5 minutes to spare? Better schedule a Sri Lanka v India one day series

[Miqar_Baqfhied]

Seems like these guys are forver playing each other. And because they play on the sub-continent they are generally high scoring - probably inflating a few batting averages, particularly with the Indian hacks.

Its getting ridiculous!

 

[damochandler]

it's because sri lanka have no money and this is the only way they will generate revenue

 

[Pera]

Could be the most overdone series of matches in cricket history. Seems every time I hit up cricinfo, they have just finished an ODI against each other, and Virat Kohli has usually made another hundred.

 

[Doss]

I'd love to know the comparison of how often these two play each other compared to, say, West Indies and New Zealand.

 

[ioppolo]

India always plays 100's of matches against Pakistan and SL - they love it over there.

 

[Miqar_Baqfhied]

India always plays 100's of matches against Pakistan and SL - they love it over there.

Definetly not Pakistan

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

I'd love to know the comparison of how often these two play each other compared to, say, West Indies and New Zealand.

Arbitrary start date chosen was 01/08/2007 (just over 5 years)

India v Sri Lanka
Tests: 9
ODIs: 45
T20Is: 5

New Zealand v West Indies
Tests: 4
ODIs: 10
T20Is: 4

India always plays 100's of matches against Pakistan and SL - they love it over there.

India v Pakistan
Tests: 3 (none since Dec 2007)
ODIs: 13
T20Is: 2 (both in South Africa in Sep 2007)

edit: courtest of Cricnfo's statsguru

 

[ioppolo]

Honestly? Could've sworn it was more. Oh well.

 

[Doss]

Arbitrary start date chosen was 01/08/2007 (just over 5 years)

India v Sri Lanka
Tests: 9
ODIs: 45
T20Is: 5

New Zealand v West Indies
Tests: 4
ODIs: 10
T20Is: 4

Well put it this way- WI and NZ have both been playing Test matches since 1930ish. In that time they have played only 39 Tests against each other, and have played in the West Indies, in particular, very rarely.

Only five WI v NZ series in the WI ever: 1972, 1985, 1996, 2002 and 2012.

 

[Miqar_Baqfhied]

45 ODI's between the Lankan's and Indians - absolutely ridiculous. They should label them as practice matches.

 

[Miqar_Baqfhied]

Honestly? Could've sworn it was more. Oh well.

The fact the two countries hate each other and have been on the brink of war for many years over the Kashmir provence, with nuclear armanant and terrorist fears thrown in the mix doesnt help.

 

[Doss]

India and Pakistan have played 59 tests against each other, and only 21 have ended in positive results. Neither side wanted to lose, so risk-free, 0-0 drawn five Test rubbers has been the norm between them.

 

[Miqar_Baqfhied]

India and Pakistan have played 59 tests against each other, and only 21 have ended in positive results. Neither side wanted to lose, so risk-free, 0-0 drawn five Test rubbers has been the norm between them.

Yeah and the pitches being highways...

Except I do remember Ifran Pathan getting a hat trick in the first over of a test about 6 years ago.

 

[Marshland]

Yeah and the pitches being highways...

Except I do remember Ifran Pathan getting a hat trick in the first over of a test about 6 years ago.

The same game in which M. Asif chewed India to pieces?



Terrific spell.