MS Dhoni with 2011 World Cup (Courtesy Yahoo Cricket)Dean Jones had commented that MS Dhoni must have been dreaming if he thought that he could win the World Cup with this team. MSD not only dreamt the World Cup win but also planned very well to execute his dream at Mumbai. April 2nd will now appear in the same league as June 25th (in 1983).The country has not stopped celebrating two days after th...
The Indians have still not played their last day in the Caribbean at the time of writing this post. They start their tour in UK on the 15th with a tour match - 5 days to move across multiple time-zones and much tougher opposition. The Indian team composition will also differ (6 changes from the one that is playing West Indies).Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir will be the prominent reinforcements t...
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 happened. Their best performances with the bat all series came in the final two innings, but were still nowhere near enough what was needed to even save the game.
The...
Image via WikipediaIndia starts off a new series against Sri Lanka, trying to gain points and retain their No.1 ranking.The team contains the veterans - Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar - in the middle order. I am not trying to mention anything about phasing them out of the team here. This post is about identifying who can replace them in the next 1-2 years. From the current prospects wh...
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