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    Sunil blasts the Australians

    Completely agree with this part.
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    Sunil blasts the Australians

    This is a classic case of 'there aint no smoke without a fire'. All this talk of 'jealousy' is utterly bull****. The aussie team are uncouth, hence they get flak for it. This is not jealousy of success or equal stories would've been propagated about the Windies team or Brazilian team in soccer.
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    Sunil blasts the Australians

    Commented during the world cup for their 'overly-aggressive' attitude and playing style. You simply cannot accept that Australian sporting culture is way too win-oriented and as a result, produces way too many yobs who are loud, boisterious and totally uncouth compared to any other culture i've...
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    Sunil blasts the Australians

    Do you understand degrees ? Nobody's an angel out there but Aussie team is a few degrees worse than anyone else out there in terms of behaviour. As i said, why do you think Aussie team gets criticism in various different sports as well but not other equal or better teams in terms of record arn't...
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    Salamuddin's All Time Test Match X1

    We'r talking spin-play and no one brings up Sidhu or Azhar ? Lara is the best player of spin today, i agree but he is just a tad better than Azhar, Sidhu,Tendulkar, Kallis, who are wee better than Flower and Hayden.
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    Sunil blasts the Australians

    Yeah. One thing i've never seen Australia as a side display is humility. This isnt just about jealousy of success - its that Australia has a genuine attitude problem when it comes to sports. You see similar comments about the Socceroos as well. But you sure don't see such impression about West...
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    Sunil blasts the Australians

    Yes the very same. Considering how biassed Aussie umpiring used to be at that time, particularly with racist overtones, its not surprising Gavaskar chose his actions against Australia. People who think that Aussie cricket team's behaviour is no different than others really have no concept of...
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    Sunil blasts the Australians

    How many teams have had 'not out' declared to catches carryin to 2nd slip half a dozen times before that happened ? As per the word of McDermott, That OZ team of mid/late80s to mid 90s was by far the most uncouth team i've ever seen in any sports form. Made the Maple Leafs look civil.Probably...
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    Sunil blasts the Australians

    Nothing wrong in that comment. The caribbean team of the 70s and 80s were known not to get into verbal banter but do the whole 'silently stare at you if you spew blood' thing. I for one consider them far well behaved than the current Aussie bunch. And all this insinuation of jealousy is...
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    Sunil blasts the Australians

    Somehow i don't get how play hard means 'bend the rules' or push it to its limit like the Aussie team does. Am a fan of the no-nonsense type player who can also keep his mouth shut. Sunil is spot-on imo.
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    Kapil Dev - Great in India only?

    Yup. At his peak, Waqar was the best pacer i've ever seen as well. Quite easily at that, too.
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    Kapil Dev - Great in India only?

    Kapil Dev was the best 'pure' allrounder of his era : Hadlee was a bowling allrounder throughout, Imran was a bowling allrounder at first and then batting allrounder near the end. Overall, i'd put him 2nd best after Imran amongst the 'four big name' allrounders of the 70s and 80s. His quality of...
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    Greg Chappell - just how good do people think he was?

    No, but it'd have been the best bowling attack right now in test cricket. And it'd not be far off the Donald-Pollock-X-Y or Wasim-Waqar-X-Y pace lineup. Clarke i'd pick to walk into any team of any era that's ever been fielded barring his own.
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    Greg Chappell - just how good do people think he was?

    Probably why Botham's bowling against the WI was the worst of the lot from the 4 allrounders of that period.
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    Greg Chappell - just how good do people think he was?

    Yes but they were lacking the packer players before 1980...when Botham raced to 100 wickets in 21 matches or so.
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    Greg Chappell - just how good do people think he was?

    Botham the bowler went to crap after 1981. WSC finished after 1979. 77-81 was the peak of Botham's bowling career, most of which came against WSC depleted teams before 1980.
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    Greg Chappell - just how good do people think he was?

    False. His career died after his injury in 79. He went to South Africa in 85/86, long after his career had already died. And that is only a testament to Kalli's brilliant talent. Even with his injuries and struggles in international cricket, Tendulkar still scored bucketloads when he played...
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    Greg Chappell - just how good do people think he was?

    No, not really. WI could field 4 bowlers between 1975 and early 90s who could walk into any other team. No other team had that sort of bowling depth. Marshall, Holding, Garner and Ambrose were as good as any fast bowler who's ever bowled, with Marshall and Ambrose regularly featuring in...
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    Greg Chappell - just how good do people think he was?

    Well by that Benchmark, Botham's career just went out of the window. He was never more than anything mediocre for bulk of his career and even the first few years of success he had came against Packer-depleted teams. But at the same time, Kalli had put himself in the top echelon before the packer...
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    Greg Chappell - just how good do people think he was?

    Err no. Kalli bolloxed up his shoulder in mid 1979. After which his career just died. He messed up his shoulder right before the NZ tour in 79/80 - initially dislocated it during practice but it wasn't put back in place properly and he had serious inflammation and swelling. By the time he got...

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