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Before proceeding with part 2 of this series, please read part 1 here and part 2 here The 2011 tour The 2011 Australian team was a poor team when compared to the teams from 1999. In an exact replica of 1991, the 2011 Indian team were again aged and over the hill players. Reflexes were down. …
Before proceeding with part 2 of this series, please read part 1 here. India not having won a series in Australia My interest in the game and on Indian cricket was kindled. I recollected some statistics from memory because www.espncricinfo.com, the grand daddy of all cricket sites wasn’t even conceived at that point, that India …
This story is about a youngster who had always longed for his team to win in Australia. Back in the 80s, when I was first introduced to the game, it was all fuzzy. Until India won the 1983 World Cup in England, I didn’t know much about the game. All that mattered to me was …
Recently, there were lot of criticism heaped upon the England cricket team for their decision to rest certain players during different legs of their Indian tour. Though there is some reasoning behind such criticism, it is not difficult to understand the logic behind such a decision. Infact, this is much needed in such uncertain times. …
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We have witnessed a wonderful series full of twists and turns right till the end. The series is truly one for the ages. This series have resurrected the faith of the loyal fans on Test cricket. The series provided enough drama that no T20 or ODI will be able to provide. The pride of winning …
India and Australia were involved in a wonderful series that lived upto all the hype that it generated before the series started. Over the last 20 years, games between these teams have been highly competitive. In India as well as in Australia. The competitive zeal between the teams were also second to none. In the …
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The Indian cricket team is probably one of the biggest drawcard in world sports and the gigantic drawcard among the cricketing nations. So much so that an Indian tour ensures that the hosting board is able to pay its dues to all its stakeholders. The current series in Australia is a very good example. The …
The Indian team currently in Australia have been ravaged with injuries to a lot of players. The problem is so severe that the team is actually struggling to find 11 fit players for the fourth and final test at Brisbane. Some of the injuries were on the field while some could have been avoided. The …
This morning I read a couple of articles about playing Rohit Sharma in the next test at Sydney. One that supports Rohit to play in the test and the other opposing playing him in the test. Both the articles had some valid points. I would like to express my view on the same subject. I …
It takes lots of mental strength and conviction to comeback from a hammering and to win the very next test. The performance of the Indian team was really excellent. They showed lot of character and determination to win the test. There were quite a few positives as well for the team. There were lot of …