da spicy bet： Sanjay Manjrekar, Ajit Agarkar and Aakash Chopra assess India’s future, marvel at R Ashwin’s skill and rate South Africa as the only team who can pull off a blockathon
da fazobetai： 08-Dec-2015Kohli has talked the talk and walked the walkAlthough it was his first series as captain at home, Virat Kohli has been clear with his tactics and has marshalled his team well, never allowing the game to drift.6:32
Kohli has talked the talk and walked the walk
Backing his bowlers is Kohli’s strengthHe wants five bowlers, he wants his fast bowlers fast and he even conceded that he doesn’t mind his batsmen’s averages getting affected while playing on spinning tracks if it helps the team win. Virat Kohli getting behind his bowlers is a big takeaway in his short tenure as captain.6:33
Manjrekar: Backing his bowlers is Kohli’s strength
The emergence of a stronger R AshwinThe offbreak has become the stock ball, and his line has become a lot more attacking – pitching outside off stump and then threatening the stumps. R Ashwin has come a long way from when he was dropped in Johannesburg in 2014 to the bowler who put fear and doubt in South Africa’s mind.5:41
The emergence of a stronger R Ashwin
Core of batsman found, world-class bowlers neededIndia have beaten the best Test team in the world at home, but there remains a question mark over their ability to perform overseas. The foundation is there, in M Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli, to establish a formidable batting-line up. But the need for world-class bowlers has to be met.3:48
Chopra: Ingredients there for overseas success
SA the only team who can pull off blockathonSouth Africa had the resources to play for time in Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis. Not too many teams in the current circuit would decide on such an approach, and then have the temperament and skill to pull it off.7:41
‘SA the only team who can pull off a blockathon’
The rapid fireAakash Chopra, Ajit Agarkar and Sanjay Manjrekar answer questions on Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha, etc.2:05
Big question marks over Dhawan and Rohit