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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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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Saqlain Mushtaq, former Pakistan spinner explained the difference between India and Pakistan cricket teams after their recent series against Sri Lanka and England respectively. Explaining the difference between India and Pakistan, former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq said India is benefitting from frequent A tours to England and Australia whereas Pakistan is suffering as there is still
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Wasim Jaffer believes Team India shouldn’t look past Shikhar Dhawan as an opening option for the upcoming T20 and ODI World Cups just yet. The former batsman feels although Shikhar Dhawan’s contributions to Indian cricket have been brilliant, the southpaw has been overshadowed by the ‘outstanding’ batsmen skipper Virat Kohli and opener Rohit Sharma. Wasim Jaffer’s comments
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Aakash Chopra has weighed in on Manish Pandey’s selection debate ahead of 2nd ODI between Shikhar Dhawan-led Team India side and hosts Sri Lanka. Premier batsman Manish Pandey didn’t have the best of the starts in the series opener of the ongoing One Day Internationals (ODI) between India and Sri Lanka at the R.Premadasa Stadium
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Aakash Chopra wants all-rounder Hardik Pandya to be utilized more effectively as a bowler in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. This was among the few wishes the cricketer-turned-commentator shared in a video on his YouTube channel. Hardik Pandya bowled five overs in the first ODI of the series, two as a one-change bowler and
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Aakash Chopra has warned the Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian cricket team against taking their opponents lightly in the second ODI. The former opener believes the Sri Lankans, although a bit undercooked, have immense potential and can put the visitors’ young team under the pump with a collective effort. Aakash Chopra: It’s Possible That Sri Lanka Can Give India
MoreAakash Chopra said that the destructive Indian batting which was on display in the first ODI against Sri Lanka made it seem as though they had taken former Sri Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga’s adverse comments about them to heart. Each of India’s top three batsmen- Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, and Ishan Kishan scored in excess
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Hardik Pandya, the Indian all-rounder has hardly bowled in recent times after suffering a shoulder niggle. The Indian team has long wanted him to be 100% fit before handing him the ball. In the first ODI against Sri Lanka on Sunday (July 18), Hardik Pandya has been finally seen bowling after a really long time.
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Pragyan Ojha, former Indian cricketer showered praise on second-string Team India after they thrashed Sri Lanka by seven wickets on July 19 (Sunday) at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. As a result, the Men in Blue have gone 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series. Taking to Twitter, Pragyan Ojha credited India A tours
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