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India’s Cricket Selectors Churn out T20 & ODI Squads for the Upcoming Tour of Australia

 December 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a huge revamp in T20 and ODI teams for the upcoming limited-overs series against Australia, national selectors sprang a surprise in dropping Suresh Raina from the ODI squad, including Yuvraj Singh and Ashish Nehra for T20 games and persisting with Shikhar Dhawan in both formats. In all, the new T20 side had six changes […]

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Virat Kohli’s Chronological Transformation to Test Cricket from Short-Formats of the Game

 December 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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It took Virat Kohli nearly 4 years after his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in August 2008 before he could find a place in India’s test team. He was drafted for the ODI side after he led India’s under-19 team to victory in 2008 U-19 World Cup at Malaysia. His aggressive approach and consistently good […]

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India-South Africa Test

Nagpur Pitch Proclaimed Poor by ICC Ahead of the Fourth India-South Africa Test at Delhi

 December 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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As South Africa prepare for their last engagement in India, the memories of their two back-to-back debacles against the hosts could be haunting them. On the other hand with the 2-0 series victory, the Indians have a reason to be on the seventh heaven before the start of fourth test at Delhi on Thursday. Except […]

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India Beat South Africa by 108 Runs in Mohali’s First-Test Battle Between Spinners

 November 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a low-scoring Mohali test that entirely belonged to the spinners, India handed a 108-run defeat to South Africa inside three days. After a dismal batting show on first day, India bounced back on the second by bowling out South Africa. When the second day ended, the dice was loaded a little bit in the […]

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England batting failures in Third Test allow Pakistan to complete a 2-0 series victory

 November 5, 2015   John Welsh

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Despite being deemed as favourites to win the Third Test against Pakistan after two days of play in which England were 12 runs adrift of their opponent’s score 234 runs with six wickets remaining, the final sessions demonstrated the failings of the English team in both batting application and spin bowling with the Pakistan team […]

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Key Factors Ahead of Gandhi-Mandela Test Series Beginning in Mohali on Thursday

 November 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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South Africa might have won the T-20 and ODI series from India but that doesn’t convey any certainty on their repeat performance in the longest format of the game. One of the major factors working against them is the nature of Indian pitches, which traditionally encourage spin bowling. The other factor is related to the […]

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James Taylor emerges from a three year test absence to offer England hope of beating Pakistan

 November 2, 2015   John Welsh

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During two days of fairly low scoring in the Third Test match between Pakistan and England in Sharjah, it is James Taylor who has emerged as the saviour of the English team in the first innings with Joe Root departing cheaply for just four runs and Alastair Cook amassing 49 before being dismissed. Taylor remains […]

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A.B. de Villiers South-African-cricket

AB de Villiers Lead South African Massacre of India’s Bowling to Win ODI Series at Mumbai While Afghanistan Score a Historic 3-2 ODI Series Win Over Zimbabwe in Bulawayo

 October 27, 2015   R K Gupta

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AB de Villiers proved for the umpteenth time that no one in the world can match his batting skills whatever be the game’s format. His first century at Kanpur’s first ODI won the game for his country while a ruthless third of the 5-match series at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium had its own tale. Other than […]

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Pakistan secure victory in Second Test despite late resistance by English bowlers

 October 27, 2015   John Welsh

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At close of play on the second day of the Second Test match between England and Pakistan in Dubai, nobody could have envisaged or predicted such a dramatic turn of events as occurred during the following three days. The English team appeared set to build upon a first innings total of 182-3 in reply to […]

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Misbah proves that age is no barrier to completing Test Match centuries

 October 24, 2015   John Welsh

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During the First Test match between England and Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, Misbah ul Haq was accused by many cricket experts of nearly gifting the English team an unexpected victory by losing his wicket after attempting an audacious shot when discipline was needed. He was the only recognised batsman remaining, as wickets tumbled around the […]

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