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Resurgent India Bulldoze England into Submission at Edgbaston, Win ODI Series 3-0

 September 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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England would have gone to the fourth ODI at Edgbaston with a resolve to resurrect themselves, following their loss of face in the second and third ODI games. They lost both matches without a fight after the first was washed out. England needed redemption to send a message to the cricketing fraternity that the two […]

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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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Suresh Raina’s Century Powers India to Victory in the 2nd Royal London ODI at Cardiff

 August 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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As if to prove that format-change in cricket can yield an entirely different outcome, India showed its competitive edge in the 50-over game at Cardiff. They won the second Royal London ODI with a handsome margin after the first was washed out at Bristol, two days ago. The ignominy of the test series debacle was […]

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Sensational Stuart Binny Leads India To an Amazing Victory In the Rain-Affected Second ODI

 June 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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In the first ODI, two days ago, Bangladesh won the toss, batted first, and put up a very competitive score from ODI standards. India’s batsmen were equal to the task and went about chasing 273 but rain enforced the D/L rule in between. Regardless, India won the match without any hiccup. In the second ODI […]

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Rahane Uthappa Star in India’s Win Against Bangladesh In a Rain-Interrupted First ODI

 June 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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When Bangladesh batted after winning the toss in Sunday’s first ODI against the touring Indian team, the decision of skipper Mushfiqur Rahim appeared imprudent. The Bangladesh batsmen were not able to contend with the accurate bowling attack and played with too much caution. At the end of the 4th over, Bangladesh had scored only 5 […]

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Pathetic Show by India in the ODI Series Against New Zealand

 February 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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After 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

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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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India Continues With Poor Performance in ODIs, Lose Top Ranking

 January 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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When 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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