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The Indian A team just completed their first practise game of the current Australian tour. It was a 3 day game against Australia A. This was the first of 2 practise games planned before the first test at Adelaide. Unlike the previous tours, the Indian team took this game seriously and played with 11 players. …
I have always thought that Hardik Pandya is an overrated cricketer and that at best, he wilI be an asset for the Indian team in T20 cricket. I thought that he is in the Indian team only because he is playing for Mumbai Indians in IPL. However, I must confess that I never thought I …
India and Australia completed the 2nd leg of the 3 leg series with T20. India emerged victorious in the series with 2-1. This was not really a surprise because the Indians were involved in a 60 day IPL tournament and they were much more T20 fit than the Australians. The Indians were infact expected to …
As some of us know, one set of Indian players were involved in the 2nd T20 game against Australia in Sydney. At the sametime, in another ground in Sydney, the Indian A team was involved in a game against Australia. With a bench strength of more than 20 players, it is possible to allocate a …
Ian Chappell, the former Australian captain and an excellent commentator and thinker of the game, has opined that the switch hit will have to be banned from the game. He has raised some valid points about which we will discuss. More than the switch hit, it is the free hit that needs immediate review and …
On the 27th of November 2020 and on the 29th of November 2020, a couple of limited over games were played in two different time zones. One was a T20 and the other was a ODI. A day after, a couple of beautiful pieces were published in the most wonderful cricket website, www.espncricinfo.com. One was …
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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