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India is No.1 in World test cricket!

Sir Alex

Banned
Signifies a weak era in Test cricket to me when a side with the bowling attack they have reaches no.1
ZinZan, yet India have an incredible 70% win ratio and 100% Win/Loss ratio under Dhoni which indeed is not possible without good bowling performances.
 

Zinzan

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ZinZan, yet India have an incredible 70% win ratio and 100% Win/Loss ratio under Dhoni which indeed is not possible without good bowling performances.
Hence my observation of it being a weak era for test cricket
 

Black_Warrior

Cricketer Of The Year
^ They have the batting to make up for it. When you score 700 this fast, then you dont really need an Akram and a Warne to get 20 wickets!

India played South Africa in 02, then in 06, so shouldnt they play SA again in 2010?

And I still wont say they are better than SA though..SA managed to draw a series in India in 08..a tremendous acheivement considering the drubbing meted out to Australia a few months later!
 

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
Hence my observation of it being a weak era for test cricket
Lol, when Australia were dominating everyone was pissed off and said test cricket was boring.

Now we have a good even top 4 of Ind, SA, Aust and England and people reckon its poor era.

Never happy.
 

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
Signifies a weak era in Test cricket to me when a side with the bowling attack they have reaches no.1
You mean the bowling attack that just won 2 tests on what were apparently "stupid flat subcontinental wickets" :ph34r:
 

Athlai

Not Terrible
Lol, when Australia were dominating everyone was pissed off and said test cricket was boring.

Now we have a good even top 4 of Ind, SA, Aust and England and people reckon its poor era.

Never happy.
He said weak not boring.
 

jeevan

International 12th Man
Signifies a weak era in Test cricket to me when a side with the bowling attack they have reaches no.1
Was good enough to dismiss the world's most fancied middle order twice all out in two consecutive matches on flat decks, each time for less than 400.

(With Jayawardene at #2, Sanga at #3, Samaraweera at #11 and Dilshan also fairly highly ranked - surely SL has the claim on batting glory right now. And the decks were flat indeed, no proof other than Sejwag scoring tons seems necessary for that.)
 

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
He said weak not boring.
Whereas cricket was strong when the might of Pakistan and New Zealand were getting bowled out for 72 and 76 respectively against McGrath, Gillespie, Kasprowicz and Warne?

This was the ****test most uncompetitive string of test matches I can ever remember:

http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64107.html
http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64108.html
http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64113.html
http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64114.html
http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64115.html
http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64107.html
http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64108.html

That's when test cricket was actually dying.
 
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biased indian

International Coach
Well done to India, just a pity they only play 3 Tests in the next two years:ph34r: (or something like that!)
we are playing 14 test according to FTP before world cup in feb 2011

its not that bad could have beem more though.. if you remove all the test series running currently to the india SL test series all other teams also play around same number of test matches till world cup
 

archie mac

International Coach
we are playing 14 test according to FTP before world cup in feb 2011

its not that bad could have beem more though.. if you remove all the test series running currently to the india SL test series all other teams also play around same number of test matches till world cup
I thought a couple were against Zims? And how many at home?
 

biased indian

International Coach
I thought a couple were against Zims? And how many at home?
same hold good for other teams also... they also will stand to lose as some have game aganist pakistan in home as well which we dont have

think its 6 home 8 away...with only big tour being 3 aganist SA away
 

Smudge

Hall of Fame Member
Well done, India. Which of the players gets to put the imaginary trophy on their mantlepiece?
 

biased indian

International Coach
australia have 15 test in the same period of which 4 are actullay re scheduled ones which were posponted if you take that out Aus playing even less than india
 

archie mac

International Coach
australia have 15 test in the same period of which 4 are actullay re scheduled ones which were posponted if you take that out Aus playing even less than india
OK, I think they were talking about the next 12 months on the radio, they said no home Tests during India's next summer:)
 

ret

International Debutant
Yessssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ICC Test Championship

06 Dec 2009 Team 	Matches 	Points 	Rating
India 	32 	3957 	124
South Africa 	30 	3672 	122
Australia 	31 	3600 	116
Sri Lanka 	31 	3574 	115
England 	39 	4102 	105
Pakistan 	17 	1424 	84
New Zealand 	25 	2001 	80
West Indies 	25 	1910 	76
Bangladesh 	19 	255 	13
 
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