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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 …
Before you begin to read The World Cup is at the halfway stage 2, please read The World Cup is at the halfway stage. In this blog, I will analyse about how the rest of the teams have fared so far and where are they headed. I will begin with New Zealand At the moment, …
The cricket World Cup is at the halfway stage. All the teams have completed 6 games with some of them sitting comfortably, while the others are a bit nervous. The defeats inflicted by the likes of Afghanistan and The Netherlands have actually kept the gates for certain teams open. There has been some brutal hitting …
This World Cup has finally got it. Close games. That too, a couple of games in quick succession. The first half of the World Cup has more or less been one-sided. South Africa and Australia piled on the runs. South Africa even annihilated England to the tune of 399, and Australia was no different. They …
It has been a good start for the Indian captain Rohit Sharma, with the bat and with his changes on the field. As for Cummins, it has not been an ideal start but with the win against Sri Lanka, he has atleast got the Australians off the mark. As for England, they do have severe …