England Home Tests - Massive 4-0 win for Indians

No big score from Kohli, Pujara and neither a good bowling performance by Ashwin. Still, India won their fourth match of the series after conceding 477 in the first innings! Newbie Karun Nair and Ravindra Jadeja combined to knock the fight out of the Englishmen. The series verdict was unanimous - the English were thoroughly outplayed! Two Indian bowlers were No.1 and 2 in the ICC rankings, as the icing to the Indian cake! Bring on the Aussies!!

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NZ Home Series - Indian team selected

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After easily winning the overseas tour in West Indies, India come back home to host the Black Caps later this month. The Indian team was announced by the selection committee.The last day of the Duleep Trophy is still to be played as the squad was announced. Also, the India A team has to come back from Down Under - the selection could have been timed slightly better is the view. From the Duleep Trophy, what did we learn?

1. Cheteshwara Pujara has no rival in domestic cricket. But why is he given the second-hand treatment?Check what the coach thinks of him.
2. There is a big chasm of difference between Ashwin and his near competitor ( Pervez Rasool).
3. Similarly, Amit Mishra is not being pushed hard enough by Karn Sharma or Shreyas Gopal
4. Though there are options like Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Sanju Samson, the selectors wished to retain Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma based on potential and performances.
5. Anil Kumble will continue with Virat Kohli the same plan that MSD had successfully pursued at home soil earlier - look at the squad for an indication of the pitches we can see.But, how will Kohli as captain fare versus the master tactician MSD?Tough question and challenge!
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