For Shardul Thakur, making an impact in the game - irrespective of discipline - matters most. And along the way, if it helps deliver victory - even if he isn't always at the forefront - he's most satisfied. Like in the just-concluded ODI series against West Indies, where...
50 overs India 351 for 5 (Gill 85, Kishan 77, Pandya 70*, Samson 51, Shepherd 2-73) vs West IndiesShubman Gill, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson scored half-centuries of different styles to set the platform for a tall India total in the series-deciding third ODI in Tarouba. Gill's was...
A fully-fit Jasprit Bumrah is finally back in the India squad - as captain as well - for the T20Is in Ireland in August. In another boost to India's fast-bowling stocks, Prasidh Krishna was also picked in the squad for the three games in Dublin.Bumrah hasn't played...
After India's loss in the second ODI, their head coach Rahul Dravid said: "With the Asia Cup and World Cup coming up, we have to look at the bigger picture. We cannot get worried about every single game and every single series. If we do that, it will...
Hardik Pandya has declared he's ready to shoulder a significantly higher bowling workload as he builds towards the 2023 World Cup, but is still a "turtle, not the rabbit."Hardik, currently in the Caribbean with India's limited-overs squad, has had two full months off since the IPL finished. In...
The 2023 ODI World Cup schedule will undergo a few changes, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has confirmed, with the revised version to be finalised in consultation with the ICC in a few days.Shah's statement came after it emerged this week that the BCCI was looking at moving the...
India head coach Rahul Dravid doesn't want to "make the mistake" of letting the ODI series scoreline of 1-1 take the focus away from looking at the "bigger picture" as India build towards the 2023 World Cup at home this October-November.Dravid meant the team is willing to strike...
India 181 (Kishan 55, Motie 3-36, Shepherd 3-37) vs West IndiesA combination of good bowling, help from the pitch and refreshing athleticism from the fielders helped West Indies reduce India from a solid 90 for 0 to a dicey 113 for 5 and finally 181 all out, during...
Since the 2019 World Cup, though, India have become reluctant to use their wristspinners in tandem. While they've fielded either Kuldeep or Chahal in 51 ODIs, they've unleashed both of them only three times, and picked neither of them on four occasions.It's been a challenging situation, but their...
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The first ODI in Barbados lasted all of 45.5 overs. What did we really learn from Thursday's fixture? Nothing new. Despite the absence of a number of a senior seamers, India skittled West Indies for 114. They were so dominant that they didn't need Virat Kohli with...
