Under the leadership of captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum, England played an adventurous style of Test cricket on Monday. The Three Lions defeated Pakistan by 74 runs on a lifeless pitch after an exciting declaration kept both teams in the game until the very end. While England’s batsmen may have enjoyed themselves on the tranquil track, it was certainly an accomplishment to bowl a talented Pakistani batting line-up out in two overs on a dead pitch.

Since that victory, a number of former England captains and cricketers have praised the team’s new style of Test play and said that Stokes’ captaincy is one of the best they’ve seen in a long time in the longest format.

At the moment, a lot of discussion centres on whether or not other teams will adopt England’s style of aggressive Test cricket.

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David Lloyd, a well-known cricket commentator and former England coach, said in a column for The Daily Mail that India have all the tools to follow suit, but Indian batters’ “stats driven” mindset could be a problem.

“It is not totally new, of course. The Australia team of the 90s were very positive and the great West Indian sides were full of exhilarating stroke-makers. I reckon a team capable of this style now is India. They have all the tools. There has been a suspicion that Indian batters are stats driven but Virat Kohli is one who could drive this,”

Lloyd wrote.

He hailed England’s attitude and for walking the talk in terms of making Test cricket more exciting.

“Test cricket has to keep moving in this positive direction to keep pace with the white-ball game. That’s what England are doing in the most exciting way imaginable. What a statement Stokes has made in saying ‘I’m not interested in draws.’ And this win shows he means it. Even on a pitch like that! The fascinating thing now is how quickly other teams follow suit?,”

he added.

When we discuss the T20 World Cup, the most affecting factor when it comes to judging the player’s ongoing form and player selection is the Indian Premier League.

Indeed, even as the T20 World Cup 2022 is very nearly a half year away, it is obvious that IPL 2022 will have a significant impact in shortlisting the players that would be tried over the course of the following 4-5 months before the showdown in October. 

While regular International players might be evaluated based on their International gameplay, the new and rising whizzes will in any case be passed judgement based on their IPL performance.

From IPL 2022, we might have a potential rundown of players that could be tested in the next few months, yet we can still identify a list 15 players that would shape the strongest team for India for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022. The list is arranged based on the players’ capacities, and their presentation over the past couple years at the International level as well as IPL.

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Typically, any International group including Team India will send a first choice 15-individuals squad and extra 3 individuals for COVID-19 possibility or wounds. These 3 individuals might be added to the customary squad on the off chance of injuries or a COVID-19 episode.

Here are a few predicted names for the World Cup squad-

Openers: KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma (C)

Hold: Ishan Kishan

Team India’s openers pick for themselves. On one hand, we have the Captain of the Indian group, Rohit Sharma, then again, we have one of the most predictable T20 openers in the world, KL Rahul. Except if for wounds, the pair ought to keep on opening for the Indian group in all the matches. Both are quality openers, and they additionally complement one another very well.

Middle-order: Dinesh Karthik (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK) and Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli

Coming to the Middle-order, Team India would have Virat Kohli fixed for the number 3 position with Rishabh Pant as the main wicket-keeper. These two have been customary players of the T20I squad, and merit a spot without question. Again, the form of Virat Kohli in the IPL might be a concern, yet anticipate that top players should make a top player return when they play for the country.

Aside from Virat Kolhi, Suryakumar Yadav begins as the best option middle-order player given his performance for Team India and in the IPL. In the event that we discuss the best option playing 11, Kohli at 3, SKY at 4, and Pant at 5 make an ideal request. With Virat Kohli as an anchor, Pant and SKY can assume the role of the aggressor.

All-rounders: Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja

With Hardik Pandya back to full fitness and bowling great, he and Ravindra Jadeja will be the best option all-rounders for Team India. Hardik’s bowling is a significant plus point. Between him and Ravindra Jadeja, they can finish the 4 overs quota. Aside from them, we don’t have quality all-rounders available. There are Venkatesh Iyer and Axar Patel, yet it would be hard for them to make it into the top 15.

Spinners: Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav

If we take the performance in IPL 2022 into consideration, KulCha (Kuldeep and Chahal) are the best performing spinners, and with their ongoing form, they should be played together. When played together, they have consistently gotten along nicely. In any case, from the two, Yuzvendra Chahal ought to be the essential spinner in the squad with Kuldeep supporting him. Aside from these two, India can take a gander at Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, and Axar Patel as other twist choices.

