The 38-year old Dhoni, whose finishing abilities with the bat has been on the wane, would be the centre of discussion amid speculation that the Jharkhand player is contemplating retirement even though he hasn’t spoken about it till now. Dhoni’s selection or omission would be an indicator of things to come in the future. Continue Reading
Pant had done all the hard work to steady the innings after the team was reeling at 24 for four. He was well set, batting at 32 but got out while attacking spinner Mitchell Santner. “He’s still young. I made many errors when I was young in my career and he will learn. He will look back and think yes, he could have chosen a different option in that situation and he realises that already,” Kohli strongly came to the youngster’s defence. Continue Reading
After losing their first game of the tournament at the hands of hosts England, India will look to get back to winning ways and also seal a semi-final spot as they face Bangladesh, at Birmingham, Tuesday. Continue Reading
The 37-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, who led India to the 2011 ODI World Cup victory, faced criticism for his failure to rotate the strike against Afghanistan last week and even against the West Indies Thursday. Continue Reading
Mohammed Shami’s last-over hat-trick Saturday saved India from a mighty scare after they managed to pip Afghanistan by 11 runs to inch closer towards World Cup semi-finals. Continue Reading
Former captain Waqar Younis believes the current Indian team intimidates Pakistan, who are always under pressure ahead of big-ticket clashes against their arch-rivals. Continue Reading
It was yet another clinical performance by India as the men-in-blue inflicted a humiliating 89-run defeat against their arch-rivals Pakistan in Manchester. Continue Reading
Kohli’s men faces the Kiwis at Trent Bridge tomorrow in an all-important clash between the Indian batsmen and the strong pace attack of the men in black. Continue Reading
“Okay, yeah, that thought (to start attacking) did come to my mind. After I crossed 50, I sort of spoke to Hardik and he said I don’t necessarily need to take any chances,” the skipper said. Continue Reading
Shikhar Dhawan’s classy hundred and a quality bowling effort powered India to a 36-run victory over Australia, sounding a warning bell for their opponents in the World Cup here Sunday. Continue Reading