Since everyone is talking about how lean and razor-sharp ⁦Rishabh Pant⁩ looks
No rasmalai, biryani, no fried chicken (his favourites), just 5 ml of olive oil, lost 16 kg in 4 months adopting a punishing diet while maintaining gruelling rehab regime timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket…

So glad to see selectors made space for Yuzvendra Chahal and Shivam Dube!

T20 selection not a straightforward one
IPL performances to have little impact
3-way shootout for WK spot between Pant, KL, Samson
Backup opener issue
Management wants to back tried and tested pacers
Power in middle order
Team leaves for US on May 21 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket…

Ajit Agarkar, BCCI chief selector, is at the Arun Jaitley Stadium to watch DC-MI match!

Only time will tell…
Who gave the finger!
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Opener's blistering 89 helps #SRH post 266/7 as #DC go down by 67 runs

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Rajasthan Royals have gone ahead with Tanush Kotian to open who bats at No. 9 for Mumbai in domestic cricket. Dhruv Jurel has kept waiting for a chance to get a decent hit and throw his hat in the ring for T20 World Cup selection

The David Warner interview: 👇
David Warner: Central contracts alone can help all-format cricket thrive: David Warner | Cricket News - Times of India timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket…

Ayush Badoni has forever battled objections. But he has forever delivered under pressure!

DK and his knack for hitting form in ICC event year!

The BCCI has taken informal suggestions and majority of franchisees want more players to be retained before the mega auction.
Franchises feel it helps with continuity.
There will be resistance from struggling franchises who suffered last mega auction.

Mayank Yadav felt some tightness after bowling the first over last night. Lucknow Super Giants management didn’t want to risk him. So, he was pulled out. He will go for a precautionary MRI but is most likely available for next match against Delhi Capitals

No team is more eager than Delhi Capitals for the mega auctions. There scouting group got it horribly wrong before the last mega auctions.
Bids aside, two retentions— Shaw over Dhawan and Nortje over Rabada—must be haunting them.

Wonder what Andy Flower must be feeling sitting in the RCB dugout. Vijay Dahiya brought Mayank Yadav to him. Both of them carefully took care of him at LSG. And now when he gets to play, Mayank is rattling Flower’a team!

Mayank Yadav story:
Comes from humble background.
Turned up at Sonnet with one of their wards because club wanted fast bowlers.
Looked underfed, no shoes but extremely quick
No bowling shoe contract even after 3 years of pro cricket
Dahiya investing at LSG
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Well played Rishabh pant Rishabh Pant .. u will remember this innings for a life time .. u have played many brilliant ones and will play even better ones but this story will remain with u always Parth Jindal @bcci

Still remember the day when Sonnet Club coach Devender and I were chatting behind the nets when a ball thudded into the nets and nearly burst through. And then he turned up, hands behind him, eyes down and listening to Tarak Sinha and Devender’s words!
Mayank Yadav for you!

The late Tarak Sinha must be smiling some where! Mayank Yadav. All those years of watching the kid quietly bowling at Sonnet Club has culminated in the cricket world wake up tonight!

The The Times Of India story on Feb 29 on BCCI working on red-ball fees which includes Ranji Trophy and Tests 🙂