Yuvraj

Yuvraj Survives His First Test As Royal Challengers Beat Dare Daredevils

 April 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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For critics keeping tabs at the RCB’s match with DD on Thursday night, the focus was set on two Indians. Yuvraj Singh has been more in news for his 140 million rupee price tag than his true playing abilities and likewise, Dinesh Karthik, whom DD bought for 125 million rupees had to pass the acid […]

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Jacques Kallis

IPL Begins in UAE With Jacques Kallis Led Victory For Kolkata Knight Riders

 April 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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The inaugural match of the seventh edition of the IPL was won on Wednesday by the 2012 champions; Kolkata Knight Riders, who scored an emphatic 41 run victory over the 2013 champions, Mumbai Indians. Like a typically uncertain IPL game, the KKR victory could not have been predicted early in their innings, when Lasith Malinga, […]

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County Championship

International commitments could weaken Durham in 2014 County Championship

 April 16, 2014   John Welsh

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The resumption of the County Cricket season in England was greeted with centuries by both Alastair Cook and Ian Bell in the opening matches of the 16 match championship series, but for 2013 Division One title winners Durham, failure to end the last wicket partnership of Northants resulted in their four day fixture finishing in […]

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IPL UAE

Countdown Continues For the First Part of IPL Extravaganza in UAE

 April 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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After endless controversies on match-fixing scandal, involving the bigwigs of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals with legal matters going all the way up to India’s Apex court, the seventh edition of Indian Premier League is finally set to get underway at the United Arab Emirates. With federal government’s current involvement with General Elections in […]

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T20 World Cup Final

India Let Down in T20 World Cup Final By Needless Caution in Batting

 April 7, 2014   R K Gupta

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It is an overstatement if one is reminded that there are 120 balls for each team in a T20 game. India’s innings in their final against Sri Lanka could not have been different. When a team is chasing a target then it is known what the players are required to do. One can plan the […]

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Final of ICC T20

Stylish India Cruise to the Final of ICC T20 World Cup

 April 5, 2014   R K Gupta

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Knock out games are never easy in any sports. While they bring delight to the winning side, the disappointment for losers is always in equal measure. At Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on April 4, South Africa elected to bat after winning the toss, just as Sri Lanka had done yesterday. If one were […]

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Cricketers

Double Whammy For West Indian Cricketers at Mirpur on A Terrible Thursday

 April 5, 2014   R K Gupta

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In their semifinal game against the West Indies, Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first for two reasons. One the West Indies are not good chasers if the score is beyond 150, due to their poor running between the wickets; and two if the forecast for bad weather came true, then usually […]

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West Indians

Marauding West Indians Crush Pakistan to Set Up Semifinal Clash with Sri Lanka

 April 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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In the last league game played at the Shere Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur on Tuesday Apirl 1 2014, West Indies inflicted a humiliating 84-run defeat on Pakistan in a match, which had its twists and turns. When West Indies elected to bat after winning the toss, they must have envisioned a total which Pakistan […]

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Sri Lanka

Sunday & Monday Results See India, South Africa and Sri Lanka Reach Semifinals

 April 1, 2014   R K Gupta

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Last four league games were a curious mix of lop-sided affairs, dead rubbers, unexpected losses and an apt demonstration of spin bowling. While no one expected Bangladesh to beat Pakistan, their meek submission on March 30 was a big disappointment to home fans. Same day, the India-Australia match strangely became a no-contest game at the […]

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South Africa Cricket

Netherlands Unruffled Even in Defeat As South Africa Enter the Semifinals on Saturday

 March 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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The Dutch displayed the never-say-die spirit yet again and made the strong New Zealand side work for their victory in the end. Netherlands put on a very creditable 151 in their 20 overs and until the 14th over of the New Zealand innings, held the advantage, as the Kiwis required more than 9 runs in […]

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