ICC T20 World Cup IND vs WI

ICC T20 World Cup:Technically Sound Kohli to Pit against Gayle’s Muscle Power in Mumbai

 March 29, 2016   R K Gupta

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Just before the ICC T20 World Cup, India were touted as favorites on their current form while West Indies in Group 1 never looked like championship contenders. There were three other teams in Group 1, which had far better credentials than West Indies. So what happened? India began by losing to New Zealand and lost […]

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Cricket Week stories

An Indian Schoolboy, Chris Gayle and Lodha Report Make Major Stories in a Happening Cricket Week

 January 9, 2016   R K Gupta

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One of this week’s major cricket stories came from the sleepy town of Kalyan in India, where a 15-year old schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade made history by scoring an unbeaten 1009 in a school cricket fixture. In the process, Dhanawade also broke a 117-year record that stood in the name of England’s AEJ Collins, who had […]

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Gayle RCB IPL

CSK Vs SRH and RCB Vs KKR: Explosive Batting from Big Boy Brendon and Galloping Gayle Ensure Wins for Their Teams

 April 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the 4th and 5th IPL matches played on Saturday, the results solely depended on the tear-away batting explosions from CSK and RCB openers; Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle. In case of McCullum, his 100 not out off 56 balls was the cornerstone of CSK’s 209 runs and although Sunrisers Hyderabad began well with David […]

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South Africa-West Indies

The South Africa-West Indies Game Became a Saga of the Villiers’ Juggernaut

 February 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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He came, he saw and then he conquered. It sounds too simple a description for what AB de Villiers did at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Batting first, South Africa had lost Quinton de Kock early, when their scoring rate was just about 3. Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis exercised caution needed for […]

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Chris Gayle

Caribbean Gayle Storm Sinks Zimbabwean Ship in Match 15 of the 2015 CWC

 February 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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While Chris Gayle hogged all the limelight in Tuesday’s match 15 at Canberra between West Indies and Zimbabwe, the Africans can still derive some solace. Trying to chase an impossible 373 in 50 overs, they ended up with 289/10 in 44.3 overs after a rain-delay reduced the target to 363 in 48. They fell short […]

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Chris Gayle

Gayle-Storm Blows Away South Africa in First Two T20 Games

 January 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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After being mowed down by Proteas in tests, West Indies began the T20 Series in thundering fashion with Chris Gayle showing raw batting power twice in a space of three days. On January 9 at Cape town, Gayle began slowly after he came to the crease with Dwayne Smith to counter South Africa’s 165/4. After […]

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