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  In the 3rd ODI between India and Australia, Australia won the toss and put India to bat. Rohit got out early but it was Virat Kohli, along with Dhawan and Rahane helped India to put up 295 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Australia chased it down with 3 wickets in hand and […]

The second ODI at the Gabba was pretty similar to the first ODI. Rohit Sharma was once again simply flawless and batted with the utmost class. The initial few overs had the same old story as Shikhar Dhawan departed early. Dhawan currently seems to be in a phase of serious self-doubt and does not seem […]

Indian batsman Virat Kohli yesterday got out after scoring 91 in the first ODI at Perth. This was Kohli’s fourth innings in which he missed ODI hundred. Every cricketer faces nervousness when they enter the zone nervousness as most of the batsmen got confused they need to do. Do they need to play their normal […]

Whenever a batsman plays exceptionally well and registers a big score, there is a sense of elation and pride associated with it. However, when a monumental effort as that ends up in a losing cause, the elation is nowhere to be seen and all the pride has been shattered. Rather, a stigma of self-doubt and […]

Pranav Dhanwade now holds the record for most runs in an innings after he scored 1009 not out for KC Gandhi School against Arya Gurukul during the H.T. Bhandari Cup inter-school cricket tournament. This tournament is organised by Mumbai Cricket Association.  He scored this in just 323 balls,which included 127 fours and 59 sixes. Here are […]

In cricket, the role of 12th man sometimes has become pivotal when a member from the playing XI got injured. But, what will happen if the 12th man also failed to come on the field or if another player got injured for the fielding team. There have been occasions when a support staffs or non-members […]

There was a time when cricket used to play without boundaries. The measures of the boundary were advertisement board which used to divide the ground and stands. It was hard to get a boundary for players as boundaries were too long, so non-striker and non-striker used frantically run between the wicket. They wanted to pile […]

Indian cricket had a very good year in Test matches with Virat Kohli becoming full-fledged captain. In Under 19 cricket too the Indian team under the guidance of Rahul Dravid won 3 back to back tournaments. It was a year where MS Dhoni lost the series against Bangladesh and South Africa.  Here we look at […]

Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) India’s Test skipper Virat Kohli will be honoured with the Polly Umrigar Award by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for being the country’s top international cricketer during 2014-15. Kohli will receive the prestigious trophy and cheque of Rs.5 lakh at the Annual BCCI awards ceremony here on […]

As a new year dawns, it’s time to reminisce and conjecture. The highs and lows of Indian as well as global sport have been mused over. The resultant portents are unsettling. Cricket is the sports Indians like and discuss endlessly. The sport is expected to undergo a sea change with the Supreme Court stepping in […]