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  1. Arjun

    Indian Domestic Season 2016-17

    The season has already started and two matches are finished. All games are being played on neutral venues, but beyond largely empty stands, the impact on the games hasn't been much- or hasn't been there at all. We have a new team on the block- Chhattisgarh, captained by Mohammed Kaif. In what...
  2. Arjun

    Indian Domestic Season 2015-16

    Ranji Trophy is already on, two days down. Some games have plenty of wickets falling, some, big batting scores, some, a little too much rain. Karnataka, champions in the last two editions, were skittled out for 189, trailed Assam by 5 runs and are now unbeaten on 77. Assam's Syed Mohammed took...
  3. Arjun

    Pace bowler workload outside Asia- are Indians overworked?

    Check the figures of pace bowlers in conditions outside Asia, over the past three years. Look at who's leading the wickets tally outside Asia. Then take a look at how many overs an innings they tend to bowl. The top bowlers bowl an average of 19 overs an innings, while a few (like Anderson at...
  4. Arjun

    Last two years - Spinners' downturn in ODIs?

    Taking a look at the figures of spinners in ODIs over the last two years from this date, the results don't appear very positive. Here's the table, if you want to modify figures. I've included only those who have taken at least 20 wickets, to filter out part-timers. Amongst spinners who have...
  5. Arjun

    Irrelevant gargantuan records (400, ten wickets an innings, and more)

    Brian Lara's 400 not out was the stuff of legends, or at least, the stuff that drives massive sales and gets massive attention. However, some experts, including the late Tony Greig, were critical of Lara, because it was negative, and he played for himself ahead of the team. While the achievement...
  6. Arjun

    **Official** Indian Domestic Season 2013/14

    The season will begin shortly, with two Challenger Trophy teams announced- India Blue and India Red. India Blue squad for the Challenger Trophy: Yuvraj Singh (capt), 2 Akshath Reddy, 3 Naman Ojha (wk), 4 Mandeep Singh, 5 Ankit Bawane, 6 Abhishek Nayar, 7 Manish Pandey, 8 Piyush Chawla, 9 Ankit...
  7. Arjun

    India A in South Africa

    The real test for Pujara and Co begins here. Thu Aug 8 07:30 GMT | 09:30 local | 13:00 IST Australia A vs India A LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria Fri Aug 9 07:30 GMT | 09:30 local | 13:00 IST South Africa A v India A LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria Sun Aug 11 07:30 GMT | 09:30 local | 13:00...
  8. Arjun

    Pick your best Indian spinners

    Given India's struggles with their spinners, I strongly believe India are not playing their best spinners in their frontline team. There's no way Ojha and Ashwin should be playing as frontline spinners, and there's no way part-time spinners can be carried in a team whose bowling is a weakness...
  9. Arjun

    India's #6 batting spot- a revolving door that shouldn't exist?

    Two groups or spots in the national side have often been rotated regularly, to the point of being revolving doors. One is the roster of pacers, which should have been locked firmly. The other, is the number six batting position. This one shouldn't have been there at all. The position got opened...
  10. Arjun

    Where's the Indian in the IPL?

    The IPL, the way the teams are run, and India's dire performances in T20Is raise this question- are there too many overseas players in the IPL? Just where are India's top T20 players? The T20 specialists? The room for any to grow? The batting top four (and sometimes both opening slots) is...
  11. Arjun

    Yuvraj as a full-fledged bowling option, post-2011 World Cup?

    With Yuvraj being in the headlines since his comeback, here's something to think about. Since the 2011 World Cup win, these figures may suggest an idea often thought about for him, but never really implemented. He's been doing more than his bit as a full-fledged bowling option.Mat Inns Overs...
  12. Arjun

    India A - general discussion

    The India A team is now in the West Indies, and I'd say this is a decent squad, keeping out all the long-running fringe players, and instead pushing in younger, fresher players for this tour, bar a few. A common criticism of the India A team is the presence of aged Indian players still not...
  13. Arjun

    Saha, Karthik or Naman Ojha?

    Not too long ago, Dhoni monopolised the place of a wicketkeeper in the national side, by clearly being a far better batsman- much as he was far from perfect. However, in light of poor form with the bat, the absence of his trademark big-hitting, and not quite perfect behind the wickets, options...
  14. Arjun

    Vinay Kumar- leading Indian domestic seamer- what went wrong?

    Vinay Kumar has been one of India's best (possibly India's single best) seam-up bowler in the domestic scene. It's not a single season, but over sixty FC games spanning both state and zone sides, with prolific figures. Hardly a poor bowler, in comparison to every other bowler picked ahead of him...
  15. Arjun

    Your current Indian selection largely on fielding and athleticism

    Once again, India's fielding woes and athleticism problem were highlighted by Harsha Bhogle in the Australia tour. While I do feel too much negativity exists about Indian fielding (after all, there are good fielders in the side, and no poor fielding side can actually win a World Cup), there is...
  16. Arjun

    Backup wicketkeeper- or one too many?

    Time and again, we hear about India looking for a backup keeper for MS Dhoni, who's been overworked. Options are few, and way behind MS, and sometimes mere passengers, but we see it happen all the time. Some say it is essential. But did we ever see one for Gilchrist? If I remember correctly, he...
  17. Arjun

    Has Ranji Trophy experience lost its relevance?

    The Ranji Trophy is India's premier inter-state FC cricket event. It has often been a matter of pride for a player to represent a state in this event- not just to get into the Indian team, but more to win the trophy. Things have gone downhill lately, for one of India's oldest cricketing events...
  18. Arjun

    "Munaf is spinning the ball" - more to it?

    This may have been discussed (and got lost) on the tour thread, but maybe there's more to Andy Roberts' comments than this slightly derisive line? While Munaf's lack of pace and thus lack of striking power may be a hot topic of discussion, with some of the pro-Munaf comments missing out on the...
  19. Arjun

    Just how yellow is Indian cricket journalism?

    They're paid well for what they say. Their comments are read worldwide, and are much respected. But on the topic of Indian cricket, a lot of them talk utter nonsense. Take the recent case of the India-WI tour following the IPL. Gautam Gambhir has been labelled a mercenary and accused of...
  20. Arjun

    Praveen Kumar - where can he fit?

    Praveen Kumar missed the World Cup due to injury, and India fans feared for the worst. The Indians still won the World Cup, with a supposedly weaker bowling attack. This should now put in perspective Praveen's role in the side- where can he fit? He's often been spoken about as an extraordinary...

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