With the Asia Cup 2018 just around the corner, the stakes are high for all the teams. Pakistan, in particular, will enter the tournament as one of the favourites for the prestigious title. Having last won the title in 2014 in Bangladesh under the
On paper, they’re second only to world number one, England, as an ODI powerhouse. Nevertheless, the Rohit Sharma-led team India will be cautious about its campaign for the upcoming Asia Cup 2018. After having been on a dream run in the format
Three Tests in South Africa. Now four in England. More than actual testing Test match tours, the visits to the mentioned places have been mere sightseeing tours for the world’s third ranked bowler, Ravindra Jadeja. After facing yet another overseas Test series
4,888 miles away from home of Gloucester, in walked a shy looking 21-year-old to have an affair with numbers. By his baby face features, he hardly seemed to be a day over eighteen. But from the front what mattered the most was
The way India’s Cheteshwar Pujara batted in the first go at Southampton, it surely put a lot of questions to sleep about his zeal as a top-class batsman. Against a decent England attack, the India number three put on a show of absolute
Steady. Reliant. Calm. Gentle. Patient. Monk. These adjectives have often been used for India’s heavily experienced opener Murali Vijay, who made his Test debut a decade ago. Well, if you are a decade old in the Test circuit, expectations from you are
Let’s address the Elephant in the room right away. Cheteshwar Pujara may not be close to the elegance of Rahul Dravid, but the gritty right-hander has one common aspect with his role model. Very much like Rahul Dravid, Pujara has the stomach
Watching India bat at Edgbaston was a somewhat coy affair, as barring the exception of Virat Kohli, none of the batsmen offered a fight. Well, individuals, who can now be termed as heavily experienced, were guilty of not pricing their wicket and
Not many visiting teams have the ability to bounce back from a really painful and narrow defeat to stage a miraculous comeback. This Indian team, however, is exceptional in many ways and can stage an audacious comeback against England at Lord’s. So far,
Just when it seemed that India would get off to winning ways in the Test series against England, disaster struck, as the visitors began day four of the Edgbaston Test on a somber note. Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik got dismissed right in the