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Shubman Gill steps out of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli's shadow: Afghanistan outing marks the arrival of a leader

India, June 14 -- Shubman Gill is slowly understanding that to garner respect among teammates as a captain, he has to become a reliable batter first. He has to score big runs consistently and consiste... Read More


Morocco disaster is a wake-up call for Brazil: Without Neymar, the Selecao look hopeless

India, June 14 -- For a reason, it's called a game of two halves. Brazil could be forgiven for having a bad first half, but not for the second, because that will be the typical ostrich behaviour, whi... Read More


It's ok, not the end of the world: India A defeat by Afghanistan A doesn't warrant criticism of any kind

India, June 12 -- If, as an Indian fan, you are offended and hurt after India A's defeat by Afghanistan A in the ODI tri-series in Sri Lanka, it's understandable. But there is no reason to read too mu... Read More


Ajit Agarkar's enigma grows after SKY fall: Gutsy, fair, long-term planner and quick to fix whenever he got it wrong

India, June 7 -- India chief selector Ajit Agarkar doesn't take much time to fix his errors, and he is gutsy for sure. One has to say that. Next month, he is going to complete three years in the role... Read More


Mr 360 Suryakumar Yadav, a victim of complacency or just poor batting?

India, June 6 -- Suryakumar Yadav has been removed as the T20I captain of the Indian team almost three months after he led the Men In Blue to the T20 World Cup triumph. Shortly after the win at the N... Read More


Despite Gautam Gambhir's assurances, Sai Sudharsan under tremendous pressure to deliver against Afghanistan

India, June 5 -- India head coach Gautam Gambhir has supported Sai Sudharsan ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, but will he live up to expectations? Until a few days ago, he was playing i... Read More


Out-of-luck Rishabh Pant racing against time: Will he live to fight another day after a series of failures?

India, June 5 -- There was a time when Rishabh Pant was an all-format international player, but in less than two years, he has become a one-format player, and if things continue to go badly for him, h... Read More


Virat Kohli is a trophy hunter behind the scenes, something he could not do earlier as RCB and India leader

India, June 1 -- In their first 16 years in the Indian Premier League, there was no success for Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He was made captain in 2013 and was at the helm for nine ye... Read More


Egoless, circumspect, quick-learning Vaibhav Sooryavanshi shows the world he is more than ready for internationals

India, May 30 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored the slowest fifty of his IPL career on Friday night (off 31 balls), but it was his best innings on so many counts. Everyone, including Sooryavanshi, knew ... Read More


Has Shubman Gill done enough to earn a T20I recall ahead of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi?

India, May 30 -- Will Shubman Gill be part of India's T20 teams for Ireland and England tours in June-July? Gill's Gujarat Titans did quite the unthinkable on Friday night when they stunned overwhelm... Read More