Gaurav Sethi

From being a one-man army to becoming the world’s No.1 Test player.

By doing so, we are turning a blind eye to Dinesh Karthik and KL Rahul amongst others.

It's Dhoni vs Williamson and Moody vs Fleming.

Whether or not MSD scores another run in the next few matches is immaterial.

Being a superhero’s flunky doesn’t quite suit the RCB captain.

As we close in on the playoffs, it's time for the captain to lead from the front, quite literally.

Deep down is a realisation that he must rage on - with or without the team.

In a tournament where you need to think on your feet, the treatment of star players defies all logic.

That way it could have been a win-win situation for everyone.

Even 20-somethings, like Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson, know it’s the winning knock that’s remembered – the pace is way too rapid to make allowances for little else.  

As always, the comparisons are rife, and the detractors are out — everything goes, from runs and records to words and expressions.

Batsmen on song often don’t think twice before taking a single in the death overs. In a tight chase that can be quite counterproductive.

The obnoxious, over-the-top, push-plug, plug-push avatar has taken a break – but oddly it feels like just another cricket match on TV.

It took a hopelessly bleak situation, an almost lost match, to bring out the best in him. And the crowds.

More often than not, his workload exceeds that of his peers - and his quota of overs resembles that of a spinner in the subcontinent.

There’s an alternative to being offensive and getting personal on social media. It doesn’t take much, just a little thought.

Behind the glory, the numbers, the chases, the records, are all the runs – quite literally run between the wickets, to make it glitter like gold.

India needs to make fresh mistakes for a change. It's the only way this bunch will grow into a brave new world-beating team overseas.

After being criticised from all quarters, better sense seems to have prevailed.

Whoever's responsible for the idiocy that preceded the South Africa series must be made answerable.

It's vital for both Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri to just go by their own inner growls.

Having landed in South Africa, the Indian team looks to reinvent itself.

Each double hundred he scores, is a validation for the men who backed him through thick and thin - not least being labelled as thick themselves.

There will be life after this wedding, cricket and cinema too.

The decision was taken after back-to-back double centuries against listless islanders.

Extreme measures are needed after a spate of bullying defeats at the hands of Big Brother.

We need to prepare for the fierce overseas' battles that lie ahead, and guard against possible burnout from watching yet another pointless series.

Just as he should allow someone else a stab at last-over glory.

Retirement makes angels of Indian cricketers and sometimes we give ourselves a halo too.

And at times, prefers to, among other things, act his rage.