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To dismiss players whose careers are on the line as being liars for speaking out is disrespectful. Vinod Rai-led CoA needs to first admit there exists a gap.
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The team of 2003-2004 was much better with world class batsmen. By the looks of the first T20 match that India played yesterday , the team management is defensive . Ravi Shastri used to talk a lot of aggressive things as a commentator but as a coach he is defensive . Not playing Chahal and giving rahul a chance to play at No 3 were defensive tactics . In any cricket match it is important to take wickets . Whenever India had won tournaments , it won by taking opposition wickets, not by restrictions them . Pandya is purely a restricting bowler not attacking , that too in Indian conditions . So I am afraid e neither this is the best Indian side to tour Australia nor it is aggressive enough to win the series
The team of 2003-2004 was much better with world class batsmen. By the looks of the first T20 match that India played yesterday , the team management is defensive . Ravi Shastri used to talk a lot of aggressive things as a commentator but as a coach he is defensive . Not playing Chahal and giving rahul a chance to play at No 3 were defensive tactics . In any cricket match it is important to take wickets . Whenever India had won tournaments , it won by taking opposition wickets, not by restrictions them . Pandya is purely a restricting bowler not attacking , that too in Indian conditions . So I am afraid e neither this is the best Indian side to tour Australia nor it is aggressive enough to win the series