ICC has been doing a lot to keep the most prestigious format – Test Cricket – of the game alive. From experimenting with Pink Ball and Day / Night test matches, the ICC has probably done everything needed to attract fans to the stadium. If you have followed my blog …
Read More »India win series, crush England 3-1
Yes, India has finally won a cricket series after a long long time. It had been ages since we saw the Indian team winning series. Nice to see the team back in form. Now we can say that the revenge of the humiliating test series loss has been completed comprehensively …
Read More »Preview – India vs England 4th ODI
After a scintillating performance by MSD & Co. at Ranchi, its time for the team to put the final nail in the coffin and seal the series. The venue being Mohali, (a place that will suit England just because of the cool temperatures !) and the match scheduled to start at …
Read More »Cake walk at Ranchi – India vs England 3rd ODI
This match was surely a cake-walk. India take a 2-1 lead in the 5 match series. The next crucial match to be played up in Mohali. The crowd would have been disheartened not see their local boy come at bat at his home ground Thanks to Yuvi that the crowd got a glimpse …
Read More »Preview – India vs England 3rd ODI
Ranchi, the hometown of Dhoni or Captain Marvel or Mahi as he is know locally. This will be the first time, the Indian captain will be facing the home crowd. (Some of you might say his home ground is chennai !, In that context all stadiums are his home grounds !) Lots of people will …
Read More »India back to winning ways !
Yaay !! It’s after ages that the Indian team is back to winning ways. (Some might ask that didn’t they recently win against Pakistan ? Well, they did, but that win didn’t have that winning waala feeling ! Today’s match was too good !) First of all Was it a …
Read More »India vs England 1st ODI – My view point
I am not a cricket analyst but have played professional cricket till the district level – Satara (Maharashtra). So, I have a sound knowledge about the game. The first ODI wasn’t as expected. The English team was termed as the under-dogs for today’s match, went on to win the match and take a lead of …
Read More »India draw first blood..
It was an important game for Dhoni & Co. After the humiliating test series defeat at home, India were supposed to come back hard. Players like Dhoni, Yuvraj had to prove a point and help India recover from the ‘Off-field’ mess. (Captaincy issues, dropping players in media reports etc.) The …
Read More »It's T20 time !!
Its Wednesday and its less than 24 hrs to go for the first India vs England T20 at pune. The action moves for the slow paced, full of concentration to high energy and glamorous game. After the humiliating loss at home, Indians need to come back hard at the English in …
Read More »Losers at home…
Dhoni & Co. were faced a humiliating defeat at the hands of a strong English side with the latter winning a series after 27 years ! The last test ended in a draw (possibly could have been won rather). There are many things that need to be taken care of …
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