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**Official** 5th Test at Sydney, 3-7 Jan 2025

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halba

International Debutant
TheJediBrah said:
They have to though. Why else would they pick both spin bowling all rounders on top of the 4 seam bowling options, on those wickets. The bowling wasn't a factor, you don't need 2 spinners. The have to think Washy and Jadeja are the next best batsmen
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they were picked as specialist bats. bad for the team balance. Both were useless in the 5th test.
 
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halba

International Debutant
silentstriker said:
There is no chance that there are not two better batsmen in the entire country. I do not believe it.
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There certainly are, couldnt be flown down as werent in the named squad. Jadeja and Washi were in the squad and thats all they had. Devdutt, Easwaran and Sarfaraz also were there, but did not impress in practice and the A games.

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Arachnödouche2.0

U19 Debutant
halba said:
ENTITLED STAR CRICKETERS- TIME TO END THIS NONSENSE: GAVASKAR

“I think the next 8–10 days are crucial for Indian cricket to take a good, honest look at itself. Most importantly, the star culture has to end. Total commitment to Indian cricket is non-negotiable. Players must make themselves available every single time unless there’s a genuine medical emergency. If someone isn’t fully committed, they shouldn’t be considered for selection,“ Gavaskar said.

Gavaskar’s comments point the finger squarely at veteran batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, whose international futures remain clouded.

Sharma, who was alleged rested for the Sydney Test but in reality was dropped after scoring 31 runs at an average of 6.20, missed the first Test of the series in Perth due to the birth of his second child.

Kohli missed the entirety of India’s five-Test home series against England last year for the same reason, and four summers ago he went home from Australia after the first Test of the series for the birth of his first child.

But the man who shares naming honours of the trophy Australia and India vie for with Allan Border, argues that national duty should trump family commitments.

“We don’t need players who are partly here and partly elsewhere. It’s time to stop pampering anyone,” Gavaskar added.


“The recent results have been disappointing — we should have been in the World Test Championship final but didn’t make it.

“The cricket board needs to stop acting like admirers and put their foot down. They must tell the players that Indian cricket comes first. It’s either a full commitment to Indian cricket or other priorities — you can’t have it both ways. If Indian cricket is your priority, only then should you be selected.”
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Agree with the grumpy old ****. Fly home for all the babies you care to pump out, just don't expect to waltz back into an established pecking order.
 
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halba said:
ENTITLED STAR CRICKETERS- TIME TO END THIS NONSENSE: GAVASKAR

“I think the next 8–10 days are crucial for Indian cricket to take a good, honest look at itself. Most importantly, the star culture has to end. Total commitment to Indian cricket is non-negotiable. Players must make themselves available every single time unless there’s a genuine medical emergency. If someone isn’t fully committed, they shouldn’t be considered for selection,“ Gavaskar said.

Gavaskar’s comments point the finger squarely at veteran batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, whose international futures remain clouded.

Sharma, who was alleged rested for the Sydney Test but in reality was dropped after scoring 31 runs at an average of 6.20, missed the first Test of the series in Perth due to the birth of his second child.

Kohli missed the entirety of India’s five-Test home series against England last year for the same reason, and four summers ago he went home from Australia after the first Test of the series for the birth of his first child.

But the man who shares naming honours of the trophy Australia and India vie for with Allan Border, argues that national duty should trump family commitments.

“We don’t need players who are partly here and partly elsewhere. It’s time to stop pampering anyone,” Gavaskar added.


“The recent results have been disappointing — we should have been in the World Test Championship final but didn’t make it.

“The cricket board needs to stop acting like admirers and put their foot down. They must tell the players that Indian cricket comes first. It’s either a full commitment to Indian cricket or other priorities — you can’t have it both ways. If Indian cricket is your priority, only then should you be selected.”
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halba said:
ENTITLED STAR CRICKETERS- TIME TO END THIS NONSENSE: GAVASKAR

“I think the next 8–10 days are crucial for Indian cricket to take a good, honest look at itself. Most importantly, the star culture has to end. Total commitment to Indian cricket is non-negotiable. Players must make themselves available every single time unless there’s a genuine medical emergency. If someone isn’t fully committed, they shouldn’t be considered for selection,“ Gavaskar said.

Gavaskar’s comments point the finger squarely at veteran batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, whose international futures remain clouded.

Sharma, who was alleged rested for the Sydney Test but in reality was dropped after scoring 31 runs at an average of 6.20, missed the first Test of the series in Perth due to the birth of his second child.

Kohli missed the entirety of India’s five-Test home series against England last year for the same reason, and four summers ago he went home from Australia after the first Test of the series for the birth of his first child.

But the man who shares naming honours of the trophy Australia and India vie for with Allan Border, argues that national duty should trump family commitments.

“We don’t need players who are partly here and partly elsewhere. It’s time to stop pampering anyone,” Gavaskar added.


“The recent results have been disappointing — we should have been in the World Test Championship final but didn’t make it.

“The cricket board needs to stop acting like admirers and put their foot down. They must tell the players that Indian cricket comes first. It’s either a full commitment to Indian cricket or other priorities — you can’t have it both ways. If Indian cricket is your priority, only then should you be selected.”
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halba

International Debutant
Arachnödouche2.0 said:
Agree with the grumpy old ****. Fly home for all the babies you care to pump out, just don't expect to waltz back into an established pecking order.
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Strange. neither are all time greats at test level. Kohli- an average of 47(flattered by flat tracks in the prior decade), and Rohit, an average of only 40(likely his last test). Dont know why the selectors bowed to them? so strange. - It appears it was a PR spin by the Bollywood industry that Rohit(thru his wife an internet personality) and Kohli(his wife is a bollywood star). Bollywood simply has no place in cricket.

Time for some clean out one thinks, and resetting of this toxic politics/ Bollywood supported culture.
 
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Arachnödouche2.0

U19 Debutant
halba said:
Strange. neither are all time greats at test level. Kohli- an average of 47(flattered by flat tracks in the prior decade), and Rohit, an average of only 40(likely his last test). Dont know why the selectors bowed to them? so strange. - It appears it was a PR spin by the Bollywood industry that Rohit(thru his wife an internet personality) and Kohli(his wife is a bollywood star). Bollywood simply has no place in cricket.

Time for some clean out one thinks, and resetting of this toxic politics/ Bollywood supported culture.
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lol this is all getting so seedy and cringey. I thought there was something off about Rohit's belligerent tone in that Hindi interview. You don't expect that level of aggression and self-righteousness from someone down in the dumps, but I can totally buy that he was told to act that way by his image makers. Jfc what a scene :laugh:
 
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I've seen more than a few people say this about this series and the 4th test in particular, and even though I really enjoyed it, it seems a bit OTT? Certainly an engrossing series but surely not close to an all timer right
 
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OverratedSanity said:
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I've seen more than a few people say this about this series and the 4th test in particular, and even though I really enjoyed it, it seems a bit OTT? Certainly an engrossing series but surely not close to an all timer right
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2017 BGT was better IMO. That was an incredible series, almost the inverse of this one but IMO higher quality.

I guess though that the engagement numbers kind of dictate that this has to go down in the history books; this is almost certainly the most intensely followed Test series ever and by quite a margin. Perhaps part of it is that we just don't have that many long series these days, and many of them end up being kind of crap as spectacles for the neutral (Ashes in Australia in particular)
 
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