Why BCCI Should Apply The Perform Or Perish Mantra For Virat Kohli

The rut with Kohli has been going on for too long, and in between, there was this saga of him being removed as captain, besides his wish to step aside as the Test team skipper. However, this has also brought no luck as runs and match-winning knocks continue to evade the 33-year old...

Why So Much Rest For Kohli-Rohit? What Exactly Are Selectors Thinking?

Let’s look at Virat first. Even before quitting the leadership under controversial circumstances, he was getting enough breaks, if not for a series but at least for some matches during a series. The 33-year-old was rested for the first...

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7 WEAK LINKS FOR TEAM INDIA IN TESTS

With his last century coming across formats in 2019 November, Virat Kohli has become a pale shadow of himself. He has failed to live up to expectations for a long period now. Since his 2019 century versus Bangladesh...

SURYAKUMAR YADAV: LATE BLOOMER MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME

He came up with an incredible century in the third T20I of the series against England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Although India went down in the contest, the 31-year-old’s sublime batting display stood out. He faced only 55 balls and slammed 14 fours and six sixes...

BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR - THE SWING KING IS BACK

The 32-year-old was deservedly named Player of the Series following India’s win in the T20Is. While the numbers are exceptional in itself, they don’t tell how significant the performance was for the pacer and Indian cricket overall, keeping the upcoming T20 World Cup in mind...

England Vs India, T20Is: Key Records That Can Be Scripted

Buttler can be a menace for India, being in solid form. He is the second-highest scorer for England in T20Is. The Englishman has scored 373 T20I runs versus India and can become the...

Top 7 ODI Cricketers Of The Last Five Years

In 77 matches starting January 1, 2017, he has hammered 4152 runs at an average of 61.97 and a strike rate of 95.42 with as many as 19 hundreds and 15 fifties. His finest moment obviously was the 2019 World Cup...

What Makes Rishabh Pant Such A Dangerous Test Batter?

Just like Virender Sehwag, another batter in the same mode, Pant too seems more at home in the traditional format of the game, which is a rather fascinating case study in itself...

How Long Can India Carry On With A Non-Performing Virat Kohli?

He played a nothing shot, dangling his bat outside off the stump and trying to withdraw it at the last moment, only managing to guide the ball back on to the stumps. Then, even in the second innings, he failed to get going...

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Top 7 Test Cricketers Of The Last Five Years

Ben Stokes has been terrific for the team with both bat and ball. He has deservedly been handed over the captaincy of the Test team following the stepping down of Joe Root. Stokes has proved to be the premier allrounder in Test cricket of the last half-decade.

Top 7 T201 Cricketers Of The Last Five Years

Babar Azam has been the leading run-getter in T201 cricket in the last five years. Starting January 1, 2017, he has smashed 2570 runs in 70 matches at an average o 44.31 and a strike rate of 129.47 with one hundred and 25 fifties...

Decoding Rishabh Pant's T20 Struggles

Despite having all the strokes in the book to succeed in the T20 format, he had an abysmal IPL 2022 campaign for the Delhi Capitals (DC) and an even poorer run in the home series against South Africa, for which he was the stand-in captain...

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Virat Kohli's case also falls in the bizarre category. He has been suffering from poor form for two seasons now. There were calls for him to be rested during the IPL. Even former India head coach Ravi Shastri felt so. However...

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Is Babar Azam The Most Complete Limited-Overs Batter?

Having played a total of 15 matches, he has amassed 1,083 runs at a prolific average of 83.30. He has gone on to hammer six hundreds and four fifties. Babar has managed to smash the most fours as well (114)...

Why Ben Stokes-Led England Will Be A Greater Threat To India In Rescheduled Test

On expected lines, seasoned all-rounder Ben Stokes has taken over from Root as the Test captain. And although it is too early to judge his leadership, he has made a statement of intent in the first two Tests against New Zealand...

England Vs India, Rescheduled Test: Key Player Battles

They already took a 2-0 lead versus New Zealand in the ongoing three-match series. So India will face a different England team altogether. For India, they lost the last Test series away from home to South Africa...

Is Babar Azam A Better Odi Batter Than Sachin Tendulkar And Virat Kohli?

Azam needed only 13 innings as captain to reach the figure and break the record. Sachin Tendulkar and Kohli are widely hailed as the two greatest batters in ODIs. But is Azam better at this stage of his career...

Vihari Or Pujara - Who Should Be India's No.3 In England?

There is another angle to the Vihari story, though. The 28-year-old is a resilient character and has produced quite a number of crucial knocks in a stop-start career...

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