Harish Kotian writes on cricket and sports. You can e-mail the author at harishk@rediff.co.in
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the fourth Test against England?
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the third Test against England?
Young turks Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill made the difference with the bat, while Jasprit Bumrah was devastating with the ball.
'You can't be just bowling the orthodox line when someone is sweeping you.'
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the second Test against England?
England stuck to their gameplan in the second innings, attacking the spinners at every opportunity as the Indians came undone and clearly looked bereft of ideas.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against England?
How India's players rated in the South Africa Test series.
'I don't think anyone can take a call on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whether this is going to be his last year.'
'There are some potential talks which is going on and which is definitely authentic.' 'But it all depends on the two franchises to come up with a conclusion and allow the players to move for their own betterment.'
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for the second and final Test against South Africa?
'All the venues are high-scoring venues. So what you need is pace.' 'You really want someone to come there and control the flow of runs in the death overs, whether you are setting a target or setting a target.' 'It is going to be the fast bowlers because at how many venues have you seen spinners bowling the death overs?'
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for the first Test against South Africa?
With MI no longer the dominant force it used to be in the last couple of IPLs and Rohit also not among the runs, plans were hatched after IPL 2023 to bring about some major changes.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for Sunday's first ODI against South Africa?
Jasprit Bumrah will definitely be a part of India's plans for the T20 World Cup but there is not clarity on the T20 future of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Hardik Pandya is touted as a possible captaincy option for Mumbai Indians in the future.
4 Aussies, 3 Indians, 1 Kiwi, 3 South Africans in Harish Kotian's World Cup 2023 Dream XI.
Sanju Samson has never enjoyed the backing of the team management while Riyan Parag and Abhishek Sharma were ignored despite good showing with the bat in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the national T20 tournament.
Australia came into the match better prepared and executed their plans to perfection while the Indians hit the panic button once the toss went against them.
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