West Indies tour of India

West Indies Fall Prey to India’s Batting Dominance

 November 30, 2013   R K Gupta

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The West Indies came to India for a brief tour comprising of 2 test matches and 3 ODIs. Except for the face-saving victory in the second ODI at Vishakhapatnam, it was one of the worst performances of any West Indian side, which has visited India in the recent memory. They suffered humiliating innings defeat in […]

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Australia-vs-England

England Get Thrashed in the First Ashes Test

 November 28, 2013   R K Gupta

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Contrary to all expectations, the Australians dictated terms in the just concluded first Ashes test at the Gabba. England were handed a 381-run defeat with a day to spare. There is no pleasure in being held in continuous media focus on the negative points for long. But the Australians have endured the bad phase with […]

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Jonathan Trott

England must regain initiative following Jonathan Trott departure

 November 26, 2013   John Welsh

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A batting collapse by England in the first innings, unsavoury comments both on and off the field, and the sad departure from Australia of batsman Jonathan Trott with a stress related illness – and that is just the First Test match. Whatever next is the question many people will be asking for the remainder of […]

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Rohit and Shami

The Eventful 90-Minutes’ Batting by Rohit Sharma and Mohammad Shami at Mumbai

 November 22, 2013   R K Gupta

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While the just concluded two-test series between India and the West Indies will be remembered more for the legendary Sachin Tendulkar making his last appearances, some positive aspects still emerged for Indian cricket during this period. In an earlier article, which this author posted on these pages, mention was made on the heroics of Mohammed […]

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George Bailey Test debut

George Bailey to Test Debut at Gabba Just as Everyone Thought

 November 19, 2013   R K Gupta

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No one was surprised, when George Bailey’s name was included in the 12-men Australian squad, officially announced on November 12, 2013. Well, 31 years is not exactly a young age for anyone making a test debut but Bailey has lately been having a great time with his bat in limited versions of the game and […]

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Sachin Tendulkar

A Perfect Send-off for Sachin Tendulkar

 November 17, 2013   R K Gupta

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Out of 10 days planned for the two test matches in the India-West Indies test series, less than 6 days play was possible. In one way, it turned out to be a positive aspect. From the very start, everyone knew that the two test matches would be devoted to the great Sachin Tendulkar, who was […]

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Rohit Sharma

Debutants Sharma and Shami Steal the Show at Eden

 November 10, 2013   R K Gupta

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In less than a week, since scoring a match-winning double century against Australia in the final ODI game of the just concluded series, Rohit Sharma came up with a very creditable hundred on debut on the second day of the first test match against the West Indies. Incidentally, Sharma’s 177 also proved to be match-winning […]

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Bangladesh Cricket Team

Bangladesh – Now a Cricketing Nation to Reckon With

 November 8, 2013   R K Gupta

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While the slugfest in the high-scoring India-Australia ODI series was just about coming to a conclusion, and Indian fans’ gloating about explosive batting by their superstars continued unabated, another cricketing event in the neighboring Bangladesh went literally unnoticed. On November 03, 2013, Bangladeshi cricketers completed a 3-0 ODI whitewash of the visiting New Zealand side, […]

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Rohit Sharma Aus v Ind - 7th ODI

Cricket:Jaipur Jewel, Nagpur Nugget and Bangalore Beluga

 November 2, 2013   R K Gupta

In Bangalore’s Chinnaswamy Stadium, Rohit Sharma celebrated Diwali, the Indian festival of fireworks and light in an amazingly power-packed display of explosive batting. Sharma tore the Australian bowling apart, blasting 16 sixes and 12 fours in reaching a personal best of 209, a feat surpassed only by two other Indians; Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. […]

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Graeme Smith

Graeme Smith – World’s Most Unassuming Cricketer

 October 31, 2013   R K Gupta

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Any discussion on accomplished international cricketers in the last 25 years will throw up names like Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Vivian Richards, Brian Lara, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Richard Hadlee, Allan Border, Shane Warne, Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Arvinda Desilva, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ian Botham, David Gower, Graham Gooch, Gary Kirsten, […]

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