Rift story should've been challenged
The story aboutu00a0 a rift between skipper MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag was typical propaganda.
If I were a BCCI member I would have taken this charge very seriously and taken some action (on the media report in the Australian media).
That was a huge rumour and you can't do such things. Some serious action should have been taken.

They don't mess with me
No, I wouldn't have faced any (ridicule) if I was in Australia during this series. They (Aussies) don't mess with me. But yes, my friends and me have our share of banter.

There are technical flaws..
I am a qualified coach. I watch every ball on television from 5:30 am and the slow motion replays shows me that the bat of some batsmen is coming down at an angle. There are problems in the fielding aspect too. Often, there is no backing up from mid-on or mid-off and the running between wickets is not at its best.

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Take defeat on the chin
On the whole, India must take this series loss on the chin. We didn't bowl well in the line of the stumps and we expected too much from Sachin.
Look, I am not taking too much notice of the criticism. It's a game of cricket at the end of the day.

Kohli is promising, but appears cocky
Virat Kohli looks promising but he must not be too cocky. Some of the players give me the impression that they are bigger than the game.

No support from lower order
Our batsmen many a time were not prepared to give support to the set batsmen. Zaheer Khan in the last Test at Perth just wandered away while Kohli was batting.

Series vs WI was the time to infuse youth
They (selectors) could have played newcomers in the home series against the West Indies. That was the time to blood young talent. Possibly, no one wants to give up their spot. It appears that six men have come on a tourist visa. It didn't matter if Sehwag was failing continuously.

Warner hit reminded me of Nari Contractor
When David Warner got hit on the head by Umesh Yadav in Perth, it reminded me of Nari Contractor's injury in Barbados in 1962. The ball hit Warner on the same spot. Fortunately, he had a helmet on. I sometimes tell Nari that, 'you invented the helmet.'