silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Haha, lets you know which format matters in the eyes of the people running the show
It's the one generating the money.
I love it when the BCCI vindicates everything I say about them.
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We will beat Aussies at home: Srinivasan
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It's the one generating the money.
I love it when the BCCI vindicates everything I say about them.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
In any case, after what's been happening I don't for a moment believe that an Indian win is guaranteed in India.
Though I would think India would be favorites (however slight) vs. both England and Australia at home even after this? What do the bookies say?
Losing at home to both would be absolutely the most shocking result in Indian cricket in my lifetime.
Though I would think India would be favorites (however slight) vs. both England and Australia at home even after this? What do the bookies say?
Losing at home to both would be absolutely the most shocking result in Indian cricket in my lifetime.
flibbertyjibber
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You are obviously too young to remember England and their pathetic mid 80's team winning in India then. India must have been really bad to lose to that team, we basically only beat Australia, NZ and India in the whole decade. Even Sri Lanka drew with us at Lords in 84 we were that crap.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Born in '84, so no I don't remember that 
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Furball
Evil Scotsman
We won the Test series 4-0, the ODI series 3-0 and won the T20 match. So I don't know where the "we lost 5-0 in England" comes from.Haha, lets you know which format matters in the eyes of the people running the show
It's the one generating the money.
I love it when the BCCI vindicates everything I say about them.
Contra
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He's talking about the 5-0 ODI loss against India at home.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
"England won 5-0 in England."
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Harsha Bhogle was talking about this on ABC radio yesterday after the match finished, during one of those fantastic long, unstructured chats they all have post match which cover everything in cricket pretty much.Haha, lets you know which format matters in the eyes of the people running the show
It's the one generating the money.
I love it when the BCCI vindicates everything I say about them.
He was saying ODIs are the money making format for cricket and they can't be allowed to let die, because they provide the most opportunity for TV adverts in any given day. Must say I hadn't thought of it that way, but he's obviously right.
honestbharani
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I don't think we will beat anyone at home at this rate.. But even if we do, I am not sure if I am gonna care that much. The fact is, we have regressed when it comes to playing outside the SC and instead of dealing with that, BCCI are trying to impress with bravado and "us Vs them" sentiments. I know there have been lots said and written but when you play this bad, you gotta cop them. If you really wanna shut them up, start playing well and then watch as the Indian fans and media gloat... But of course, BCCI has other important stuff, like scheduling the 50 day IPL...
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Is that right? Surely the money that's come in since T20 and the IPL in particular blows ODI revenue away?
uvelocity
International Coach
Interesting to see that it's open slather to criticise the BCCI now. I recall not too long ago, when one would opine negatives regarding said joke body, shrill cries would resound from certain corners.
Their sheer lack of knowledge regarding their national team is very scary.
Their sheer lack of knowledge regarding their national team is very scary.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
7 hours vs 3 hours as far as selling advertising space goes.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Well, yeah, but it's not as simple as that tho, is it? All about prestige viewer groups and so forth. Football has only ten minutes at HT for ads and it does ok revenue-wise.
Else tests would be the cash cow; even a two match series has potentially ten days with seventy plus hours (including lunch and tea) of space for ads. Even those interminable 7 ODI series can't compete with the shortest possible test series in terms of brute hours.
Spark
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FTR I reckon that given adequate preparation, a Test series in India vs either us or England in the near future would be a fairly comfortable victory to the away team. Not because we're awesome, we aren't, but the gap between the general "cricket" standard and the professionalism between the former and latter is just staggering atm. It's not like Indian conditions are that alien nowadays.
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