Re: Is this the greatest cricket series ever?
this series is probably the closest and best series of the last 10 years. the reason is simple . the quality of cricket played was just outstanding.
a close second would be the ind- aus series of 2001. the reason being that aus was on a roll after winning about 30+ consecutive test matches and steve waughs side was being compared t the bradmans untouchables of the 50's. at that point of time the aussies arrived in india after beating both ind and pakistan in australia 3-0,3-0 respectively.
they won the first test in mumbai in 3 days flat. wasim akram was quick to give th verdict that it would be a 3-0 whitewash. after that in the second test india followed on and were 3or 4 wickets down in the second innings when Dravid and Laxman came to the crease and turned the whole match on its head.
in the next test(i think in chennai, not sure), matters had sort of evened out and the match looked poised for a tame draw when out of sun dropped harbajan sin and took a hat trick to set up an improbable win for the indians.
if we look over sentimental reasons i think y'all would agree that it was indeed a great series to watch.
as for the pakistan inda series of the recent few years...i wasnt too flattered cos the cricket quality wasnt really all that great. when india came to pakistan, the pakistanis played badly and lost. when pakistan went to india, the indians played badly and lost. so those two seires werent all that great for cricketing reasons per se. IMO, the political overtures of the two respective countries gave an added popularity to the series which otherwise was just about ok.