Thursday, May 21, 2009

Test cricket needs a leg up!

Is Chris Gayle now bored with the usual routine of his team falling apart against strong oppositions, primarily away from home? Back in the Caribbean, they still have a semblance of a shot at getting something out of a rubber, like against England in March. But when away, visiting these very opposition states, they just tend to fold up, even without a fight. It becomes a bit easier to understand why some one like Gayle would talk about it giving it all up and sounding too bored with the game, especially the one played in whites.
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Saturday, February 07, 2009

Return to the Nineties! - By Chetan Narula

Feb. 4th 2009

Without a semblance of doubt, the nineties were the worst phase for Indian cricket. It was a time when the selectors really didn't know where the team was headed, the captain couldn't really answer the simplest of questions put to him and entry to the team was a revolving door, with umpteen players coming in and going out without any fingers pointed. It is a matter of fact that Mohd. Azhar holds the record for being the Indian captain under whom maximum players made their India debut. Read More