Latest posts about Suresh Raina
Showing page #1. Displaying items 1 through to 20 of 309...

In the run up to the World Cup and in the immediate aftermath of the victory, I was chuffed about India’s bench strength. India seemed to be able to win matches despite some of their best players not playing games. They seemed to be a...(more)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has always talked about expectations. How his team is expected to win every time. He uses this to indicate the kind of pressure his team is always under. On the surface it makes me scratch my head trying to understand ...(more)


So, it’s over. The series, the #1 ranking, and the bubble of unquestionable success that enveloped India after the World Cup win.
It’s just one bad series, India may just continue to win from this point, but this still happene...(more)

It would be the understatement of understatements to say that the series has been full of action so far, but that doesn’t stop anyone from saying it either way.
Such competitive pitches... it could have been so much more than the on...(more)

Did the missing tooth do him in?
Hey Yusuf,You, me and cricket are doing some strange things together – when I didn’t want you in the team, you were always there. Now when I want you in, you’re out, baby.I could always tell when you...(more)

Following up on the earlier post, I decided to look up the number of players blooded by India in the last four years who can potentially step up to the test arena (numbers looked up are from 2007 Jan)Shikhar Dhawan is the only other opener ...(more)



No point in writing any more posts about the on-going test series between India and England. Hence, decided to see how the Indian players can encourage themselves to come back in the last test at Oval - eleven different meansSehwag should n...(more)


Raina finds himself in the playing eleven of The Oval test. After the day’s play is rained off, the Indian cricket fans make a citizen’s arrest, following which our suspect is produced in a corner shop court.Raina makes a dramatic entry...(more)

Just when you thought it was all but over, medical science could extend a few flagging careers in the Indian cricket team. Even though this will mean missing out on another West Indies’ series, the players will be available for the Champi...(more)

Post the England tour, the FTP looks like this5 ODIs vs England at home3 Tests 5 ODIs versus West Indies at home.4 Tests and 8-11 ODIs versus Australia away3 Tests and 5 ODIs versus Pakistan at home.3 Tests versus Sri lanka away.3 Tests ver...(more)

dhoni, the captain, has every trophy in his cupboard that can make any captain envious...in one day cricket he is undisputed king and one of the most valuable batsman...but when it comes to tests... the doubts start to creep in... with his ...(more)

There has been a lot of hand wringing about India’s status as the number one test team. India’s poor (euphemism alert) performance in England has generated a great deal of commentary. The general refrain is as follows; Indian pl...(more)

The heading isn’t misleading. I actually do believe India has a chance. Both England and India are missing some first choice players. In India’s case, it’s Zaheer and Harbhajan, whereas in England’s case it’s T...(more)

Dear Short Ball,
I would be most grateful if you would come round later on. I will pull out all the stops for you. You can sit in my armchair. I will bring you drinks. I even have some of your favourite cake.
Don’t worry about replyin...(more)
post info
share
comment
Mentions:
Suresh Raina

The 100th test match between India and England went the way of the hosts in a match that, though affected by rain, was played in bright sunlight most of the days. Though one can point their fingers towards the bowling, the famed batting of ...(more)
Showing page #1. Displaying items 1 through to 20 of 309...


