Kevin Pietersen

Runs sacrificed for ‘team ethic’ in wake of Pietersen departure

 February 6, 2014   John Welsh

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Now that England have completed their controversial winter tour to Australia with the Ashes no longer in possession of the tourists, it was to be expected that changes in personnel would be required as a result of the 5-0 whitewash in the main test series. That the leading batsmen would be told his services would […]

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Women’s Ashes

Australia Win ODI & T-20 Series despite Losing Women’s Ashes

 February 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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After losing the test match and the first ODI to England, the Australian women scored thumping victories against England in ODI and T20 series. But in the end it was not enough. The test match had given England 6 points and the first ODI victory for them added another 2. But Australia bounced back to […]

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India odi series

Pathetic Show by India in the ODI Series Against New Zealand

 February 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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After somehow taking the third ODI to the tie, India miserably lost the next two and gifted the Series to the Kiwis 4-0. In a post-match interview, MS Dhoni talked only about his batsmen passing through a bad patch, as if everything else was OK with the team. In every ODI, except the 4th, Dhoni […]

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Dhoni

India comprehensively Outplayed by New Zealand, Lose 4th ODI, Series

 January 29, 2014   R K Gupta

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As if on cue, India surprised everyone by deciding to bat first after putting the opposition in. This was the first time in the last 20 ODIs out of Asia, when MS Dhoni, so fond of chasing, chose to bat. In a related post, couple of days ago, this author made a mention of Indian […]

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england cricket

England Bowlers Dominate Australia But Lose the Fifth ODI Narrowly

 January 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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England almost won the fifth ODI at Adelaide on January 26, 2014. Irrespective of the final result, it was the first time in the ODI series that England laid Australia low, after losing the toss and fielding first. Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes dominated the top-order Australian batting and accounted for early wickets. Broad clean-bowled […]

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Jadeja

Jadeja’s Heroics In Tied ODI at Auckland But Bowling Torn To Shreds Again

 January 25, 2014   R K Gupta

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The story of the third ODI at Auckland was no different from the script of the first two games at Napier and Hamilton. At both venues, India needed to chase an identical target of 293 runs. The only difference in Hamilton was that India had only 41.3 overs by D/L method to reach the target, […]

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Stokes england cricket

Stokes and Buttler offer future hope for English cricket

 January 24, 2014   John Welsh

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The name of Jos Buttler may not have been enshrined on everybody’s lips when England began their ODI series against Australia this January, especially when the tourists collapsed to an insurmountable 3-0 deficit after being whitewashed 5-0 in the Ashes series. Yet the young Lancashire cricketer has proved in three of the four one day […]

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Mithali Raj women cricket

Australian and Indian Women Play Authoritative Cricket with Notable Performances

 January 23, 2014   R K Gupta

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In two matches, played continents apart, women cricketers from Australia and India beat their opponents comprehensively in 50-over games. In a day/night game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, it was the first time in the ongoing series for women’s ashes that Australian women dictated terms in the second ODI. After conceding eight points to England […]

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Ind vs NZ

India Continues With Poor Performance in ODIs, Lose Top Ranking

 January 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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When Australia toured India for the 7 match ODI series and 1 T20 game in October-November 2013, India’s performance was lauded by cricket pundits and the Australians were treated as underdogs. However, it did not present the true picture of India’s real stature as an ODI nation. Victories in the T20 game followed by the […]

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Corey Anderson Cricket Match Ind Vs NZ

A Glorious Cricket Sunday for One Day Internationals and T20 Games

 January 19, 2014   R K Gupta

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Cricket lovers couldn’t have asked for a better Sunday than January 19, 2014, which brought a plethora of interesting matches in shorter formats of game. First up was a day/night game, played at MCG between Australian and English women of the ongoing Women’s Ashes Series. The second game was the first ODI day/night game between […]

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