The flavour of Mumbai's school of batsmanship, which has dominated Indian cricket over the years, had gone missing for a while, leaving a bit of a bland feeling. But Shaw's entry has been quite something else, giving a shot in the arm to Mumbai's school of batsmanship again, albeit with a modern touch. "In the 80s we had Dilip, Sunil, Ravi Shastri, Sandeep Patil as the backbone of Indian cricket. "Mumbai's batsmen have been the backbone of Indian cricket always. Amre seconded the view that the advent of IPL has brought about a change in the game, even in Mumbai cricket.

Source: dna October 16, 2018 00:56 UTC