subshakerz
International Coach
In terms of overall quality of play and also from your own fan perspective, what was the best decade of cricket experience for you?
I agree but why is 96 the watermark? Many strong teams in that tournament?From a global perspective Cricket probably peaked during the 1990s because so many teams had class players and were competitive in either Test matches or ODIs.
I view the Sri Lankan World Cup victory in 1996 as the high-water-mark of global Cricket.
Yeah. See ma1978s post…..I agree but why is 96 the watermark? Many strong teams in that tournament?
The quality of TV coverage was also better frankly.The number of ATGs in 90s I believe outweighs all other decades comfortably.
By making it routine, it has reduced the spectacle of pinch hitting batting IMO. In the nineties when Jayasuria and Afridi did it, it was truly amazing to witness.Not that it's the be all and end all, but in no previous era could batting sides hit 80 runs in 6 overs as a matter of routine (even with fielding restrictions).
The IPL has created this sort of super batsmanship by some accelerated survival of the fittest evolutionary process, and it's truly impressive to behold.
With bazball in tests as well, there's plenty to be said for the current era.
This post is worthy of a banNot that it's the be all and end all, but in no previous era could batting sides hit 80 runs in 6 overs as a matter of routine (even with fielding restrictions).
The IPL has created this sort of super batsmanship by some accelerated survival of the fittest evolutionary process, and it's truly impressive to behold.
With bazball in tests as well, there's plenty to be said for the current era.
for sheer quality the current era is the best. as it will be in other sports. simply because modern cricketers will always be better than older ones due to how technology and fitness evolves with better tactic understandingNot that it's the be all and end all, but in no previous era could batting sides hit 80 runs in 6 overs as a matter of routine (even with fielding restrictions).
The IPL has created this sort of super batsmanship by some accelerated survival of the fittest evolutionary process, and it's truly impressive to behold.
With bazball in tests as well, there's plenty to be said for the current era.
saved by the rain. still a good side though. and iirc there was a dodgy lbw decision in the final which was significant (can't remember the details).As an England fan, excuse me if I don't agree with the 90's. It really wasn't much fun from this angle. We even managed to lose a World Cup Final to a team that should've been knocked out in the group stages!!
Aussie fans in 2040 - "Anderson was a special bowler, you don't get all those wickets without being an ATG"!!the ATGs point is just bull****, give the current era 20 years and you will say so many wax lyrically about the current players too and have them as ATGs. nostalgia is a strong reason for rating players highly often