Can England-India replace the Ashes?
Is it time for England-India encounters to surpass the Ashes in importance
Dustin Silgardo
25-Feb-2013
Is it time for England-India encounters to surpass the Ashes in importance? Should England sports fans care more about how their side do against Tendulkar, Zaheer and Harbhajan than Clarke, Hilfenhaus and Doherty? On Firstpost.com, Oliver Brett ponders the question of whether the shift in the balance of power in world cricket means the upcoming Tests between England and India will be the start of a new premier rivalry.
Even in the 1990s, when England were perennially rubbish, the excitement surrounding the Ashes continued to linger. Thus, one has to respect its position in the agenda of global cricket. However, there is no better time to explode the myth that the Ashes are the ultimate prize for English cricketers than right here and right now. It all starts with the most magical coming together of statistics, an eclipse-like moment in which the 2,000th Test is also the 100th between England and India.
Dustin Silgardo is a former sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo