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India’s bowling attack is the fourth best of all time: Ramiz Raja
The inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand will be a test of the former's batting unit versus the latter's versatile bowling attack.
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WTC Final: Ashwin, Jadeja or both? MSK Prasad picks his choice
With the WTC final, just around the corner, team selection will play a crucial role in deciding the fate for team India. With Jadeja back in the squad following his injury hiatus, focus is on Ashwin. Will he be included? Former selector MSK Prasad takes his pick
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Ashwin being denied a rightful place in the Indian team for T20I & ODI?
Despite having a good record in white ball cricket, Ashwin has not been part of Kohli's plans. How does he fare against some of his counterparts who currently pay for India?
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IPL gives you money and fame, but nothing beats playing for India: Kartik Tyagi
Tyagi who was one of the net bowlers in the Australia tour is waiting for his debut call to the national playing 11
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IPL 2021 | Privileged upbringing unlikely to get Arjun Tendulkar any preferential treatment in IPL
The Mumbai Indians dressing room is keen to mentor Sachin’s son, but believe he needs to evolve and be his own man, which he will be, instead of just a very famous surname
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Can IPL 2021 be the fitting finale for Chris Gayle?
Despite all his accomplishments in the IPL, Chris Gayle has never lifted the trophy. His team Punjab Kings hasn’t won it either. Will the Jamaican cricketer do it for himself and Punjab before signing off from the the tournament?
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IPL 2021 Exclusive Interview | VVS Laxman: Attacking mindset makes Rashid Khan No. 1 white-ball bowler
VVS Laxman, who captained Hyderabad’s erstwhile Deccan Chargers IPL team and has mentored SRH since 2013, talks about what makes Rashid Khan the No. 1 white-ball bowler, expectations from T Natarajan and why he thinks Mumbai Indians are the toughest to beat
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IPL 2021: Finally, it's MS Dhoni vs Rishabh Pant
While former Indian cricketer MS Dhoni's era may be ending in the IPL, Rishabh Pant’s time has just begun.
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IPL 2021: The contrasting journeys of super skippers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Why Rohit Sharma succeeds and Virat Kohli often fails as captain in IPL?
TRENDS
You can’t model yourself on Bumrah, says Venkatesh Prasad
One of the greatest fast bowlers of India and the current head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Venkatesh Prasad shares his views on a range of issues fast bowlers face in T20 cricket.
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Exclusive interview | Amit Mishra: You don’t have to seek recognition if you’re performing consistently
Speaking exclusively to Moneycontrol, Delhi Capitals' Amit Mishra talked about his career and the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. He also said that he still has the 'fire in him to play for India once more'.
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For Shardul Thakur, a world cup dream not too far away now
Shardul Thakur was the highest wicket-taker in both the T20I and ODI series against England
BUSINESS
Interview | Absence of fans in stadium for IPL is frustrating, says ace commentator Danny Morrison
Danny Morrison, one of the most popular commentators in the world, speaks to Moneycontrol on IPL, pace bowlers, COVID impact on cricket and more.
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Exclusive interview | Cheteshwar Pujara: Still a lot to achieve, not focusing on milestones
In the exclusive interview, Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara said it is the team's dream to play the World Test Championship final later this year as it would be the 'World Cup of Test' cricket.
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Why does Virat Kohli want to be a T20 opener?
Since T20 template is dictated so much by the data, it must have not skipped Kohli’s attention that some of the top openers across the world average 37 and their strike at 150.
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Time to promote Hardik Pandya up the batting order?
No batsman in the current Indian team has a better strike rate than Hardik Pandya. But he often gets the least balls to play. Is it time for him to be promoted up the batting order?
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Cricket: Why 30 is the new 20 in T20
The shortest form of the game was always used to blood Indian youngsters in international cricket. But age may just be a number now, going by the composition of the Indian team that will take on England. Skipper Kohli is 32, while openers Rohit Sharma (33) and Shikhar Dhawan (35) are older. The bowling attack is led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (31) and Yuzvendra Chahal (30) who are no longer spring chickens. Many others are on the cusp of 30
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India’s bench strength XI vs the Kiwis! A match or a mis-match
India is now showing the world that, for the first time, it's producing world-class cricketers directly proportional to its enormous population.
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Half full or half empty: Why it’s always one or the other for Ravi Shastri
Bouquets and brickbats have always flown thick and fast at the Indian coach, right from his playing days. While that continues to this day, nobody can deny that Ravi Shastri is on his way to becoming India’s greatest-ever cricket coach, mentoring a team that is the country’s most resilient, most recently winning an away series against Australia and a home series against England after losing the first Test.
INDIA
50 years of Sunil Gavaskar’s sensational arrival in Test cricket
Gavaskar’s greatness was entwined with West Indies- the most dominant team of his era or arguably the finest of all-time. He scored a staggering 13 centuries against one of the most ferocious attacks of all-time.
INDIA
Can the pitch-talk be overshadowed by a cricketing accomplishment of Virat Kohli or his team?
If India wins the fourth Test against England, Virat Kohli will equal the former West Indian captain Clive Llyod’s record of 36 wins and become the fourth most successful in the history of the game.
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Outplayed, can England turn things around in final Test to level series?
After winning the first Test in Chennai, England have struggled and the batting collapse in Ahmedabad will do little for their confidence ahead of the fourth game at the same venue.
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Axar Patel, the man with the golden arm
A quintessential team man, Test cricket was a faraway prospect for the left-arm spinner from Gujarat. Now after scalping 13 wickets in three innings, he is turning out to be India’s star bowler.
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Motera stadium: The milestone cricket ground of India
Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev achieved cricketing glory in the Ahmedabad ground. In the pink ball Test today, some Indian cricketers from the current crop too will be hoping to collect superlatives.
