The biggest area of concern to me was the ineffectiveness of the spinners. Agreed, there was no help whatsoever for them off the surface, but both Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are experienced and skilled enough to use the air as an ally.
"Will India successfully defend their title on June 18? I do not see why not," writes VVS Laxman.
Sunrisers Hyderabad can look back on the season gone by with reasonable satisfaction and a great deal of pride in the manner in which we set out to defend the title, writes VVS Laxman.
One of the standout features of IPL 10 thus far is the number of young Indian players standing up and asking to be counted.
Virat Kohli and his men have come to be accepted as trendsetters, feels VVS Laxman.
Australia turned in an excellent rearguard batting display on the final morning, with their backs to the wall, to come away with a well-deserved draw in the third Test.
It was a shame that a fantastic Test match and a fabulous fightback by India were slightly overshadowed by the controversy surrounding Steven Smith’s second-innings dismissal, writes VVS Laxman.
"While Pune cannot be wished away as a bad dream, India can use it as a template of what not to do. And emerge stronger by imbibing the lessons," - VVS Laxman.
On paper, Australia’s bowling will not necessarily give Indian batsmen sleepless nights, but India can be complacent only at their own peril.
T20Is provided further evidence that even without a substantial contribution from Virat Kohli, India now have the depth and experience to tide over pressure situations, writes VVS Laxman.
