Two Asia-Cup Games – Malinga, Kohli Worthy Men-of-the-Matches
February 28, 2014 R K Gupta
Asia Cup, Cricket, indian cricket, Malinga, Sri Lanka, Virat KohliThe 12th Asia Cup is currently underway at Bangladesh. The tournament has been staged every two years since 1984 but could not be held in 2002 and 2006 for some reasons. Of the 10 league-stage round-robin matches, the first five are being played at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium Fatullah, Narayanganj, after which the venue will […]
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One of The Most Gallant Rearguard Actions in Test Cricket History
February 18, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, New Zealand Cricket, Test CricketDuring the lunch on the third day, the second test between India and New Zealand, was literally in India’s bag. In the session before lunch New Zealand had lost 4 wickets on 87 runs. Soon after lunch, New Zealand lost another wicket and their score stood at 94/5 with McCullum unbeaten on a labored 19 […]
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Wanna Be A Millionaire Overnight? Get Yourself Sold in An IPL Auction
February 17, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, IPL, IPL2014February 12 and 13, 2014 were two absorbing days, which saw the convergence of global celebrities at Bengaluru’s posh ITC Gardenia hotel, where IPL franchise owners made their bids to create right team combinations for coming IPL seasons. If you were to go to the Gardenia on any of those two days, you could have […]
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India’s Cricketing Miseries – Where Do They Go From Here?
February 13, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, New Zealand Cricket, Test CricketThe fact that Ishant Sharma has taken a number of wickets in the first test will mean that the wayward bowler will be persisted with when the team for the second test is finalized. Including Zaheer Khan will be another compulsion, since the veteran is still erroneously thought of as India’s bowling spearhead. And since […]
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Miraculous India Fight Doggedly but Lose the First Test on the Fourth Day
February 9, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, New Zealand CricketAfter waiting for 12 long years, New Zealand have scored their first test win against India. On the first day morning, the sky was overcast and any captain, winning the toss on such a day, will not hesitate to send the opposition in. MS Dhoni did precisely that, because overcast weather conditions help seam bowling. […]
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Pathetic Show by India in the ODI Series Against New Zealand
February 2, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, New Zealand Cricket, ODIAfter somehow taking the third ODI to the tie, India miserably lost the next two and gifted the Series to the Kiwis 4-0. In a post-match interview, MS Dhoni talked only about his batsmen passing through a bad patch, as if everything else was OK with the team. In every ODI, except the 4th, Dhoni […]
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India comprehensively Outplayed by New Zealand, Lose 4th ODI, Series
January 29, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, MS Dhoni, New Zealand Cricket, ODIAs if on cue, India surprised everyone by deciding to bat first after putting the opposition in. This was the first time in the last 20 ODIs out of Asia, when MS Dhoni, so fond of chasing, chose to bat. In a related post, couple of days ago, this author made a mention of Indian […]
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Jadeja’s Heroics In Tied ODI at Auckland But Bowling Torn To Shreds Again
January 25, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, New Zealand Cricket, Ravindra JadejaThe story of the third ODI at Auckland was no different from the script of the first two games at Napier and Hamilton. At both venues, India needed to chase an identical target of 293 runs. The only difference in Hamilton was that India had only 41.3 overs by D/L method to reach the target, […]
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Australian and Indian Women Play Authoritative Cricket with Notable Performances
January 23, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, Women CricketIn two matches, played continents apart, women cricketers from Australia and India beat their opponents comprehensively in 50-over games. In a day/night game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, it was the first time in the ongoing series for women’s ashes that Australian women dictated terms in the second ODI. After conceding eight points to England […]
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India Continues With Poor Performance in ODIs, Lose Top Ranking
January 22, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, indian cricket, New Zealand Cricket, ODIWhen Australia toured India for the 7 match ODI series and 1 T20 game in October-November 2013, India’s performance was lauded by cricket pundits and the Australians were treated as underdogs. However, it did not present the true picture of India’s real stature as an ODI nation. Victories in the T20 game followed by the […]
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| # | Player | Point |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRANNOY H. S. | 62,410 |
| 2 | Viktor AXELSEN | 61,500 |
| 3 | CHOU Tien Chen | 58,580 |
| 4 | Jonatan CHRISTIE | 55,060 |
| 5 | Anthony Sinisuka GINTING | 52,440 |