A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: India are in desperate need of a genuine all-rounder, admits Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Dhoni is still contemplating whether Jadeja is good enough to be India’s long-term all-rounder

While Ravindra Jadeja has made a case for himself being India’s newest all-rounder, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is still not convinced that he has truly got a genuine all-rounder who can help the national team in all aspects over a long period of time.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Bowling woes could cost Shane Watson his place in the national team

Watson’s decision to become a specialist batsman could undo everything he has worked for in his entire career

Injury-plagued Australian all-rounder Shane Watson could lose his spot on the Test team if he decides to quit bowling in order to prolong his international career, according to Cricket Australia high performance manager Pat Howard.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Michael Clarke’s outstanding form was one of the key reasons why I decided to retire, admits Ricky Ponting

Clarke became the first batsman in Test cricket history to score four double centuries in a year

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has revealed that one of the major reasons he decided to announce his retirement prior to the start of the final Test of the three-Test series against South Africa was due to the outstanding form of his successor Michael Clarke, who had scored back-to-back double hundreds in the first two Tests of the series against, what some cricket pundits and former players believe to be, the ‘best bowling attack in the world’.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Rahul Dravid questions India’s ‘skill, ability and talent’ in Test cricket after series loss to England

Dravid feels as if India have given up on Test cricket

Former India batsman Rahul Dravid has launched a scathing attack against the national team, stating that he did not know whether they possessed the “skill, ability and talent” to play Test cricket any more, especially after being defeated at home in a four-Test series against England.

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