BoyBrumby
Englishman
Level with Athers, isn't he?Cook has captained England to more defeats that anyone else.
And Atherton did it in fewer tests.
Or is this in all formats?
if so disregard this post.
Level with Athers, isn't he?Cook has captained England to more defeats that anyone else.
I don't think Ashwin will have Murali's success; not even close. Kohli/Pujara can definitely do a Sanga/jayawardene though. Reckon India's backup (Rahane and co) also edges out SL of the late 00s and if Shami/Bhuvi can keep up their recent good showing, they might finally have a team that can consistently compete overseas.India is starting to sound like late 00's Sri Lanka for me. Sanga, Murali, Jayawardene. Kohli, Ashwin, Pujara. 3 players on each team that matter.
It'll start off looking good. A month before the first test in Aus/Eng Shami will get injured. Still, the rest are doing fine, we'll be alright.I have more hope from our potential overseas pace attack of Shami-Bhuvi-Ishant-Umesh than any other Indian attack in recent memory. I know it's going to end in tears like always but I can't help it.
Also the number of first choice players available by the time the last test rolls around.3/10.
Babar Azam did it before kohli but it was in the middle of a match and his average dropped back to below 50 after he got out.Virat Kohli is the first batsman to have a batting average of 50+ in all 3 international cricket formats simultaneously.
^ Is that absolutely true or needs some qualification of certain minimum number of innings?
Hmm, so let's say Kohli is the first to achieve that after a completed match. He is the only one currently but that doesn't mean much as he can also drop below 50 soon.Babar Azam did it before kohli but it was in the middle of a match and his average dropped back to below 50 after he got out.