Anil Kumble - New team India Coach

So finally the selection committee comprising of Sachin, Saurav & Laxman has chosen the new team India coach for next one year - the name is Anil Kumble. Until Kumble had applied for the coveted job, it was almost sure that Ravi Shastri will get that high profile post. But once, Kumble had come into the picture, the equation has changed. An Engineer has engineered his presentation in such a way that the legendary selectors were happy to nominate him. He has mentioned that the interview was 'nerve wrecking' & the blue print of Indian cricket was great to present in-front of his colleagues. A legend during his era is known for his work ethic & discipline which he will inculcate among the youngsters & this will surely help team India in the long run. Entire cricketing fraternity is very happy to see Kumble as the coach.

Rather than playing competitive cricket, Kumble will also inculcate the 'Indianness' among them - mutual respect, trust. And during the 5 days training at Bangalore prior to the travel to the Caribbean, he is a happy man as the young folks have accepted him & accepted his ideas with openness.

Team India under John Wright had brought laurels for this cricket frenzy nation & Kumble was a key member during that period. After that also, Kumble has worked with Mr. Wright during IPL stints for Mumbai Indians. So he will surely bring some key positive influences of  John Wright. He has understood the philosophy of a cricket coach well. And so he has categorically mentioned that he wants to be an enabler for things to happen good for team India. His approach to the players will be good to watch for as he wants to create the more leaders.

The team under him has flown to West Indies. Now as a cricket lover, you shouldn't forget the day when Kumble had bowled 14 consecutive overs with broken jaw at Antigua & dismissed legendary Brian Lara!!

India is going to play a lot many test matches this season along with ODIs & T20s.He feels that this is the best time to get this job as he also can run along with the young lads of the team. Hope his work ethic, discipline & passion brings the best out of each & every player of men in Blue & his legendary tale should continue in years to come.

Pink ball day night test cricket at Eden Gardens!!

Eden Garden is going to host the first ever day-night four days test cricket match at Eden Gardens from 18-21st June'2016. The normal local club cricket match is now the talk of the city. And there is an obvious reason for that. The match will be played with Pink Kookaburra ball - first ever to be played in India under the lights. There is a lot of noise about this game in the 'city of Joy'.Pictures are getting shared among the cricket fans on different social media platforms & fans across the country in watching such posts & they are showing real interest about the game. The another obvious reason is there will be live telecast of the match in Star Sports 2 & Star Sports HD2! CAB president & former Team India captain has done this miracle. Brand Saurav Ganguly is just amazing.  Such enthusiasm among the cricket fans was never seen before for a club cricket match in India. And this is probably going to be the first club cricket match which is going to be broadcasted live by such a big prominent sports channel. Harsha Bhogle, VVS Laxman, Dean Jones will be the commentators for the game! And if you are at Kolkata, you should visit Eden Gardens - tickets are at free of cost! There is a talk going on in the cricket fraternity that Eden Garden is going to host the first ever International day-night Test match with the pink kookaburra ball sometime later in the year between India & New Zealand. 

The game will be played between two very good sides among the cricket clubs in the city- Mohunbagan vs Bhawanipore. Both of the sides have some good players who are consistently performing well for their respective clubs. Cricketers of both the teams are very excited & hope they will not disappoint their fans. This will be the beginning of new era in Bengal cricket. 

Eden Gardens to host high voltage game

As cricket lover & if you are from the sub-continent, can you imagine that a India vs Pakistan cricket match will be cancelled just because of security reasons? You are right. No it won't. So here it is. The WCT20 between the arch-rivals India & Pakistan on 19th March'2016 has been shifted from beautiful Dharamshala to the one of the greatest cricket grounds in the world - Eden Gardens.

Now as the controversy had created some days earlier with respect to this game, Saurav Ganguly took no time to get the opportunity of convincing the authorities to conduct the game at Kolkata. And as a CAB president, you should expect him to do so.

But the context is very important here. At this very ground, both the team have played 11 matches in all forms cricket where Pakistan won 5, India 1 & 5 matches ended in a draw.

Statistics on all World Cup matches speak differently. Where Pakistan team never beat India till date. And this will make Saurav Ganguly happy too. Because he knows about the Eden Gardens crowd better. There was big expectations in the Bengal domestic circuit as Pakistan was supposed to play one warm-up game against Bengal but as they came late now they will play only one warm-up game against Srilanka before going into the final tournament.

Now a lot depends on Mr. Prabir Mukherjee, the veteran fiercely proud custodian of Eden Gardens for last 40 years. But unlike earlier, he is saying that this wicket will be a perfect T20 one where 200 runs can be scored in an innings!

Let's enjoy the beautiful game of cricket. Come on It's India vs Pakistan. And all 66000 seats will be filled. And the noise will be electrifying.

- Suvadro