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How would 80s WI and 2000s Australia fare in unbeatable current India?

ma1978

International Debutant
Visiting teams do often play crap spinners who don't usually get Tests because of the pitches too.
While this may be correct, it’s not statistically significant. You can come up with all the rationale you want, there is no objective evidence India is better for spinners in the Ashwin / Jadeja era than in the past. The only thing that is factually evident is that fast bowlers have done better in India than ever.
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
While this may be correct, it’s not statistically significant. You can come up with all the rationale you want, there is no objective evidence India is better for spinners in the Ashwin / Jadeja era than in the past. The only thing that is factually evident is that fast bowlers have done better in India than ever.
Touch grass and watch cricket.
 

subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Indian pacers between 1990 and 2014: 508 @34.63
Indian pacers from 2015: 285 @24.95

Hence proved India makes much more pace friendly wickets now.
In the 90s, their average was 26, not far from today.

In the 2000s, their average was 40.

You're right, looks like pitches having nothing to do with it. How silly of us!
 

subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
No no you're on point here. It means the 90s were very pace friendly in India like the current Era. Absolutely so!
Not really, it's just that Indian pacers like Srinath, Kapil and Prasad adapted better to home and it wasn't as easy for foreign pacers. Similar with Vaas in SL.

Whereas the 2000s pitches in India became much worse for even home pacers.
 

capt_Luffy

Cricketer Of The Year
Not really, it's just that Indian pacers like Srinath, Kapil and Prasad adapted better to home and it wasn't as easy for foreign pacers. Similar with Vaas in SL.

Whereas the 2000s pitches in India became much worse for even home pacers.
Or every Indian pacer was simply thrash. Btw you know this is exactly what we are debating for the current Indian spinners, no?
 

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