Shooters' preps lacked planning, says Olympian Vijay Kumar
From working in a garment factory, selling bread, and driving an autorickshaw, the 24-year-old fast bowler's path to representing domestic giants Mumbai was anything but easy.
'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.'
'Our consistency under pressure will be tested to the maximum at Paris.'
'He never had a negative thought in his mind, he was supremely confident.' 'He always stuck to his natural game, he never moved away from that.'
Kohli is the man for the big occasion and has been scoring runs consistently across formats, says Harish Kotian.
'I have a feeling that after a certain transition happens, you could see Rishabh Pant opening the batting for India in T20 cricket.'
'I was not able to watch that 19th over bowled by Arshdeep.' 'My son and daughter were watching the match and my eyes were closed.' 'When they used to shout 'Dot ball', I used to open my eyes, that is how I saw that Arshdeep over.'
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.
'Kapil had faith in his team and the team had faith in its captain.'
'Yes, there have not been any express fast bowlers that are coming from the MRF Pace Foundation that we used to have back in the years.' 'But that's not going to happen anymore. Now, in the next few years, you are gonna see a lot of really good fast bowlers coming out from the MRF Pace Foundation again.'
'I don't think anyone can take a call on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whether this is going to be his last year.'
'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.'
'That's the beauty of Mumbai cricket. Nobody interferes with the running of the cricket, only the cricketers are allowed to run the cricket.'
'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams, but I was not picked.'
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.
Who do YOU think should be part of India's playing XI for Thursday's second ODI against England at Lord's?
'All the venues are high-scoring venues. So what you need is pace.' 'You really want someone to come there and control the flow of runs in the death overs, whether you are setting a target or setting a target.' 'It is going to be the fast bowlers because at how many venues have you seen spinners bowling the death overs?'
'...we got it from the West Indies dressing room!'
At the start of the year, not many would have imagined Yashasvi Jaiswal rising up the ranks so rapidly.
'The IPL should form the selection basis for the T20 team and at the most the ODI team.'
'England were going great guns when Kapil threw the ball to Jimmy and then to me.'
Batting great Gundappa Viswanath recalls his memories of Salim Durani.
'He was a cricketer who come once in a lifetime...'
Who do you think should be part of India's 15 for the T20 World Cup?
'Switching loyalty from one party to another is completely unfair as it devalues my vote.'
The captain's missus was mighty impressed with the chocolate eclairs he baked.
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.
'And how we can take Indian cricket forward, that's the only aim anybody should have.'
Voting came to an end for the Karnataka assembly elections on Wednesday at 6 pm with data showing a voter turnout of 65.69 per cent an hour ago.
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.
Virat Kohli was the only centurion in the tournament.
Dean Jones, who was doing commentary for the ongoing IPL for official broadcasters Star Sports, suffered a massive heart attack in Mumbai.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja dominated with the ball for India while Virat Kohli ended his long wait for a Test century.
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.
As hosts Russia and Saudia Arabia kick off the extravaganza, Harish Kotian and Ashish Narsale assemble a fascinating FIFA World Cup quiz.
'T20 cricket comes naturally to me because it is all about mindset.' 'I am someone who always loves to be aggressive on the field.'
'Ravi was very streetsmart, cricketsmart, so that made him more adaptable whenever situations changed or conditions changed.'
It is that time of the year when cricketers from around the world wait with bathed breath as their names come up at the Indian Premier League auction.
'I remember walking up to him and telling him, "Sambhal ke khelna".'
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