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“ Kuldeep Yadav’s absence also did not help, as a good wrist spinner can get the lower-order batters out in a jiffy most of the time,
Sunil Gavaskar,
‘Does make Indian cricket fans a bit nervous…sameness to the bowling’:…
“ The debutant off-spinner looked an honest trier with little variety to trouble batters at this level. Sure, he could have been nervous considering that he was making his debut, yet there was no…
Sunil Gavaskar,
‘Does make Indian cricket fans a bit nervous…sameness to the bowling’:…
“ The India team spinning coach jokingly said that giving a free hit after a no-ball might help in curbing the offense. Please, let us not make run-scoring easier in Test cricket for the batters with…
Sunil Gavaskar,
Sunil Gavaskar suggests fines for bowlers & coaches after India’s no…
“ The no-balls being bowled by the Indian bowlers came in for a fair bit of comment. This has to be looked at urgently because it can change the colour of the game. There are very few aspects of the…
Sunil Gavaskar,
Sunil Gavaskar wants fines for bowling no-balls in Tests after…
“ I genuinely feel that if India hadn’t enforced the follow-on, they had a better chance of winning this game. Because if you look at this bowling line-up, when you have bowled 90 overs in Sri Lankan…
Cheteshwar Pujara,
Why Pujara feels India should not have enforced follow-on in Colombo…
“ He got success only when he changed his angle in today’s first session. They made a game plan. After that, he stuck to the short ball. Back-of-length delivery is his speciality, but along with that,…
Cheteshwar Pujara,
‘Krishna has looked ahead in all aspects’: Kaif, Pujara praise pacer…
“ There’s always a little bit of exchange of words on a cricket field. It happens, and especially after a wicket falls, but restraint is so important because if you don’t restrain yourself, you’re going…
Woorkeri Raman,
‘Not an ideal visual’: Pujara’s take on Yashasvi Jaiswal headbutt row