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I would like to talk about the creditable achievements of Indian women over the last few years. In the land of Tendulkar, Dhoni, Kohli and a host of other celebrity cricketers, names such as Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami, Mandhana, Harmanpreet will naturally be confined to the bottom of the backpages. Afterall, the former are cricketers …
Just digest this statistics. 79 tests, 413 wickets at 24.56 per wicket. This is Ashwin’s record in test cricket. He will be an automatic selection in any team under any condition. Ashwin’s record speaks for him. The numbers are so impressive that it is impossible to see him not playing a test unless he is …
The BCCI is at it again. If at all there is a board that will milk the cow until it is dead, it is the Board of Control for Cricket in India. They do not care about the cricketers or the paying public. All they care about is money and money and money. This simply …
Before you proceed, please read Manchester test cancelled and my views: ONE Primacy of test cricket The accusation of Indian cricketers not taking test cricket seriously is rather absurd. India is the only country to have played more tests than the rest over the last 15 months. Virat Kohli is on record stating that he …
So, the Manchester test between India and England was cancelled. In the meanwhile, ECB and BCCI are still discussing the possibility of having an one-off test in 2022 when India will again go back to England for a short limited overs series. There certainly is huge pressure on BCCI to fulfil their commitment either now …
Ashwin, the tall and languid off-spinner, who has made many a batter dance to his tune has off late been very active on YouTube. On the cricket field, he asks questions about the batter’s technique and patience. He is relentless with the ball in his hand. If the pitch is turning, Ashwin is a nightmare …
Kohli the owner of 70 international hundreds is struggling for runs at the moment. He used to get to hundreds with nonchalant ease. Off late however, he either does not stay long enough on the pitch to get to a hundred or even if he stays, fails to convert 50s to 100s. What could be …
Only for the second time in 35 years have India won more than one test in England. When you think of the following for the game and the number of resources at the board’s disposal, this has a ring of under achievement. Nonetheless, it was a victory that was well earned. England were bowled out …
Virat Kohli is the most successful Indian captain. He is far ahead of the next successful Indian captain, MS Dhoni. The Indian test team under Kohli has been more or less invincible at home and in favourable conditions. His win-loss record up until the end of The Oval test is 2.37. This is an incredible …
England won the 3rd test handsomely and India were well to say the least, humiliated. They were humiliated twice while batting. All those dreams of winning a series in England after 3 attempts have come crashing down. It wasn’t the defeat that crashed the dreams but the manner of the defeat that really did. It …