In the series - The Real Contenders, I will take a look at the top six teams which I believe will most probably take the title.
First up, co-hosts and the general favourite of the cricketing world, team India. Squad of 15:
1. Mahender Singh Dhoni: Skipper and glovesman of the Indian brigade, MSD is a hard hitting batsmen, who has shown the ability to play with patience when required. Recent for...
The big daddy of tournaments is not far away, and there are a lot of teams to cover, so I thought I’d get a head start with the previews. First up, obviously, is India.
The squad was mostly what it was expected to be - I know there was some surprise about Ojha and Rohit Sharma initially, but Ojha had been out of the frame in limited-overs games for a while, and Rohit... well, never mind. Ch...
After the thumping of Bangladesh in Mirpur, India face their first tough opposition in this edition of the World Cup. Castrol Cricket rates them very closely - 171-169 but there are many other factors that will impact the match otherwise. England has always performed badly on the subcontinent, more on the Indian soil. Their fast bowlers seem to miss their edge while the slower bowlers cannot make ...
28 years ago, I was rudely woken up by relatives screaming "We have won the World Cup". It is quite likely that Saturday’s final between India & Sri Lanka also ended around the same time as that game in 1983. I was well awake this time around!
I can’t recall exactly when I started following cricket with a lot of interest, but I definitely recall watching games from the 1985 World Cham...
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