View Full Version : India will be a force to be reckoned with in the next generation
Coin_Toss
10 Feb 2008, 09:29
Anyone else agree?
Their off-field hierarchy has so much influence on the game and they unveiled a few exciting youngsters through the Twenty20 World Cup and even in the present tour of Australia.
Your thoughts?
Adelaide Hawk
10 Feb 2008, 09:37
Only if they stop thinking they're the best in the world and start proving it. In other words India ... don't TELL me, SHOW me.
goalpie
10 Feb 2008, 10:05
Minus Tendulkar, Laxman, Dravid and Gagually. Yeh maybe.
Only if they stop thinking they're the best in the world and start proving it. In other words India ... don't TELL me, SHOW me.
For once, I agree with you 100%.
rusdid24
10 Feb 2008, 11:36
Only if they stop thinking they're the best in the world and start proving it. In other words India ... don't TELL me, SHOW me.
Totally agree. Sehwag's continuous comments over the last 2 weeks are a good example of this. Why don't they get out there and beat us before they start going on about how scared we are of them.
Minus Tendulkar, Laxman, Dravid and Gagually. Yeh maybe.
That's the problem. Laxman, Dravid and Ganguly are once in a generation players, and Tendulkar is a once in a century player. They won't be as strong when those guys retire. Yuvraj, Uthappa etc. need to start coming through for them to be very competitive.
When we go to India in October I think it'll be a very tough series, but they will be nowhere near the same team they are now the next time they're back on our shores. Then again, neither will we.
saintsownthedome
10 Feb 2008, 14:51
I think they are getting carried away with the young bowlers they have got, but they are going to lose so much batting talent. Whether they take the next step and consistently challenge Australia depends on their reserves of young batsmen.
__aria__
10 Feb 2008, 15:38
Agreed.
I think we will look back on this series as the turning point.
The young one day side looks extremely impressive while the test side obviously has a few more batsmen that will be tough to replace.
mattf83
10 Feb 2008, 20:46
Totally agree. Sehwag's continuous comments over the last 2 weeks are a good example of this. Why don't they get out there and beat us before they start going on about how scared we are of them.
That's the problem. Laxman, Dravid and Ganguly are once in a generation players, and Tendulkar is a once in a century player. They won't be as strong when those guys retire. Yuvraj, Uthappa etc. need to start coming through for them to be very competitive.
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How can there be 3 once in a generation players in the one generation?
Laxman (apart from vs Aus) & Ganguly hardly have great records anyways
The comments about them needing to prove mental toughness are valid but the bowling line up is certainly going to be competitive. Sreesanth has yet to show he does not have the strenght while Pathan has had a form slump but may be coming out the other side.
Potential has long been a word for Indian cricket and they have it in droves right now but do they have it in them to take the next step.
Rohit looks a quality player
Australia is very good at getting the absolute best out of their players. Whereas India are great at producing talented players, but those players seem to struggle with consistency. Australia also have a really strong team ethos, whereas the Indians still show signs of sometimes playing as individuals.
Australia’s production line didn’t happen by accident, it took a long time to develop. You can’t just click your fingers to bring about change. After bottoming out in the 80s it took many years to get the structures and culture in place.
India looks to me like they are getting more organised and building towards being a more professional operation and culture.
Their young players are starting to talk the talk much like out young guys did when we were trying to challenge the Windies back in the early 90s.
I think they may run into problems in the medium term transitioning some of these players into the test team. I think they are going to have to make too many drastic changes too quickly and that will badly destabilise them.
But overall I think they are well and truly trending up.
With careful planning and player management they could remain up there, probably not total domination, but they'll scare a few sides into submission.
I think they're in better shape with their young guns than what Australia are with our young players in the state sides. But whether they step up and become the next big thing in cricket, remains to be seen.