improve his avg but the captain inside him wants to win rather personal milestone
  • Rahane paying for team rather personal record
  • Pujara improved his approach towards positive batting rather taking on ego
  • Gambhir fighting it out despite injury
  • Perfomance of lower order
  • Our fast bowler posing a threat not only our spinners
  • Work on fitness aspect going on behind the scenes

 

These are terrific signs in a team

 

 

:adore: Hope we hold onto that mace for a long time. This team has the makings of a very good test team. Just want to see India doing well abroad too.

Edited by Mosher
Posted
Yes WC is important but IMO,

WC with knockouts reduces the chances of seeing the best team become champion and is based on only 3 matches (QF,SF and Finals) since most best teams have it almost certain to qualify. Hence for me test No1 is more important status to hold compared to defending WC champions. It may also be because I see Test as a much important format than ODI.

It's winning that matters .

Even the Champions League needs only four ties to win the trophy.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...