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A Flying Ball Claims Another Death on the Cricket Field

 December 3, 2014   R K Gupta

In a strange but sad coincidence, an umpire and ex-captain of Israel’s national cricket team was struck by a cricket ball while he was performing his duties and died overnight as per reports coming from Israel’s National Cricket Association. The shocking incident comes just a few days after the death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes, […]

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Question Marks on Gabba’s 1st Test Between India & Australia as Players Mourn Hughes’ Death

 November 29, 2014   R K Gupta

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Even at the highest levels, Cricket Australia officials are uncertain about staging the first test match between the visiting Indian tourists and Australia. All talks about cricket in general and the test match in particular have been overshadowed by Australians continuing to grieve over their friend and teammate Phillip Hughes, whose lost his life under […]

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RIP: Claimed by a Bouncer, Phillip Hughes Becomes Cricket’s Most Unfortunate Casualty

 November 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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In one of the most senseless loss of life, 25-year old Phillip Hughes succumbed to injuries sustained, when he was struck by a bouncer in a Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales at the SCG on Tuesday. Phillip had missed an attempted hook and the ball hit him on the side […]

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Indian Eves Thrash Their South African Counterparts in the Only Test Match Played at Mysore

 November 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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South African women arrived on their India tour to play a one-off test match, three ODIs and one T20 game. They began their campaign with the 4-day test match at Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground in the city of Mysore on November 16, 2014. In women’s cricket, this was the 137th test match, which India […]

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Sri Lanka Suffers a 5-0 Whitewash as Kohli Leads India to Victory in the Ranchi ODI on Sunday

 November 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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India stuttered for a while after losing debutant Kedar Jadhav in the 40th over. From a cozy position, they began losing wickets and the flow of runs stopped against some fine bowling by Ajantha Mendis. Beginning with the wicket of Robin Uthappa, Mendis not only scalped 4 wickets, he made the scoring difficult. With Mathews […]

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Rohit Sharma Piles up ODI History’s Highest Score in India’s Big Win at the Eden Gardens

 November 14, 2014   R K Gupta

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Rohit Sharma announced his return to the India side in storming fashion. After a nervy start, he first took control of himself and then controlled the entire match. In the process, he emerged as ODI history’s highest run-getter with 264 runs, leaving Virender Sehwag 45 runs behind. The sledge-hammer batting from Sharma completely demoralized Sri […]

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Pakistan Thrash New Zealand for a Massive Victory in Abu Dhabi’s First Test

 November 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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 The Pakistani test-cricket juggernaut looks unstoppable. As if to prove that their victory against Australia was no fluke, Pakistan steamrolled New Zealand in the first test at Abu Dhabi. They played such authoritative game that the Kiwis were not allowed any respite from start to finish. From mounting a first innings score of 566/3, they […]

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India Wrest ODI Series after Victory at Hyderabad Against Sri Lanka on Sunday

 November 10, 2014   R K Gupta

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After two nearly identical victories at Ahmedabad and Hyderabad, India seized the 3-0 ODI series win against Sri Lanka on Sunday night. At both venues, Sri Lanka batted first and India chased successfully to carve out two 6-wickets victories with over 30-balls remaining in both games. Both at Ahmedabad and Hyderabad, India came up with […]

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Australians Made to Bite Dust by a Resurgent Pakistan in Test Matches at UAE

 November 8, 2014   R K Gupta

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It all began before Dubai’s first test. Australia faced Pakistan A at Sharjah in a 4-day game, beginning October 15. Having won the ODI series 3-0 earlier, Australia wouldn’t have thought much of this match. Going into the longer version of the game was like extending their winning streak against he younger Pakistanis, before the […]

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Indian Openers Fashion Out Huge Defeat for Sri Lanka in the First ODI at Cuttack

 November 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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After the West Indies left Indian shores in questionable circumstances, the Board of Control for Cricket in India succeeded in getting the Sri Lankan team to India. Some senior Sri Lankans were peeved by an external tour suddenly thrown in but finally they all arrived; albeit less prepared and with a few under-experienced players. The […]

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