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2013 - Play-offs 2014 - Group stage 2015 - Play-offs 2016 - Group stage That's Rahul Dravid's CV as a coach/mentor. Add a Champions League final loss and a defeat in the World Cup U-19 final to that. The problem with Dravid, the mentor, is that his teams don't win trophies. In fact, when the... Continue Reading →
As Jaspreet Bumrah walked away after the 19th over, Virat Kohli ran up to Hardik Pandya. Kohli left after a couple of pats on his back. Suresh Raina arrived. After a brief neck massage, Ashish Nehra was in his ears. By the time Pandya reached MS Dhoni, everyone had a twitchy bum. They knew what... Continue Reading →
India loves Virat Kohli. India loves Sachin Tendulkar. And India loves to argue So, it's time we declare the house open for the engrossing - "Is Kohli better than Tendulkar?" - debate. I never understood how two players playing different roles can be compared. I never found a common yardstick because the variables - conditions,... Continue Reading →
Defending Champions -- sounds like a joke. Has any defending champion ever entered the World Cup as the least favourites to retain the trophy? It's depressing to watch the current Indian cricket team play. They are in shambles right now and going into the World Cup, this is the worst preparation ever. Forget winning, India... Continue Reading →
"When I went over to say something to him, he sort of said something in their language and I said 'speak English' because, if you're going to say something for me to understand, theoretically I cannot speak Hindi..." -Â That's what happened between David Warner and Rohit Sharma last Sunday. "So I did the polite thing... Continue Reading →
"What is Rahul Dravid in real life?" -Â I don't know. As a cricketer, brilliant but I have no clue how he is in his real life. The above question is from a post in Quora.com. People ask a lot of questions on Quora and interestingly, it seems to have an answer to everything. So, when... Continue Reading →
Abject - Harsha Bhogle started his post match show with that word describing whatever happened in the last session of Day 3 at Manchester. How do you describe that batting display from India? You don't. After watching that parade, you switch off the television, log off twitter, disconnect from the internet and curl into bed trying... Continue Reading →
"Anushka Sharma ke saath T20 mein busy hoga to Test kaise khelega Kohli...." - the tweet read. The claws are out, the knives are sharpened and operation 'dethrone Virat Kohli' has begun. Cricket is a cruel game - first, it giveth and then it taketh away. Welcome to Test cricket Virat Kohli. Let's go back a few... Continue Reading →
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