Kolkata Statements
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capital city of West Bengal, India
“ This is a horrible record at home. We are playing with full-fledged sides. Gambhir said this is the wicket we asked for but this is not the wicket you should be playing Test cricket on. The ball is…
Krishnamachari Srikkanth,
Why have such bad wickets? Ex-India selector on Gambhir’s Kolkata…
“ The point I don't understand is, Gambhir told there are no demons and you should show better technique and all that. How can you play on this kind of a wicket? So many batters tried to defend and got…
Krishnamachari Srikkanth,
Why have such bad wickets? Ex-India selector on Gambhir’s Kolkata…
“ First New Zealand, now this. Preference to all-rounders over specialists. Lack of robust gameplan for home Test matches. Absence of understanding of pacing an innings in the longest format.…
Priyank Panchal,
India’s skill vs spin gone down: Former stars react after Kolkata Test…
“ Looks like we haven’t learned our lesson from the NZ series loss. The gap between our spinners and opposition spinners reduces on pitches like this. We need to go back to classic Indian pitches, like…
Wasim Jaffer,
India’s skill vs spin gone down: Former stars react after Kolkata Test…
“ The expectation was that the pitch would be a bit decent—there would be turn, but batting would still be possible. But that didn’t happen. In my opinion, if the Indian team wants turning pitches where…
Cheteshwar Pujara,
Can’t blame batters: Pujara, Chopra disagree with Gambhir’s Kolkata…
“ I don’t quite agree with this point because, given the kind of pitch it was, you can’t just blame the batters. If you want to play on such surfaces, your preparation has to be different. I don’t think…
Cheteshwar Pujara,
Can’t blame batters: Pujara, Chopra disagree with Gambhir’s Kolkata…
“ In the second innings, I didn't change too much. I have played here before, and I understand the conditions, and luck also played the part in it,
Temba Bavuma,
Stay in game and believe: Bavuma provides South Africa’s Kolkata Test…
“ Our bowlers got us back into the game, but that partnership with Bosch, I think a little bit with Marco as well, at the end of the day, just gave a little bit of impetus that we could play a little…
Temba Bavuma,
Stay in game and believe: Bavuma provides South Africa’s Kolkata Test…
“ Very exciting. You want to be a part of those types of games and obviously be on the right side of the result. I think we tried to hold our ground as much as we could. We knew it was going to be tough…
Temba Bavuma,
Stay in game and believe: Bavuma provides South Africa’s Kolkata Test…
“ In Test cricket, if you need success, you need to be patient,
Jasprit Bumrah,
No magic, just mastery: Jasprit Bumrah on dismantling South Africa in…
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Executive director,
Luxury housing to drive nearly 19% rise in sales value to ₹6.65 lakh…
“ It was first sung on [December 27, 1911] at the Indian National Congress in Calcutta, not as a royal tribute,
Priyank Kharge,
BJP MP claims ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was written to welcome the British,…