'He's got a pretty good record against Indian batsmen (123 wickets in 28 Tests versus India).' 'In India too he has a great record (56 wickets in 11 Tests in India), that is a pretty good record against a country that traditionally plays spin very well.'
Explosive West Indian opener Chris Gayle has backed day-night Tests and believes they could make the longest form of the game more popular.
'I'm prepared for any kind of Bangalore wicket' 'South African teams are known for bouncing back and their resilience. I'm expecting the boys to be very upbeat for the second Test match'
'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams, but I was not picked.'
Cricket Association of Bihar president Aditya Verma has asked the ICC to clarify on the claims made by controversial former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi that two leading Indian cricketers and a West Indian player had been bribed by an Indian real estate tycoon.
'When it comes to strategy or planning for a match, there is nobody better than Dhoni.' 'Whether he is uncapped or capped, every franchise would want to pick Dhoni, no matter what price he is available for.'
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.
Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) secretary Aditya Verma, who is the petitioner in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing case, on Sunday, refused the speculations of Lalit Modi providing any kind of financial support to him.
'I don't think anyone can take a call on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whether this is going to be his last year.'
Rediff.com's Harish Kotian checks out how much India's cricket coaches -- from John Wright to Ravi Shastri -- have been paid.
Who do you think should be part of India's 15 for the T20 World Cup?
'Our consistency under pressure will be tested to the maximum at Paris.'
Should India consider bring in Umesh Yadav if the weather conditions in rain-hit Pune are conducive for pacers?
'Whichever teams have the best players they get a chance to retain them.
'There is a lot of scope for new players to come in and get their maximum value, given how the auction is structured.'
Since making his debut in 2007, Rohit Sharma's career has sky-rocketed
Senior India player Rohit Sharma on Tuesday gave a pep talk to the struggling Mumbai Ranji Trophy team, which has suffered back-to-back defeats at home. Mumbai lost to Railways by 10 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium before they were thrashed by five wickets by domestic heavyweights Karnataka.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna 'belongs to that school of legal luminaries who give the highest primacy to facts.'
Unlike the IPL, the wickets in the United States and the West Indies could be slow and could assist spinners. That could be why India went in for experience in their batting ahead of strike rates, points out Harish Kotian.
'Ashwin needs to be more consistent, bowling on the fourth stump line and making the batsman drive on the off-side.'
'The Wall' won 52 per cent of the votes. Tendulkar had 48 per cent votes in his favour.
'We used to give these boxers a hammering in the ring and now they are teaching youngsters how to defend. Come on man!' 'People like Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar were among the top boxers in the world, but instead of choosing them to train young boxers they are picking people who are yes men.'
Virat Kohli's splendid match-winning knock against Australia, in Mohali on Sunday, has prompted West Indies batting star Chris Gayle to plead with him against playing another big knock when the two teams clash in Thursday's semi-final of the ICC World T20 in Mumbai.
With unrelenting bad weather playing spoilsport, North Zone and South Zone were declared joint winners of the Duleep Trophy after the fifth day's play of the final was called off without a ball being bowled in Kochi, on Monday.
Former Pakistan captain Tahir Zaman believes the resumption of hockey ties between arch-rivals India and Pakistan will prove beneficial to both countries and will also be a big boost for revival of the sport.
It is his 100th Test appearance and AB de Villiers's family made sure they were all with him in Bengaluru on his special day.
Having sealed the series 2-0, should India field Kuldeep Yadav in the fjhinal Test?
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.
'The world is yet to watch him, show his prowess as a batter, but given the chance he will do a great job.'
'There are some potential talks which is going on and which is definitely authentic.' 'But it all depends on the two franchises to come up with a conclusion and allow the players to move for their own betterment.'
Sunrisers Hyderabad seem to have peaked at the right time, as they came up with three smashing performances to storm into the IPL playoffs high on confidence.
Pandurang Salgaonkar has a definite chance to redeem himself following the controversial incidents that took place in the last two and a half years.
'Ravi was very streetsmart, cricketsmart, so that made him more adaptable whenever situations changed or conditions changed.'
'...we got it from the West Indies dressing room!'
The Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Kapil Dev, Shantha Rangaswamy and Anshuman Gaekwad, who picked the current India coach have been to respond by October 10.
India may be weakened by the absence of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, but the World champions cannot be taken lightly, especially with a strong batting line-up at their disposal, says Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews.
'I have a feeling that after a certain transition happens, you could see Rishabh Pant opening the batting for India in T20 cricket.'
Virat Kohli was the only centurion in the tournament.
India need to win the third ODI for a seventh consecutive ODI series victory. Will India retain the same team that won the Pune ODI for the series decider in Kanpur, asks Harish Kotian. Play Selector and help Kohli and Shastri pick the team for Sunday's game.
At the start of the year, not many would have imagined Yashasvi Jaiswal rising up the ranks so rapidly.
