Despite his success as an opener, Virender Sehwag has said he still belongs to the middle order and would love to bat there if he got the chance. Sehwag said he had asked the team management to push him down the order when he felt he was out of form but had been told...
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Gambir turning to be Next Indian Wall
Gautam Gambhir’s match-saving 137 in the second Test against New Zealand on Monday earned him rich accolades from stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag who likened the belligerent left-hander to Rahul Dravid and dubbed him the “second wall” of Indian cricket. Otherwise an aggressive batsman, Gambhir batted for nearly 11 hours over three days to bail...
Laxman, Gambir on top 20
Indian batsman VVS Laxman returned to the top-20 of the ICC Rankings, up six places to 15th in the latest list, after playing on the match-saving hundred against the Kiwis in second test at Napier. In the rankings for Test bowlers, Indian pacer Ishant Sharma’s 3-95 in the drawn match helped him leapfrog Jacques...
India at 252/2 at stumps on day 4
Gautam Gambhir made century in lengthy partnerships with Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar as India, following on, batted itself away from danger Sunday on the fourth day of the second cricket test against New Zealand. Gambhir was 102 not out, Tendulkar was 58 not out and India was 252 for two at stumps, still...
Crowe criticizes Sehwag
Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe said India’s performance in the on-going second Test in Napier is a far cry from their attempt at becoming the world’s number one team. He has criticised stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag for his poor leadership. Crowe claimed regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni – who is out with a...
India at 79/3 on Day 2 at Napier Test
Just two days after they were expected to sail through the series, the Indian team has hit rough waters. Criticisms over defensive captaincy, poor approach in the field, and lackadaisical attitude in preparations – they arrived in Napier half a day before the Test started – have already started pouring in, and expect it...
NZ Vs India Second test Preview
The resounding nature of India’s victory in the series opener in Hamilton, without doubt, spells more of the same come the second Test in Napier. New Zealand can ride on the back of one or two blokes’ individual performances against ICC Test rankings bottom feeder – the Windies and Bangladesh – but against Mahendra...
