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One more series in South Africa and one more time the BCCI blundered again. This has been repeating for so many years that the board just refuses to learn any lesson from the previous debacle. The board have once again tied the hands and sent the players into the bullring. South Africa is not an …
Shane starts this chapter with his love for poker. Back in 1994, he went to a casino in Sri Lanka where he lost 5000 AUD. He later joined Mark Waugh who was sitting with another man called John. That fellow persuaded Warne to take 5 grand from him because he told him that he liked …
Continuing the Warne autobiography, this is about Shane Warne and Terry Jenner. On a mid-afternoon, Warne knocked on the doors of Terry Jenner and told him that he has developed a liking for the sport and that he want to learn. However, Terry was quite categorical. He told Warne directly that he was fat and …
Following on with the Shane Warne autobiography, this blog is about Shane Warne and his childhood. In 1989, Warne was dropped from the St. Kilda Football Club. The background is, he was among the reserves for the senior division. He was called by the senior division coach Gary Colling to play in the senior reserves …
This and a series of blogs will be about Shane Warne’s autobiography. This blog is about Shane Warne and his family. Shane Warne announced his retirement from the game on 21 December 2006 after a 5-0 drubbing of his favourite punching bag team, England. Warne felt that it was the right time to leave the …
As I type this one, India and Australia are engaged in a T20 series. Oh! by the way, did you know that India won the first and second T20? Yeah, so? Did you know India may win the series in the next game? Yeah, so? Did you know that with the kind of firepower that …
It is really sad to see South Africa falter in the penultimate round of every ICC tournament since their readmission. Over the years, they have had some fabulous cricketers who represented South Africa with distinction. The likes of Kallis, Smith, Amla, de Villiers, Steyn, Donald and a host of other distinguished cricketers paraded the talent …
I wrote about how India exceeded expectations and achieved the remarkable feat of reaching the final 4 without any hiccup in the middle as the team is known for. I have also analysed the positives for India throughout the World Cup. It has been a heartbreak for us the Indians but it was something that …
The ODI World Cup is at the business end of the tournament. More than a month of league games are finally done and dusted and the 4 semi-finalists were decided during the last week of the tournament. Two of them, India and Australia have reached the final-4 stage as predicted by every expert, whereas New …
The indomitable Australian spirit was on display in all its glory at The Wankhede on 7th of November against Afghanistan. It was led by the likes of Maxwell and the captain Pat Cummins. Not for nothing have Australia won so many world titles in all the 3 formats of the game. There is a saying …