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India Boss Lanka


By Gaurang
August 16 2017

India emphatically showed why it is ranked the No. 1 Test team in the world, with a dominating performance in Lanka that totally bossed it over the hosts.  it took just about 11 days to win the series 3-0 and each match was won by a HUGE margin.

While it is true that Sri Lanka are not the same team they were when they had all time greats like Murali, Sangakarra, Jayawardene, etc. in their ranks, they are still a very formidable unit that swept Australia 3-0 the last time they visited. India now have a team that has quality players and a quality bench for virtually every spot in the line up. From the opener's spot to the middle order to all-rounder spot, as well as wicket keeper and fast and spin bowling spots there are strong performers both in the playing eleven and on the bench.  And under Kohli and apparently with more freedom than under previous coach Kumble the team is now a tighly knit unit that is enjoying playing with each other without too much pressure from the dressing room.  This is showing in the dominating performance of the team where it has batted only four times versus dismissing the opposition six times, winnning each Test by a HUGE margin.  Amazingly In no Test did Sri Lanka manage in two whole innings to score more than what India scored in its first innings.  Sri Lanka were well and truly bossed by Kohli and his men.

Unfortunately the BCCI is still treating Test cricket in ad hoc manner and not making it the center piece of the Indian team's schedule.  Thus the No. 1 Test team now doesn't play another Test match till almost the end of the year, instead concentrating on a bunch of Masala ODIs and T20s.  It is truly to the credit of Kohli and his men that even with this lack of importance to Test cricket shown by the BCCI, they have dominated this format for nearly a year.  India are now head and shoulders above the second ranked team South Africa and are slowly morphing into a team that may yet compare with some of the greatest of all time, such as Waugh's Australians or Lloyd's West Indians.  

Of course the acid test will come when India plays away from the subcontinent and against teams that are more settled and likely to present tougher opposition both with bat and ball.  But increasingly India seem to have all the basis covered.  India, in the past, have had several batsmen rated in the ICC's Top 10 and even rated No. 1, but the heartening thing is that it now has the No. 1 and No. 3 rated Test bowlers and the No. 2 and No. 3 ranked Test all rounders while still having 4 batsmen in the Top 10.

For fans of Indian Test cricket the previous home season where they won every series winning 10 and losing only 1 out of 13 home Tests was like a dream come true...and hopefully the next few years could be the best of times when India finally conquers the final frontiers of South Africa and Australia with series wins in those southern nations.

 

 

 

 

 

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Discussion started by Indian Cricket Fever (IP Logged), 16/08/2017 00:42
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2018:01:28:19:12:25 by Birbal.

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Birbal
03/09/2017 19:24
Now they repeat the dose in the ODIs THRASHING the hapless Lankans... No hiccups from the departure of Kumble... if anything India has looked even more DOMINANT under Virat and Shastri...

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Birbal
06/09/2017 18:43
CLEAN SWEEP in all ALL FORMATS... this has been a totally dominating performance by Virat and Co.

I must say that I am surprised but happy to be proven wrong...because I like a lot of others thought that with the sacking of Kumble...there would be a hiccup.. if not a slide in Team India's performance...but NOTHING of the sort has occurred.

Akbar
Akbar
14/09/2017 21:54
India dominated them completely. India certainly has a very good team in all formats. But we should not ignore the decline in SL cricket. They have not been able to find replacements of their superstars like Sanga, Murali etc.
Even in that case, to think that this(whitewash) has never happened on their home soil is mind boggling.

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Birbal
23/11/2017 17:09
BCCI last minute it seems arranged for Sri Lanka to visit and play 3 Tests... hopefully the wickets produced will be fast and bouncy... like the ones India can expect in SA...

Good thing is unlike previous times, India now has a Fast bowling attack that is among the best, if not the best in the world....

I would like to see Bumrah given a shot in Tests

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Birbal
23/12/2017 19:53
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Birbal
I would like to see Bumrah given a shot in Tests

Wrote this before the team to SA was picked... good to see they picked Bumrah

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