h_hurricane
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It is in the primal nature of CWers to just respond "ok" to a sincere effort from a gullible poster. An awful 0/10 CWers.
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Best team since Waugh/ Ponting’s Australia?
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subshakerz
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I think Kohli's team is closer to Cronje's SA than Smith's SA.
Chrish
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SA test result from readmisson till Cronje’s retirement in 2000. It’s a record of an excellent team.
subshakerz
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Yes, Cronjes team is underrated. Won in the subcontinent, whitewashed WI at home and had hard fought series with a near ATG Australian side. I think Kohlis India is around their level which is no insult.
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Imagine if they actually tried to win every game
subshakerz
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If they had more a winning instinct, they would have won in England and drawn in Australia, and possibly won at home against Australia. Australia especially were simply mentally tougher than them.
Victor Ian
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I can't remember, but we're they match fixing tests?
honestbharani
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Cronje's South Africa were good but they could not beat the Aussie side even before they became ATGs at home. And the series they won in India is full of fxing issues. They are no way better than Virat's India. That is just laughably stupid.
subshakerz
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The last test match against England which Hansie declared to give them a chance to win.
subshakerz
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That Australian side you are refering to was nearly ATG level, they had Warne, McGrath, Gillespie and the Waugh twins at their peak. No shame in losing to them, especially in a tight series. They are comfortably better than Kohli's team.
I didnt see any evidence that India with Tendulkar as captain fixed that test series to lose to SA. If it missed my attention, please point it out. I know the ODI series had issues though.
That SA side had peak Donald and Pollock, plus a more than decent batting lineup of Kirsten, Gibbs, Cullinan, Kallis, Cronje plus a strong lower order. Saying that it is stupid to compare them to Kohli's team is, well, stupid.
honestbharani
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NO they are not, given an even stronger team lost to India in India. Stop shifting goalposts to suit your agenda. Virat's team is EASILY better than Cronje's RSA even without his matchfixing. They also lost to India in India and I think to Pak in Pak as well.
And lol @ you calling anyone else's posts stupid.
subshakerz
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SA won in Pakistan also. They are a better team than you are giving them credit for.NO they are not, given an even stronger team lost to India in India. Stop shifting goalposts to suit your agenda. Virat's team is EASILY better than Cronje's RSA even without his matchfixing. They also lost to India in India and I think to Pak in Pak as well.
And lol @ you calling anyone else's posts stupid.
Again, you are getting hyper, try and relax.
ankitj
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ankitj
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We were crushed by Cronje's SA. They even beat us in India 2-0 in 99-00. And never dropped a test at their home. Head to head India did much better against Smith's SA.
subshakerz
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I know, though to be fair Smith did face a better Indian team. I don't know why HB is so chagrined at the idea of comparing Kohli's team to Cronje's.
honestbharani
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So are Virat's India. Relax.
honestbharani
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"were". But hey, now that BCCI is back to being a circus, you never know.
honestbharani
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Like I said, anyone who thought this RSA team beating India in their backyard was some kind of proof that India are not good needs their brains and biases examined.
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