IND vs SA: ‘India must focus on batting well, not the target,’ Cheteshwar Pujara’s advice for Guwahati Test

Former India batter and Test stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara believes India’s approach in the remainder of the Guwahati Test against South Africa needs to be simple — forget the daunting target and concentrate solely on batting well. With the hosts staring at an almost impossible fourth-innings chase, Pujara stressed that allowing the scoreboard to dictate mindset […]

BCCI’s domestic promise seems all talk: India’s batting letdown in Guwahati proves it

For all the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s declarations about valuing the Ranji Trophy and building a red-ball ecosystem, the events in Guwahati told a very different story. India’s batting collapse was not just a bad session. It shows a deeper confusion about selection philosophy, domestic credibility and the balance between youth and […]