GuyFromLancs
State Vice-Captain
I've been watching cricket for almost 20 years and for much of that time Australia have been a clear division above the rest. Certainly since about 1996 anyway, but when we look back in another 10-15 years I think many will look at the great individual talent India has had, with the bat certainly, but never really made it work as a unit as they should.
If you look at the Aussies in the past 15 years they have had-
Mark Waugh
Steve Waugh
Mark Taylor
Matt Hayden
Ricky Ponting
Michael Slater
Damien Martyn
Adam Gilchrist
But India have been the only team to match or even pass them on pure talent-
Tendulka
Dravid
Ganguly
Sehwag
Azharuddin
Laxman
Dhoni
and more I have no doubt forgot
They even had two genuinly world class spinners in Kumble and Singh (although Australia destroy them in the seam bowling department).
As an Englishman who has spent years watching us get trounced off the Aussies, I was always a wee bit disappointed India with their great raw ingrediants did not do more for themselves in the period.
First post by the way, hope everyone is good.
If you look at the Aussies in the past 15 years they have had-
Mark Waugh
Steve Waugh
Mark Taylor
Matt Hayden
Ricky Ponting
Michael Slater
Damien Martyn
Adam Gilchrist
But India have been the only team to match or even pass them on pure talent-
Tendulka
Dravid
Ganguly
Sehwag
Azharuddin
Laxman
Dhoni
and more I have no doubt forgot
They even had two genuinly world class spinners in Kumble and Singh (although Australia destroy them in the seam bowling department).
As an Englishman who has spent years watching us get trounced off the Aussies, I was always a wee bit disappointed India with their great raw ingrediants did not do more for themselves in the period.
First post by the way, hope everyone is good.