The absence of Rishabh Pant has brought forward the dilemma of who should be keeping wickets for India against the West Indies. KS Bharat and Ishan Kishan are the two contenders, and both have their own strengths and weaknesses. Bharat has played five Tests so far, scoring 129 runs at an average of 18.42. KS Bharat […]

Former India selector Devang Gandhi has opened up on Hanuma Vihari’s batting position for India, especially in home games. He also stated that instead of No. 5 – where the veteran Ajinkya Rahane batted for the Sri Lanka Tests – Vihari should come into bat at four down as well. Speaking to PTI, Gandhi said […]

Former Indian selector Devang Gandhi has shared the challenges they face while choosing the Indian squads as per everyone’s preferences. The discussion also moved around the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, who was overlooked for the upcoming Australia tour, and Ambati Rayudu’s omission from the 2019 World Cup squad.  Gandhi acknowledged that it was inappropriate for […]

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had earlier said that the two new selectors of the national team would be appointed by the end of February. But as of Friday morning, the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) had not decided when the interview of the eligible candidates will take place at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. While speaking […]

National selector Devang Gandhi on Thursday commented on the Bengal’s dressing room incident. He said that he entered after taking permission from the match referee and Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) during the Ranji Trophy match between Bengal and Andhra at Eden Gardens. “No breach because I have obtained prior permission from the match referee, ACU […]

On Thursday, the Indian selector Devang Gandhi was embarrassed when he was asked to leave the Bengal Ranji team dressing room for breach of protocol. He feels that he wasn’t in a breach of any protocol. The incident happened when the second day’s play was held up due to bad light and Gandhi entered the […]

The newly appointed BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has made it clear that he would like to know what the selectors are thinking about MS Dhoni’s future and then give his opinion on the matter as well. Dhoni has made himself unavailable since the ICC World Cup and it is not sure whether he will be […]

On Wednesday, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) met the Indian team management to discuss the communication issues, review the performance in England and draw a roadmap for the upcoming Australia tour. The meeting was significant as it has been rumored recently that the Indian selection committee, led by MSK Prasad, is not on the same […]

While the Indian Test batsman Karun Nair has recently claimed that he had no conversation with the selectors and team management about his game, chairman of selectors MSK Prasad has claimed that he personally spoke to Nair once the recent Test selection process against Windies was over. Since March 2017, Nair hasn’t played an international […]