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As skipper, Azam will thus have to ensure that his batting does not slip with the additional responsibility of leadership. He will have to find a way to balance both as Azam is without doubt Pakistan’s best batsman of the current era. In the light of Ian Chappell advocating the inclusion of Hardik Pandya in the Indian team to tour Australia later this year it is pertinent to ask the question – is he an automatic choice for the Test squad? The answer has to be in the negative for however good he is in limited-overs cricket Pandya has yet to prove his credentials in the traditional format. Enjoy the action-packed edition of Cricket Today…

CAN BABAR AZAM TASTE SUCCESS AS PAKISTAN'S LIMITED-OVERS CAPTAIN?

Babar Azam was recently confirmed as the new Pakistan skipper for the limited-overs cricket. The 25-year-old has been rewarded for his marvelous run with the bat...

3 mins

Ben Stokes – Man In The News For More Reasons Than One

Last year was clearly his annus mirabilis but over the years Stokes has produced eye rubbing and mind-boggling feats across the formats. He is one of the best all-rounders...

2 mins

BOYCOTTING GEOFFREY BOYCOTT AND THE COMMENTATORS ARGUMENT

Boycott is reported to have stated that only those who played Test cricket – mindful to remind that those referred to men – had the right to occupy the seat...

2 mins

Will Lara's 501 not out remain unsurpassed?

That cricket is a batsman’s game is well known and another cliché associated with sport is that records are meant to be broken. But it is safe to say that some records will never be broken their longevity standing as testimony to this...

2 mins

SHOULD PANDYA BE AN AUTOMATIC CHOICE IN THE TEST SQUAD?

On the face of it, the figures mark Pandya out as an allrounder for he averages 31 with the bat and 31 with the ball with one hundred and one five-wicket haul...

2 mins

THE PROBLEM WITH A CORONAVIRUS SUBSTITUTE

Merely substituting the player might not be the solution even if the precautionary measure is taken to test the player and eventually find a replacement from within the ranks so that the game might not be affected. But if indeed the player is coronavirus positive, then it becomes a matter of the question...

3 mins

UP, CLOSE & PERSONAL

"I AM FOND OF SPHAGETTI" - MOHAMMAD AZHARUDDIN

1 min

TRAVEL & LEISURE

I LIKE THE GREENERY AND MOUNTAINS OF SWITZERLAND — AJINKYA RAHANE

1 min

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