The game we all love, however
Before you proceed with Kohli Rahul and Ashwin must be banned, read the previous blogs related to the South African tour here and here. Utter nonsense If the series humiliation wasn’t enough, certain Indian players were involved in an outrageous and most stupid behaviour on the field. For long I have written that Kohli’s on-field …
Before you proceed to read trust in senior citizens, read part one here. Trust in over the hill senior citizens Rahane and Pujara. I have said and written enough about these over the hill, past their sell by date players. They have again proved what a waste of space. They hardly had a clue where …
India deserve to lose the series. There is no doubt about that. They did not prepare well, they were complacent, stubborn and above all, the BCCI did not really care. They were poorly led and in this, the management team that comprises of Dravid cannot escape the blame. India were humiliated by a team who …
Kohli likes to play with 5 bowlers. We know that pretty well. Infact, he is obsessed with the 5 bowlers, 5 batters and a keeper theory. It is something that has brought quite a few successes for Kohli and the team. At the sametime, it is this inflexible approach that also proves detrimental to the …
In the end, it proved to be a comprehensive victory for the visitors. This was not entire unexpected. South Africa are not the same force they once were during the early part of this millennium. It is not easy to replace players of the quality of Smith, Amla, Kallis, de Villiers, Steyn & Morkel. India …
India surrendered their own fortress away from India. Yes, Johannesburg is Indian fortress in South Africa. India have never lost a test on that ground ever since South Africa were readmitted in 1991. It is hard to believe but it is true. The uneven bounce seems to have suited India quite nicely over the years. …
Yes, will India create history in South Africa this time? The previous series between India and South Africa started off in a dramatic fashion. On a seaming pitch, South Africa were reduced to 12 for 3 in the space of just 6 overs. It was B Kumar who was behind that extraordinary start for the …
Over the last few days, the war of words between the BCCI president Saurav Ganguly and the Indian test captain, Virat Kohli have really intensified. The problem is that they are fighting in the media rather than in a meeting. Both are equally combative and one will not withdraw himself in favour of the other. …
The Indian tour of South Africa will commence in about 10 days and already both the teams have been dealt huge blows. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not be available for tests and ODIs respectively whereas for South Africa, Quinton de Kock is likely to miss a couple of tests. This is something that …
Good news is that the South African series will be underway in about a couple of weeks from now. The Indian team for South Africa was announced a few days ago and it does not really contain any surprise. However, they have managed to shock the entire nation by changing the white ball captain. The …