Arun Venugopal

The unlikely transformation of Kedar Jadhav

How has Kedar Jadhav gone from being an extremely irregular bowler to becoming a consistent partnership-breaker in international cricket?

28-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal

Are India too reliant on Kohli in ODIs?

Not yet, as numbers and Dhoni will tell you, but they need more from the lower middle order to squash that notion

28-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal and Shiva Jayaraman

Upbeat New Zealand chase history in decider

New Zealand eye their first ever ODI series win in India when they take on the hosts in the series decider in Visakhapatnam on Saturday

28-Oct-2016•The Preview by Arun Venugopal in Visakhapatnam

A tale of two openers

Ajinkya Rahane and Martin Guptill set up strong bases for their sides, but it was only the New Zealanders who saw through the effort to its logical conclusion

27-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal in Ranchi

Dhoni calls for patience with India's inexperienced middle order

Following India's 19-run loss in Ranchi, India captain MS Dhoni has said patience must be shown with India's new-look middle order, especially given it's not easy to finish games on tricky tracks like the one used in this ODI

26-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal in Ranchi

The fall and rise of Abhinav Mukund

How Tamil Nadu's captain went from wanting to quit the game to scoring heavily

26-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal

The challenges Amit Mishra faces

Given another chance because key Test bowlers are resting, he has shown he has the x-factor a legspinner brings, but needs to improve as a fielder and a batsman

25-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal in Ranchi

Middle-order concerns weigh on weary NZ

While India have benefitted from Virat Kohli's form and a bowling unit that has been persistent, New Zealand are still scrambling to put all the pieces together and stay alive in the ODI series

25-Oct-2016•The Preview by Arun Venugopal in Ranchi

Dhoni revels in freedom to play at No. 4

India's limited-overs captain has wanted to bat up 'for a long time'; when he got the chance in Mohali, he played the big shots unhindered by the pressures of finishing a chase

24-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal

The remaking of Hardik Pandya

Previously seen as someone who could chip in with a few overs and hit out down the order, Hardik Pandya is displaying pace with the ball and maturity with the bat

22-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal in Mohali

'You can't control how the ball bounces, but you can control athleticism'

Chris Donaldson, New Zealand's strength and conditioning coach, talks about his Olympic career and working in cricket

22-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal

Mishra impressed by India's new-look bowling attack

The only specialist bowler over 30 in the ODI squad playing against New Zealand, Amit Mishra has enjoyed how they have had several plans in place before going out onto the field

22-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal in Mohali

NZ chase consistency, India target growth

And they'll have to balance those aims with that of winning the series which is tied after two games

22-Oct-2016•The Preview by Arun Venugopal in Mohali

New Zealand line up behind head boy Williamson

Winless on the tour, it took a century from the New Zealand captain to help turn around their fortunes in Delhi

21-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal

Dhoni rues lack of big partnerships in defeat

India captain MS Dhoni blamed the absence of big partnerships for his team's six-run defeat to New Zealand

20-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal

Guptill's wickets and wides

Part-time offspinner Martin Guptill proved to be quite effective - and rather lucky too - in one bizarre over in Delhi

20-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal

Latham's reliable approach brings success

Tom Latham said the top-order collapse had prevented him from batting as freely as he wanted. He was the first New Zealand batsman to carry his bat in an ODI

17-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal in Dharamsala

Restrained Pandya grabs limelight

Usually loud and extravagant, the allrounder let the new ball do the talking instead on his ODI debut

16-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal in Dharamsala

Tough to find someone for finisher's role - Dhoni

Ahead of India's home ODIs against New Zealand, captain MS Dhoni has said it is difficult to find players to slot into a finisher's role

15-Oct-2016•Arun Venugopal in Dharamsala

New Zealand's chance to shrug off Test hangover

Both India and New Zealand are playing ODIs after quite a while, and both have reasons to want to do well straightaway

15-Oct-2016•The Preview by Arun Venugopal

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