Comments on: What is Wrong With Indian Cricket?

By: Hari

Hari — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:18:25 +0000

There is Australia. Then there are countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, New Zealand and England. This group is followed by minor players like Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and so on. There are no differences between the countries in the second group.

I am not saying that they have not won anything but they have not won anything to write home about.

By: Sreenath

Sreenath — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:10:02 +0000

i dont think i should point out to u again what this team has accomplished in the last 10 years and still you call them average? its unbelievable..

australia almost dominated the cricket scene during the years 98-2007. but as of now its a 3 way fight between sa, india and aus to the top. compare this with the position of india in the end of the 2000s.. it would have been quite an effort by this average side of u then to get to this position.

By: Hari

Hari — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:13:49 +0000

Cricket is won or lost on the field. Fan expectations have nothing to do with it. Other than personal statistics Indian team has been an average team in the past 20 years (Except Australia what is the big difference between India and other major cricket playing nations like Pakistan, England, New Zealand and South Africa? Nothing really.. which means average). Don’t start blaming the fans “attitude” and “expectations” for the average performance on the field. Fans have every right to expect more.

By: Sreenath

Sreenath — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:28:16 +0000

well.. over the last 20 years the quality of cricket of the test playing nations has indeed gone up. but its a pity that no other nation has come up to that level and we are limited to watching them during the icc tournaments. leaving that aside; higher expectations from fans has always been a curse for the indian team. i mean whatever the team does, the fans are never be satisfied and they are crucified for even the tiniest of losses.
i agree that a world cup hasnt been there to decorate the shelves but that shouldnt be an excuse for us to turn a blind eye towards other achievements which the team has accomplished in this time span. this is exactly the kind of attitude which needs to change. reading your article one gets an impression that the indian cricket team is an average bunch of lads who hasnt achieved anything significant in the last 2 decades. which unfortunately my friend is a bit of an over statement.

By: Hari

Hari — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:48:54 +0000

I think that your expectations are lower compared to mine. I grew watching cricket in the 70’s and 80’s and I saw cricketers who were much less talented and accomplished (statistically speaking) come together and win championships during a period when the quality of the opposition was very good. Since the 90’s there are many “lesser” teams playing and the Indian players are statistically more accomplished! But their trophy cases are empty.

I do not worry about whether anybody else has won anything but I do care about whether India has won anything significant. It is possible that players like Tendulkar, Ganguly, Dravid, Harbajan Singh, Kumble, Zaheer Khan and Srinath who have dominated Indian cricket during the past twenty years could end their careers without winning a single major championship. That worries me. I do not see anything or anybody on the current team that is capable of reversing the trend.

PS: I normally understand what people are talking about.

By: Sreenath

Sreenath — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:27:04 +0000

i dont think u get the point.. do u?? has any other team other than aus one the world cup in the last 10 years?? its not only about the world cups.. its about progressing collectively as a team and giving up consistent performances in tournaments that comes your way.. and u cant blame the team for not playing enough test cricket.. its the board that decides the fixtures and itineraries..
and another thing i would like to point out is that ipl is also part of our domestic cricket. i agree its much about money and glamour.. but i dont think u can deny the kind of exposure that the young lads in it are getting playing with the best in the world..

By: Hari

Hari — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:42:05 +0000

Welcome to my site.

How many world cups have they won? How many tournaments have they won that included Australia? What is a computer generated data like the #1 test playing nation mean? India barely plays test cricket anymore. The point of the article is that statistics do not mean anything. Winning does. The only significant win for India is the inaugural T20 championship a few years ago.

By: Sreenath

Sreenath — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:44:13 +0000

“the teams of the past couple of decades have not shown a capacity to win clutch games or major tournaments”…
hmm i would have to disagree here my friend. we won the odi series and a bunch of test in aus (including one in perth). we really give them a hard time in the test series. series win in nz, pak, wi. besides becoming the number one playing test nation. icc champs trophy in sl although we were humiliated in the 2003 wc final. i think u shuld re look at the stats before posting such conclusions..