Has come around a Full circle, they were gloating after beating India, now India must ensure that they also humiliate England in the same way and take revenge for losing 4-0.
Now that England have lost the No.1 Spot, ppl would be gunning for them. Well, true that they didnt justify the No.1 Spot however it shud be noticed that immediately after getting to Number.1 Spot they had travelled to sub-continent to play Pakistan to whom they lost 3-0 & Srilanka. Its a well-known fact that they can't play SPIN bowling in their life-time. Fortunately, India, during their tenure as Number 1 Test Team played most of the matches at home & its a known fact that India are Invincible at their home. So India in this regard is fortunate. Poor England. Immediately after giving away the Number 1 Crown to South-Africa, they have to get ready for the challenge of facing the wounded Tigers in October.
Re: Poor England!!!
by CHIKNI CHAMELI on Aug 21, 2012 11:22 AM
Very Good Analysis. Now please go and have Rassam and Sambhar with Rice. You-Tamilians have no chance of improvement
Re: Poor England!!!
by Abhijit Nair on Aug 21, 2012 11:41 AM
it is when you are no.1 that others try to run you down. RSA faces the same thing now. once SA was no.1 for 4 months , the shortest period for a team as 1 , may be it will repeat with them playing AUS in nov
Re: Re: Poor England!!!
by Abhijit Nair on Aug 21, 2012 12:32 PM
ind had 2 chances real chances to beat sa in sa in 2006 and 2010 but both times fluffed that losing and drawing resp. SA would again have the shortest no.1
GOOD…GOOD…GOOD. So England lost at their own home. A place where England does ‘well’…. Like all other teams. Except they only lost to India in ’07 and lose to Australia every year because Australia plays them every year or two or four. Exactly a year after they took the no.1 from India they have lost it. JUST A YEAR. Same July- August last they lost and what not the commentators at ESPN and SKY were mouthing off and now just exactly after a year same time they have been HUMILIATED. In the one year they held the top spot they lost 5-0 to India in ODIs (remember its still a 100 overs unlike t20) and 2-0 to Sri Lanka. Does a Top ranked team lose like that? So IS IT a Top ranked Team? NO for Godsssake! The only team to have held the No.1 spot for such less time. India held that spot for 3 YEARS playing a variety of opposition. They beat South Africa in South Africa and would have won that series had it not been for a single...a single Jacques Kallis- Mark Boucher partnership. Well Australia held the spot for 74 months when the ratings were conveniently introduced when they playing well and playing England every other year. So the India born Hashim Amla and Philander do it for South Africa. I hear Kevin Peterson was not playing… you mean to say you need one South African to beat another South African.
Re: sachin
by Jiju on Aug 21, 2012 05:03 AM
Dude, understand the facts: 1. Sachin wont retire, 2. Sivaramakrishnan/Manjrekar/Arun Lal wont stop commentary, 3. Ganguly wont stop giving expert opinion, 4. UPA will win 2014 elections, 5. India will win only on home soil, or against weaker teams post WC win.
Why keep on crying for things which wont change?? Learn to endure it.....
Re: Re: sachin
by Abhijit Nair on Aug 21, 2012 09:15 AM
haha . but i fully agree with your 5 points above. Especially No2 how long e will hav to endure those commentary ? there has to be end to those as well as Saurav giving expert opinion ,some of them good but he never applied the smae when he was captain or player!!!
Re: Re: Re: Re: sachin
by Abhijit Nair on Aug 21, 2012 09:28 AM
true .at least Saurav gives some valid views though highly boring on live comm. may be he should be the studio expert only but that is for the producers , who i think do not know that viewers are not getting what they want. Rest of them like shiva , i mostly watch on mute !!
Re: Re: Re: Re: sachin
by Abhijit Nair on Aug 21, 2012 09:59 AM
we must find some ways to get rid of them . Bob Willis was shunted out to only county cricket becuse of his drone and over criticism
