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April 20, 2005



India needs three-dimensional players
Bob Woolmer analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the Indian team.
Indian bowlers should play County cricket
The bowling department, says Javagal Srinath, went through mindless chopping and changing, which demonstrated the captain's lack of confidence in his bowlers.



April 19, 2005



Sehwag has Bradman's genius
Like Bradman used to, Virender Sehwag, says Bob Woolmer, is able to dominate attacks and will do so all the while that he is prepared to be hungry at the crease.
Chance to start afresh
says Deepti Patwardhan.



April 18, 2005



Tour marks positives for Pakistan
India, on the other hand, have been left pondering their future.
India lacked the selfless spirit
The Indian team, says Javed Miandad, it is such a bedraggled unit that even form batsmen are losing their plots.



April 16, 2005



India must overcome the 'Afridi effect'
The Indian bowlers should sort out Afridi instead of waiting for him to make mistakes, says Javagal Srinath.
Mix up the pace against Afridi: Miandad
To have third man and fine leg against Shahid Afridi is such a flawed field, says former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad.



April 15, 2005



Afridi awesome
The dashing batsman's single-minded aggression earned Pakistan its easiest of victories in the fifth ODI against India.



April 14, 2005



A break will benefit Ganguly
A couple of months of county cricket, says Javagal Srinath, will do the trick for the India captain.



April 13, 2005



Singling out the losing cause
Pakistan's singles tally has increased with every match. And if there is a key to Pakistan's victories, it is this, says Ashish Magotra.
Ganguly slowed up the momentum
Ganguly slowed up the momentum for his team while batting, those 15-20 runs missed at the crease could have panicked Pakistan, says Javed Miandad.



April 11, 2005



The toss is proving decisive
A healthy score on board always plays heavily on the minds of batsmen chasing the target, says Javagal Srinath.



April 09, 2005



Declining role of bowlers is worrying
One-day cricket is becoming increasingly secure for batsmen, says Javagal Srinath.



April 07, 2005



Dhoni should have been spotted earlier
Mahendra Singh Dhoni seems to have suffered a delayed entry into international cricket by at least two good years, says Javagal Srinath.



April 06, 2005



Pakistan coming apart at seams
Mohammad Sami, Naved and Abdul Razzaq's threat is no bigger than that of a water-pistol



April 05, 2005



'Pakistan should reconsider batting order'
Javagal Srinath says Afridi could open the innings in the next matches and even Inzamam and Youhana might come up the order.



April 02, 2005



India need to contain Afridi
A keen follower with a fair view of the game will see the imbalance between the bat and ball, says Javagal Srinath.



April 01, 2005



The tale of two talents
Failure spurs Younis Khan and success spurns Sourav Ganguly, says Ashish Magotra.



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