West Indies Humble New Zealand by 10 Wickets in the Second Test at Port of Spain

 June 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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After losing the Kingston’s first test by 186 runs, West Indies came back strongly in the second at Port of Spain, Trinidad. Despite the 10 wicket win, the captain Ramdin was not happy with his players. After taking eight New Zealand second innings wicket for 212, the bowlers and fielders allowed the ninth wicket pair […]

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ODI

Rain saves India the blushes after a horrible batting display in third ODI against Bangladesh

 June 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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For the second time in three days, Indian batsmen succumbed to the Bangladesh bowlers. Uthappa and Rahane started struggling straightaway and except for the first-over four off Mashrafe Mortaza, Uthappa just couldn’t get going. Rahane too found the scoring difficult and yielded a maiden over to Al-Amin Hossain. It was a pitiful sight to watch […]

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Manish Pandey

Manish Pandey – Indian dream in making

 June 20, 2014   Kirti Daga

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Born in Nainital, India, Manish Krishnanand Pandey started playing cricket from a very young age under the training of his coach Mr. Satish who was a former coach in Haryana, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. As a part of the 2008 Under- 19 World Cup, where the Indian team emerged victorious, Manish Pandey also holds the […]

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ODI

Sensational Stuart Binny Leads India To an Amazing Victory In the Rain-Affected Second ODI

 June 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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In the first ODI, two days ago, Bangladesh won the toss, batted first, and put up a very competitive score from ODI standards. India’s batsmen were equal to the task and went about chasing 273 but rain enforced the D/L rule in between. Regardless, India won the match without any hiccup. In the second ODI […]

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ODI

Rahane Uthappa Star in India’s Win Against Bangladesh In a Rain-Interrupted First ODI

 June 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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When Bangladesh batted after winning the toss in Sunday’s first ODI against the touring Indian team, the decision of skipper Mushfiqur Rahim appeared imprudent. The Bangladesh batsmen were not able to contend with the accurate bowling attack and played with too much caution. At the end of the 4th over, Bangladesh had scored only 5 […]

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Buttler dismissal

Buttler dismissal hides England cricket frailties

 June 4, 2014   John Welsh

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During an five match ODI cricket series between Sri Lanka and England in which fortunes ebbed and flowed throughout, the deciding game at Edgbaston proved not only to be a comfortable victory for the tourists but also sparked a controversial run-out which several English gentleman would have described as ‘it’s just not cricket’. Yet off-spin […]

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Kings Eleven

Determined Kolkata Deny Victory to Kings Eleven’s Maiden as IPL Concludes With Endless Thrill

 June 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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The title of this piece looks amiss. It should have been more aptly phrased as “Determined Kolkata Deny A Maiden Victory to Kings Eleven…”. But this author wanted to accentuate emphasis on the complete involvement of KXIP’s absolutely beautiful part-owner, who was her team’s most vociferous supporter all through the tournament. She travelled with the […]

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IPL

Vintage Viru And Rollicking Raina Light Up Proceedings in The Second Qualifier At Mumbai

 May 31, 2014   R K Gupta

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Before the start of the match in Mumbai last night, any team from the trio of KXIP, KKR and CSK had the possibility of winning the IPL 2014 and therefore, it was an interesting scenario of a team winning the IPL the first time, or another team repeating their one victory earlier and finally the […]

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IPL Final

Vastly Improved Kolkata March into IPL Final But It Is Curtains for Mumbai Indians

 May 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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Kolkata Knight Riders have been playing with great confidence lately, and they recorded their eighth victory on the trot at the right moment on Wednesday. In a match, the result of which was meant to provide another chance to the loser, KKR wanted to do things right the first time. Losers, KXIP will play CSK […]

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Mumbai Indians

Magnificent Mumbai Make it to the Play-off Stage with Explosive Batting Performance

 May 26, 2014   R K Gupta

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Down in the dumps for the better part of the league phase, Mumbai Indians made amends, when it mattered most. Delirious fans at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium watched unbelievable action and its culmination into a magical victory, despite the gigantic task, that the home team faced at the start of the chase. Since Rajasthan Royals already […]

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