Pacers: Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and T Natarajan

Reserve(s): Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur

Coming to the pacers, this is a region which would require the greatest reasoning. With the T20 World Cup 2022 being in Australia, India would play no less than 3 bleeding edge pacers in their playing 11. From the chosen bunch, Team India would require 2 pacers each for Powerplay and Death Overs, and somewhere around 1 pacer for Middle overs.

T20 World Cup 2022 – Strongest Predicted Squad for Team India:

Hitters: Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli

Wks: Dinesh Karthik, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant

All-rounders: Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja

Bowlers: Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, T Natarajan and Yuzvendra Chahal

Mentor: Rahul Dravid//Captain: Rohit Sharma//Vice-chief: KL Rahul

Extra 3 Reserves for COVID-19 Contingency:

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishan Kishan and Shardul Thakur

Thus, that finishes the predicted squad for Team India for T20 World Cup 2022. We ought to see no less than 10-11 players in the last 15 from the ones referenced previously. The ones to discuss would be Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Harshal Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and T Natarajan.

Rahul Dravid is all set to become India’s next Head Coach.

After formally applying for the high-profile role on Tuesday, celebrated former captain Rahul Dravid is all but set to be the Indian cricket team’s next head coach. With Dravid, the current head of the National Cricket Academy, applying, the task of the Cricket Advisory Committee becomes easier, as there aren’t any other prominent names in the running who can match his status. He is also the first and only pick of BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah, according to reliable sources.

“Yes, Rahul has formally applied today, as the deadline has passed. Bowling coach Paras (Mhambrey) and fielding coach Abhay (Sharma) from the NCA have already applied. On Tuesday, a top BCCI official informed PTI that his application was merely a formality. Dravid met with BCCI officials in Dubai on the sidelines of the IPL final between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings, where Ganguly and Shah discussed taking over the post once Ravi Shastri steps down at the end of India’s T20 World Cup campaign.

With Ravi Shastri’s term as India coach coming to an end at the end of the T20 World Cup, it will be intriguing to observe how Dravid leads the team in a new path.

Virat Kohli, India’s captain, said the team’s decision to kneel before their T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan in 2021 was based on information from the management. Kohli expressed that the Indian squad’s kneeling gesture before their 2021 T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan was made after the team management informed them. The Indian team took a knee in support of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement before their T20 World Cup encounter against arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.

“The management relayed this information to us. The Pakistani team decided to contribute to the same cause, and we accepted our own part of the equation. That’s exactly how it was determined “In his post-match press conference on Sunday, Kohli stated. The Indian players were spotted kneeling outside the team dugout before the opening duo of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul stepped out to bat. Pakistani players, led by Babar Azam, also paid tribute by placing their right hand over their hearts. Since the killing of African-American George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis in May last year, athletes throughout the world, including cricketers, have taken the knee to show solidarity for the anti-racism cause.

For the first time, the Indian squad made the gesture. Last summer, the England and West Indies teams, as well as match officials, took a knee during their three-match Test series, the first in the sport’s history. India lost to Pakistan by a startling 10-wicket margin on Sunday, their first World Cup defeat against their arch-rivals. Looking forward to see how the rest of the matches go for team India!

Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga attracted attention with his controversial comment about the Indian cricket team after some time Danish Kaneria’s Honest Statement amazes Everyone, but Ranatunga disapproved by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and raised questions at the board for allowing India to send a ‘second-string’ team to play cricket. The board did not take kindly to Ranatunga’s comments and responded to him saying: ‘India is not a second-string side’.

The statement of Arjuna Ranatunga had recently termed the Shikhar Dhawan-led unit as a ‘second string’ team besides adding that the Sri Lankan board should not have agreed to play with a relatively ‘understrength’ team,

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On this matter Pakistan’s Leg Spinner Danish Kaneria has Scolded Ranatunga with his honest statement With a large pool of promising players, it would be unfair to call the current team in Sri Lanka ‘second-string’ or even a ‘B team’ for that matter. The likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, and others are experienced campaigners, representing India for the last five years and more.

He also added that honestly such a disgraceful comment was not even expected from a living legend like him.

