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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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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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ODI Series Hangs in Balance After India Beat South Africa in the 4th Game at Chennai

 October 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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It has been an intriguing contest so far in the currently ongoing India South Africa ODI series. There was a pattern in the first two matches at Kanpur and Indore. Then India couldn’t chase 271 at Rajkot in the third match and finally in the fourth ODI, Virat Kohli’s century ensured a challenging total, which […]

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Rohit Sharma’s Century Goes Abegging as Duminy Guides South Africa to 7-wicket Victory in T-20 Opener at Dharamshala

 October 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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South Africa began their official campaign against India on a winning note. In an evenly contested T-20 game at Dharamshala, the visitors refused to be overawed by India’s score of 199/5 as they gave a hot chase to the 200-run victory target. Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers were all business as they set upon […]

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Indian Cricket Team Gears Up for Upcoming Cricket Encounters with Visiting South Africans

 September 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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The South Africans arrive in India in late September for a 72-day long tour to play 3 T20 matches, 5 ODIs and 4 test matches. For the Proteas, it will be the longest tour to India that runs until December 2015. After India bounced back from the 0-1 test deficit against Sri Lanka recently, Ravi […]

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India Score Historic Series Win by Beating Sri Lanka in Colombo’s Third Test on Tuesday

 September 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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In test cricket history, it was the first instance in an overseas tour that India bounced back from a 0-1 deficit to record a series victory. They have done that twice in home series. Once during England’s tour of India in 1972, the visitors had taken a 1-0 lead but India won the series 2-1 […]

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On Last Day Lanka Require 319 Runs to Upstage India Who Need 7 Wickets to Do the Same

 September 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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On paper, India look the favorites before the start of the final day’s play but the manner in which Dinesh Chandimal batted was an indicator that Sri Lanka do not want to take it lying down. After India removed opener Upul Tharanga and one-drop batsman Dimuth Karunaratne, both of whom got the identical 7-ball ducks, […]

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India Lose Early Advantage Falters Towards Closing Stages of Third Day in Colombo Test

 August 31, 2015   R K Gupta

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Though India couldn’t add much to their overnight score and ended up at 312 all out, they ran through the early part of the Sri Lankan innings. At 47 for 6, Sri Lanka looked like heading to a disastrous first innings’ finish but once again the much-hyped bowling couldn’t complete the kill. The last four […]

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Cheteshwar Pujara and Amit Mishra Rescue India on Second Day of the Third Test

 August 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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After the opening day’s wash-out, India’s batsmen either couldn’t sustain the Sri Lankan bowling attack or fell by committing avoidable errors in a test match situation. They ended the second day at 292/8. Come to think of it; Cheteshwar Pujara’s unbeaten 145, unexpected 59 from Amit Mishra and 18 extras in the innings amounted to […]

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India Rout Sri Lanka for Their First Test Win in Thirteen Months

 August 25, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was on the Lords cricket ground that India registered their last test match victory against England. That was July 2014 and Ishant Sharma emerged as the hero of that victory. Since then, there have been only losses and draws. They looked like taking the Galle test but Dinesh Chandimal stood in their way. Finally […]

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