The ideal candidate should be deaf to avoid being shocked by the so-called 'shocking revelations' from the dressing room, asserts K R Nayar.
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India were thoroughly exposed in their 10-wicket loss in the second Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy with the match ending in less than two-and-a-half days as Australia bounced back to level the five-game series 1-1.
'It's unfair to disrupt the balance of the team just to accommodate a big-name player who is out of form.'
'His capacity for hard work, relentless application and focus, allied to his God-given gifts, has made him a champion every Indian can be proud of.'
Gavaskar, a revered opener during his playing days, said the 22-year-old Jaiswal has "the cricketing world at his feet".
Among the frontrunners for the coveted position is former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir.
Pathan also opined on problems around finishers and the team's pace bowling unit.
Gambhir was left visibly moved as Dravid reflected on his successful tenure and offered words of wisdom for the new role.
Harbhajan Singh spoke about his journey and also the infamous 'Monkeygate'
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The Jharkhand State Cricket Association president, Nafis Khan, has personally sent an invitation to Dhoni's family.
He may be on the cusp of his 40th birthday but Sachin Tendulkar is still very much "needed" by Indian cricket, according to BCCI president N Srinivasan, who firmly believes the senior batsman will time his exit from Test cricket to perfection.
The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators announced a new category 'A+' with an annual retainership of Rs. 7 crore. The top category includes the likes of captain Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah.
Kumble's comments in a newspaper column came two days after his spin partner Harbhajan Singh was banned for the remainder of the cash-rich domestic Twenty20 league after being found guilty of slapping compatriot Shanthakumaran Sreesanth.
The new India captain said no one in the team, old or young, was taking their place for granted.
Coach Greg Chappell has said his team needed to be mentally stronger to do well in Test matches
I backed Sourav before the Zimbabwe tour but he looked pretty ordinary out there, said the former Pakistan captain
According to a source in the BCCI, Kumble said: 'He doesn't want to continue with the team'
John Wright, who coached India between 2000 and 2005, said the late Jagmohan Dalmiya, who passed away on Sunday, was a 'tough' but 'fair' boss.
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