Danish Kaneria’s Honest Statement

“First of all, Mr. Ranatunga. You have made this statement to remain in limelight. Because only India is a team right now that has a pool of 50-60 players, strong enough to field two different sides. And even in this team, players such as Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya keep representing India consistently,” Kaneria said on his YouTube channel.

“So I just want to say that I feel sorry to hear this coming from you. You’re such a big name and yet, you made such a statement and then fell flat on your face with Sri Lanka Cricket responding to you.”

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“Sri Lanka cricket is on a decline. It’s almost as of they’ve forgotten how to play cricket. You should be happy that India is sending its team to lift you out of the financial crisis. The board will get sponsors, funds, and whatnot,” Kaneria explained.

“Don’t think such a statement was needed. These things only create friction between boards. I think Ranatunga must have learned his lesson or when India would hammer Sri Lanka comprehensively, then he’ll understand.”

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday issued a statement, saying the current India team which is there in the Island Nation to play three ODIs and three T20Is is a “strong squad”. This clarification from SLC comes on the very day when former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga criticized the board for letting India send their ”second-string” team while the main team stayed back in England to play the Test series which commences in August.

“Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that despite claims by various parties as reported in the Media, the National White-Ball team of India currently touring Sri Lanka is a strong squad (SLC). Out of the 20-member India squad, 14 players have represented India across all formats or in some form. (Test, ODI, or T20I), and not a ‘second-string team’, as claimed,” SLC said in an official statement.

On top of this irresponsive behavior Danish honestly adds his personal opinion that when the New Team India will hammer SLC, then Ranatunga will understand that there is no second string in team India as it is currently the only them with 50-60 strong players who are very valuable.

Surely this series in Sri Lanka comes with many possibilities but we cricket fans would love to see who will true at the end, even if it was a personal statement of Ranatunga but it is getting very interesting let’s see what lies up ahead at the end of limited ODI series.

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After Quarantine for 18 Days New team, India finally made its move toward the training ground for the 1st training session under the keen observation of Rahul Dravid in Colombo in the new captaincy of Shikhar Dhawan.

The wall of India Rahul Dravid put on the Indian practices jersey for the first time in 10 straight years which was quite a long gap, until now in recent years this man can be found at his home with the pen and notebook in hand,
This has been his role for the past few years. However, the designation from an India A and India U19 coach or the NCA head has changed to India head coach for the first time. But with so many fresh faces – many of whom groomed by him – nothing much changed for Dravid.

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This year BCCI will be known for taking bold and educational moves For the team India as BCCI decided the Two different teams will be participating in two different formats to play in two different countries two different teams have each coach and captain.

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As some days before Sri Lanka’s team coach gave an amazing reaction on this matter “This is a second-string Indian team and they are coming here is an insult on our cricket. According to news agency PTI, I blame the current administration for agreeing to play with them due to television marketing needs,” Ranatunga, had told reporters at his residence.

He also added that “Out of the 20-member India squad, 14 players have represented India across all formats or in some form and not a second-string team as claimed.”
After this statement, the New team India Has to prove themselves under the coaching of legendary Cricket Player Rahul Dravid.

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The regular player team under the captaincy of Virat Kohli is Going to play Test formate in England with the help of Coach Ravi Shastri and the responsibility of young New team India which is inexperience is going to face Sri Lanka in limited over formate with the captaincy of Shikar Dhawan

After the 1st training session as a new team India’s head coach Rahul Dravid given his amazing reaction.

“It has been nearly 17-18 days that we have been in some sort of quarantine. Good for the boys to get out and just get moving a little bit. A nice little area in front of the lawn before we practice tomorrow, we have an open space,” said Dravid in a video posted on the website of BCCI on Saturday.

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The Indian cricketers were out of quarantine on Friday and instead of straightaway jumping inside the nets, Dravid decided to let the players have physical drills and soak in the atmosphere.
The young Indian side, which has six fresh faces, was seen jogging, stretching, and playing a game of footvolley before their pool session – all under Dravid’s supervision

Talking about coming out of quarantine, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has been named the vice-captain of this Sri Lanka tour, said: “Everyone was excited to come out, fun activities are happening. Everyone is enjoying it, this is the first day that we have gotten out and it is important that team bonding happens.”
India is going to play three ODI starting from 13 July followed by many T20s at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. These six matches will be the last white-ball fixtures for Team India before the T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman n between the date 17 October to 14 November, which will be a thrilling competition.

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