R K Gupta, Author at Kridangan Sports

Pathetic Show by India in the ODI Series Against New Zealand

February 2, 2014 R K Gupta

After somehow taking the third ODI to the tie, India miserably lost the next two and gifted the Series to the Kiwis 4-0. In a post-match interview, MS Dhoni talked only about his batsmen passing through a bad patch, as if everything else was OK with the team. In every ODI, except the 4th, Dhoni […]

Big Money in Sports and Influence of Celebrity Coaches on Celebrated Tennis Stars

January 31, 2014 R K Gupta

Stanislas Wawrinka, Tennis

Lethal combination of unabated commercialization, and ever-increasing glut of tournament prize-money, has changed the face of popular team/individual sports. Unlike, about 25 years ago, modern sportspersons assign so much importance to their personal earnings that honor or prestige of representing their countries has become secondary. There are countless instances of players refusing to play for […]

From Abject Poverty to Super-Stardom – That is 2013 Ballon d’Or Winner CR7 for You

January 30, 2014 R K Gupta

CR7, Football, Ronaldo

Madeira Island is the richest Portuguese region after Lisbon, with higher per capita GDP than the overall European average. In a poor neighborhood of Madeira’s capital Funchal, lived José Dinis Aveiro. He was employed as a municipal gardener and his wife Maria Dolores worked as a cook in the homes of well-to-do. The couple had […]

India comprehensively Outplayed by New Zealand, Lose 4th ODI, Series

January 29, 2014 R K Gupta

Cricket, indian cricket, MS Dhoni, New Zealand Cricket, ODI

As if on cue, India surprised everyone by deciding to bat first after putting the opposition in. This was the first time in the last 20 ODIs out of Asia, when MS Dhoni, so fond of chasing, chose to bat. In a related post, couple of days ago, this author made a mention of Indian […]

Indian Players And The World Badminton Scene In 2014

January 28, 2014 R K Gupta

Badminton, Indian Badminton, Saina Nehwal, World Badminton

The first major international badminton event of 2014 was the US $ 600,000 BWF Korea Open Super Series in Seoul, played during January 7-12, 2014. The Badminton Federation of India literally chose to ignore this event, with participation in only three fixtures. Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold winner Kidambi Srikanth and RMV Gurusaidutt played in […]

England Bowlers Dominate Australia But Lose the Fifth ODI Narrowly

January 27, 2014 R K Gupta

Cricket, Cricket Australia, England Cricket

England almost won the fifth ODI at Adelaide on January 26, 2014. Irrespective of the final result, it was the first time in the ODI series that England laid Australia low, after losing the toss and fielding first. Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes dominated the top-order Australian batting and accounted for early wickets. Broad clean-bowled […]

Stanislas Wawrinka Wins in a Poorly Contested Australian Open Final.

January 26, 2014 R K Gupta

Australian Open, Rafael Nadal, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tennis

It is a little over 4 years ago that Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro won the 2009 US Open. Since then, every tennis Grand Slam has been won by one of the big four men in the game. That jinx was broken on Sunday, when Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka defeated world’s no.1 men’s player, the irrepressible […]

Li Na Wins Australian Open In Her Third Attempt

January 26, 2014 R K Gupta

Australian Open, Li Na, Tennis, Women Tennis

When the familiar Chinese, Li Na came to the Rod Laver Arena on Saturday evening to play the Australian Open final, for the third time in the last four years, it was impossible to predict, if she would be lucky this time. The fourth seed has had a rather easy passage into the final, except […]

Jadeja’s Heroics In Tied ODI at Auckland But Bowling Torn To Shreds Again

January 25, 2014 R K Gupta

Cricket, indian cricket, New Zealand Cricket, Ravindra Jadeja

The story of the third ODI at Auckland was no different from the script of the first two games at Napier and Hamilton. At both venues, India needed to chase an identical target of 293 runs. The only difference in Hamilton was that India had only 41.3 overs by D/L method to reach the target, […]

Brilliant Rafa Roars into Australian Open Final

January 25, 2014 R K Gupta

Australian Open, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Tennis

When Rafael Nadal played his fourth round match against the Japanese Kei Nishikori, rough edges were visible in his game. Two tie-breaks were required before Nadal could scrape through 7-6, 7-5, 7-6. The score line, however, does not tell the real story of the nail biting three-setter, because the match was more closely contested than […]

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