India's future isn’t what it used to be
Less than two years ago, India's next generation of players was led by Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
Less than two years ago, India's next generation of players was led by Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma. At present, though, Virat Kohli has overtaken them as front runner, while Raina and Rohit are still striving to cement permanent spots in the Indian team, writes Aditya Iyer in the Indian Express.
No-one but Rohit and Raina can be blamed for how the present has panned out. The reasons are simple: they haven’t made the most of their chances, something that has been illustrated in this ongoing tri-series in Australia. Despite resting the seniors by rotation to keep him in the side, Rohit’s run of 21, 10, 33, 15 and 0 gave the think-tank no choice but to drop him. Raina just about saved himself from a similar fate with three scores of above 30. The last of which unfolded in Hobart.
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo