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Before Colombo Badly Bruised India Trying to Recover From the Gargantuan Galle Gloom

 August 18, 2015   R K Gupta

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For India’s cricketers, especially the batsmen, it is not easy to forget what they did on the fourth day of the Galle test. As they arrived in Colombo for the second test beginning next Thursday, the memories of that woeful disaster kept chasing them. Ten remaining batsmen could not stand up to Rangana Herath on […]

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Rangana Herath Deflate India in An amazing Turnaround at Galle

 August 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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For two days of the Galle test, India held an upper hand. On the third day came Dinesh Chandimal, whose single-handed effort resulted in Sri Lanka taking a tricky 175 run lead. From what looked like India’s game at the end of the second day, Chandimal dictated terms and blew away India’s 5-bowler strategy. Kohli […]

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Centuries from Dhawan and Kohli Help India Hold Edge in Galle Test on Second Day

 August 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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India began the second day at the Galle test with caution. They were 55 runs behind the Sri Lankan score of 183 all out and the wicket still had the bounce and turn. 99 runs were added by Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli by lunch and Dhawan helped himself to his fourth century in tests. […]

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With Ravichandran Ashwin’s 6-wicket Haul Day-One Honors Belong to India in Galle Test

 August 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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As if to prove that India’s five-bowler strategy is the most ideal, two pace bowlers and three spinners were included in the squad for the first test at Galle with great results on the opening day. India bowled out Sri Lanka for 183 with Ravichandran Ashwin leading the charge. There is hardly any history about […]

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Mathews and Kohli Are Two Contrasting Faces of the Same Cricket-Captaincy Coin

 August 11, 2015   R K Gupta

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With the first test between Sri Lanka and India less than 24 hours away, there are already close-door activities on either side. They are weighing their strengths and weaknesses; conjuring up the possible elevens in the team and strategizing the on-field performances. Meanwhile there is bad news for India. Murali Vijay has failed to show […]

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New Zealand Dominate the Only T-20 Game at Harare with 80-Run Victory Over Zimbabwe

 August 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Kiwis concluded their Zimbabwe tour with an emphatic victory over the hosts in the lone T-20 game played at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. From here, the New Zealand side goes to South Africa for another series of T-20 and ODI matches. The two-match T-20 series begins in Durban on August 14, 2015 […]

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Cricketing Contradictions Recalled After Australia Presents the Ashes Urn to England

 August 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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Three men in the ongoing Ashes Series have their career ups-and-downs that make a good story in retrospect. Michael Clarke announced his retirement under dubious circumstances; Steve Smith has been severely criticized by Shane Warne and Ricky Pointing and Englishman Stuart Broad single-handedly destroyed Australia with an 9-wicket haul. Australia need serious introspection going forward […]

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Team India Fail to Consolidate Against Sri Lanka Board President XI on Last Day

 August 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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On the third and last day, Indian bowlers failed to emulate their second day’s showing against Sri Lanka Board’s President XI, who trailed by 410 runs at the start of their second innings. Earlier, they had bowled out India for a paltry 180 runs in less than 60 overs. First innings bowling, hero Ishant Sharma […]

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Michael Clarke announces his international retirement as Australians surrender the Ashes

 August 8, 2015   John Welsh

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After a woeful series of batting performances during the 2015 Ashes series, Australian captain Michael Clarke has announced he will retire from international cricket at the conclusion of the Fifth Test, with England already clinching the current series after a convincing innings and 78 runs victory in the Fourth Test. Clarke has scored 13 or […]

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Valiant Zimbabwe Came Close But Lost the ODI Series to New Zealand in the End

 August 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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On many occasions, Zimbabwe’s chase of 274 mirrored their effort in the first ODI on August 02, 2015. They had a victory target of 304 but Craig Ervine muscled his way and successfully chased it to give the home side a 7-wicket victory. Batting first in the third and final ODI on Friday, New Zealand […]

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