Aakash Chopra believes it’s still too early for India to consider Chetan Sakariya as an option for the T20 World Cup. The venerable pundit said despite his highly impressive ODI debut, the young left-arm pacer is still developing and can’t be looked at par with the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar. Chetan Sakariya picked up two
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar hasn’t played a Test match since January 2018 owing to injury and fitness issues. Now, according to reports, a call on the experienced pacer’s Test future is likely to be taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after the conclusion of the forthcoming T20I World Cup. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s exclusion
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Deep Dasgupta, former Indian wicket-keeper has suggested a couple of players, who could be sent to the UK ahead of the five-match Test series against England, which starts on August 4 in Nottingham. Team India has been marred by a couple of injury bowls. After opener Shubman Gill was ruled out with a knee injury, pacer Avesh
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Danish Kaneria, a former Pakistan leg-spinner feels the Indian team that is touring Sri Lanka (to which he referred to as India’s B team) has been performing exceedingly well. He has been impressed with the way Rahul Dravid has infused confidence in chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav. Team India dominated Sri Lanka in the first ODI and
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Aakash Chopra has lauded tailender pacer Deepak Chahar’s immense self-belief in his batting, even as far back as 10 years ago. Deepak Chahar smashed an unbeaten 69 and strung together an unbroken 84-run partnership for the eighth wicket with Bhuvneshwar Kumar who scored 19* to help Team India register an improbable three-wicket win in the
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Mohammad Kaif reckons to share a dressing room and playing alongside CSK skipper MS Dhoni for years must have helped Deepak Chahar keep his nerve in the tight run chase against Sri Lanka in the second ODI. India looked down and out while chasing 276 for victory as they struggled at 193-7 at one point. However,
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Danish Kaneria, a former Pakistan spinner has praised tailender pacer Deepak Chahar for his brilliant innings in the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Deepak Chahar’s unbeaten 69 saw India recover from 193 for 7 to chase down 276 in Colombo. Deepak Chahar and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (19 not out) featured in an unbeaten 84-run stand for
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Charith Asalanka, who had top-scored for Sri Lanka with 65, described what it was like to see the opposition’s eighth-wicket partnership take the game away. After a stretch of losses, Sri Lanka had an ODI victory in their grasp, but let it slip. For a team low on confidence, it had to have been devastating.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar has happy batting memories in Sri Lanka. After playing a sizeable part in India’s win in the second ODI in Colombo, the current vice-captain linked the situation in the second ODI to that of the side’s condition in the Pallekele ODI win against the same opposition in 2017. The pacer tailender and MS Dhoni were involved in
MoreDeepak Chahar spoke about his match-winning innings in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka after the 2nd ODI’s conclusion and revealed what he was told by head coach Rahul Dravid. Deepak Chahar on Tuesday night garnered all the attention as he played a remarkable inning to take India home in the 2nd ODI in Colombo.
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