Mr. Eclipse, no doubting they are in the top team in the world today, but i wouldnt put them in the GOAT bracket.
I know u ve given a lot of numbers, but can u see how many of those are played home vs away. It was very convenient playing a West Indies side and a Sri Lankan side away at their worst ever period.
Also sometimes worthwhile evaluating the type of players, strength of team in the era. Australia under Waugh/Ponting were a dominant team in an era where most teams were strong with world class players. Just consider SL for instance who had the likes of Murali, Vaas, Mahela, Sanath, Sanga vs the players they have now.
Lot of anti Hathurusingha fans always say he came into the Bangladeshi team at the right time, right place. India's rise in cricket could be comparable with that theory.
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