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Pressure-Cooker Situation on Second Day for India As Steve Smith Leads From Front at MCG

 December 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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Steven Smith has been batting with total application and devotion to the cause ever since he took over the reins of leadership from Michael Clarke at Brisbane. He began with an inspiring century at the Gabba after India had posted 408 in the first innings and Australia were poorly placed at 247/6. After he ensured […]

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Apart From MCG, Cricket Fest Continues Elsewhere Too As McCullum & Dean Elgar Excel

 December 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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MCG was not the only place on Friday, where cricket action took place. While India grappled with the problem of taking Steven Smith’s wicket at Melbourne, Brendon McCullum came up with another whirlwind test knock probably to announce that his score of 188-ball 202 against Pakistan in the third test at Abu Dhabi was no […]

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India & Australia End First Day at MCG on Even Terms but Australia Hold Upper Hand Now

 December 27, 2014   R K Gupta

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India began the Melbourne test with a bang but failed to consolidate later. There was lot of enthusiasm all around for the Boxing Day match at MCG, where Steve Smith won the toss for Australia and decided to bat. Both teams had made two changes in their line-ups. KL Rahul replaced Rohit Sharma, while Mohammad […]

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Skipper Steven Smith Starts His New Cricket Journey with Convincing Victory in Brisbane’s Second Test

 December 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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When India came out on fourth day morning, they were still 26 behind Australia but had nine wickets in hand. The only way for them was to capitalize on their innings by sensible batting. Yesterday, someone like Shikhar Dhawan was unusually patient as his score of 26 had come in 65 balls. It showed he […]

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Skipper Smith and his Fellow Batsmen Rule Third Day’s Play at Brisbane as Indian Bowlers Toil

 December 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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On the third day at the Gabba, MS Dhoni couldn’t contain the Australian middle order and conceded a vital 97 run lead to Steven Smith & Company. In his first test as captain, Smith scored a solid century and with his colleagues giving him admirable support, he played a pivotal role in taking Australia’s score […]

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Bowlers Dominate Second Day’s Play at Brisbane Test with Hazlewood Justifying His Inclusion

 December 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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Ten wickets fell on the second day at Gabba compared with four on the first day. Just as in the second innings of the Adelaide test, the Indian middle order and tail caved in after the solid start they made on the opening day. A pattern seems to be developing and it is dangerous for […]

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Murali Vijay Lights up the First Day for India at the Gabba with a Sparkling Century

 December 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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When Vijay departed at 99 in the Adelaide test, Kohli lost the only able partner in his bold move to force victory against Australia. Vijay had been game with Kohli as the two batsmen brought India to the very threshold of defying the Australian bowlers on the final day of the first test match. That […]

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India Lose Adelaide Test But Not Before Virat Kohli Came Close to Achieving the Impossible

 December 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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On fifth day morning, die-hard Indian fans prayed for a draw in India’s first test against Australia at the Adelaide oval. 364 on the last day was far too much on the cracked pitch that had given five wickets to Nathan Lyons after India had posted 399/5 at the end of the third day. Of […]

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India Play in Australia’s Hands after Friday’s Lower Order Batting Woes Caused by Nathan Lyon

 December 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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After batting creditably for most part of their first innings, India handed over the advantage to Australia by poor batting show on fourth day morning. Once the Rohit Sharma-Wriddhiman Saha stand was broken at 399, the rest of the flame blew out for the addition of just 45 runs. Of these, Mohammad Shami contributed 34 […]

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Virat Kohli Scores Seventh Test Century at Adelaide’s First Test between Australia and India

 December 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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After the deferred schedule at Brisbane, the Australia-India test series began with the first test at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday December 9, 2014. In the honor of two past greats from either side, the Test Series is also called the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. By the third day, the flat pitch and rain proved to be […]

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