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–Subhayan Chakraborty If an army wants to win a war then it requires its commander-in-chief to fire all cylinders. When India hit the field for the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup, against Australia, the Women in Blue would need their skipper to be at her best. The ongoing T20 World Cup has been a reality check for Harmanpreet. Clearly, the Indian captain is struggling for form. The group stage of the showpiece event ended with Harmanpreet celebrating an iconic milestone as she became the highest capped player, male or female, with 150 T20Is. She also managed to become…

Their own greats, like Ian Chappell, Matthew Hayden and Damien Martyn, could tell Australia’s batsmen what they’re doing wrong in India. Veering between the docile and the reckless, they have forgotten to play the ball on its merits. Australia are the world’s best Test side. At least, that’s what the World Test Championship table tells you. Yet, in the past fortnight, they have twice been bowled out in less time than it takes to finish a Twenty20 match. Their dismal second innings in Nagpur lasted 32.3 overs. In Delhi, they were even worse, losing nine wickets in the morning…

 Jaydev Unadkat and Saurashtra too strong for Bengal!! Wins the #RanjiTrophy2023 by 9 wickets! Unadkat picks up 6 wickets in the 2nd innings and 9 wickets in total.

 Rain threat looms large in battle of table leaders between India women and England women at St George’s Park on Saturday. Subhayan Chakraborty has more updates on the weather in Port Elizabeth. #Indiawomen #Englandwomen #T20WorldCup

Such fiascos could be easily avoided with clear channels of communication, and selectors chosen on the basis of how well they can do the job rather than the number of caps they have. As expected, Chetan Sharma has resigned as chairman of the selection panel for Indian’s men’s cricket team. In truth, his position was untenable from the moment the general public saw footage from the sting operation carried out by a TV channel. The questionable ethics of such a stunt have already been discussed (https://revsportz.in/big-mouth-chetan-sharma-or-complete-non-story/), but with players now aware of how he viewed certain thorny selection issues,…

 Team India batter Cheteshwar Pujara will have his family and close friends at the Arun Jaitley Stadium to witness his 100th test match on Friday. Atreyo Mukhopadhyay has more details.

 On Jasprit Bumrah getting frequently injured- May be he could lengthen his run up a little. He is putting too much pressure on the body at the moment. He needs to be at optimal speed when he is at the crease. Build up speed and get the job done. But if he jogs like he does he is putting a lot of pressure on his body and that may be causing too many injuries.

Boria Majumdar Late American playwright John Patrick had once said: “Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable.” Cheteshwar Pujara’s greatest strength is knowing his limitations. It’s an attribute that goes unrecognized. But it’s a vital part of a human being’s mental make-up. Knowing what you can do and where you stand. This was best evident when he described his approach to Nathan Lyon in 2021, someone he had trouble against in 2017. “To be honest, I had issues with Nathan Lyon when he toured India in 2017. I was finding it difficult to deal with…

 Bengal’s chance to make history after 32 years at home!! Joydeep Mukherjee & Debasis Sen set it up from the Eden Gardens!

The chief selector’s words weren’t meant for public consumption, and most of what he said was hardly earth-shattering either. But we need to be careful when throwing words like ‘doping’ around. How is Chetan Sharma remembered in the annals of Indian cricket? Though his Test career was over at the age of 23, he was the first Indian bowler to take a ten-wicket haul in a Test on English soil (1986). With the bat, he was gifted enough to make a Test 50 against Craig McDermott and friends, and smash a 96-ball 101* in a Nehru Cup game against…