I would like to pour all my frustrations about the India vs Australia WTC final in the blog. Indian supporters do not fret. This was something that was expected of this Indian team. Let us make no mistake. Australia started as the overwhelming favourites. They are a team that is used to playing in England. …
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Cricket is a game that thrives on rivalries. Sport for that matter thrives on rivalries. Otherwise, there is no connect with the game. This article looks at some of cricket’s greatest rivalries. India vs Pakistan The India vs Pakistan cricket rivalry is one of the most intense sporting rivalries in the world. This rivalry goes …
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Cricket, like any other team sport, requires strong leadership to succeed. The captain of a cricket team is responsible for more than just making on-field decisions. They are the face of the team, the link between the players and the management and the driving force behind the team’s success. In this article, I will dwell …
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With Tests being the pinnacle of the game and T20 being the latest to capture the imagination of the spectators, where does that leave ODI cricket? There are growing chorus for ODI cricket to be scrapped altogether and keep it as a World Cup only event. Various cricketers have given lots of suggestions to change …
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Atleast I thought that Australia were the favourites to win the series before it started based on their impressive performances in Pakistan and Sri Lanka and also based on the suspect Indian top and middle order batsmen. Perhaps, just perhaps, if only Australia weren’t too arrogant and had played a couple of games before the …
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Pune 2017. Chennai 2020. England 2012. What is common among these games? The opponent had decent enough spinners and the Indian batsmen are not that good anymore against spinners. Coupled with a spin turning far more than expected, Indians were found wanting. The 3rd test done and dusted, literally. Lyon is a damn good bowler. …
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Well, Indian team is smiling. They have a taken a 2-0 lead and cannot lose the series. Having said that there is much to play at Indore and in the last test. India have more or less qualified for the WTC finals in England. They will play Australia who have also qualified though there is …
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Australia imploded. That will be an understatement. What were they thinking? How did the team go into the ground on day 3 with a set plan without any backup? Things are bound to go wrong and where was plan B? The answer to all these are moot now but the way Australia imploded on that …
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After an decent display at Nagpur, India are reasonably confident going into Delhi for the 2nd test of the series. Winning this will ensure that they cannot lose the series and it will take the team a longway to ensure qualification for the WTC finals during the middle of the year. They will need to …
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Well, Australia were quite confident before they arrived in the country. It wasn’t any false sense of security but rather based on solid facts. They had a successful tour of Pakistan and Sri Lanka and they were utter dominant at home. The batsmen were amongst the runs and the bowlers ran rings around their opponents. …
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