The Indian Selection committee led by Sandeep Patil has announced India’s 30 member provisional squad for the upcoming 2015 World Cup. The squad that will represent India and defend the World Cup crown which they won in 2011 will be led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Once again the selectors have ignored the veterans including Virender Sehwag, Gautam […]
Search results
BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel Justifies the selection of India’s 30 member Probables
BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel has justified the selection of India’s 30 member probables for the upcoming 2015 World Cup. A large section of fans were fuming after the squad that does not have veterans Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan was announced earlier today. According to Patel, the squad was […]
India’s Test History in Australia (1991- 2012)
India have never won a Test series in Australia. Out of their 40 Tests on Australian soil, they have managed to win just five while losing 26 and drawing nine. Here is a look at India’s performance in Tests in Australia from 1991 to 2012. 1991-92 (Australia 4, India 0, Draw 1 ) The […]
Brendon McCullum scores the 4th fastest double century of all time
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum today scored the 4th fastest double century of all time against Pakistan in the third Test at Sharjah. He achieved this feat in 186 balls surpassing Virender Sehwag’s double century of 194 balls against South Africa in Chennai. McCullum also scored the fastest century by a New Zealander in 78 balls […]
Records broken in Cricket this week – 22nd November – 29th November 2014
Let’s take a look at the records that were broken in cricket this week i.e. from 22nd November to 29th November 2014. New Zealand leads the charts as their skipper Brendon McCullum features in the four of them. 1. Brendon McCullum scored the fastest Test century by a New Zealander in 78 balls against Pakistan at […]
Senior players role in mentoring
The likes of Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan have played an important part in Indian cricket. Their recent performances in the Vijay Hazare Trophy have been not up to the mark (Note: Apart from Zaheer the other three were invovled in the tournament). With World Cup 2015 just few […]
Top 5 Indian players who may never comeback to Team India
It is a sad reality but you have to accept it. I am talking about the Indian players who were once the pillar of Indian cricket, and now they just don’t seem to have any chance of making it to the Indian team ever again. Prime reasons being youngsters coming and proving their worth, senior […]
It feels really special to hold this trophy says Bhuvneshwar Kumar
India’s rising all-rounder Bhuvneshwar Kumar has expressed his excitement after receiving the Polly Umrigar Trophy for the Cricketer of the Year award at the BCCI awards 2013-14 function held at Mumbai on November 18th. He said that he couldn’t hide his emotions after receiving the coveted trophy. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was quoted saying: “This reminds me that […]
MS Dhoni has his problems as Test Captain says Sourav Ganguly
MS Dhoni lead India to number one in Test Rankings. But Sourav Ganguly believes that MS Dhoni needs to consider his future as the Test captain after the team’s string of failures overseas. Former Indian Legends Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman on November 22nd shared their experiences of their playing days for India at […]
India’s horror 2007 Cricket World Cup
India is a country where cricket is supposed to be a religion, where a cricket team carries the burden of expectations of millions of cricket fans. The 2003 World Cup runner ups were expected to repeat or better themselves at the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. 2007 was a year where India […]