Australia vs New Zealand ODI

Australia Blown Away Like Dried Leaves by New Zealand Bowlers in Auckland’s First ODI

 February 4, 2016   R K Gupta

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Australia arrived in New Zealand fresh from their 0-3 drubbing by India in the T-20 Series. Earlier they handed India a 4-1 series defeat in 50-over fixtures. But they found the difference in the quality of opposition attack in the first match of the 3-game ODI series against New Zealand. In Auckland on February 03, […]

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Jasprit Bumrah

5 Positives India can take from the T20 Series

 January 30, 2016   Vishal Pandey

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The currently ongoing indvsausT-20 series bought lot of joy and hopes for Indian fans as India crushed Australia by runs in 2nd ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series,  This victory could not have come at a better time for this Indian team’s confidence as they were recently drubbed 4-1 by the […]

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Dominant Virat Kohli Australia v India - Game 1

Dominant Virat Kohli Carries India to a Big Win Against Australia in the First T-20 Game

 January 28, 2016   R K Gupta

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India lost the toss but won the game. The difference was the format-change. Steven Smith learnt about the subtlety in the 50 and 20-over formats, when he decided to chase after winning the toss in the first of the three-match T-20 Series at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday and paid the price by losing. It […]

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Manish Pandey

Manish Pandey’s Blitz Helps India to a 6-Wicket Consolation Win in Sydney’s 5th ODI

 January 23, 2016   R K Gupta

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Australia failed to complete the 5-0 India whitewash in ODI series’ last game at Sydney. MS Dhoni got lucky with the coin toss and elected to field presumably because, India almost successfully chased an even stiffer target at Canberra. They uncharacteristically fell in a heap in the last stages at Manuka Oval but the going […]

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India vs Australia

India Lose Series against Australian Might as Bowlers Fail to Deliver in Third ODI As Well

 January 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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One difference in MCG’s third ODI, compared to the previous two at Perth and Brisbane, was about the smaller margin of India’s defeat. If 309 and 308 in first two ODIs were not enough, India began with a handicap of scoring even less at Melbourne. After winning the toss, Steven Smith had no hesitation in […]

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Rohit sharma Century

Perth Script Repeated at Gabba as Rohit’s Century Fails to Fetch Victory for India in 2nd ODI

 January 16, 2016   R K Gupta

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In a strange and coincidental quirk of fate, India lost another ODI after posting 300-plus, which again included a fine century by Rohit Sharma. Gabba’s second ODI was pretty much like the one at WACA, where Rohit’s good work proved to be of no avail. Other similarities were; India winning the toss, choosing to bat […]

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Rohit Sharma Century

Rohit Sharma’s Century is Wasted as Australia Overhaul India’s 309 with Ease

 January 13, 2016   R K Gupta

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After making 309/3 on a batting-friendly WACA pitch at Perth, India lost to the Aussies by 5 wickets in the first of the five ODIs scheduled for their ongoing tour down under. Of all the players, Rohit Sharma must be the most disappointed man, whose unbeaten 171 went in vain as Steven Smith and George […]

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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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Cricket History at Cape Town

After Double Centuries from Ben Stokes and Hashim Amla Temba Bavuma Etches His Name in Cricket History at Cape Town

 January 8, 2016   R K Gupta

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When Cape Town’s second cricket test was lit up by a whirlwind double ton by England’s Ben Stokes on second day, no one imagined a South African fight-back led by their captain Hashim Amla. Unruffled by England’s mammoth 629/6 decl., the South African skipper led from front and motivated Temba Bavuma to a maiden test […]

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England won the First Test against South Africa

England win opening test as South African batting frailties are exposed

 December 30, 2015   John Welsh

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England won the First Test against South Africa by 241 runs in a match staged in Durban, but two poor batting displays by the hosts were primarily responsible for their defeat. In scoring 303 and 326 in their two innings’, it could certainly not be described as a vintage performance by the tourists with the […]

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