Javagal Srinath is one of the fastest pacers in the history of Indian cricket. His raw pace often made it tough for the batters to face him.

Former Indian cricket team star and ex-BCCI selector Venkatapathy Raju believes that Shubman Gill should approach his captaincy appointment in a positive way.

A lot has been said and written about how India could line-up in the absence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma when the first Test gets underway in Leeds on June 20.

Venkatapathy Raju believes that 14-year-old IPL sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi needs to prove himself in domestic cricket before he can be considered for the national team.

In terms of the current squad, only KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja have hit Test centuries in England.

Gautam Gambhir is leading the race to become the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team.

England vs India: Former India spinner Venkatapathy Raju said Ravichandran Ashwin is a wicket-taking bowler and should have been India's first-choice spinner in the first Test against England.

Ravichandran Ashwin ended 2015 as the No. 1 Test bowler in the ICC rankings issued recently on the back of his strong showing against South Africa in the recent home series.

The national cricket team of Nepal is in Dharamsala to hone their skills and will be helped by Venkatapathy Raju who played 28 Tests and 53 ODIs as a spinner between 1990 and 2001.

Venkatapathy Raju, who played in two World Cups (1992 and 1996), said there's nothing wrong in the system but there's a strong need to organise 'A' tours to make a pool of reserve players for Team India.