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The last week has not been pleasant for Australia. They lost Bengaluru Test by 75 runs after a fighting win at Pune, Steven Smith…
What a comeback from India to win the second Test by 75 runs and level the series 1-1. Australia started strong despite losing the…
What a start to the series. Nobody even in their wildest dreams would have predicted such a result, that has left all cricket lovers…
After a series of limited-overs tournaments, India has geared up for a series of Test matches, starting with the current West Indies tour. Under…
Since Ashish Nehra's surprising selection for the tour of Australia earlier this year, his line and length bowling has been accurate, picking up top-order…
Not too long ago, a visiting South African team won the Twenty20 series against India 2-0, and it started a debate whether India has…
An incredible turnaround at Galle! Sri Lanka came out of nowhere and won the Test by 63 runs, thanks to excellent counter-attacking innings by…
The 11th edition of Cricket World Cup is just seven days away and cricket fans across the globe will be eagerly waiting some action…
India may be back playing in their favourite format, but the match against England exposed a lot of issues India need to address immediately.…
The teams are now back in coloured clothes as the Cricket World Cup approaches. India enjoys playing in this format, and have been in…
With Australia at 4/221 before start of the third day in Brisbane, India appeared to have the upper hand. But Steve Smith looked strong…
When I started watching cricket as a kid, I came to know that whenever an umpire was asked a question for lbw, caught behind…
While India lost by a small margin in Adelaide in one of the most thrilling Test matches witnessed in recent times, there are a…
As Steven Smith has been named Australia's stand-in captain for the remaining Test series against India, with the selectors convinced that opting for young…
It has been blessing in disguise for Indian cricket fans. Since MS Dhoni was declared unfit for first Test versus Australia it was imminent…
Okay, so he had a tough debut. He didn't get any wickets in both the innings. All right, but that's Test cricket for you.…
India will begin a three-ODI, two-Test series in South Africa tomorrow. While India has performed well at home against West Indies and Australia in…
The West Indies v India series currently taking place in India is a made up series in order to give a memorable farewell in…
Current Indian batsmen (Murali Vijay, Pujara, Kohli, Rahane) are good players of spin and can tackle Lyon. There were few bad decisions that went Lyon’s way, otherwise it would have been different result. That said, I won’t take away Lyon’s performance to build up pressure and take wickets. He bowled really well.
To win, India must survive Lyon's den
That seems to me best way to move forward. Enough has been said, written over Clarke’s health issues and there should be an end to this debate. Its never a good sign if your skipper is struggling. He should step aside for this entire series, go back and sort out hamstring and back problem, play some domestic matches to assure fitness and come prepared for tri-series. That would be a good practice ahead of the world cup and he’ll be an important player for Aussie in WC, although Bailey is always a good substitute to replace him if he’s not fully fit before WC.
Should Michael Clarke handover the Test captaincy?
Good point. He struggled against Anderson in recent series, but am sure he will come good against them next time.
Kohli's positive attitude a step forward for Indian cricket
Totally agree with you. That’s best way going foward !
Kohli's positive attitude a step forward for Indian cricket
Hi Ryan, I am also of same opinion. Although, it is too early to judge Kohli on the basis of only one test match and Smith’s credentials since last 18 months or so, the time is now to give both of them a long rope and make them permanent skippers. Dhoni clearly is not a master tactician when it comes to test matches, Kohli has shown glimpse of how a test match should be approached and go for win. There’s no point if you play hard for 4 days and then settle for draw if you think and sense a win can be achieved. This is where Kohli would be most suitable and appropriate. Smith seems to me a natural leader and plays aggressively when situation demands and can accelerate the innings well. But my concern is BCCI and Indian team management / selectors are not known to take such drastic steps on the basis of one test match. Hopefully good sense prevails and Dhoni himself steps aside to let Kohli lead and play purely as a wicket-keeper batsman.
Kohli, Smith - not Dhoni and Haddin - the right captains for their country