Shikhar Dhawan’s innings at Mohali is a great lesson for youngster waiting in the wings
It was very heartening to see Shikhar Dhawan score a magnificent hundred on Test debut with near-perfect shot selection, decisive footwork and strokes...
Balvinder Singh Sandhu
(Balvinder Singh Sandhu played eight Tests and 22 ODIs. A crafty bowler who moved the ball both way, he was one of the heroes of the 1983 World Cup triumph. His delivery that bowled Gordon Greenidge, shouldering arms, in the epic final is etched in every Indian’s memory. He was an useful later-order batsman who scored 71, batting at No 9, on Test debut against Imran Khan, Sarfraz Nawaz, Abdul Qadir and Iqbal Qasim, and in his fourth Test 68 against Michael Holding, Andy Roberts Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshall. After retirement, he became one of the finest coaches in the country and now imparts his knowledge through his site http://www.balvindersinghsandhu.com/ )
Mentally-fatigued Dhoni needs to be unburdened; selectors should divide his captaincy workload
Swords maybe out and heads could roll as Indian cricket’s decline and fall is complete with a rare home series defeat.
BCCI needs to give a rap on the knuckles on those not falling in line
Indian cricket has had a precipitous fall; it has lost on the seaming pitches in England, bouncing tracks in Australia and now turning tracks at...
What Sachin Tendulkar needs to do to shut up his trenchant critics
The Mumbai Test showed that when a team is highly motivated, determined and focused on the job at hand, crisis can be turned into opportunity. It’s...
English batsmen must watch videos of Cook, Pujara & Prior to learn how to tackle spin in Indian conditions
Unlike his team-mates, Alastair Cook looked relaxed - mentally and physically - during the Ahmedabad Test. His anxiety level was well in control,...
Huge pressure on Duncan Fletcher and Team India; it could be a make-or-break series for many
It's not easy to fill in the crater created by the retirements of two greats, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman. But it's extremely important...
What Harbhajan Singh needs to do to get back his lost magic
Captain MS Dhoni is making the right noises. He said that there is hardly any off-spinner who could hit the rib cage area of the batsmen.
Selectors should have kept in mind lessons Sachin Tendulkar gave to the Aussies in 1998 while picking the teams ahead...
Sandeep Patil, chairman of the newly-appointed selection committee, came up with a tactical move that surprised many. He picked four seamers Irfan...
