ICC World Test Championship 2019/21 Final - General Discussions

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Required Run rate already up 2.8...

 

[Aislabie]

This is a truly great Test team, and it would be entirely right if they were to become the first ever World Test Champions.

1. Tom Latham is one of the few openers who always applies himself and always scores important runs regardless of the bowling and conditions.
2. Devon Conway was until recently a contender for best uncapped batsman in the world; when picked, he hit a double-ton at Lord's.
3. Kane Williamson has been one of the world's outstanding batsmen for a decade.
4. Ross Taylor has kept pace with him every step of the way.
5. Henry Nicholls established himself in the team and performed at an elite level in the strongest bowling era since the early 90s (but needs to work on play against off-spin).
6. BJ Watling is one of the best keeper-batsmen in Test history, and arguably the world's best team player.
7. Colin de Grandhomme travelled around the world to make a career, broke into the Test side, and is a batsman averaging near-40 as well as an excellent stock bowler.
8. Kyle Jamieson is a six-foot-nine high-eighties in and outswing bowler who averages fourteen with the ball 46 wickets into his career.
9. Tim Southee is one of the world's two best pure swing bowlers alongside Jimmy Anderson.
10. Trent Boult is arguably the world's best left-arm opening bowler.
11. Neil Wagner essentially invented an entire new way of bowling, whilst also retaining the skills of a classical swing bowler to use when needed.

Every one of those players deserves to be a World Test Champion.

 

[AliB]

Interestingly, since BJP came into power, we've lost every ICC event!

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Interestingly, since BJP came into power, we've lost every ICC event!

So no titles till 2024.

 

[Khan Sahab54]

Interestingly, since BJP came into power, we've lost every ICC event!

Since Imran Khan became PM of Pakistan, Pakistan never won a match against India :'(

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Interestingly, since BJP came into power, we've lost every ICC event!

But they have built the world's biggest stadium. Modi just won't be able to wave the mace around at a rally.

 

[asprin]

Need to bowl 10 great balls.

To be fair, they did that plenty in the 1st Innings. Credit to NZ batsmen for coming out unscathed for most part.

 

[Neo 7]

Interestingly, since BJP came into power, we've lost every ICC event!

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Nothing but a collective failure from our middle and lower order batsmen. Difference in quality is out of question when you are playing in the Final. We just threw away this match after an incredible start by our openers. Siraj not playing was another blunder. We came underprepared for Kyle Jamieson.

How many times will we come up underprepared in big matches like these?

 

[wasteyouryouth]

To be fair, they did that plenty in the 1st Innings. Credit to NZ batsmen for coming out unscathed for most part.

Yeah, I can't remember every wicket, but I think New Zealand have just showed greater discipline or judgment with their batting. I think that's really been the major difference. That first session New Zealand bowled quite poorly but conditions were difficult that India couldn't really take advantage. That 40 run lead was like being 100 ahead in most matches.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

To be fair, they did that plenty in the 1st Innings. Credit to NZ batsmen for coming out unscathed for most part.

Khush toh bohat hoge tum
(You would be really happy)

 

[Bigby Wolf]

fearsome tweak it.

Not winning any of these ICC tournament in the last 7 years hurts.

Choked, Outplayed,bad couple of hours , No Ball doesn't matter at the end of day its the loss you face in such games to get knocked out.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

fearsome tweak it.

Not winning any of these ICC tournament in the last 7 years hurts.

Choked, Outplayed,bad couple of hours , No Ball doesn't matter at the end of day its the loss you face in such games to get knocked out.

We did not choke yet in any of those matches tbh.

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

1986 Austral Asia Cup Final
1989 Champions Trophy Final
1991 Wills Trophy Final
1994 Pepsi Austral Asia Cup Final
1996 Pepsi Sharjah Cup
1997 Asia Cup Final
2000 champions trophy final
2000 Knockout Cup Final
2003 WC Final
2003 Videocon Cup Final
2004 VB Series Final
2004 Asia Cup Final
2008 Asia Cup Final
2014 WT20 Final
2017 Champions Trophy Final

2021 WTC Final loss loading.....

 

[AliB]

So no titles till 2024.

You sure they'll lose 24?