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IPL 2021 is underway but not in its usual fanfare but somewhat subdued. With no spectators allowed inside the ground, it is understandable. There were some close games and some ridiculous ones too. Week 1 of IPL, what have we learned so far? IPL so far IPL 2021 have thrown some surprising results during the …
Temba Bavuma, the new South African limited overs captain has expressed strong opinion about the South African limited overs team. He will captain the team until the end of the 2023 ODI World Cup. In the interim, he will also preside over the next couple of T20 World Cups. He believes that his team can …
If you were given an option of watching an ODI series involving the top teams in the world and the test series involving the bottom teams in the world, which one will you watch? The answer is pretty obvious, isn’t it? Another one. If you are given an option of watching the lower middle ranked …
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An interesting incident took place during the 2nd ODI game between South Africa and Pakistan. Suddenly, de Kock was in the news throughout the cricketing world and for the wrong reasons. Was it really his fault? Did he intentionally deceive the batsman? Also, Ponting has revealed some strange Shaw’s preference about practise. Let me try …
IPL 2021 is all set to start tomorrow under the heavy thread of Covid. The pandemic has started its second innings in the country with more than 50K infections everyday. So much so that not even a single state is immune to the disease. The situation within the country has become dire. The infection seems …
It is April and a fresh season of IPL is on the way. It still is going to be a 8 teams format with 2 additional teams from 2021. There are some strong teams and some average ones. There are some excellent players and some good ones. Just like other seasons, this season also has …
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Some serious ICC playing rule changes. The game of cricket has witnessed a lot of changes over the last 120 years. It probably is the most complex of all the sports. I do not think that any other sport can even come close to cricket when it comes to the myriad rules. Golf which is …
Cricket is not an individual sport. It is a sport where close to 15 players are involved. In some cases, there are more than 15 players. This essentially means that there are 15 different personalities with various ambitions and expectations. There is bound to be personality clash among the players. More so in a team …
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Virat Kohli as we all know is one of the premier batsman in world cricket. His performance across formats is a glorious tribute for someone like Kohli. He had one poor series in England in 2014 but atoned for that with a spectacular batting effort in 2018. Yes, his captaincy record in that series was …
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India against Australia 2001 the greatest series – 3, Part 1 and Part 2 can be read here and here. The Australian chase Hayden and Slater started off briskly. This could be risky for India. Do the Australians know only one way to play? Do they always win? Just the day earlier, we witnessed couple …
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