CRICKET RECENTS

RCB's bowling form has been a great topic of discussion in this season of IPL. Even the skipper- Virat Kohli has taken some questionable decisions in crucial stages of the recent league matches.RCB are a powerhouse of batting with modern greats included in the troop. ABD and Virat being the pillars of the batting lineup generally take them to a respectful score,but the rest of the team has barely contributed. In recent match between RCB and CSK on 21st of this month,after posting a respectable total of 161,RCB bowling lineup had a headstart with Dale's pace and accuracy. CSK  were 27-4 in the initial stage of their innings. MS came in to the middle at a stage where CSK was in trouble and only had Rayudu as the last skillful batsman to rely on. some heroics by both of these , got them to a stage where the target seemed getable. Yuzi Chahal's economic bowling kept the match at balance. In the last over the equation was- 26 runs and Thala at the striking end. Umesh Yadav ke...

BCCI selection committee head MSK Prasad added backup bowlers as an alternative for their frontline bowlers- Jasprit Bumrah,Bhuvneshwar Kumar,Mohd. Shami. In cases of injuries and extreme fitness fails,backups will make it to the playing XI. Navdeep Saini and Khaleel Ahmed are the backups as announced recently. For the section of net bowlers- Khaleel Ahmed,Deepak Chahar,Avesh Khan,Navdeep Saini were backed looking at their recent performances in IPL. RCB bowling coach Ashish Nehra has made a big prophecy for Saini stating he can end up playing world cup 2019 as he provides that extra pace and bounce which the english pitches readily offer.The Youngster has an ability of clocking the ball 145+ consistently providing the X-factor team requires for the World Cup. BCCI has looked up at him as a promising cricketer inspite of likes-Umesh Yadav ,Mohd Siraj and Jaydev Unadkat.     

NO. 4 SPOT DILEMMA FOR TEAM INDIA RESOLVED?    We all are aware of the 15 men squad announced by the BCCI on 15th of this month.All eyes were on the options for the 4th spot and a backup for openers.Most of the team was self picked and it was all about the 4th spot and the extra seamer for the welsh conditions,and announced squad was not surprising for many of us  except the Rishabh Pant fans...Indian skipper Virat Kohli expressed his views on the selection of squad saying recent IPL forms wont affect the selection for the upcoming tournament,but the selection committee had different plans where IPL played a major role.Kl Rahul was a topic of debate in the selctions. He had a very bad patch before IPL and never seemed to get back in touch.But the most astonishing fact is the story potrayed by on going IPL where he looks in a good touch again.it seems like he changed his approach as a opener with a intent to play impact innings.He was observed playing a co...