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Is the Indian domestic cricket strong enough? Are we producing cricketers who are capable of representing the Indian national team? What are the performances seen in the domestic cricket that one can take solace from?A list of the batting p...(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)

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)

The tour didn’t get ignored as much as I’d thought, actually - quite unlike Raina’s first captaincy stint in the tri-series with Zimbabwe and Bangladesh year. There was plenty of interest in the progress of India’s n...(more)

With the token T20I out of the way and the first ODI about to begin in a couple of hours, I will probably* do an extensive preview of what to expect from the one-day series that is being taken so seriously because it is very challenging and...(more)

MS Dhoni added another trophy today to his crowded cabinet - second one this year after the 50-over World Cup. Chennai Superkings are somewhat similar to how Australia were in the international cricket till late. The CSK team came prepared ...(more)

KKR, through their spinners as well as agile fielding displays, restricted Kings XI to a score that was not going to create any difficulties for their batsmen. Gambhir and Manoj Tiwary ensured that there will be no hiccups in the chase, tak...(more)

Manoj Tiwary played probably his best innings in IPL so far to take KKR to a total that was going to be challenging for Delhi. Despite the efforts of Virender Sehwag and James Hopes, Delhi failed to get past the bowling of Iqbal Abdulla.
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Rajasthan rested Rahul Dravid and Johan Botha (due to an toe injury), resulting in a weakened batting line-up. The Rajasthan bowlers, led by L Balaji and Iqbal Abdulla, ran through the batting to restrict them to a paltry 81. Gambhir and Ma...(more)

CSK defeated KKR in the first match of IPL4 by 2 runs.The captaincy of MS Dhoni came into the fore once again during the chase. His confidence on the spinners in his side (Ravichandran Ashwin and Suraj Randiv) was so much that he took on Yu...(more)

Kolkata Knight Riders have up on their entire team and almost have no one from their previous side. They would look at Gautam Gambhir to lead the side apart from a possibility of having Jacques Kallis do the same. There is Manoj Tiwary who ...(more)

No, they haven’t announced it yet, and I’m not sure when they’ll do it, but it’s likely to be soon (Jan 19 apparently), so here’s what I think it should (and might) be. Because there just aren’t enough op...(more)

The final Indian team for the 2011 World Cup will be picked by the selection committee on January 17. 15 players will be picked which means an equal 15 will have to be dropped from this list.The 30 probables selected were as follows:O...(more)

The Indian selectors announced the team for the ODI series on the sojourn to South Africa, after the test series has been completed.The squad is as follows:Openers - Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin TendulkarMiddle-order - Virat Kohl...(more)

India announced their 30-member squad for the World Cup today. I had come up with my expected list 4 months back.The squad named is as follows:Openers - Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rah...(more)

Sanjay Manjrekar called him "an opportunist" but he wouldnt mind it a bit.Gautam Gambhir, prior to the Bangalore ODI, had spoken of how the Baroda Bomber could do wonders if promoted up the order. Yusuf Pathan, in his true humble manner, de...(more)

India won the 3rd ODI match, wrapping up the series quickly and quite easily with a convincing all-round performance. Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, yet again, showed up with a masterclass for the Black Caps and took the Indians home in a ...(more)

Surprise selection!!!The Indian selectors named two squads yesterday - NewZealand ODIs in India and the South Africa test series overseas. Few surprises there but overall the team has familiar faces as the core. The squad for first two...(more)

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