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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 …
Australian cricket is as we all know is quite uncompromising. The players, be it the young ones or the international players, play the game extremely aggressively. From what have heard about, abusing fellow players in not that uncommon. Infact, this happens in every sport and every walk of life around the world. Australian cricket probably …
New Zealand have just ascended to the pinnacle of Test rankings. They have attained that position for the very first time in their history. For a small nation with meagre resources when it comes to cricket, this indeed is a huge achievement. This is a position that has eluded the likes of Sri Lanka, West …
South Africa is one of the top cricketing nation in world cricket. A lot of excellent cricketers have played for the nation with quite a few of them can easily be termed as great. The likes of Jacques Kallis and AB De Villiers comes to mind. The South African team is the only nation to …
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 …
India’s dominance at home masks struggle outside favourable environs. Yes, this is certainly true of the Indian cricket team. India have been exceptionally dominant at home over the last 20 years. Not even Australia can claim to be that invincible at home and neither can England or South Africa. As for rest of the international …
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The Indian team must be completely deflated after the thrashing in the first test at Adelaide. It is extremely tough even for a hardened team like Australia or South Africa to come out of such a drubbing. For a team like India, who isn’t that tough physically or mentally, it is close to impossible. Such …
The Indian cricket team crashed to its lowest test score. This is such a huge embarrassment for the entire nation. All of us, the Indian fans are left utterly humiliated by this abject surrender. The meltdown was so shocking that after a few minutes, despair gave way to laughter and anger. This ineptness could be …