What if??

[Yasir_194]

What if India and Pakistan never split into two different countries?What do u guys think the India team would be at this time??

 

[Ferd]

would Bangladesh also be included in the team? Not that any of their players whould make the team.

 

[Sehwag309]

There would be so much selection on the hands of few people that there would be a possibility that we would have never seen the likes of wasims and tendulakrs

As for a fairytale purpose..it would be nice to see players from both sides in the team (era by era)

 

[Western Warrior]

There would be so much selection on the hands of few people that there would be a possibility that we would have never seen the likes of wasims and tendulakrs

As for a fairytale purpose..it would be nice to see players from both sides in the team (era by era)

Well said. However, you are right. Such a theoretical question can never be answered. If Pakistan and India (and to a lesser degree Bangaldesh) had all remained one country, the likes of Gavaskar, Kahn, Tendulkar, Akram etc might never have been born. So trying to determine what the combined India/Pakistan team would look like today would be an exercise in futility.

 

[Buddhmaster]

I'm not even gonna try and make what would be their current team, but it would be good if someone else had a go.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Or even better, what if we never let either of them get independence?

 

[SJS]

This has been done many times before. Instead of calling it an unpartitioned-India side, lets be politically correcyt and call it a combined India-Pakistan side.

Sehwag
Imran Farhat
Dravid
Tendulkar
Inzemam
Yohanna
Moin
Irfan
Shoaib
Kumle
Harbhajan

I am really tempted to open with Shoiab Malik in place of Imran.

 

[Sudeep]

Or even better, what if we never let either of them get independence?

That might have resulted into England being not able to sport a team... Don't ask for the reasons, but it's true.

 

[Neil Pickup]

That might have resulted into England being not able to sport a team... Don't ask for the reasons, but it's true.

I'm asking for the reasons anyway

 

[viktor]

no independent india, no indian sponsors, no money no cricket.
simple as a dimple!

 

[Neil Pickup]

no independent india, no indian sponsors, no money no cricket.
simple as a dimple!

No Dalmiya.

Choices, choices...

 

[Choora]

No Dalmiya.

Choices, choices...

just out of curosity, why ppl hate Dalmiya?

 

[Neil Pickup]

Combination of factors, including dragging Bangladesh to the Test table to increase sub-continental power, and the farce of the Denness/Sehwag/Centurion saga.

 

[Bouncer]

Or even better, what if we never let either of them get independence?

Neil Neil, U dont wanna make me Call for Jihad against you in CW, do Yaa?

 

[Neil Pickup]

Neil Neil, U dont wanna make me Call for Jihad against you in CW, do Yaa?

Personally, I don't reckon we should have let any of the other nations gain independence, 16 of the 17 top nations are British ex-colonies except Holland

 

[Bouncer]

Personally, I don't reckon we should have let any of the other nations gain independence, 16 of the 17 top nations are British ex-colonies except Holland

Cant resist, Doesnt this make you guys one heck of a Loser......

 

[Choora]

Combination of factors, including dragging Bangladesh to the Test table to increase sub-continental power, and the farce of the Denness/Sehwag/Centurion saga.

Yeah i agree on the Bangladesh factor, granting them Test status was one of the most stupid step ever taken by ICC.

 

[Camel56]

Doesnt matter they would still get smacked by the Australians.

 

[viktor]

Personally, I don't reckon we should have let any of the other nations gain independence, 16 of the 17 top nations are British ex-colonies except Holland

Imperialist!!

 

[Neil Pickup]

Imperialist!!