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Hapless Karun Nair caught in selection crossfire

Nair is not the first batsman to have gone through selection mismanagement in recent times, but his handling by the team management, in particular, has been baffling

30-Sep-2018•Sidharth Monga

Shahzad the superstar and Rohit the captain: what we learnt from the Asia Cup

Slow surfaces, large boundaries, sapping heat and low totals were a deviation from the quotidian ODI run-fest

29-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore

India's seventh Asia Cup title, Bangladesh's eighth loss in knockouts

Rohit Sharma became the fifth captain to lead India to an Asia Cup title

29-Sep-2018•Bharath Seervi

India's spinners tease Bangladesh into a trap

Bangladesh sprang a surprise with an unusual opening pair, who added a century stand, but Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav combined to throw them off their plans

28-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

How the India-Bangladesh rivalry came to be

Since their defeat in the 2015 World Cup quarter-final, whenever Bangladesh have played India, there has been that "lose to anyone but India" mentality

28-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

'This Asia Cup will be remembered for Afghanistan's exploits'

The cricket world applauded Afghanistan on Twitter after their Asia Cup campaign ended in a thrilling tie with India

26-Sep-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

India hope gleeful Dhawan carries purple patch to World Cup

One of Shikhar Dhawan's defining traits is the ability to forget failures, and so far it has resulted in making him one of India's top openers in ODIs

24-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

India's biggest win by wickets against Pakistan

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan rewrote many records during their 210-run opening stand as India beat their arch-rivals by nine wickets

23-Sep-2018•Bharath Seervi

Pakistan dance to captain Rohit's tunes

His astute decision-making helped India restrict Pakistan to a manageable total

23-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

India v Pakistan classics from the UAE before social media era

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you talk India v Pakistan in the UAE?

22-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore

KL Rahul's 50-overs conundrum

He's a destructive force in T20 cricket but hasn't yet translated that ability into ODIs - how can India get the best out of him?

22-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

Rejuvenated Jadeja capitalises on first opportunity on return

Since being left out of the ODI side last year, he warmed the bench for three Tests in SA and four in England, but didn't wait to perform as soon as he returned to the 50-overs game

21-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

How a Dhoni masterstroke turned Kedar Jadhav's career around

Jadhav has put injury behind him to become a prime candidate for the No. 6 spot for India at the World Cup. But he knows he has to keep things simple with the ball and keep scoring runs to get to England

20-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

Bhuvneshwar finds rhythm, Bumrah redemption against Pakistan

India's first-choice pacers worked in tandem as one stifled the openers and the other reaped tangible rewards by dislodging them early

19-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

'I'd be a dinosaur if I could come back as an animal'

Harbhajan Singh on reincarnation, the music he plays in the dressing room, bingeing on Netflix, and the fastest bowler he faced

19-Sep-2018•Interview by Scott Oliver

Longest Vijay Hazare Trophy shortcut to India's World Cup XI

With the World Cup less than eight months away and places up for grabs in the ODI set-up, here's the stage for hopefuls to build their CVs

18-Sep-2018•Saurabh Somani

Dormant historic rivalry on the cusp of eruption

India and Pakistan haven't met since the Champions Trophy final last year. The sleeping giant of a rivalry is itching to renew itself on a much grander scale at the Asia Cup

18-Sep-2018•Shashank Kishore in Dubai

Negative bones, two-headed coins, feisty arguments: India's Test tour in their own words

India talked up a big game ahead of the Test series in England, and despite a 4-1 series loss, claimed to go back with a positive frame of mind. Here's a look back at a memorable Test series, in their own words

18-Sep-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

'When I run in to bowl, I don't worry about being hit'

Legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal on his bowling partnership with Kuldeep Yadav, not worrying about conceding runs, and playing Pakistan for the first time

18-Sep-2018•Interview by Sidharth Monga and Shashank Kishore

What should India's Asia Cup line-up be?

The absence of Kohli has thrown up some room for experimentation with an eye on the World Cup

17-Sep-2018•Aakash Chopra

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