Has T20 cricket deskilled Indian batting?

India’s 1-3 loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy marked the end of its decade-long dominance in the series against Australia. This was not an exception; India’s performance in Test cricket has been dismal for a while now. Over the last four months, the team has lost six out of eight Tests, including a shocking 0-3 defeat…

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BCCI asked to not take large contingents during overseas tours, Sunil Gavaskar urges ā€˜not to hand India cap like that’

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar urged the BCCI to not give India caps to players just like that and also asked the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee to trim the size of the contingent during overseas tours in future. In his column for Sportstar, Gavaskar opined that taking a bigger squad, only showed the selector’s unsurety…

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BCCI tightens noose after BGT debacle; puts time limits on wives, families’ stay during tours, stops private travelling

In the aftermath of India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy debacle in Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to tighten the noose on the players by limiting their wives’ and families’ stay, especially during overseas tours. With this rules in place, the BCCI hopes that it will impact the performances of the…

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Ex-KKR player accuses Gautam Gambhir of ā€˜abusing’ his family, saying bad words about Sourav Ganguly

Amidst team India’s dismal performance in the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia and New Zealand in Tests, former India and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Manoj Tiwary minced no words in criticising current senior national team head coach Gautam Gambhir, reported Hindustan Times on 10 January, alleging Gambhir had abused his family and said bad…

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Virat Kohli is ā€˜Mr. Fix-it’? Ex-India cricketer aims gun at ā€˜King’, keeps KL Rahul as suspect

Almost two weeks after a controversial Indian Express report ahead of the Sydney Test claimed a senior player was trying to portray himself as an interim skipper and allegedly labelled himself as ā€˜Mr Fix-it’, former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa pointed guns at star India batter Virat Kohli and criticised the latter for taking a selfish…

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