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This is India’s squad for the tri-series involving Sri Lanka and New Zealand:
MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik, R Ashwin, Praveen Kuma...(
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We’ve seen four days of cruelty to bowlers of all kinds. By we I mean you, because I haven’t really bothered. Suraj Randiv is not exactly Murali, and there’s no way in hell I’m going to watch him bowl 64 overs (a rec...(
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Seriously, did anyone enjoy those "Friendship" series a few years ago? Around that time India played Pakistan so frequently in a bunch of dull encounters.
After the customary tense political situations, of late we’ve only played Paki...(
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I may have claimed otherwise in my last post, when I said it wasn’t worthy of Sachin’s presence (still isn’t), but for for the rest of the team, there are things that need to fit into place.
The World Cup will be in the s...(
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What a scandalous headline, isn’t it?
The facts are quite boring. The squad for the Asia Cup has been named, and it’s more or less full strength, except it isn’t.
MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir...(
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Everyone now knows a simple tactic to get the Indian batsmen out - just bowl short at them, they’ll combust.
All right, we said, so we can’t play the short ball. Bring on the spinners, we’ll smash ’em.
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That’s right, I’m not going to throw in the superlatives and praise his superb batsmanship like he’s the next Sachin. He may have made back-to-back centuries, both times when India was in a spot of bother, but let’s ...(
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India’s loss to Zimbabwe in the first ODI of the tri-series doesn’t matter too much. It is definitely a step backwards for us, but not because we lost.
It’s pretty clear that the whole point of this series, from the selec...(
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India play Zimbabwe tomorrow in the first match of a tri-series. There are so many reasons not to bother with this series.
For one, it involves Zimbabwe, which is still a long way from a quality side. And there’s Sri Lanka. Again. Be...(
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Australia’s super run was finally broken, and what a time for it to happen - at the final hurdle. England did everything right - they got the early wickets, and Clarke’s edginess didn’t help Australia one bit. Once he was ...(
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At last, this the match we’ve been waiting for.
Not because it is the final of a world cup.
Not because it is England versus Australia and has some (but no) semblance to the Ashes.
Okay, it is for those reasons and more, but for me...(
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At 105/5 in the 13th over, chasing 191, one Hussey replaced another.
At this point, with 87 required in 45 balls, it seemed that Pakistan had one foot in the final.
Cam White departed four overs and only 34 runs later, leaving 53 to get i...(
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England have now qualified for the final, having thrashed the Lankans soundly. Australia are almost certain to join them, unless Pakistan decide they want to be in their third successive final and step it up massively. It won’t be eas...(
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After that disappointing end to India’s World Cup, we now move on to the semis. Two unbeaten in-form teams are taking on two teams that haven’t looked their best, but have managed to win at the right times to progress.
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So the squad to tour Zimbabwe has been announced, and it is definitely a second-string side. Or as the selectors would call it, "a look into the future".
Squad: M Vijay, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Suresh Raina (capt), Virat Kohli (vice-capt), R...(
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The T20 World Cup has gone exactly as expected, no surprises have been sprung. The big ’uns have all progressed to the next round. The minnows showed some fight and, being minnows, were overpowered before bowing out. The Afghans were ...(
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It seems a bit redundant to do a Group D preview, since one match within it has already taken place - between the Windies and Ireland. And Ireland have been virtually knocked out, and their only chance lies in England losing both their game...(
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Group C should be interesting. Indians and South Africans have played a lot of cricket recently, starting from the Test and ODI series before the IPL. They haven’t had a lot of time to rest, and the rapidly growing up Afghanistan will...(
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Group B contains two teams that are usually considered as dark horses. Or in New Zealand’s case, sheepguys. No, not really, but they are the teams that are always said to have a chance of winning, but are never the favourites. There, ...(
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The IPL is over for the year. Chennai Super Kings are the champs, by virtue of winning one match, the final. The Mumbai Indians dominated the entire season, and booked their place in the semis quite early. Chennai barely made it, and only d...(
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