It will be interesting to see who among the three -- Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda and Dinesh Karthik -- are picked for the two slots in the middle order.
'The IPL is like a corporate world, the owners expect results and on top of that you don't get that much time.' 'Coaching is not that important at that level, it is more about man management and keeping the atmosphere really good, that is the most important thing.'
India will need to look for a successor for Rohit Sharma, who turned 35 in April, after the ODI World Cup next year.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for Friday's opening ODI against the West Indies?
How India's players rated in the three-match ODI series.
Two things keep Shabaash Mithu relevant: Taapsee Pannu and the sheer grit of the Mithali Raj story, observes Deepti Patwardhan.
Who do YOU think should be part of India's playing XI for Thursday's second ODI against England at Lord's?
How India's cricketers fared in the three-match T20I series against England.
The big question for Captain Rohit Sharma and Head Coach Rahul Dravid is to where to accomodate Virat Kohli, who has struggled for runs across formats in the last couple of years.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first T20 International against England?
The batting was a big letdown for the Indians with Virat Kohli, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer failing in both innings, while Shardul Thakur's selection over Ravichandran Ashwin turned out to be a big mistake.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the fifth Test against England?
Taapsee Pannu portrays the vulnerability of a young Mithali Raj stumbling into a hostile India camp to the confident captain to went on to inspire generations of players, observes Deepti Patwardhan.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for Sunday's series decider against South Africa?
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for Friday's fourth T20I against South Africa?
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Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the second T20I against South Africa?
'Her work ethic, disciple, dedication, determination and hunger to score runs for herself and for the team makes her stand out from the rest.'
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel are likely to be the frontline pacers, but for the third pacer's slot it will be interesting to see if India pick Umran Malik, who troubled quite a few batters in IPL 2022 with his raw pace, or young Arshdeep Singh, who impressed with his consistent performances for Punjab Kings.
'Ravi was very streetsmart, cricketsmart, so that made him more adaptable whenever situations changed or conditions changed.'
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