Pakistan Thrash New Zealand for a Massive Victory in Abu Dhabi’s First Test
November 13, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, New Zealand Cricket, Pakistan CricketThe Pakistani test-cricket juggernaut looks unstoppable. As if to prove that their victory against Australia was no fluke, Pakistan steamrolled New Zealand in the first test at Abu Dhabi. They played such authoritative game that the Kiwis were not allowed any respite from start to finish. From mounting a first innings score of 566/3, they […]
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Netherlands Unruffled Even in Defeat As South Africa Enter the Semifinals on Saturday
March 30, 2014 R K Gupta
Cricket, ICC T20 World Cup, New Zealand Cricket, South African cricket, T20The Dutch displayed the never-say-die spirit yet again and made the strong New Zealand side work for their victory in the end. Netherlands put on a very creditable 151 in their 20 overs and until the 14th over of the New Zealand innings, held the advantage, as the Kiwis required more than 9 runs in […]
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Tale of Two Games at Chittagong – A Heart-Stopper & A Lop-Sided Affair
March 25, 2014 R K Gupta
ICC T20 World Cup, New Zealand Cricket, South African cricket, T20It seemed odd that JP Duminy was chosen as the player-of-the-match at the end of an absolute thriller between New Zealand and South Africa at Chittagong on March 24, 2014. In fact the award should have gone to Dale Steyn for making the real difference. Steyn, single-handedly spoiled New Zealand’s party and brought cheers for […]
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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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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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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 |