By Navneet Mundhra Virat Kohli has seen it all in the last six months - abyss of despair to exhilarating highs. He was savagely excoriated by the media and fans alike when he failed to perform in the first two Tests on India s recent tour of Australia.
By Navneet Mundhra
India’s Under-19 team recently won the Quadrangular ODI series held in Australia where they thrashed the host Australia by seven wickets in the final to lift the coveted trophy. The chief architect of the glory was their captain, Unmukt Chand, who led from the front and cracked 94 runs in the semi-final against England and followed it up with coruscating century in the final against Australia as he remained unbeaten on 112. He faced the Australia’s new pace sensation Pat Cummins with panache and clouted him for a couple of sixes in the final. Chand bagged Man-of-the-Match award in both semi-final and final for his barnstorming exploits with bat and inspirational leadership.
Salim Durani is a mystical figure among the titans of Indian cricket. He could change the course of the matches swiftly and win them by the genius of his batting or bowling.
By Navneet Mundhra After biding his time in wilderness, Awana's life turned over a new leaf in last season. He bagged 35 wickets in the last Ranji season - the highest by any Delhi bowler. His joy knew no bounds when KXIP signed him for IPL. He now hopes to make up for the lost time and also fulfill his dream of representing India at an international level.
Robin Bist is the new star on the horizon of Indian cricket. He lit up this year’s Ranji Trophy season by his luminous performance and emerged as the top run-getter — 1034 runs at an astounding average of 86.16. He smashed four centuries and an equal number of half-centuries to become the 12th batsmen — the first batsman from Rajasthan — in the history of Ranji season to notch up more than 1000 runs in a season. His scintillating show with the bat was largely instrumental in Rajasthan lifting the coveted trophy second time in a row.
Fazal Mahmood was a man of myriad hues.
Yuvraj is the latest in a long list of cricketers who have suffered the most dreaded disease. Some cricketers were lucky that the disease was detected in the earlier stage or was mild, as in case with Yuvraj, and were cured. Sadly, quite a few succumbed to disease.
Vineet Saxena is the toast of the town. He amassed 897 runs in the 2011-12 Ranji Trophy season - second only to team-mate Robin Bist’s 1035 runs - and was instrumental in Rajasthan winning the National Championship for Cricket for the second time in a row.
Virat Kohli is one Indian player who has weathered all controversies, criticism and rampaging Australian bowling attack with creditable flourish to emerge as the most successful Indian batsman in the recently-concluded Test series against Australia Down Under.
After victory of csk on Cape cobras Dwayne Bravo talk exclusively with india.com
