West Indies

Sammy’s Sixes Snatch Unbelievable Win For West Indies, As India Score Another Facile Victory

 March 29, 2014   R K Gupta

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Darren Sammy walked in the middle, when West Indies still required 49 runs in 3.3 overs for victory. After Gayle’s departure in the 13th over, scoring had become difficult as Faulkner, Muirhead and Maxwell tied the batsmen in a knot. Until the 10th over, West Indies were scoring at a brisk rate but the Australian […]

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ICC’s Perfunctory T20 World Cup for Women ?

 March 29, 2014   R K Gupta

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With all attention focused on gentlemen’s T20 tournament at Bangladesh, the simultaneous hosting of the women’s T20 World Cup by the same nation has gone literally unnoticed, except for formal news report in the media and limited telecast. The timing of the tournament proves that women’s cricket is not taken seriously by ICC’s member nations. […]

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England

South Africa, England Emerge Victorious On An Enthralling Thursday At Bangladesh

 March 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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It was a great Thursday for cricket lovers at Zahur Ahmed Chaudhury Stadium in Bangladesh’s port city of Chittagong. In a late afternoon match, Netherlands nearly pulled off another miracle, before narrowly losing their game against the mighty South Africans, who should be indebted to Imran Tahir for saving them the blush. In the game […]

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South Africa Cricket

Tale of Two Games at Chittagong – A Heart-Stopper & A Lop-Sided Affair

 March 25, 2014   R K Gupta

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It seemed odd that JP Duminy was chosen as the player-of-the-match at the end of an absolute thriller between New Zealand and South Africa at Chittagong on March 24, 2014. In fact the award should have gone to Dale Steyn for making the real difference. Steyn, single-handedly spoiled New Zealand’s party and brought cheers for […]

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India Cricket Win

Pakistan, India Win Their Matches in Contrasting Styles at Mirpur

 March 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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Two big games were played at Mirpur’s Shere Bangla National Stadium on Sunday. In the first, Pakistan pulled off a marvelous victory over the highly talented Australians, by mounting a reasonably big total, after a rather slow and poor start. In the second game, India’s bowlers provided the second successive example of sensible bowling to […]

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Cricket Match

Disappointment for England but Lanka Scrapes Through in the Last Over

 March 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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The Day/Night encounter between England and New Zealand at Chittagong’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium on March 22, 2014 was spoiled by rains. Having piled up a creditable 172/6, the Englishmen never thought that their valiant efforts could be washed away by lightning and thundershowers. When the bad luck gives you a chase, there is nowhere […]

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Indian Cricket

Dominating India Beat Pakistan in Group-2 Opener Sans Any Thrills

 March 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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In cricket, hockey, wrestling and other sports, India-Pakistan encounters have traditionally drawn great attention, regardless of where the matches were held. The Group-2 opener at Mirpur on March 21, 2014 was expected to enthrall the spectators, TV viewers, Social Media crowd and anyone, who had the smallest of interest in cricket. In Shere Bangla National […]

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ICC T20 World Cup

Cricket Frenzy in Bangladesh Heightened by Explosive Netherlands in the last Qualifier

 March 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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The ICC T20 World Cup has afflicted Bangladesh and Indian Sub-Continent like never before. The cricket fever has gripped everyone and nothing else is important. The extended format this year had 16 aspirants for full ICC membership and the first week was spent in numerous qualifying matches to decide the two teams, who should join […]

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English cricket

Tale of Woes Continues as England Nears Their Caribbean Tour

 March 12, 2014   R K Gupta

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When the English cricket team, led by Stuart Broad, arrived in the West Indies in the third week of February, 2014, the players were scared to look back over their shoulders. The events of recent cricket history were too haunting for most of them. As if the recent humiliating Australian experience was not enough, the […]

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Asia Cup

Sri Lanka Were Worthy Winners of the 12th Asia Cup

 March 9, 2014   R K Gupta

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Sri Lanka have won the Asia Cup 2014 with the greatest ease, to record their 5th triumph in the tournament, equaling the record held by India. The late show of spirited batting by Pakistan was not enough in the end against the determined Lankans. All through the tournament, Sri Lankans played with purpose. They didn’t […]

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