The Indian cricket board is the only board that is determined to destroy Indian cricket. What else can be said? A very important series against an inform Australia side is scheduled to begin in the month of February. What does the board go onto do? India weren’t scheduled to play any series in the month …
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It is no secret that Australia have always considered India a tough place to travel. Winning here is akin to taming a lion with bare hands. Hence it is not a surprise that they have selected a jumbo squad of 18 players. However, things are not the same this time around. Perhaps, Australia are the …
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Australia have really had a good year. It is no surprise that they have already stormed their way into the WTC finals in 2023. It must be said that the batsmen led the way in all the wins. They posted high totals which paved the way for the bowlers to attack relentlessly. Not only winning …
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A strong South Africa is quite mandatory for world cricket. More so, for Test cricket. There are only a handful nations playing the game and even fewer who are actually competitive in the longest format. England are in the process of rejuvenating Test cricket whereas Pakistan and South Africa are declining quite rapidly. South Africa’s …
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Ian Chappell in his weekly column on www.espncricinfo.com has called for the number of nations playing Test cricket to be reduced to 8. He raises certain pertinent points to justify his argument. He says that only the countries that has got the infrastructure or that can build the infrastructure for Test cricket must be allowed …
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The mindless schedule is taking a heavy toll on a lot of players. Add the various franchise cricket, it is incredible how busy most of the players are. The strain of such non-stop cricket has already began to tell. Ben Stokes has retired from one form of the game and Trent Boult has withdrawn himself …
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India against New Zealand. England against Australia. A couple of series right after the end of the T20 World Cup. What was the need of pointless series? The growing chorus to limit the number of games that does not have any meaning seems to have fallen on deaf ears. For New Zealand cricket, this series …
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The league phase is done and dusted in the ongoing T20 World Cup. There has been surprising results and some expected ones. Outrageous batting and excellent bowling. Excellent Perth pitch and quite a few close games. This World Cup has so far lived upto the expectations. It again goes onto show that good pitches will …
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What is happening around the cricketing world? Ofcourse, the World T20 is going on which has thrown up quite a few surprises. Something happened with one of the IPL franchise as well. Cricketing news around the world. Dhawan replaces Mayank as the captain First up is the news that Shikhar Dhawan has been named as …
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What is common between Kumble and Warne? They both are great spin bowlers. They were considered among the best of their era. In the case of Warne, perhaps, one of the best ever. In the case of Kumble, perhaps, India’s greatest match winner. Overtaking the likes of Tendulkar, Dravid, Kohli & Harbhajan. What is common …
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