India vs New Zealand: Onus on batsmen as Virat Kohli and Co. face hosts in must-win 2nd Test

A captain otherwise known as a run-machine is now without an international hundred in the past 20 innings. Twin failures for a young wicketkeeper and an even younger opener. Their best fast bowler from the last match injured. And to top all this, the failure to win a single Test match in Christchurch ever. Suffice … Read more

Tail-end batsmen put a price on their wickets but India’s tail does not wag in SENA countries

“I think sometimes we pay too much importance to saying we need to bowl out teams far quicker, and I am not saying we shouldn’t. But batsmen don’t get out anymore. Lower-order batters do put a price on their wickets,” R Ashwin had told reporters after India leaked 123 runs after taking the 1st 7 … Read more

IND vs NZ: 9 classy batsmen and 8 lethal bowlers from top-20 rankings on display in 2-Test series

Team India captain Virat Kohli boasts of being the number one ranked Test player and he would be looking to further consolidate his position at the top when he takes the guard on the swinging and bouncing pitches of New Zealand. Kohli, who was nowhere close to his best in the recently-concluded ODI series, will … Read more