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Rohit Sharma, the new Indian captain, has his task cut-out. There are quite a few things that he must take care of that will perhaps define his captaincy. I feel that these are Rohit’s immediate tasks on hand. I will begin with tests and then will move onto white ball cricket in a different blog. …
Wriddhiman Saha, the Indian wicket keeper is in the news. He was dropped from the Indian team for the Sri Lankan series. Saha is 37 years old with not much of cricket left in him. Rahul Dravid, the Indian coach and Chetan Sharma, the chief selector have asked him to retire. However, the mild mannered …
The Indian team for the two tests series against Sri Lanka has been announced. As expected, there are some changes which were inevitable. However, the good news, the one that every Indian fan have been wanting to hear, is finally realised. Pujara and Rahane are dropped from the team. Finally. It is inevitable. On the …
I would like to pen a sincere and honest appeal to BCCI. The Board of Control for Cricket in India. This appeal is regarding much needed rest for the Indian players. They have been on the road for more than 2 years inside the so-called bubble and on the road for more than 13 years …
Ajinkya Rahane, the man who is hanging by a small thread of hope to continue in the Indian team, has come up with some startling accusations against his team members and support staff. He has also claimed that he has performed enough and that he has got lot of cricket left in him. At the …
Saurav Ganguly is rightly remembered as the finest Indian captain over the last 35 years. He helped build the team and instill the much needed courage. He ensured that winning outside of home is top priority and that he wanted India to be judged fairly because of their performance. However, the same cannot be said …
The schedule for the Indian team throughout 2022 was released. India is set to play 11 tests, 26 ODIs and 20 T20s. This does not take into account the T20 World Cup and the Asia Cup. All of them put together will increase T20s to around 30 games for the whole year. A closer look …
Were there any silver lining from the SA tour? This is the question I have been pondering for awhile now. After thinking long and hard, I finally found one. It is rather an important one. Rahul as captain. Yes, this is the silver lining from an otherwise disastrous tour. It is now clear the Rahul …
The Indian team that will take on West Indies in 6 games was announced. Rohit Sharma, the designated captain will take over from the beleaguered Rahul. The series consists of 3 T20s and 3 ODIs. The team consists of as many as 3 leg-spinners. Kuldeep Yadav is back and Ravi Bishnoi has been selected for …
What will Kohli’s legacy as captain be? Kohli had been the Indian captain for more than 5 years. Ever since he took over from Dhoni on that ill-fated tour of Australia in 2014, he has always shown an inclination to do things that are out of normal. He understood the effectiveness of a leg-spinner in …