tooextracool
International Coach
no they have been relying only on 2 players....tresco and flintoff
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India v/s Sri Lanka - Who's the better team
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delkap
State Vice-Captain
The SL you saw beating India is the same Lankan team which lost to Aus 3-0 at home and 1-0 in Aus. And Ind is the same Indian team which drew 1-1 in AusLankanPrince said:
Who's better? I think its simply ur bias talking.. 1 match by 12 runs margin in an inconsequential game is hardly worth bragging abt, wht has sl done lately that makes u say they r a better team NOW ???
tooextracool
International Coach
one must say that it wasnt as close as it looks either......SL beat india in every department in that game.delkap said:
but yes i agree with you that it was only one game, and just like i predicted at the start of the series,despite certain ppl wondering how a team that lost to australia so miserably would be able to compete in the asia cup, SL are a very competitive team at home!
tooextracool
International Coach
how exactly are they better? SL may have lost 3-1 to australia but india lost 5-1 in the vb series......delkap said:
delkap
State Vice-Captain
i was talking abt tests...
in odis sl played at home on slow pitches and it was 3-2
ind played on good batting tracks except kolkata, and it was 3-1..
at aus ind competed better in first 3 matches then lost it..
I dont think SL would hv been able to compete to tht level in Aus..
At home though SL is a different team like u said earlier..
in odis sl played at home on slow pitches and it was 3-2
ind played on good batting tracks except kolkata, and it was 3-1..
at aus ind competed better in first 3 matches then lost it..
I dont think SL would hv been able to compete to tht level in Aus..
At home though SL is a different team like u said earlier..
Swervy
International Captain
well yes I think this is a good Indian team...but results arent really showing this...since the world cup India have played 30 ODI (including 2 No Result games)...they have won 15 and lost 13...and those wins include 3 vs bangladesh,1 vs UAE, and 4 vs Zimbabwe.delkap said:
Against decent opponents,
vs South Africa W1 L1
vs Australia W2 L8
vs NZ W1 L1
vs SriL W0 L1
vs Pak W3 L2
and in tests since the world cup, in 9 tests...India have won 3 and lost 2
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youngster_89
Cricket Spectator
I think that anything could happen
I think it would it would be close match because if Sri lanka get early wickets they could win and force India onto the back foot
I think it would it would be close match because if Sri lanka get early wickets they could win and force India onto the back foot
i noticed all the biased indians on this post goind "india..india...deff india... tendulkar...indiai blahh..blah... yada yada.."
india has played 28 ODI's in SL and have won only 8. SL scored 900+ runs against india ina test... my point is in SL india have not performed.
if you look at the all time record between india and SL in ODI's they'v played 77, india has won 40 and SL has 30. now this may appear as india being the stronger side but this statistic contains matches played before 1996 when SL was not a dominant force in world cricket. if you look at the stats after 1996 the two teams have played 36. india has won 15 and SL 17. which is way closer than most think.
right now even though india does have pathan and balaji and others who perform well against a self destructive pakistani side, it will be hard going against a much hardend sri lankan out fit thats been really tested against australia.
india has played 28 ODI's in SL and have won only 8. SL scored 900+ runs against india ina test... my point is in SL india have not performed.
if you look at the all time record between india and SL in ODI's they'v played 77, india has won 40 and SL has 30. now this may appear as india being the stronger side but this statistic contains matches played before 1996 when SL was not a dominant force in world cricket. if you look at the stats after 1996 the two teams have played 36. india has won 15 and SL 17. which is way closer than most think.
right now even though india does have pathan and balaji and others who perform well against a self destructive pakistani side, it will be hard going against a much hardend sri lankan out fit thats been really tested against australia.