Indian Cricket Team

It was barely curtains for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup when former Indian coach, Ravi Shastri, dropped bombshells when he talked of commercial advantages in ...

The day is not far before teams will become more exclusive and thereby divisive and not just diverse, ultimately fracturing the sport to the point where what defines cricket might not be amalgamation of the various formats. Is it a chance for Rahul to keep his place in the team one way or another, which makes little sense given that wicketkeeping would put additional pressure on a batsman searching for consistency? Rohit Sharma seems to be groping in the dark when it comes to his best eleven and even then he has not looked comfortable utilising them to the hilt like some bowlers' underutilised overs. While it might be hard to argue that Rohit Sharma has had far less time with the team for his captaincy to be judged, the signs are not good when the fans are feeling restless, particularly after having watched how the saga unfolded with vis-à-vis Kohli. To say it has not gone according to plan for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would be an understatement. Not only has Rohit Sharma had an inconsistent time with the team, sometimes through inexplicable absences when either Sharma or Kohli did not play, the BCCI decided to toy with different captains and different teams at various times.