Top 5 / Top 10 14 Aug 2018, 23:50 IST SHARE Virat Kohli is known to be a tactically shrewd captain who always leads from the front both with the bat and in the field. The Indian skipper's relentless aggression has been the biggest source of inspiration for the players since he took over from M.S. Dhoni in 2014. Very rarely you would see Kohli being bogged down on a cricket field.Kohli first led India in test cricket in Adelaide in 2014 where he scored twin hundreds in what turned out to be a narrow defeat. After Dhoni's retirement, Kohli led the team in the Sydney test in the same series and that was the start of his captaincy journey.The Delhi-born lad is a very aggressive captain who likes to back his bowlers all the time. However, in the recent times, Kohli has been criticized for making bizarre calls as a captain which has resulted in India losing crucial matches.Let us take a look at 3 such instances when team India suffered because of Kohli's wrong choice of players:#3 … [Read more...] about 3 times when team India lost a test because of Kohli’s bizarre team selection
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Changes Team India can make in 2nd Test
Feature 51 // 06 Aug 2018, 16:44 IST SHARE After facing a close defeat in the first test of the five-match test series against England, India might opt for few changes for the Lords test.India's batting failed miserably in both the innings in the first Test, however, the bowlers did the job by scalping 20 wickets. Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri will be under a lot of pressure regarding team selection for the second encounter.Will they make changes or trust the same bunch for the second time?This will be the question, but here we tried to pinnacle the probable changes team India can make:1- Karun Nair in place or Ajinkya RahaneAjinkya Rahane has scored a mere 118 runs in the last 7 test matches he played with the highest score of 48. These are bizarre statics for a batsman who once was the best overseas batter for India.He could be well replaced by young Nair who has a triple century to his name, however, Nair too has just scored 54 runs in last three … [Read more...] about Changes Team India can make in 2nd Test
Team India in 2014 vs Team India in 2018: Then & Now
Feature 14 // 29 Jul 2018, 03:52 IST SHARE The most-awaited and intense part of the Indian tour of England gets underway on 1st August 2018. India play a 5-match Test series against a strong England side, and being the critical Indians that we are, often for our national team, the ghosts of 2014 make their way into our minds. India suffered a 3-1 drubbing and it raised a lot of questions on the side’s quality and intent. Things were different back then. Mahendra Singh Dhoni was still the captain, Virat Kohli was his deputy, KL Rahul had not made his debut, Stuart Binny was the best all-round option available, Varun Aaron had not faded into oblivion and Gautam Gambhir was fighting to keep his Test call-up alive. India also had a couple of domestic bowlers in the form of Ishwar Pandey and Pankaj Singh who had made their way into the 19-member Test squad. The only win that India managed was the one that came after 28 years at Lord's.Four … [Read more...] about Team India in 2014 vs Team India in 2018: Then & Now
Top 3 occasions when Team India choked in ICC events
Top 5 / Top 10 15 // 28 Jul 2018, 17:40 IST SHARE During the course of the 2010s, India has been one of the most consistent sides when it comes to ICC Events.India started the decade with an abysmal 2010 World Twenty20 where they failed to get past the super-eight stage. The ignominy was shrugged off the following year as the Men in Blue proceeded to lift the 2011 World Cup at home.The victory was followed by the Champions Trophy triumph in 2013 where India went undefeated throughout the tournament.Since the Champions Trophy, India has qualified in the top-4 of all the succeeding ICC events, but have failed to capitalize on crucial moments.Today, in this article, we will look at the top three occasions when Team India choked in ICC events.#3 India vs Sri Lanka ICC World Twenty20, 2014Occasion:- FinalVenue:- Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, DhakaIndia faced Sri Lanka in the finals of the 2014 World Twenty after having stayed unbeaten throughout the … [Read more...] about Top 3 occasions when Team India choked in ICC events
It’s top three or bust for team India
The World Cup is just about a year away and there are problems galore for the Indian ODI team. India just lost the ODI series 2-1 to England. They have lots to think about in terms of their team combination. The Indian ODI team over the years has become a top heavy side. They are a team which relies heavily on Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to come good every game they play. The batting proceeding them has been lacklustre and non-existent in recent times. KL Rahul who was promoted to number three for the T20Is ahead of the captain, once again showed how frustrating it is for the fans to constantly support him. After that wonderful hundred in the first T20I, Rahul went missing from the rest of the series. Suresh Raina made a comeback into the ODI team but looked completely out of place with the bat and Hardik Pandya cannot be relied upon to provide consistent runs at number 6. The biggest problem for India is the MS Dhoni conundrum. The genial wicket keeping batsman … [Read more...] about It’s top three or bust for team India