It still baffles me that Ishant played his last test at age 32. Previous team management stopped picking few bowlers without proper plan to groom new bowlers
India played much better than the expectations, it will take a while to build bowling attack capable of taking 20 wickets anywhere #ENGvIND
Something previous team management did not focus on even with so many home tests
@CricCrazyNIKS Aus wickets are falling at similar stages as our second innings. Hopefully Head goes next and Pantโs innings becomes the difference between two sides!! #AUSvIND
Selectors should take a call to drop struggling senior players rather than waiting for them to retire. They can go back to Ranji and earn their place back. Sachin did that when he was struggling #AUSvIND
@cricBC Unfortunately 60 years age limit rule out Bharat Arun. BCCI was quick enough to approach Supreme Court and get the rules changed for the restrictions on office bearers selections, but did not do anything on the coaching staff eligibility criteria
India might still go ahead and win the series, but the direction team is heading is concerning. In a way, teams transition is complete from the previous management, we are back to the days of hoping for miracles.
There are lot of similarities between the current Indian test side and England test side of 2021 series. Led by a defensive captain and confused team management. Hopefully we donโt end up losing the test series
While absence of some of the players in current Indian team is a fact, so did England team of 2021 ( Missing Stokes, Broad ). Same set of core players in England are playing aggressively under Stokes and McCullum.
Is there another chapter in Kohliโs test captaincy? if not India should look at Rahane for next couple of years. Canโt see Rohit continuing for longer term
This was Rohit first overseas test after taking over test Captaincy. Rahane is fitter and aggressive captain with previous experience of leading test side