The game we all love, however
Virat Kohli as we all know is one of the premier batsman of the current era. He is rated among the fab-4, a marketing gimmick that is aimed towards increased viewership and nothing else, consistently. The quality of innings that Kohli has played will make jaws drop in sheer awe. His exploits, be it in …
Just about a month ago, a series that would not have registered in the minds of Indian fans, has suddenly gained prominence. Ever since the series win in Bangladesh, interest in the series against India has grown manifold. India will resume red-ball cricket after a gap of 6 months except for the WTC finals. Not …
Michael Vaughan, the former England skipper and a successful commentator, is often known to comment or tweet things that are more often than not, did not merit any serious discussion. He often tries to provoke the Indians by tweeting something about Kohli or Rohit or some of the star cricketers. Other times, he will praise …
The Ashes is a year and two months away. A lot of things could change between then and now. England have not held the Ashes in 10 years. They have not won in Australia in 13 years with the last 3 series being absolute drubbing. 0-5, 0-4, 0-4 in Australia shows disaster threadbare. It can …
Is this the correct word to use? Well, it may not be ethically correct but it is nothing wrong to say that Sri Lanka embarrassed England. Sri Lanka is just like every other Asian team who struggles against the swinging ball. They were thoroughly outplayed in the first and second Tests. So much so that …
The Indian team for the Bangladesh series has been announced. There are some familiar faces and rather some surprises. Some of them have not played a proper 5-day format for awhile and they are back in the team. In the case of Rohit and Kohli, it is understandable but what about Jadeja? Why is he …
Brendan McCullum, the man who is credited with creating a whole new philosophy of playing Test cricket, has been handed over the white-ball coaching as well by the ECB. On the other side, Nathan Lyon, wants a 3-match Test series to decide the WTC winner. Let me pass my two cents about McCullum’s role and …
Yes, it was a Bangladesh miracle. I must admit that I never really rated Bangladesh as a cricketing nation. Infact, I am among those who wanted Bangladesh to stop playing Tests altogether and concentrate on white-ball cricket alone. To be fair, I didn’t come to that conclusion with evidence. Bangladesh despite being drafted into playing …
The Border Gavaskar trophy. The series is another 2 months away. India have a series against Bangladesh and New Zealand whereas Australia have a short series in England. Yet, the series is already in focus for several Australian cricketers. Indian cricketers, except for Shastri and Gavaskar, hasn’t reacted to any of the statement made by …
Compared to his entry into the international arena, his exit was rather quiet. The swashbuckling 100 against Australia was treat to watch. He threatened to rewrite the record books on that day at Mohali. It was the highest score by an Indian in Test cricket and the eighth-highest overall. The hundred was brought up of …