The game we all love, however
The West Indies cricket chief, Johnny Grave, wants the boards of India, England and Australia to do more to save Test cricket. South Africa and the West Indies, have not sent their strongest teams to tour New Zealand and Australia. West Indies have 7 uncapped players in their squad to Australia whereas South Africa has …
It would be blasphemous to say that Test cricket is on the way out. The pundits and the purists will scorn such a thought. Come what may, Test cricket must survive against all the odds, they would say. However, they are blinded by their passion for Test cricket. A format that has survived for more …
The thrill for any cricketing team worth its salt is the thrill of winning anywhere and everywhere. In conditions that are completely alien to them and in conditions that are favourable to them. The great Australian sides under Taylor, Steve Waugh and Ponting prided themselves on winning irrespective of the nature of the pitch. So …
All it took was 1 day and 3 hours, 642 balls to be precise for India to win at Cape Town against South Africa. This was also the first Test win for India on that ground. The entire Test went like in the words of Ravi Shastri “tracer bullet”. Every delivery something was to happen. …
It was embarrassing to watch the Indian team succumb to an innings defeat inside 3 days in the first Test at Centurion. Infact, the batting display was shocking to say the least. With the exception of Rahul in the first innings and Kohli in the second innings, none of the other Indian batsmen showed technique, …
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 …
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 …
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 …