ODI Tri-Series

Match 5: Rain Gods Save India from Extinction in The Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series

 January 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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For once, India did not lose. With literally no penetration in their bowling attack and woeful lack of batting confidence, India have lately become an easy meat for the opposition. Therefore, if they escaped another defeat at the SCG on Monday, they should consider themselves lucky. The credit for saving India against the mighty Australians […]

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Tri-Series

In Two Tri-Series Debacles, India Lose to Aussies on Sunday & Ripped by Anderson & Finn on Tuesday

 January 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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India need to collect themselves. Their batting, bowling and fielding have gone haywire. After going down to Australia on Sunday, they also lost to England as the batsmen were done in by some smart bowling by Steven Finn and James Anderson on Tuesday. Batting first at the MCG, India did well to post a creditable […]

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Sydney Test

Sydney Test: Rahane, Bhuvneshwar hold Nerves to Carve out a Tense Draw

 January 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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After holding out for a while, India’s batsmen returned to the familiar habit of fiddling with the away-going balls and began falling one by one on the last day of fourth test match at the SCG. All those flourishes were eminently avoidable at least when one is hard pressed to save a match. But if […]

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Cricket

Run-Fest Continued on Day 4 at SCG but Wickets Fell Too as Australia Lead by 348

 January 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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If the trend of scoring 300+ runs on every day were to continue, India should at least save the Sydney test. But there are factors like consistency of India’s batsmen, worn-out last day pitch and of course, the excruciating heat that may come into play on the final day. Australia are likely to push India […]

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Kohli at 3rd test aus

Fighting Centuries from Kohli and Rahul Help India Stay in Sydney Test on Day 3

 January 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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When Sunny Gavsakar made the pitch inspection on first day morning at SCG, he predicted that the wicket was full of runs. The legendary cricketer has been vindicated as over 900 runs have come in three days and only 12 wickets have fallen. On third day, India lost Rohit Sharma early and even as Kohli […]

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India Play

India Play Second Fiddle at Sydney, Face Australia’s Mammoth Score as They Bat

 January 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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On the second at SCG, Steve Smith duly completed his century but Shane Watson missed his. Already in a commanding position, they found two more warriors on the second day of the final test. Shaun Marsh and Joe Burns frustrated the second-rate bowling attack from India and produced a 114-run fifth wicket partnership. After Joe […]

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test cricket

India Toil All Day as Australia Refuse to Succumb to Sub-Standard Bowling Attack

 January 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was just like the first day of the Adelaide test. David Warner scored his first century of year 2015 and the new Australian captain is on the verge of another century of the series as he is still unbeaten on 82. Keeping him company is Shane Watson, also not out on 61. Unfortunately for […]

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Dhoni Announces Retirement

Dhoni Announces Retirement From Test Cricket at the End of The Drawn Game at the MCG

 December 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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The bigger news than India managing to save the third test at Melbourne, was MS Dhoni’s sudden retirement from test cricket. His decision becomes effective immediately and Virat Kohli will lead India in the fourth and final test at Sydney. Australia needed a draw to win the Border-Gavaskar test series and India will go to […]

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Virat Kohli Ind vs Aus

India Face an Uphill Task on the Last Day of the MCG Test as Australia Enhance Lead

 December 30, 2014   R K Gupta

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It is not much different than what Virat Kohli dealt with at Adelaide. Scoring in excess of 300 runs on last day with only a couple of batsmen performing; is an uphill task. Regardless of the oft-repeated fashion statement that the cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties, scoring 300+ has never been easy on […]

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Kohli and Rahane

Fine Centuries From Kohli and Rahane Blow New Life into an Otherwise Dead Indian Batting

 December 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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India began day 3 at MCG with losing Pujara’s wicket off the second ball. Alarm bells must have begun sounding in Indian camp as Pujara perished to a poorly played shot. Virat Kohli joined Murali Vijay but their partnership didn’t last long. Kohli watched with dismay as Vijay almost emulated Pujara in trying to cut […]

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