Comments on: why rankings are bullshit

By: Rathesh

Rathesh — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:38:50 +0000

Its a valid question because everybody seems to take these thing seriously in India. Our bowling is really , as usual, the weak link. We simply don’t have a proper fast bowler and also a spinner who we can always rely. Our bowling consist of one decent and two muddle headed medium fast bowlers who rarely bowl well as a unit.

Not to say that any other team is miles ahead of us but generally SA looks a slightly better team and we are as good as Australia, I reckon.

Also as displayed in IPL & Sehwag comments fiasco we really don’t have any moral authority to lecture anybody about cricketing spirit or lack of it

By: mspr1nt

mspr1nt — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:15:30 +0000

I dream of the day when the WI return to their former glory and Kemar Roach is the spearhead of the attack as he should be. And for the day Sulieman finally crushes somebody's head through their helmet and then follows it up with a totally unsuspected beamer. .-= mspr1nt´s last blog ..THE IPL IS UPON US! =-.

By: paddle

paddle — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:12:02 +0000

yeah, though i loved the perspective on the windies by ms print… they are loved, for sure..

By: Tifosiguy

Tifosiguy — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:09:41 +0000

Paddle

Anything to do with ICC means diddlysquat. A more inept organisation you will not see. So to expect them to come up with a decent ranking systme, is way too much.

All it leads to is discussion(s) on who is the best.

In my opinion, India at this moment have ( if all players are available) the best squad/team. It wouldn’t be past them to beat either or even both Australia and South Africa in their respective home tufs.

They have the best batting lineup in the world, and a decent seam attack and if Harbhajan get’s his head right, then a quality spinner as well. You don’t see this in any other team.

Ratingwise I think presently it goes Ind/S Af/Aus /SL and then the rest.. Can’t quibble with the first three, SL and beyond I don’t care because all are equally useless.

By: paddle

paddle — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:02:21 +0000

but don’t you agree that the rankings are two hoots bullshit?

By: paddle

paddle — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:00:14 +0000

apologies then…i presumed that it was the end 2008 you were talking about…

the bangladesh series was an oversight…

cheers…

and yeah, welcome to paddle sweep…

By: Tifosiguy

Tifosiguy — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:57:47 +0000

Say when exactly in the mid 2000′s were South Africa playing better cricket than Australia ????

I’m NOT referring to the series end of 2008-early 2009 when South Africa beat Aus in Aus and subsequently became #1. No quibble about that.

I was referring to a time , if memory bank serves me right, it was in 2003 that it happend. Funnily enough Australia had in the previous year beaten, not make that thrashed South Africa both in Australia and in South Africa. And yet you make the statement – South Africa were playing great cricket !!

Sorry mate, but your argument doesn’t hold water. From end of the 90′s till the end of 2008 – it was Australia that ruled the world.

So I reiterate my point – you can’t quibble with India being rated #1 now, when South Africa became #1 due to the same stupid rankings, when all knew that it should have been Australia.

If it was ok for South Africa to be ranked #1 then , it’s more than OK for India to be ranked #1 now !

Cheers