Gill emerges as the front-runner for leading the country when Rohit hangs up his boots. His appointment as vice-captain of white-ball teams is required to be seen in this light.
The 'Little Master' celebrated his 75th birthday last week.
It's high time we started celebrating the achievements of our women cricketers also.
Rohit should get credit for leading the side with elan and panache.
Monday (June 24) marks the 50th anniversary of the infamous Test at Lord’s.
One can say with the benefit of hindsight that conducting a few matches of the T20 World Cup in the US was not one of the best decisions of the ICC.
The onus is on the BCCI to ensure that the process is clean and transparent.
It would be hazardous to guess the sides that will reach the semifinals, given both the nature of the game and the fact that many of the matches will be played on unknown surfaces.
Even though Starc and Boult are in the twilight of their career, they possess sufficient firepower to determine the course of important games.
While the revenue-generating potential of T20 and IPL cannot be ignored, it will not be prudent to allow this version to take over the entire game.
Rather than scoff at these practices as superstitions aimed at courting the super natural, it will be more prudent to place them in the category of routines, the absence of which carry the capacity for adverse outcomes.
The Indian T20 World Cup squad looks a trifle overloaded with four spinners.