R K Gupta, Author at Kridangan Sports

Bangladesh – Now a Cricketing Nation to Reckon With

November 8, 2013 R K Gupta

While the slugfest in the high-scoring India-Australia ODI series was just about coming to a conclusion, and Indian fans’ gloating about explosive batting by their superstars continued unabated, another cricketing event in the neighboring Bangladesh went literally unnoticed. On November 03, 2013, Bangladeshi cricketers completed a 3-0 ODI whitewash of the visiting New Zealand side, […]

Gareth Bale Turning Into a Charmer

November 6, 2013 R K Gupta

Ever since Gareth Bale joined Real Madrid, not an instance has elapsed that the Spanish press stopped watching him with a microscope. The focus would not have so intense if Real had drafted Kaka or say Wayne Rooney, instead. The scribes are keeping track of Bale’s every small nuance with the hope of proving somehow […]

Sebastian Vettel – Another Michael Schumacher in the Making

November 4, 2013 R K Gupta

F1, GP, Sebastian Vettel

World Champion Formula one driver, Sebastian Vettel may have already begun reminding you of another Michael Schumacher. Since he is only 26 years old, the time is on his side and you may keep seeing him in many F1 Grand Prix Tournaments in years to come. In the last 8 races of the 2013 season, […]

Cricket:Jaipur Jewel, Nagpur Nugget and Bangalore Beluga

November 2, 2013 R K Gupta

In Bangalore’s Chinnaswamy Stadium, Rohit Sharma celebrated Diwali, the Indian festival of fireworks and light in an amazingly power-packed display of explosive batting. Sharma tore the Australian bowling apart, blasting 16 sixes and 12 fours in reaching a personal best of 209, a feat surpassed only by two other Indians; Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. […]

Graeme Smith – World’s Most Unassuming Cricketer

October 31, 2013 R K Gupta

Cricket, Graeme Smith, South African cricket

Any discussion on accomplished international cricketers in the last 25 years will throw up names like Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Vivian Richards, Brian Lara, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Richard Hadlee, Allan Border, Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Arvinda Desilva, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ian Botham, David Gower, Graham Gooch, Gary Kirsten, […]

Women Administrators to Ensure Incident-Free World Cup

October 30, 2013 R K Gupta

Brazil2014, FIFA, Football

In less than 230 days from now, the opening kick-off for next World Cup will take place at 1700 hrs. local time, on June 12, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city. World’s greatest football show will continue to enthrall soccer fans around the world until July 13, when the final game is played at […]

Australians Go for a Roller Coaster Ride in India

October 30, 2013 R K Gupta

Cricket, Cricket Australia, indian cricket

The touring Australian cricketers are already nearing the end of their India tour and despite a couple of upsets; their visit has been highly satisfactory. With such an impressive performance, they have already proved Ian Chappell and Geoffrey Boycott completely wrong. This was also the theme of this author’s earlier article, published on these pages, […]

An Unusual Cricketer Called George Bailey

October 28, 2013 R K Gupta

Cricket, Cricket Australia

The captain of the currently touring Australian cricket team in India, George Bailey, has a unique side to his cricketing abilities. He was named as a member of the Australian ODI team in March 2010 after his highly successful stint as Tasmania’s captain. But Bailey sat on the bench and didn’t play a single match. […]

Ronaldo or Ibrahimovic – You Cannot Have Them Both in Brazil!!

October 25, 2013 R K Gupta

FIFA, Ronaldo, UEFA World Cup, Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The irony of World Cup qualifying rounds has brought Portugal and Sweden face-to-face for two play-off games on November 15 and 19. Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are football’s two superstars, and football fans, around the world, will be disappointed that only one of them will be seen playing in Brazil World Cup next year. […]

The Scintillating Saina Nehwal – Etching Her Signatures on World Badminton Canvas

October 23, 2013 R K Gupta

Badminton, Indian Badminton, Saina Nehwal

In a cricket-crazy nation like India, no one wants to know or hear about any other sports and that includes Badminton. You have got to be as good as Saina Nehwal for people to take notice. During the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi and Olympic Games 2012 in London, a large number of Indians watched […]

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