Selectors have dropped opener K.L. Rahul from India’s 15-man squad for the 3-Test series against South Africa, which begins in Visakhapatnam on 2 October.
Sceptics who don’t believe Kohli had no role in Shastri’s selection know that unlike Anil Kumble, ‘Ravi bhai’ accepts his role of kowtowing to captain’s wishes.
Sunil Subramaniam is said to have behaved rudely with Indian diplomats in Trinidad, and was set to be recalled from the West Indies tour by Vinod Rai-led CoA.
From incumbent Ravi Shastri to two-time World Cup-winner Tom Moody, the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee has shortlisted some interesting names for the post.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
Inquiry against whom? Themselves? They will never do it…