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I`ve probably watched every single test match of the WI in the last few years very very carefully and I`m a bigger supporter of the current WI test team than India. I can surely tell you that the WI side is not lacking in resource or talent. They have as good a talent pool that they`ve had...

The WI have to somehow get this target to 400. With the like of Curran, Rashid and Foakes in the XI, I don`t feel any total is safe. Im really hyped up for this series. Its such a joy watching WI fast bowlers get wickets.

The WI tearing into the English batting here. They have a decent side, the WI, and under Holder have actually regained stability in test cricket.

I`m surprised noone is talking of this series. For all the talk of WI being a poor side, they`ve not been easy to beat at home. England have`nt beaten them since 2004. NZ could not for a long time either (only managed a draw I guess). SL only drew there. Pakistan struggled for a long time and...

Bright team management and their even brighter ideas. DK was supposedly given the job of a finisher as per our captain's press conference in Australia. For some really sad reason, our media and the team think Dhoni won us those 2 chases in Australia. In reality, it was the innings of DK and...

Seriously! The Australian side of 2003 was the best of all time and believe it or not, Ganguly`s India of 2003 WC thrashed most sides in that World Cup (some of them far better than their counterparts currently) and would`ve won the tournament if not for the quality of the Aussie side they faced...

I predict the series to go 3-2, NZ's way. They are a superb ODI side in all conditions and are highly underrated. We are an extremely overrated side, on the other hand. Dhoni`s innings in Australia were artificially glorified by the Indian media. To be honest, we were chasing 234 in the last...

You are missing the point. Australia would never have won those WCs if they `always' treated it as less important than the Ashes. The fact is that currently they cannot look beyond the next series because they must get back to winning immediately in order to go into the WC with any sense of...

You know that they`ve won 4 of the last 5 WCs, right?

This patch has made this game undoubtedly the best ever. I`ve had 3 very realistic ODIs in the World Cup competition but have felt that the game progresses organically now. The AI seems aware, and even field settings seem to be better. From a bowling perspective, you do get opportunities if you...

Sai, we can kiss the WC goodbye if this is our approach even in pointless ODIs like this. Dhoni looks like he does`nt want to take risks in even games like this! This is`nt the first time either. The England tour went downhill from the horrible lack of intent at Lords. No intent of...

Played the game after a long time yesterday and I must admit, the AI batting has become superb after the patch. I started a World Championship as India and was playing SA at Leeds on a dry track. The intent from the AI batting was visible from the start with QDk going for the shots as did...

You know what. This may not be a bad thing at all for India. With Hardik in the side, we always end up playing just 2 frontline seamers which might backfire in England. If Jadeja grabs hold of that all-rounders spot, with Kedar as the other part-time option, we can actually field 3 pacers...

I`m very conflicted about this `Koffee' controversy because there is a lot of hypocrisy in how it's being handled by the `BCCI' or what is left of it. The whole precedent for the way Pandya and Rahul glorified womanizing on national television was actually set by coach Goti himself. He gave one...

My favorites are the 1999/2000 C&Utd Series kit along with the 2003 WC.

You are missing the context here. In 1971 and 1968, India neither had the resources of today. Cricket was`nt the sport that it is in India today. In 1971, India were punching above their weight not just as a cricket team, but as a nation! We were not underdogs going into this series by any...

Not directly. In his press conference, he said something like "This is a side which fights for each other. There are no `Gods' or `demi-gods' or any hierarchies in this side." Read that the way you want.

Basically, this is the strongest Indian bowling lineup we`ve ever had but yet we`ve underperformed, given the resources we have. With a comparatively weaker bowling attack in 2003 and an all-time great Aussie batting lineup, we were one session from winning the test series 2-1. To call this win...

All credit to the team, especially Pujara for the win. However, it does feel a little hollow. A win in either England or SA (both of which was totally within our reach) would have tasted better. Personally, I rate the performance in 2003 and even the overall tour of 2007/8 much higher in terms...

My XI for MCG would be this: 1. K. Rahul/Vijay (Lottery) 2. M. Agarwal 3. C. Pujara 4. V. Kohli 5. A. Rahane 6. Vihari 7. Pant 8. Ashwin 9. M. Shami 10. I. Sharma 11. J. Bumrah