Harish Kotian started out at Rediff.com as part of the email support team before his love for sports soon led him to the Sports Desk. In the last two decades, he has covered several big-ticket sporting events, including 2009 T20 World Cup, 2011 World Cup, 2012 Olympics, 2010 Commonwealth Games, among others. He currently serves as a Consultant with the Rediff Sports Desk, balancing writing and reporting on sports with relentless desk work. You can e-mail the author at harishk@rediff.co.in
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Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja dominated with the ball for India while Virat Kohli ended his long wait for a Test century.
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Poor batting was at the heart of the debacle.
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'He is at his best now, he is in the right frame of mind.' The tough times he has gone through will only make him a better player and a stronger personality.'
The national selectors did well to deliver a loud and clear message as they sought to kickstart the transition in the Indian T20 team.
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'No one makes someone a cricketer. As a coach, you can only guide them.'
'Rohit had so much talent that he would have made it anyhow, under any coach, but I am happy I was able to guide him.'
England underlined their domination in white ball cricket as they outclassed Pakistan by five wickets to win the T20 World Cup title on Sunday.
Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Patel and Arshdeep Singh were the only bright lights in a poor India show at the T20 World Cup.
It turned out to be a lop-sided contest as India were thoroughly outplayed in both batting and bowling by a dominant England.
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