All posts tagged: Cricket selection

‘Happy to see him realise his potential’: Dilip Vengsarkar lauds Shreyas Iyer after Champions Trophy triumph | Cricket News

‘Happy to see him realise his potential’: Dilip Vengsarkar lauds Shreyas Iyer after Champions Trophy triumph | Cricket News

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After a roller-coaster year when he won the IPL and was dropped from the BCCI central contracts at the same time, Indian middle order batter Shreyas Iyer played a vital role in the team’s triumphant Champions Trophy campaign. Former India selector Dilip Vengsarkar was all praises for the current Punjab Kings’ captain, saying he has realised his potential. “Iyer did very well but I am not happy the way he got out in the final. He should have continued till the very end and finished the game. But happy to see him realise his potential. KL too played a few important innings at number six but still not convinced Axar Patel batting ahead of him at five. The left-hand right-hand combination could be the only reason,” Vengsarkar said. Iyer also finished second in the batting charts of the Champions Trophy with 243 runs, just behind New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra. Story continues below this ad Vengsarkar also gave due credit to the selection panel led by Ajit Agarkar. “Credit needs to go to the selectors as …

‘On what basis has he been recalled?’: Shahid Afridi questions Shadab Khan’s inclusion in squad for NZ tour, says Pakistan cricket is in ICU | Cricket News

‘On what basis has he been recalled?’: Shahid Afridi questions Shadab Khan’s inclusion in squad for NZ tour, says Pakistan cricket is in ICU | Cricket News

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Former Pakistan player Shahid Afridi criticized the inclusion of allrounder Shadab Khan in the T20 squad which is set to take on New Zealand, saying that due to these incorrect decisions, Pakistan cricket is in ICU. Shadab was left out in the cold after Pakistan’s disastrous performance in the 2024 T20 World Cup but was recently reinstated and also given the vice captaincy for the tour against the Kiwis. “On what basis has he been recalled? What are his performances in domestic cricket or otherwise that he had been picked again. All the time we talk about preparations and when an event comes and we flop then we talk about surgery. Fact is Pakistan cricket is in ICU because of incorrect decisions.” Afridi also said that whenever a new chairman takes charge, he changes everything which becomes detrimental for Pakistan cricket’s progress. Story continues below this ad “There is no continuity, consistency in the Board’s decisions and policies. We keep changing captains, coaches or some players but in the end what is the accountability for …

I saw some comments from Sunil Gavaskar about the Indian B team or the Indian C team beating Pakistan’s top team… Absolute nonsense: Jason Gillespie | Cricket News

I saw some comments from Sunil Gavaskar about the Indian B team or the Indian C team beating Pakistan’s top team… Absolute nonsense: Jason Gillespie | Cricket News

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Former Pakistan coach Jason Gillespie slammed Sunil Gavaskar about his comments on Indian B team giving a tough run to Pakistan side in their current state. The Men in Green have been knocked out of the Champions Trophy 2025 without reaching the semifinals and they had a similarly poor run in 2024 T20 World Cup when they got knocked out in the group stage. “I don’t buy this rhetoric. I saw some comments from Sunil Gavaskar about the Indian B team or the Indian C team beating Pakistan’s top team. That’s nonsense. Absolute nonsense. If Pakistan picks and stick with the right players and gives them time to shine, time to learn, and develop their games, they can beat anyone. I have got no doubt about that,” Gillespie would say. “If the PCB, as a board, wants to change and get the right results, they need to get the right people, the right selection panel, and give players time to flourish and do their job. If you are hiring a new coach, give him the …

From T20 World Cup to ICC Champions Trophy – Varun Chakravarthy’s career comes full circle at the same venue | Cricket News

From T20 World Cup to ICC Champions Trophy – Varun Chakravarthy’s career comes full circle at the same venue | Cricket News

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In November 2021, after a wicketless outing against Scotland in The T20 World Cup here, Varun Chakaravarthy walked away never to be seen in India colours, till October 2024. As he took the field at the venue again on Sunday, he felt nervous. He may have cemented his spot in India’s T20 side on the back of strong showings in the IPL, but in ODIs there have been a lot of doubts – whether he would be able to retain the same mystery, will he be able to bowl impactful spells when batsmen have time to see him off. Through the course of the evening, Varun will go about answering every single one of those questions and also vindicate his inclusion in the squad that came at the expense of a batting talent like Yashasvi Jaiswal. When India’s think tank assembled in January to pick the provisional Champions Trophy squad, they had spent a considerable time pondering whether to include Varun or not. To back up his exceptional numbers in T20s, Varun had shown in …

Behind Pakistan’s debacle: 26 selectors, 4 captains, 8 coaches and a system with gaping holes | Cricket News

Behind Pakistan’s debacle: 26 selectors, 4 captains, 8 coaches and a system with gaping holes | Cricket News

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Not even a week into an ICC tournament they are hosting for the first time since 1996, Pakistan are out of the Champions Trophy. After India humbled them in Dubai which pushed them close to the exit door, New Zealand by beating Bangladesh for their second win slammed the door on Pakistan at Rawalpindi. Having won both their Group A matches, India and New Zealand are through to the semi-finals, even as Group B remains wide open. Pakistan’s tame surrender so far in the Champions Trophy, where they lost to both New Zealand and India isn’t just a problem with talent. It is also because of a system that is perennially undergoing structural changes. In the last three years, team has had 26 different selectors, 8 coaches and 4 captains. While decoding Pakistan’s campaign, former captain Wasim Akram was brutal with his assessment. “There is nothing strong about Pakistan when it comes to cricket,” he would say with his former teammate with whom he shared an envious partnership with the ball Waqar Younis nodding in …