Here comes India’s first competitive match of the tournament, and it’s against a team that was saying a lot of things before they got whipped by Australia. England still doesn’t know what its strongest side is, and what their order should be, and maybe that’s preventing them from being as good as they’re capable of being. The Castrol Index doesn’t rate England&#...
India’s innings against England was the script that I hoped for barring the flurry in the end. Sending Yuvraj ahead of Kohli at the 29 over stage was a perfect move. Yuvraj is a cleaner hitter and with the impending power play, Dhoni and the leadership team rightfully gave Yuvraj the chance to come good. Plus, the left hander bit. Yuvraj will get better as the tournament progresses.Sehwag an...
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...
By this time tomorrow, the first Test will be afoot at Lord’s. If you’ve fallen into the hype-moat surrounding this series (who hasn’t, really, except for one or two continents), then surely you must believe that this will be the best, most competitive Test series since the legendary West Indies v India saga of 2011.
There’s every reason to lock yourself up with a TV, lapt...
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