Cricket Today - November 24, 2017

Last few months have been important for the Indian team, highlight the importance of fitness and parameters required to be part of the squad. If players like Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli are setting new benchmarks in the field of fitness than veteran cricketers like Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina are lagging behind. The point has been made to all cricket players when it is about fitness level. India as a team won’t accommodate unfit players anymore, no matter what is their status and past performance. When it comes to T20 cricket, the image which comes to our mind is aggressive hitting, resulting in long tail of fours and sixes by batsmen. However, the role of a sheet anchor, which is precisely discussed in Test cricket and one-day internationals, has equal weightage in slam bang format of the game. It could be different in nature but when an innings is falling apart in T20 matches, one player has to make sure to stay as long as possible to lead his team’s recovery. There is more to read about cricket in this issue…