Wednesday, 12 March 2008

Great Cricketing Rivalry

Which is cricket’s great rivalry at the moment? Is it Australia v/s England or India v/s Pakistan? This debate has been settled – its neither – to my mind the best cricketing rivalry at the moment is India vs Australia. For sheer intensity of the game, passion exhibited on the field, quality of cricket displayed on field and most important evenly matched competitiveness, there is no other rivalry to match these two great cricketing nations.

India has arrived and is here to stay. They are challenging Australians and even winning. Should they maintain their consistency, it bodes well for the rivalry.

England for their focus on Ashes has more often than not been trampled by Aussie aggression. Indo-Pak matches have become so common and at times so one sided that even the passion and intensity levels have come down.

So watch out for the great rivalry being played out – India v/s Australia.

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