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Recently, there were lot of criticism heaped upon the England cricket team for their decision to rest certain players during different legs of their Indian tour. Though there is some reasoning behind such criticism, it is not difficult to understand the logic behind such a decision. Infact, this is much needed in such uncertain times. …
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Let me try to analyse Justin Langer in trouble and Proteas problems. Justin Langer belongs to an era when Australian cricket had absolutely no peer. They were so dominant in all formats of the game that all they needed to do was to just turn up to every game to win. The multiple World Cup …
Ever since the last day of the India vs Australia series at Brisbane, Gabba, the Australian cricket team have been subjected to relentless criticism by their media and former players. The team’s strategy was questioned. The effectiveness or lack of it of Starc, Lyon, Wade and a few others were questioned. The captaincy was questioned …
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We have witnessed a wonderful series full of twists and turns right till the end. The series is truly one for the ages. This series have resurrected the faith of the loyal fans on Test cricket. The series provided enough drama that no T20 or ODI will be able to provide. The pride of winning …
India and Australia were involved in a wonderful series that lived upto all the hype that it generated before the series started. Over the last 20 years, games between these teams have been highly competitive. In India as well as in Australia. The competitive zeal between the teams were also second to none. In the …
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Australian cricket is as we all know is quite uncompromising. The players, be it the young ones or the international players, play the game extremely aggressively. From what have heard about, abusing fellow players in not that uncommon. Infact, this happens in every sport and every walk of life around the world. Australian cricket probably …
In about 3 days, the first test between India and Australia will begin in Adelaide. This will as we know be a day-night test match. The first such instance for India in Australia and their first day-night game against a top team. This is going to be a new experience for the Indian team and …
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 …