ICC Cricket World Cup

Changing Spectrums, Romance and Money in the 40-year Rundown of ICC Cricket World Cup

 February 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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The ICC Cricket World Cup is getting more and more glamorous as years pass by. Until 1975, when the first World Cup was held in England, cricket strictly meant Test Cricket. The one-day games had begun at county levels in England but they were not for the serious-minded. Test matches were the holiest form of […]

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New Zealand

New Zealand Finish Pakistan’s Slaughter at Napier to Win ODI Series

 February 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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The pitch at McLean Park was full of runs and Brendon McCullum unhesitatingly opted to bat first after winning the toss in the second ODI against Pakistan last Tuesday. McCullum himself led the charge by forcefully blasting 31 off 43 in the first wicket stand. Then Guptill, Williamson and Ross Taylor picked up from where […]

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New Zealand

New Zealand Hand Over 7-Wicket Defeat to Pakistan in the first ODI at Wellington

 February 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup season has already begun with several nations engaging themselves in short-series before the warm-up games. The idea is to have as much practice as possible. Pakistan landed in New Zealand in the last week of January for precisely this reason. They played two games against New Zealand Board President’s […]

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Tri-Series Final austrailia

Australia Outclass England in the Carlton Mid Tri-Series Final at Perth on Sunday

 February 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was a show full of enterprise as Australia announced its intentions ahead of the 2015 cricket World Cup by mauling England in the final of Carlton Mid ODI Tri-series. It was not just the emphatic victory in the series but the way the Aussies highlighted the manner of its achievement. On an overcast morning […]

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cricket news

India Lose Again with a Sordid Batting Show with World Cup Round the Corner

 January 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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The familiar Indian batting collapse was in full display yet again. They could barely surpass 200 after a reasonably good start. The later order batsmen committed hara-kiri, when they should have kept the innings together. After the 83-run opening stand, the best partnership was delivered by Mohammad Shami and Mohit Sharma, who provided a saving […]

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Sri Lanka cricket

7th ODI Wellington: Consolation Win for Sri Lanka in the Dead Rubber on Friday

 January 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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Having lost the 7-match series already, Sri Lanka were content in taking the last game from the hosts at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington on January 29. To a solid foundation laid by Lahiru Thirimanne and Tilakaratne Dilshan, Kumara Sangakkara added his mercurial touch with a scintillating hundred. Sri Lanka reached 175 before the 35th […]

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South Africa

With Big Defeat in Fifth ODI, West Indies End Their South Africa Chapter on a Miserable Note

 January 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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After the Andre Russel led win in the fourth ODI at Port Elizabeth, it was back to battering for the West Indies from the strong South African batsmen. To stay abreast in top-flight cricket, the team must have a little of everything; batting, bowling and fielding. You cannot ride on luck alone. The resounding defeat […]

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At Long Last, West Indies Win a Match Against South Africa in the ODI Series

 January 29, 2015   R K Gupta

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After suffering three miserable defeats in the ongoing ODI series, West Indies reversed the trend for once. They beat South Africa in the 4th ODI on January 25 at Port Elizabeth. But the West Indians didn’t get that on platter because the thriller required heroics from Andre Russel late in the innings, when it seemed […]

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New Zealand

Williamson and Taylor Star in New Zealand’s ODI Series Win at Dunedin

 January 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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New Zealand lost their captain without any score against Sri Lanka in the sixth ODI at Dunedin and in the 14th over, lost the other opener as well when the score reached 59. The Lankans were elated and they applied pressure. But Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor settled down to thwart Sri Lanka attack and […]

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ODI Tri-Series

Match 5: Rain Gods Save India from Extinction in The Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series

 January 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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For once, India did not lose. With literally no penetration in their bowling attack and woeful lack of batting confidence, India have lately become an easy meat for the opposition. Therefore, if they escaped another defeat at the SCG on Monday, they should consider themselves lucky. The credit for saving India against the mighty Australians […]

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