The game we all love, however
In continuation of the previous a proud record crashed, I want to analyse or rather pour my frustration on the blog because I just like several others, am still not able to come to terms with how such a proud record was lost because of some of the most atrocious batting that has been witnessed …
In the end, it came in a whimper. The record of not losing a single Test series in 12 years, which should have been protected and fought tooth and nail, if it needed to be broken, was squandered rather easily. The captain even had the audacity of saying that one series loss in 12 years …
India is not a land for fast bowlers. If we go through history, all of the bowlers were medium pacers, with quite a few who can be termed in the local language as military medium. Prior to the introduction of Kapil Dev, India did not even have a single fast bowler worth the title. Gavaskar …
I am someone with a view that Washington Sundar must forget his bowling and concentrate on his batting. Eversince he made his debut in Australia, against all odds, he has shown that he has the necessary technique and the skill to be considered among the best batsman in the country. The fact that he has …
I have already written one blog about the first Test debacle. This is a continuation of the same. There are certain players in the team who have not been living upto expectations for a very longtime. Chief among them are Mohammed Siraj, KL Rahul and to a certain extent, Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja has been pretty …
It is impossible to get out of such massive depth because 46 was a gigantic hole that India found itself under. Nevertheless, they did try their best but it wasn’t good enough because with about 357 runs lead, it was always New Zealand’s game to lose. That at one point, it looked like India could …
About a couple of weeks ago, Indian cricket supporters were rejoicing over the fact that India was able to pull off an improbable win in just two days against Bangladesh. Praises were sung about the captain and the entire squad with a certain commentator, Sunil Gavaskar, even advocating for the win to be attributed to …
The news of Ashwin’s disc slip on the hip brought the world of the family crashing down. Ashwin’s father, consulted another doctor who said that two surgeries would be required, one to open the hip and the other to open the back. Screws will not be required if Ashwin goes ahead with these surgeries. His …
Ashwin’s competitive instinct that we all are bearing witness to, is with him right from his childhood. He wanted everyone to play the game seriously. Anyone who does not, was not welcome to the game. Ashwin goes onto describe the street cricket that he played with his friends and also his cousins. He was the …
Mumbaikars being Mumbaikars. Why? Read on. Cricketers from Mumbai stick together in the best and worst of times. We all know that. Even if a Mumbai is at the wrong, they will still defend him. For them, any Mumbai cricketer will never do anything wrong. Gavaskar’s stauch support to Tendulkar throughout his career is a …