The all time best teenage Test XI
When 16-year-old tearaway quick bowler Naseem Shah made his debut for Pakistan against Australia in Brisbane last week, he became the ninth youngest debutant…
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When 16-year-old tearaway quick bowler Naseem Shah made his debut for Pakistan against Australia in Brisbane last week, he became the ninth youngest debutant…
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Yes, I agree that Kane was lucky. Hence many say that to award golden boot award penalty should not be included
Harry Kane and the curse of the Golden Boot
Yes it is awarded to the player who scores the most goals. Thanks for the subtle correction which improves the communication
Harry Kane and the curse of the Golden Boot
Unfortunately there is a widespread debate that it is a weak era, hence i wrote such a detailed article. I am happy the editors published it without any cut, as i felt that each and every point is pertinent to demolish the notion
Roger Federer and the weak era myth
Unfortunately there is a widespread debate that it is a weak era, hence i wrote such a detailed article. I am happy the editors published it without any cut, as i felt that each and every point is pertinent to demolish the notion
Roger Federer and the weak era myth
Yes bazza. indeed the fed is a legend. Thats the essence of the article . that they were also not great players as he did not allow them that leeway. Hewitt by dint of his massive hard work could have achieved so more but for the fact that Fererer was at his peak and stopped Hewitt from winning quite a bit more
Roger Federer and the weak era myth
Hahaha. Well said BigJ. I in fact had seriously thought that the editors will not allow it to be published as it is too long. But honestly despite several self -editing attempts i could not make it shorter. Glad u liked it though, thanks for the appreciation
Roger Federer and the weak era myth
Right Brian. I feel DelPo may pose a threat at US Open. for French Open it seems to be Rafa all the way, while Wimbledon will see Federer as the strongest contendor
Emperor Rafa, 401 and counting
Absolutely correct. very good summary. and yes, an in form player can do the double. Looks like Delpo or zverev at the moment.
lets see
Winning tennis' Sunshine Double
Yes Clipper. Coincidentally i have submitted an article on Laureus Awards. Amazing that he won it 10 years after winning it last time, and that too when competitors like ronaldo, hamilton, rafa and mo farah were there
Roger Federer: old is gold
yes DavSA it is very important as to what the SA think tank will come up with and how they approach the series.
I am looking forward to the series. It will be great Test cricket
Australia-South Africa Test series preview
Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan (vc), KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Vijay Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammad Siraj, Rishabh Pant (wk)….India Squad for T20 Tri-nation Trophy….
So, good balanced team. Some superstars there. Some new faces. and some superstars and overworked regulars like virat, dhoni, Bhuvaneswar Kumar and Bumraah rested . while dhoni not overworked his resting and selection of pant a look into the future
Dear BCCI, please convert a needless tour into an opportunity
Yes that too was a most meaningless series as well
Dear BCCI, please convert a needless tour into an opportunity
I agree. I think from the Unmukt Chand led team hardly anyone has gone on to play for the senior team. except Sandeep Sharma who did not do well either
Dear BCCI, please convert a needless tour into an opportunity
Excellent points indeed. A golden chance was lost. The longish home series vs Sri Lanka was not required at all and rather the team should have visited South Africa two weeks earlier
Dear BCCI, please convert a needless tour into an opportunity
Exactly . You have hit the nail on the head. However very soon fans will lose interest in the game if its not administered properly
Dear BCCI, please convert a needless tour into an opportunity
why only a 3 nation T20 series between India and Bangladesh only with the Sri Lankans. Also it is not 3 T20 games but 5. 70th anniversary i doubt is a major celebration anyways . 75th is.
Dear BCCI, please convert a needless tour into an opportunity
Yes. Interestingly Kohli in his 35 Tests has never repeated the test 11 even once,. however he seems to prefer the same players in ODI Match after match. This could be an issue if suddenly at SF or Final of world cup a new player has to be played who has not had much match practice earlier
Still, India has taken an early step towards the claim of one of the favorites. so is england. the odi series between them this year will be interesting
India-South Africa ODI series: A SWOT analysis
Excellent input that, the one about some low scoring ODI’s due to slowness of wickets. thanks
India-South Africa ODI series: A SWOT analysis
Yes 80 plus on a consistent basis is fine with me as well. 100 plus once in a while would be great. Over 25-40 is indeed a concern as well
India-South Africa ODI series: A SWOT analysis
Thanks and Well said Rats. Middle order batting is going to hurt the team if they dont look at the aspect
As regards slip catching, i dont think India fileds the same players in the slips always which is very imp. i attended Mike Brearley book release and he said thats an integral part of captaincy as well, accumulation of small things, such as having the same slip fielders next to each other so that they get comfortable with each other.
It is a goot pace attack but slip catchin is very imp and urgent attention indeed is required.
India-South Africa ODI series: A SWOT analysis
Tremendous inputs friends. Thanks a lot. Will update
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