I just looked at India's record at home. Im just going back to 1990. Since 1990 India have lost only 3 series. They lost 1 in 2000 against SA(the famous match fixing days of Indian cricket), the second one was against Pak in 1998 and the 3rd one was in 2004 against Aus. I havent looked at test series before 1990.
So India are unbeaten since 2004. no team in the world currently holds of such a strong record at home. My question to you is India the hardest to beat away from home for any country?
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comment by Duncan1987 (U2291)
posted on 27/8/12
PS: No one said Australia were the best.
posted on 27/8/12
Its funny. Even though Eng, Aus, and India have had really bad series, they all can potentially get back to no.1 in the next 1.5 years. Its just because all these teams will be playing so many test between themselves.
posted on 27/8/12
duncan spot on. This article has nothing to do with who is the best, yet Maksi found something in it which suggest ow.
posted on 27/8/12
How did England get on?
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We murdered you by an innings THREE times in your own back yard Forgot that?
We lost to south africa but won't have any problems against you, and neither will they.
Patience
@ viru, agreed I went off thread but some people need a reminder that their team isn't as good as south africa. No panic.
Your boys are excellent at home and we have loads of exciting cricket to look forward to this year.
comment by AdotVilla (U14771)
posted on 27/8/12
In all seriousness I cannot believe Pakistan are 4th in the rankings.
I remember on the old 606 days when Pakistan were getting mauled by teams, the ICC came out with the plan that they're going to stage this Test Championship for the top 4 nations....
At that time Pakistan were pretty low down, and I don't know who it was who said that by the time the Test Championship come a long, a lot could've changed for Pakistan. And, that has proved it. Whether we are there or not come the Test Championships whenever it is. A big improvement from Pakistan.
A lot of people back then thought Pakistan had no chance of even making the top 4 of the rankings, and that Aus, RSA, Eng, Ind even SL were by far run away winners for those Championships.
I even remember someone saying Pakistan should be in a second tier. Well, well, well...
comment by Pinefresh - Graeme Smith's Hattrick (U15263)
posted on 28/8/12
Maksi, stop living in the past as you love to say. England being the best team is in the past. And you were number 1 for an entire year, congratulations!
comment by Pinefresh - Graeme Smith's Hattrick (U15263)
posted on 28/8/12
Pakistan are only 4th because they won 3-0 against England and other teams around them have been losing. The ranking is influenced by other teams. The only reason India are below pakistan at the moment is because until last week, they hadn't played a test since January. In no universe is pakistan better than India.
posted on 28/8/12
Amir don't be so negative about Pakistan as the reason why they are 4th was because they went 2 years unbeaten in tests while another nation was getting whitewashed from one side of the globe to the other
posted on 28/8/12
pine not really. pak have been consistent because they have played gd cricket, even though most of it was in subcontinent. I guess we r not far away from them. We have 1 year of home tests to get back our no.1 rankings(if we play gd cricket) so no need to take credit away from other team.
After all most teams are home track bullies
comment by Toofan (U3281)
posted on 29/8/12
Thats right Viru,
And India has started that journey back to number one with NZ and then Eng matches in India.
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