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Was WI ATG team overhyped?

subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Why is every single ****ing thread either set up to, or ends up discussing how great India is in India?

Even if every thread is now about India and how historically great they are, why are the scenarios always in India. It's like morning else is important, no where else matters.

Come on....

The '83 batting lineup was not only not poor, it's better than most of the batting lineups today. Make it make sense.
Oh no, if you point this out this love affair of certain posters with home dominance to the detriment of all other players and teams, you must be a biased India hater.

But seriously, dismissing Bradman and the WI pace quartet? Like, seriously? (Cue posters coming in and saying 'we didn't say that!)
 

Sunil1z

International Regular
So the 2 posters who fap most on pace bowling supremacy are getting annoyed that we are discussing spin bowling in this thread 🧵
Maybe you shouldn’t have made assertions earlier than you can win anywhere without needing a spinner . So , I wouldn’t have started this thread .
 

subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
So the 2 posters who fap most on pace bowling supremacy are getting annoyed that we are discussing spin bowling in this thread 🧵
Maybe you shouldn’t have made assertions earlier than you can win anywhere without needing a spinner . So , I wouldn’t have started this thread .
Spin bowling is not even the thread topic. You just derailed your own thread to make it about spin to crap on WI.
 

Socerer 01

International Captain
Oh no, if you point this out this love affair of certain posters with home dominance to the detriment of all other players and teams, you must be a biased India hater.

But seriously, dismissing Bradman and the WI pace quartet? Like, seriously? (Cue posters coming in and saying 'we didn't say that!)
how to strawman 101
 

number11

State Regular
On topic, WI from mid 70s to mid 90s were tremendous. Towards the end of that period they slipped relative to their own peak but remained superb.

Under Lloyd, it is the greatest side ever seen.
 

Slifer

International Captain
This is true. They have friggin Bradman. It's like the game is already rigged against you. And on top of that there's Gilchrist as well to further add misery on the opposition.
Yes!! Gilchrist makes Australia almost unfair as if Bradman wasn't freaking enough!!!
 

Sunil1z

International Regular
It's not just you. You're a symptom, not the cause
Why don’t you man up and say the exact problem? You don’t find problem with his posting style?
When Patience and accuracy + Gut , slifer and me had agreed that in case a series is played in IND , it would be extremely close guy comes and says that India has no chance against AUS /WI . You don’t find Problem in the way he frames his arguments?
 

Socerer 01

International Captain
Why don’t you man up and say the exact problem? You don’t find problem with his posting style?
When Patience and accuracy + Gut , slifer and me had agreed that in case a series is played in IND , it would be extremely close guy comes and says that India has no chance against AUS /WI . You don’t find Problem in the way he frames his arguments?
this isnt the 1st time TJB has popped in and taken a driveby shot at whoever is opposing subs under the guise of neutrality, deep down i think he wants the drama to go on
 

Slifer

International Captain
Highly disagree

WI can’t field better pace attack than that
SA can field better pace attack by replacing Boje with Steyn but I don’t think Steyn would have outperformed Boje in that series ( Boje averaged 14 )
AUS can replace Kasprowich with other ATG pacer like Davidson

Whereas IND will field 3 bowlers ( Bumrah + Jadeja + Ashwin ) which are huge improvement over those attacks .
WI main bowlers in the 83 series were Marshall and Holding. Roberts missed half the tests and was at the end of his career and Garner missed that tour altogether. Winston Davis and Wayne Daniel played a few tests. So yeah, WI attack could be improved with the addition of at least Walsh at the very least, instead of Davis.
 

Socerer 01

International Captain
WI main bowlers in the 83 series were Marshall and Holding. Roberts missed half the tests and was at the end of his career and Garner missed that tour altogether. Winston Davis and Wayne Daniel played a few tests. So yeah, WI attack could be improved with the addition of at least Walsh at the very least, instead of Davis.
amazing how discussions can actually progress with posters that want good discussion like this rather than trying to drive agendas and im not just talking about subs here
 

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