Team India Collapse

The year has not ended on a positive note for Team India. After having Oz on the mat for 4 down for less than 30 runs allowing the remaining players to set a 290 runs-target shows the lack of killer instinct and immature captaincy. The bowlers bowled their hearts out and it was the batsmen who let us down.

Time for some serious introspection. Dhoni cannot perform outside the sub-continent and he is a liability to the team in a test match. Let Dhoni just focus on the shorter format of the game where his sledge-hammer style batting can win games. Test-matches are a test of character and skill as well, Dhoni is all heart and his records outside the sub-continent in the longest format of the game speak volumes about his ability.

Let Dinesh Karthik be flown in he is a better keeper and is solid in technique. The two tests that took place this boxing-day share a weird connection - guess - Both Kallis and Laxman had a rarest of rare test when they failed in both innings and eventually their respective teams lost the match.

Sri Lanka have finally won a test in South Africa - and Herath had a whale of a time baffling the Proteas.

The KFC Big Bash is on in full-swing and it pains to see the likes of Chris Gayle reduced to a mercenary playing in such leagues when he should be leading West Indies - a sad state of affairs.

Hope that in 2012 better sense prevails as we see him back in the international arena!

Team India come on!!!!

A Fresh Start for Team India

The Test Series is done and dusted with India losing its number-one ranking. No bones about it but India was outplayed in all departments by England. The Enforcer - Stuart Broad and Ian Bell with his great knocks ensured that whenever India had a slight edge, the edge would blunt and rust.

India won all three of its practice matches courtesy some good knocks by the young ones in the team.

The single T:20 tomorrow may swing either way. With the list of injured players in the Indian team going up like the price of gold in the international market it needs to be seen how the team manages to perform in the ODIs.

Varun Aaron India's fastest bowler comes in with a lot of hype, not sure how much pace he will generate. Praveen Kumar and Vinay Kumar together with R.Ashwin hold the key.

Let us see how the matches progress.

Wake-up call for DHoni & Co

A familiar sight of the team crumbling and Sachin waging a lone battle. Indian bowlers being hammered all around the park the last two test matched in England have been like a rude flashback from the 1990s.

Unless some drastic measures are taken and a few 'made it large' players are dropped, there is no hope for victory.

Assuming Viru is back for the next test, expecting him to fire right away will be foolish.

Let us see what happens!

Can India win the second test at Durban?

Laxman's pain-stakingly crafted 96, is it enough?

A target of 303 and the Proteas are 70 for 1 when I type this.

Can India win this match???

Down Under Trott's marvellous knock and an Aussie batting collapse ensure that the Poms will retain the Ashes tomorrow.

Harbjajan is the new saviour

Harbhajan with two successive centuries against the Kiwis is turning out to be the new batting saviour. Wish he started taking wickets with more regularity. In the absence of Anil Kumble he is India's mainstream spinner now.

Bhajji should stop his on-field and off-field antics and start focusing on his bowling. The World Cup is a few months away, blind slogging of the ball is just not acceptable when the World Cup is at stake.

Come on Bhajji!!!!

Team India Crash Out

Team India crashed out of the tri-nation series in Zimbabwe with just one victory to their name from the four matches that they played. Consecutive defeats against Zimbabwe, one victory and one loss against Sri Lanka.

Raina's first series as a captain will be a big learning experience, unfortunately the collective failure of the team, horrendous batting, disastrous running between the wickets and below par bowling have let the fans down.

The Asia Cup will be extremely challenging with Pakistan fielding its most powerful side in recent times. With an announcement ruling out Sachin's participation can Dhoni inspire his team to victory?

Time will tell!

Suresh Raina Clueless

Zimbabwe's victory over India was a resounding slap on the face of Indian cricket. For the first time Zimbabwe has defeated India twice in a row.

India needs to defeat Sri Lanka convincingly to reach the finals.

Suresh Raina & CO. have lot of soul-searching to do now.

The Last Day

Will India Win at Eden Gardens?
By 3 PM we shall know!

Cricket News

Mumbai won a thriller to defeat karnataka and clinch the Ranji title at Mysore.

Team India got a blast from the past as they choked once again in the final of a tournament and lost to Sri Lanka.

Ricky Ponting hit a splendid 209 and with Clarke's century Pakistan are staring at defeat already having lost 4 wickets.

First test between Bangladesh and India starts on Sunday.

Can the Bangla Tigers pull of a surprise?

Yuvraj Singh has been officially dethroned as the captain of Kings XI Punjab.
Sangakkara is the new captain.

Team India-What went wrong?

Team India-What went wrong?

Before the start of the seven match India-Australia ODI series, things were pretty much gung-ho and we looked for an interesting series.

The so-called second-strung Australian team has once again proved how an effective and efficiently run Cricket Australia churns out match-winners who are up to the challenge and snatch victory from the mouth of defeat.

Two very closely contested matches. It was India's cocky approach that cost them the series. Today's match is likely to be canceled because of heavy rains. Sachin will once again be disappointed as his 175 a master-class of batting went in vain. Memories of the Chennai test conceded to Pakistan will echo again.

Dhoni's captaincy and the lop-sided batting of the team has caused a lot of heart-burn.

A banner held by a spectator "INDIA MISSES THE WALL" is proof of what is needed.

Why Sehwag or Sachin did not get to bowl remains a mystery. Sehwag's failure to get a good start and an unsettled opening batting pair troubles India.

The one true positive from this debacle was Praveen Kumar surprisingly for his batting.

The Sril Lankan series starts soon can India regain some respect. Let us see.