World Cup 2011 team preview – Australia
With just few days to go for the cricket world cup 2011 to begin, I have decided to take a look at the top contenders. In the first part I am going to take a look at Australia. Australia has won the...
View ArticleEmerging Talent makes IPL special
I call myself as a cricket fanatic. Give me any cricket game and I will watch it. It may be a International game or a domestic game or even a club level game, if it’s on TV then I will give it a go....
View ArticleIndia’s bowling conundrum
A demoralizing and humiliating 4-0 whitewash, India’s first such loss overseas since their 3-0 loss to Australia in 1999. The team which had made a huge headway over the past couple of years...
View ArticleThere are no cracks on this wall
It was 1996 and India was touring England. This was the first time I got to see “The Wall” Dravid bat for India. The media coverage those days wasn’t so great for domestic cricket so knowing a player...
View ArticleIPL V – Youngsters watch
The IPL every year gets exciting not for the matches but for the young talent on display. Last couple of years we have had talents like Varun Aaron, Umesh Yadav, Ravi Ashwin, who have already made the...
View ArticleMid-Table scrum makes IPL V interesting
The IPL V is nearing the Play-offs and we are yet to determine the 4 semi-finalists. The competition this year has been extremely close and we are still unsure of the two teams who will join Kolkata...
View ArticleThe A tour raises more questions about the Indian batting reserves
The India A tour to West Indies started off with lots of promise. The series was supposed to showcase the best of Indian talent. With the retirement of Rahul Dravid, his replacement in the test team...
View ArticleCan Umesh and Aaron break the trend?
Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron will have their tasks cut off when the grueling Indian season begins in a month’s time Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron were like a breath of fresh air when they took the new...
View ArticleTechnology will never be perfect
UDRS (Umpire Decision Review System) was introduced by ICC in 2009 as a measure to improve the umpiring decisions at the international level. There has been call for the use of technology for ages in...
View ArticleA glittering career comes to an end
It was 1991 and the game was India vs. Pakistan at Sharjah. I had never watched a cricket game before and I thought that Sachin was this young boy who just appeared with Kapil Dev in the Boost...
View ArticleBowlers need to be nurtured, can BCCI step up?
Injury to Mohd Shami is a blessing in disguise as the Indian spearhead gets a well deserved rest after a grueling world cup. Since 2000, India has had embarrassment of riches as far as fast bowling...
View ArticleTeam selection has a few surprises
India tour Australia for a 5 ODI and 3 T20 series in January 2016 and the team for the same was announced last week. There were lots of surprises in both the squads and the biggest of them was return...
View ArticleStrategic Break, really?
Yesterday’s game between KKR and RCB was interrupted by rain. The game was on hold till the rain stopped and the ground was ready for play. The game stopped when RCB were 100/3 in 14.1 overs. After the...
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