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3 weeks ago | 
insidesport.in | Madhav Agarwal
Finding the best playing XI for Team India in the England tour is just like a jigsaw puzzle. Experts from all over the world seem to be trying to solve it. Now PBKS coach Ricky Ponting has revealed that the management should opt for left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, due to his ability to swing the ball. “I would actually have him in their Test team at the start (of the England series),” Ponting told the ICC Review.
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3 weeks ago | 
insidesport.in | Madhav Agarwal
RCB might have won their first ever title in IPL 2025, in it’s 18-year history, but now they face bigger challenges in the seasons to come. The foremost will be, to prove that it was no fluke that the side won; and hence need to build even a stronger team. Ex-RCB owner Vijay Mallya, who has been in the news recently, after his longish public appearance on a podcast, revealed his dream team, or the players he would like to have in Bengaluru. And no wonder, it had some Indian and IPL legends.
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3 weeks ago | 
insidesport.in | Madhav Agarwal
Even though South Africa has managed to reach the final of the World Test Championship, the team will not play a home Test for the entire year. That just goes on to show, that beyond India, England, and Australia, other boards just struggle to attract other countries for the longest formats. That also comes down to the quality of the players, from other nations, in Test cricket.
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3 weeks ago | 
insidesport.in | Madhav Agarwal
If you had any doubts over Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant as skipper and vice-captain for the Indian Test team, there isn’t anything to worry. If former India bowling coach Bharat Arun is to be believed, the future is in safe hands, since he has seen both the players grow over time, and with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma gone, the duo are ready to take the baton.
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3 weeks ago | 
insidesport.in | Madhav Agarwal
Yashasvi Jaiswal is the main opener on the England tour, Karun Nair has done well, and so have KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel, in the ongoing India A Test series vs England Lions. Shubman Gill is of course the captain, so where really is the slot for the very-talented Sai Sudharsan? The man is fresh from an exceptional IPL 2025, where he finished as the orange cap winner, and has showed maturity to play Test cricket..
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3 weeks ago | 
insidesport.in | Madhav Agarwal
On what happened to be an eventful day in the world of cricket, all eyes were on India batter KL Rahul, who was to take part in the second unofficial Test between India A and England Lions, and he did not disappoint. Coming into the side straight after the IPL 2025, the stylish Rahul adapted to the English conditions wonderfully, slamming 116 from 168 deliveries on the first day itself. Elsewhere, leg-spinner Piyush Chawla ended his competitive cricket career after almost two decades of service.
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3 weeks ago | 
insidesport.in | Madhav Agarwal
Dhruv Jurel has managed to smash three fifties in three outings in the India A series vs England Lions, that has only increased the headache for the Indian team management. The India-England Tests are scheduled to begin on June 20, and with Jurel’s yet another 50+ score on Friday, the first day of the second unofficial Test, the question will be asked, if he should be included in the playing XI. In the first unofficial Test in Canterbury, he went on to score 94 and 53 not out.
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3 weeks ago | 
insidesport.in | Madhav Agarwal
There would have been a lot of hopes pinned on all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, but then his performances for KKR in IPL 2025 were not up to the mark. The southpaw just went on to score 142 in just 11 innings. On the other hand, RCB went on to make some smart picks — namely Josh Hazlewood and Phil Salt, in the same price as Iyer, who helped the team win their first-ever title. But then that is not how cricket works.
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3 weeks ago | 
insidesport.in | Madhav Agarwal
While England might be going through a hard-time, when it comes to its fast bowlers, a good news has finally come in that regard. Their tearaway pacer Mark Wood will finally be fit in time for the fourth Test, from July 23 in Manchester. Wood had undergone a knee surgery after the Champions Trophy 2025, where he could just play two matches. Selector Luke Wright sounded confident of his return. “I think Woody’s now started bowling just lightly, to be honest.
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3 weeks ago | 
insidesport.in | Madhav Agarwal
It seems the world is yet to get over Virat Kohli’s Test retirement. And one among the many is ex-Australia skipper Michael Clarke, who feels the 36-year-old could be back to the Indian Test side, on one condition. The Aussie feels that Kohli will make a U-turn is Team India is hammered 0-5 in England. “I believe this. If India go to England and get flogged, if they lose the series 5-0 for example, I think the fans will want Virat Kohli to come out of retirement and play Test cricket again.
