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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Raina Leads CSK ’s Win Over Dolphins in a Run-Filled Champions League Game

 September 24, 2014   R K Gupta

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MS Dhoni losing the toss for the Chennai Super Kings was the best thing that happened in Bangalore on Monday. The guy has a compulsive obsession about asking the opposition to bat first and firmly believes in chasing the targets. But his luck with the coin proved beneficial as CSK delivered their all-time best batting […]

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England v India ODI

Indian Spinners Restrict England to Win Second Successive ODI and Lead 2-0 After Nottingham

 August 31, 2014   R K Gupta

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When MS Dhoni won the toss at Trent Bridge on Saturday, he didn’t want to bat first despite the weather being warm and sunny. India have been going through the top-order batting failures on this tour and even the good performance in the second ODI at Cardiff could not encourage Dhoni. Initially, it appeared that […]

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India comprehensively Outplayed by New Zealand, Lose 4th ODI, Series

 January 29, 2014   R K Gupta

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As 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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Ishwar Pandey in Indian Team

A New-Look Indian Cricket Team Leaves For New-Zealand Tour

 January 13, 2014   R K Gupta

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On the eve of departure of India’s ODI team to New Zealand, Indian Cricket Team Captain MS Dhoni spoke to the media, saying the Indian team has players, who can perform in all conditions. It was more like a generalized statement for mass consumption, rather than the true depiction of the team’s real capability. The […]

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The Incredible Dhoni Story

 October 10, 2013   R K Gupta

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Last week in Delhi, Chennai Super Kings lost their final league match to Trinidad & Tobago in Champions League T-20 Tournament. This required the team to reach Jaipur to play Rajasthan Royals in the semifinal. While the CSK boys took the short flight from Delhi, skipper Dhoni chose a more adventurous route. Despite match fatigue, […]

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