The game we all love, however
Steven Smith is certainly one of the bona fide greats of the modern game. His exploits wherever he has played is a testimony to that fact. Smith was the one and only reason Australia were able to share the last Ashes series in England in 2019. His brilliant hundred in the 2nd innings against India …
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Virat Kohli will leave Australia at the end of the first test. It leaves the Indian team short of their best batsman for three tests during which the series can be won or lost. Kohli is perfectly entitled to be present for the presence of his first child but is India ready with a proper …
The selection is a young player, the omission of a relatively older one and the question mark over the effectiveness of an allrounder is rather interesting in both the Indian and Australian squads for the limited overs series. This article is about Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya. Suryakumar Yadav There have been lot …
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The Indian limited overs squad for the Australian tour was also announced on the same day when the test squad was announced. After the 2019 World Cup debacle where India was expected to reach the final if not win the cup, the Indian limited overs team is fairly settled. Number 4, 5 and Number 6 …
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The Indian squad for the Australian tour that starts towards the middle of November has been announced. It is more or less predictable but there are some unanswered questions and some selections that raises quite a few questions and some omissions that has found no mention anywhere. Let us analyse the squad indepth. The Test …
The pandemic has thrown every sporting event out of the window. It has made every sporting nation not only be remain cautious but to innovate new methods just to ensure the safety of the players and everyone else involved in organising a sporting series. Bio-secure bubble is one such thing. However, the bio-secure bubble seems …
It is confirmed that India tour of Australia will go ahead. The series consists of 3 ODIs, 2 T20S and 4 Tests. The tour at one point was extremely doubtful because of the strict quarantine rules put forward by the Queensland state government. With no end in sight, Cricket Australia turned towards New South Wales. …
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Dean Jones, the mercurial batsman, has left this world leaving the cricketing world much poorer without his presence. Tributes have flown from current and former players throughout the world. Everyone had only good things to say about Jones. He had been a special player during his career. He was a true entertainer. I am pretty …
There was a series between England and Australia comprising of three T20s and three One Day Internationals that was played in England. The series was completed on 16 September 2020 with England winning the T20 series and Australia winning the One Day series. There were some good performances and not so good ones as well. …
Ricky Ponting will have a hard discussion with Ashwin about Mankading. At first when I read this sentence, I was really stunned. I thought it must be a mistake. Hence, I reread it. Ricky Ponting will have a hard discussion with Ashwin about Mandaking. I just cannot believe it. Could this be true? Was Ponting …
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