Harish Kotian writes on cricket and sports. You can e-mail the author at harishk@rediff.co.in
Ideally, India will want a pace bowler, who has the ability to keep things tight at the end -- an area where they have have struggled recently in T20 cricket.
'Me and my family along with Sarfaraz have given our entire life towards this dream.'
'In Mumbai cricket, your scores are only counted only if you score a hundred or more, below that doesn't mean anything.'
What changes must India make to the playing XI for Friday's second T20 International against Australia?
'There should be total transparency in the system.'
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first T20 International against Australia at Mohali on Tuesday?
In the last four IPLs, Mohammed Shami has taken 19 wickets or more every season.
Virat Kohli was the only centurion in the tournament.
India have only themselves to blame for their below-par showing in the Asia Cup as they struggled to put up consistent performances with both bat and ball.
Sri Lanka has three left-handers among their top six batters, so will Ravichandran Ashwin play Tuesday's crucial Asia Cup game?
Do you think India should make any changes to their playing XI for Wednesday's Asia Cup match against Hong Kong?
'Badminton at this level is a mental game.' 'Often just one or two points makes the deficit and often it's upstairs on the first floor that these things happen.'
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.
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.
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