South African cricket

South Africa & West Indies Both Failed to Beat the Weather at Port Elizabeth

 January 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was test match, more about frequent interruptions and called off playing sessions than any action in the middle. Despite that, patience on part of players on both sides was laudable. A drawn game in test cricket has a funny side to it. It can be a hard-fought encounter, where one side would try to […]

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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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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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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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Australians Made to Bite Dust by a Resurgent Pakistan in Test Matches at UAE

 November 8, 2014   R K Gupta

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It all began before Dubai’s first test. Australia faced Pakistan A at Sharjah in a 4-day game, beginning October 15. Having won the ODI series 3-0 earlier, Australia wouldn’t have thought much of this match. Going into the longer version of the game was like extending their winning streak against he younger Pakistanis, before the […]

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England cricket

Total Annihilation for Indians as They Emulate Disastrous Manchester Show at Oval’s Final Test

 August 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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It will be difficult to find another turnaround of such horrible kind in cricket history. When India played the first test at Trent Bridge, they looked a better side than England until the tenth English wicket in the first innings created a new world record. When India won the second Lords test, they thought they […]

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Pathetic Show by India on Day 1, Loss of Control on Day 2 and Innings Defeat on Day 3

 August 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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India’s batsmen emulated their performance of the Southampton’s third test in the fourth test as well. The difference was; the 266-run loss at Southampton appeared more decent than the shameless surrender at Old Trafford, where the poorest batting by Indians was on a sordid display. England didn’t have Stuart Broad on day 3, but with […]

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test cricket

England Crush India by 266 Runs to Complete Their Dominance in the Southampton Test

 August 2, 2014   R K Gupta

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In what was already a forgone conclusion, England handed India a thoroughly commanding drubbing in the third Investec test at Southampton on Thursday. Coming back gloriously from their own poor performance in the second test at Lords, England dictated terms in all 13 sessions of play and ended the match with a deserving victory to […]

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India No Match to England as Play Enters the Final Day in Southampton’s Third Test

 August 1, 2014   R K Gupta

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England required less than half an hour on the fourth day morning to dismiss India, well-short of the score of 370 that India required to avoid follow on. But Alistair Cook chose the option of batting again, probably to keep the reins of the game in his own hand. Critics may contend that enforcing the […]

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England Yield Impressive Batting Performance on First Day of the Third Test at Southampton

 July 28, 2014   R K Gupta

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India’s bowlers showed their true colors on Day one of the third Investec test at Southampton on Sunday. Better application by England’s top order meant a healthy score of 247/2 at draw of stumps on the first day. Alastair Cook came close to scoring his 26th test century and in the process, quelled some of […]

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