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India's ODI team has a few weaknesses

With the ODI World Cup less than 18 months away, I think this is the right time to point out a few weaknesses in the team. 1. Dhoni: He's well past his prime. If you look at his last year or so, he has tried to mould himself into a gatherer, than an explosive finisher, which he was brilliant at. What is it with older cricketers refusing to leave when the time is right? I think the selectors need to start phasing him out and develop someone new. There are quite a few in the domestic circuit. Even DK won't be a bad option 2. Kedar Jadhav: Having been given such a long rope, Jadhav has not really proven to be the dependable and consistent No. 5. You can talk about his magic arm, but that alone will not win you matches. His fielding is shoddy. Need to look at someone new. 3. The No. 4 spot: We tried multiple players at this spot - Rahul, Rahane, Manish Pandey, without much success. My personal vote goes to Manish Pandey. His form may have deserted him recently, but he ...

Sachit Murthy — Writing on Cinema, Cricket, Travel, and Life in India

This blog brings together essays, reviews, and observations on cinema, sport, travel, and everyday life in India. It moves between detailed writing on Indian and world cinema, reflections on cricket as culture and memory, travel notes from cities and small towns, and personal pieces shaped by living and working in contemporary India. Film writing on the blog ranges from close readings of classic and modern films to broader reflections on performance, narrative, and form. Cricket appears not as statistics or news, but as lived experience — a shared language of time, obsession, and belonging. Travel pieces pay attention to place, atmosphere, and the small details that define movement and return. Underlying these varied subjects is a consistent interest in observation: how people speak, perform, remember, and negotiate their inner and public lives. The author’s background as a stage and screen actor, writer, and voice artist informs the attention to rhythm, silence, and point of view across the writing. The blog is intended for readers who enjoy reflective, unhurried writing — pieces that sit somewhere between criticism, travelogue, and personal essay.