Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag has been a complete entertainer be it batting or his epic one-liners in twitter and also in his commentary. On the sidelines of Kolkata test, BCCI has organised an event to commemorate the 500 tests of India which has seen the likes of Sourav Ganguly, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev and VSS Laxman […]
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Sehwag, Hayden changed definition of Test batting: Ganguly
Kolkata, Sep 30 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said on Friday that modern-day Test openers are always on the edge if they fail to score at a brisk pace because of Virender Sehwag and Matthew Hayden — who started the trend. “You look at modern-day openers who are criticised for not getting runs quickly. […]
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2001 series against India was probably the most remarkable Test series I have played in: Ricky Ponting
Legendary Australian batsman Ricky Ponting has said that the historic 2001 Test series in India was one of the most remarkable series that he has ever played in. The series was fiercely fought between the two great rivals and the hosts defeated the Aussies by 2-1 to win a historic series. After being thrashed in […]
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Ravi Shastri resigns from ICC Cricket Committee
Ravi Shastri has resigned as a member of the Cricket Committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The former Team India director has been a member of the panel as a media representative for the last six years. For the time being , there is no indication that his decision to resign has been influenced […]
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Statistical analysis: Flop XI of IPL 2016
This season of IPL has been no different from the past editions. While some players have performed extremely well, some of the other players’ performances have been an unmitigated disaster. So we have decided to build a flop XI; a bunch of players whose performances have been underwhelming, players who didn’t live up to the […]
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I’ve learnt a lot from Dhoni, Fleming: Raina
Rajkot, April 25 (IANS) Indian batsman Suresh Raina who for the first time is leading a side — Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League (IPL) — says he has learnt the tricks of the trade from the likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Stephen Fleming who have been successful skippers for their countries. Lions […]
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Are Senior Indian players involved in Harsha Bhogle’s sacking?
The removal of cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle from IPL 9 is still a mystery. Without saying anything, BCCI terminated Harsha’s IPL contract. There are a few angles (or conspiracy theories) floating around on the social media. The new inclusion is two senior players of the Indian team filed a complaint to BCCI for Harsha Bhogle’s sack. The […]
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Aus vs India 2016: Twitter reacts to pathetic performance of Indian bowlers
India lost the first match of the year. A partnership of 242 runs between George Bailey and Steve Smith has made Indian bowler look like pedestrian. India’s best spinner Ravichandran Ashwin proved too much in the middle of the action. As Steve Smith and George Bailey reached their respective hundred they onslaught Indian bowlers. Bailey […]
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Five Players who have excelled in every format (Modern era)
In sports, consistency is the key to success of the team. It also enhances the credibility of the individual. The selectors find it easy to select such a player to national squads without of any difference of opinions. In a game like cricket that is played in different formats (Test, ODI, T-20); consistency across all […]
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Ravichandran Ashwin heaps praises on Virat Kohli
Indian off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin lavished praises on Indian Test Skipper Virat Kohli and termed him as the aggressive Test skipper who longs to keep on improving and doesn’t want to settle on past laurels. “He is very aggressive, upfront and on the face. I don’t quite do that but I still want to take the […]