Cricket in General

After the heartbreak at Lords, it looked like another series loss was on the cards when Rahul and Gill walked off for lunch on the 4th afternoon. What followed was exemplary display of solitude, discipline and patience. Rahul, Gill, Jadeja and Sundar transformed themselves into walls and did not let the England bowlers to go through. Although not a win, but this draw was nothing short of a win, considering the situation the team was in. As we all saw, the match also had a very dramatic finish. Such has been the series that it deserves all the drama. Let's rewind and get through the match quickly. To start off, the luck is definitely not favouring India as Gill lost his 4th consecutive toss in as many matches. It was also the 14th consecutive coin toss lost for India in International Cricket. I genuinely feel India haven't got their selection right for most of the matches. In search of batting depth, bowling potency is being compromised. Irrespective of how well or poorly you ba...

In the week gone by, we have seen an absolutely fantastic fight back from the Indian team leading to a historic victory at Edgbaston, after a very long wait of 8 tests and 58 years. It was a near perfect game and this should form as a template going forward. Barring a couple players, all the others have numbers to show for their contributions. This is the kind of match that gets the team going and generates great amount of confidence. So let's get into it. Even the toss and the team selection was eventful and highly debated across platforms by everyone. India's team selection was debated throughout the first 2 days, while England's decision at the toss was under scrutiny in retrospect on the final day. Everyone believed that Bumrah should have played this match considering there was a break of 7 days between the 1st and 2nd match. A bowler of Bumrah's quality should always be in contention but I feel India had made their mind up about playing him at Lords. If he had pla...