Fire me if you want but selection was not the reason for India’s loss: Srikkanth

With everyone blaming faulty selection for India’s humiliating defeat against South Africa in the first test at Nagpur, Chairman of Selectors Kris Srikkanth has come out in defense of the selectors saying that as the chairman he is ready to take responsibility and if he is sacked he would gracefully accept it but selection was the not the reason for India’s loss.

Sreesanth, Karthik called back; Raina included in squad for second test

The Indian selectors, who have been facing severe criticism for selecting an unbalanced squad for the first test against South Africa which India lost by a huge margin of an innings and 6 runs, have made three changes in the squad for the second test, with Suresh Raina being called up to the test squad while Dinesh Karthik and S Sreesanth also made a comeback to the team.

Harris, Steyn power South Africa to innings win

Dale Steyn completed a ten-wicket haul in the match, picking up three in the second innings after his devastating spell of 7-51 in the first innings and Paul Harris picked up three crucial wickets to once again prove why he can’t be taken lightly as a spinner, as India suffered their third innings defeat at home in the last 10 years, all three to the same opposition.

Badrinath, Mithun and Saha included in squad for first SA test

Tamil Nadu batsman S Badrinath, Karnataka fast bolwer Abhimanyu Mithun and Bengal wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha have been included in India’s 15-man squad for the first test against South Africa starting February 6, after injuries during the recently concluded tour of Bangladesh ruled out Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and S Sreesanth.

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