Harish Kotian writes on cricket and sports. You can e-mail the author at harishk@rediff.co.in
From once being everyone's envy for having a problem of plenty as far their talent pool was concerned, Indian cricket now seems to be suffering from problems aplenty.
A look at the players who could make it to India's provisional squad for the World Cup.
The current Indian team up is yet to identify its core set for players with the World Cup just weeks away.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for Tuesday's third and final ODI against the West Indies?
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the second ODI against the West Indies?
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against the West Indies?
Yashasvi Jaiswal stole the limelight with a classy century on Day 2 of the first Test on Thursday.
At the start of the year, not many would have imagined Yashasvi Jaiswal rising up the ranks so rapidly.
When Yashasvi Jaiswal makes his Test debut for India in the West Indies on Wednesday, he will know that his amazing journey from living as a 12 year old in tents in Azad Maidan to being one of the most exciting talents in international cricket could not have happened without the faith of one man -- his coach Jwala Singh.
Who do you think should be in India's playing XI for the first Test against the West Indies?
'The IPL should form the selection basis for the T20 team and at the most the ODI team.'
India pacer Chetan Sakariya, who played with Mitchell Marsh at Delhi Capitals in the last two seasons of IPL, is impressed by the Australian's simple approach to batting.
'And how we can take Indian cricket forward, that's the only aim anybody should have.'
Young prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal is considered the frontrunner to make his Test debut in the West Indies, but there are other options in Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill.
'England were going great guns when Kapil threw the ball to Jimmy and then to me.'
'...we got it from the West Indies dressing room!'
'Kapil had faith in his team and the team had faith in its captain.'
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja could do with a break, which will allow India to try out new players in the Caribbean.
'T20 cricket comes naturally to me because it is all about mindset.' 'I am someone who always loves to be aggressive on the field.'
Has any cricketing legend asked the all-powerful BCCI Secretary Jay A Shah how selections are taking place without a chief selector in place for the last four months? Who takes all the important decisions at selection meetings?, asks Harish Kotian.
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