He is not the player with the highest number of caps like Sachin Tendulkar. He does not score runs at the rate that suits T20 more than test matches, a la Virender Sehwag. He is not called India’s Wall nor has he gained recognition as the best player on the off-side like Sourav Ganguly. But, the fifth jewel in India’s Formidable Five top-order batsmen has not gained recognition like th...
Harsha Bhogle’s article today talks about how India have ignored Rahul Dravid’s landmark of reaching 12,000 runs. This is true to a large extent because of Sachin Tendulkar’s 50th century and the media hype surrounding the accomplishment.Rahul Dravid epitomizes how a player (or a human being) can withstand Peer Pressure in his career as an Indian middle-order batsmen. His entry ...
After my previous post of the Top-30 players for the Indian team (World Cup), I received an email from hemnath janakiraman on his teams for all the 3 versions - tests, ODIs and T20. I have represented the same below in a tabular fashion.PlayersTest TeamODI teamT20 teamVirender SehwagYesYesYesGautam GambhirYesYesYesYusuf PathanYesYesYesSachin TendulkarYesYesVVS LaxmanYesSuresh RainaYesYesYesMS Dhon...
It’s time for cricket’s greatest rivals (until the Ashes) to face off once again.
Many of the world’s best cricketers will take the field opposite each other in a battle that goes beyond rankings (India’s # 1 though).
Expect swearing, tantrums, hissy fits, cheerful jousting, and delightfully synchronized dance-swimming.
But enough about the Aussies.
Some great cricket i...
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