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  Proteas Storm Overpower Virat–Ruturaj Show India vs South Africa – 2nd ODI Introduction: South Africa crosses the finishing line with sensible, intelligent cricket, making the most of India’s poor bowling effort and sloppy fielding.  Earlier, a towering partnership of 195 runs between Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad powered India to a formidable 358, giving the hosts a fighting chance. A superb effort from the Proteas levels the series 1–1. The India–South Africa series has turned into a roller-coaster on and off the field for India.  In recent days, the Indian dressing room ambience has changed—particularly the dynamics between senior players and the coach are at the crossroads of a dilemma. The performance in the Test series has driven the Cricket fans towards negative vibes for the coach and the selector. Tensions as reported have escalated to the point that the BCCI has had to step in and seek discussions between the senior players and the coaching staff. A strange ...

ROKO on the Song – Virat the  White ball GOAT & the  Red ball Champion. Ranchi sky lit with Virat–Rohit fireworks The Indian team was on a different plane altogether, producing a cricketing extravaganza in the first ODI against South Africa at Ranchi. All 38,000 fans in the stadium were enthralled by the classical display of batting from the white-ball maestro, Virat Kohli. With a mindboggling  52nd ODI century by Virat Kohli , and an all-time record of 352 sixes in total ODIs played by Rohit Sharma , the ROKO fusion struck a musical chord—willows doing the lip work, creating a feast for the eyes with yet another century stand. The ton machine of white-ball cricket, the undisputed GOAT of the ODI format, is what Virat displayed with his batting supremacy. Even Australian great Ricky Ponting’s words about King Kohli’s supremacy beautifully summed up his roaring comeback with a century after the last Champions Trophy. The right combination in all formats— ROKO —...

India Test Team: Is this Transition or Turbulence? #The fading of modern era dominance-post the legend phase   Indian Test Team After Virat, Rohit & Ashwin:  A Deep Dive Post South Africa  Whitewash & Guwahati Collapse   Introduction: With the setting Sun at Guwahati, the Indian Test Cricket saw its new low, succumbing to a disciplined bowling of the Proteas. The uncharacterized meek surrender of the Indian team reminded me of the legends Virat, Rohit, Pujara, Ashwin, and others who stood as a rock under any circumstances. The complete whitewash in two test series marks the sign of big turbulence in the name of transition. The Indian test team ruled the home pitches with excellent performances both in spinning and sporting wickets, but with the retirement of the modern era dominating legends, the road ahead is bumpy. Weird and unpredictable team selections, rotation of batters at various positions, only confirm the whimsical approach.   T...