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Gautham Gambhir has been appointed as the new Indian coach. He took over from Rahul Dravid after his tenure came to an end after the T20 World Cup. That Gambhir will take over from Dravid was a done deal long before it was officially announced. It seemed like no one was even considered for the …
I am an ardent fan of Saurav Ganguly. The man who transformed Indian cricket and the way the players approach every game, especially on foreign shores. He instilled the much needed confidence in every player. His shenanigans of making Steve Waugh wait for the toss during the famous 2001 series was legendary. The entire Indian …
There is no doubt that Bumrah played a stellar role in the T20 World Cup win. He bowled 2 of the last 5 overs and gave away just 4 and 2 runs to go with the wicket of Marco Jansen. Incredible performance by any standard. More so, when it comes to the final of the …
Well, it was much expected. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jadeja were expected to retire from T20 at the end of the World Cup. It didn’t come out of the blue. The writing was on the wall ever since the last T20 World Cup in which India were unceremoniously dumped by England. Suddenly, both Rohit …
The tenure of Rahul Dravid if it weren’t for the last 8 months, Dravid’s tenure as the coach of the Indian team would have been dismal. It will not be an understatement to state that the last 8 months, saved Dravid’s legacy as a coach. For that, he will have to thank Rohit Sharma as …
The celebration of the coach Rahul Dravid said it all. Exactly 17 years ago, with Dravid as the captain of the Indian team, India was sent packing in the first round itself which included a loss to a weak Bangladesh team. The entire world saw tears flowing from the eyes of the captain. It was …
The current Indian team, playing in the T20 World Cup in America and the West Indies, has some players who are in their last leg as far as T20 is concerned. I for one, do not see any scope for them beyond this World Cup. Leave alone beyond the World Cup, I would not have …
The whole nation, heaved a sigh of relief when we saw Rishabh Pant walking into the ground to play his first competitive game in more than a year. Pant is a precious commodity for Indian cricket. The innings that eluded the likes of Tendulkar almost till his retirement, the likes of Kohli that is still …
Mumbai Indians were rocked even before the tournament started. Hardik Pandya was purchased from Gujarat Titans for an undisclosed sum. We can assume that it was an exorbitant one. No one at that time would have anticipated what was about to happen. At first, everyone would have thought that this was done merely to ensure …
It has been 16 seasons since Rajasthan Royals won an IPL trophy. Shane Warne was the catalyst behind the first win in the inaugural edition. Thereafter, for one reason or another, Rajasthan was never really a title contender. Occasional brilliance was tapered by a lot of below-par performances. They never had star players apart from …