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I was quite disappointed the selectors/team management didn't select Jaiswal for the ODI WC (and instead selected him for the unimportant Asian Games tournament). As we can well see, he is a match winner across all formats and he could well have got us over the hump in place of just an average Gill...

The fourth day at Rajkot was a display of India's test cricketing riches. Terrific batting by Gill (unfortunate to be run out by Kuldeep, who did an almost exact replica of Jadeja from the first innings) and especially Jaiswal, plus another superb cameo from Sarfaraz (whose success gives me particul...

Ankita has sadly been in free fall, form-wise, since she got married in late-December. I hope she can stem the downturn soon.

This "family emergency" thing started by Kohli is becoming an epidemic! Withdrawing in the middle of a test match is absolutely the giddy limit.

Terrific win for Sumit in straight sets against the champion of the Burnie Challenger last week. Someone who saw Walton play doubles yesterday was mighty impressed by him, so the easy win for Sumit just re-emphasises the terrific form the India #1 is in. Also nice to see Ramkumar/Saketh make their s...

The men are playing in Bhubaneshwar, I notice from the newspapers. Then we should be doing better. When will the hockey team get the Aussie monkey off its back?

Pathetic for Jadeja to get out first thing in the morning. So he has really wasted the chance he gave himself by running out Sarfaraz. He does have a problem with running out partners. It needs fixing, but should have been fixed long ago. Dravid too was someone who ran out a lot of partners during h...

The only way we can get a MxD spot is if an Indian woman qualifies into the women's singles or doubles.

Sad way for Sarfaraz to get out. Jadeja was stranded on 96 for awhile, got to 98 and 99, then called for a single which the debutant responded to, then was sent back. He couldn't possibly beat the direct throw, and so was run out for 62 after a very promising debut innings. He looked good for a 200 ...

Chanceless 50* off 48 balls for Sarfaraz on debut. He doesn't look elegant while batting, but boy is he effective against spin.

Not troubled at all by Anderson, Sarfaraz is 57* not out now, in a 69-run partnership with Jadeja.

Decent preparations by the men's team in the lead up to the Olympics. The weather should be more conducive in the summer for our players.

I'm looking forward to Sarfaraz Khan's test debut. I hope he plays without nerves, having finally got his chance. The middle order does lack experience, but Rajkot is a good place for a batsman to get his start! (Usually!). I hope and pray that Kuldeep isn't dropped yet again. Him over Axar any day,...

Mayank hasn't done too badly in the Ranji trophy. Prithvi got injured after his 3-4 match heroics for Northamptonshire, including a record 245 or so in a List A match. He then played his first Ranji match last week and made 158 in quick time. A pity neither of them could play for India A, and get te...

How good was Punjab's opponent? Gujarat has Gaja and Nagaswallah. Another medium pacer by name of Priyajeet Jadeja did very well for Gujarat and they won by almost 300 runs. Manishankar Murasingh made 72 in the second innings, after 1 for 20ish and 2 for 30ish in the two innings as Tripura beat Guj...

Rinku was in line for a promotion but he got two ducks in successive matches against England Lions. That put paid to his chances. Easwaran too failed against England Lions. He peaked at the beginning of last year on the tour of Bangladesh, with two centuries against B'desh A. He should have got his ...