Apart from Ojha, all other players selected for the South African tour have retained their spots.
An intriguing end to the 1st Test at Wanderers brought the best out of the internet.
If India can learn a few things from their poor show in the ODIs, they might have a better Test series
Indian squad for the tour of South Africa has been announced, and once again, Sandeep Patil and Co. have made some brave calls. In the last two away Test series, India lost 8-0 and the upcoming tour of South Africa will be a litmus test for the young Indian team.
A group of rickshaw-pullers had parked their rickshaws outside a park, and they were playing cricket. There were a couple of new cricket bats and some rubber balls. Honestly, it was the most innocent cricket set-up, I have ever seen. Big bricks, because they didn't have stumps, fake Adidas bats, tri-color rubber balls and every batsman was referred to as "Sachin".
The ongoing One-Day International (ODI) series between India and Australia has turned out to be a run-fest, and from flat pitches to new fielding rules; almost everything is loaded in the favour of the batsmen. Suddenly, scoring or chasing 300-plus scores has become a joke, and honestly, one must feel for the hapless bowlers
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly believes that Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan should be picked for Test team ahead of the upcoming South Africa tour.
Once again, Indian bowling, particularly fast bowling, is in absolute shambles. In last three One-Day Internationals (ODIs), the Indian bowler have conceded 304 (6.14), 359 (7.18) and 304 (6.08) respectively. Now, many would argue that, pitches used were more suitable for batting and even the Australian bowlers too went for plenty. No denying that. But is that the only reason behind India's abysmal bowling effort? Certainly not!
Now that Sachin Tendulkar has decided to hang his boots, the big question that arises is: "Who will take his No 4 spot in India's Test line-up?" It’s not a void that Tendulkar will leave; it will be a huge crater.
Misbah-ul-Haq is always under scrutiny for his "so-called" defensive outlook, and no matter how brilliant he is on the field for Pakistan, the blame invariable is apportioned to Misbah.
