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India’s 2023 World Cup auditions begin with three-match series against New Zealand

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Shikhar Dhawan and Kane Williamson with the ODI series trophy at Eden Park, Auckland, on Thursday.

Suryakumar Yadav’s red-hot form makes India the favourite in series-decider against New Zealand

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Suryakumar Yadav (left) celebrates his century during the T20I between India and New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on Sunday. If not for the individual brilliance of Suryakumar Yadav, India would have struggled to post 160 and it would have been a grim reminder of India’s travails in the T20 World Cup.
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Sunil Gavaskar: Why England’s strategy of separating captaincy responsibilities as per format may not suit India

Sunil Gavaskar
Success mantra? Ben Stokes (left) and Jos Buttler talk during the T20 World Cup contest between England and Sri Lanka in Sydney. Stokes is England’s captain in Test matches but Buttler takes over as captain in limited-overs internationals. The team’s success has prompted some to suggest that India should follow the policy of keeping separate coaching and support staff for red-ball and white-ball cricket.

What went wrong for the Chetan Sharma-led selection panel?

Shayan Acharya
The selection panel kept shifting its goalposts from time to time and was unable to stick to a long-term plan.
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T20 World Cup diary: Charms of Adelaide and a taste of dry Aussie humour

K. C. Vijaya Kumar
Disappointing night: Indian fans filled up the Adelaide Oval for the semifinal but their expectations were punctured and they lapsed into silence.
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T20 World Cup: Time to infuse some fresh blood in the Indian team

K. C. Vijaya Kumar
Will there be a change of guard? Hardik Pandya (right) seems a natural successor to Rohit Sharma (left). If selectors want Rohit to lead India in the 50-over World Cup in 2023, however, jettisoning him from the saddle in the T20Is could be cumbersome.
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T20 World Cup: With deficiencies in batting and bowling, India falls short in an ICC event yet again

K. C. Vijaya Kumar
Beaten black and blue: The Indian team walks back after a 10-wicket defeat to England at Adelaide. It was a drubbing as Alex Hales and Jos Buttler toyed with the bowling. After four wins out of five — with the odd stumble against South Africa — this wasn’t the climax Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid expected.

India had a good run at the World Cup but now needs to recalibrate its T20 strategies

K. C. Vijaya Kumar
Reality check: India bowed out with a whimper in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup on Thursday. The bowlers bowled a bit short against England and paid the price for it.
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How Suryakumar Yadav became the new Mr. 360 and lit up the T20 World Cup

Amol Karhadkar
Prolific: Suryakumar Yadav has made useful contributions with the bat in nearly every game India has played in the T20 World Cup so far.
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Statsman: Shubman Gill fastest Indian to 500 ODI runs, India the master of come-from-behind series wins

Mohandas Menon
In fine form: Among Indian players, Shubman Gill is now the quickest (in terms of innings) to reach 500 ODI runs.
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