Beyond the boundaries | India’s underwhelming show against New Zealand, BGT squad review, and MS Dhoni’s IPL 2025 comeback

On October 28, the latest episode of Beyond The Boundary aired, featuring host Chetan Narula along with experts K Shriniwas Rao, Sahil Malhotra, and Gaurav Gupta from the Times of India. The panel discussed key aspects of India’s recent cricket performances.
The discussion focused on India’s showing in the second Test match against New Zealand in Pune. This included analysis of individual performances and overall team strategy.

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The panel also addressed other important topics in Indian cricket. These included the squad for the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy, India’s team for the South Africa tour, and the IPL retention deadline.
India’s recent performance in Pune came under scrutiny as they lost the home series and broke a long-standing winning streak. The panel analyzed India’s poor batting over the two days of play, highlighting the possibility of a whitewash by the visiting team.
The discussion also covered the World Test Championship (WTC) qualification scenario. Currently, India needs to win four out of their next six matches to stay in contention. The panel emphasized the importance of winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for India to qualify for the WTC.
Another point of discussion was the squad announced for India’s upcoming tour of Australia. Attention was drawn to the India tour of South Africa, with a special mention of Ramandeep Singh‘s maiden call-up to the team.
Additionally, MS Dhoni’s decision to participate in IPL 2025 was also addressed. According to Dhoni’s recent comments, it was hinted that MS Dhoni could play for another couple of years.
The panel touched upon these key issues, reflecting the current state and future prospects of Indian cricket.
Watch Beyond the Boundary from Monday-Friday at 6:15pm IST as Times of India dives deep into the cricket action on and off the field.

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