Q: How can the second test top the first one?
A: It can’t.
But we all want to see if India can beat Australia again, and get the Bangalore monkey (no, not Symonds) off their backs. India has won only 6 Tests at Bangalore in 18 attempts, and none of those wins have come against Australia. Sachin and Sehwag average over 50 here (56.42 and 50.72 respectively for accuracy freaks), while Dravid ...
Another India vs Australia Test series is about to start in a few days, and the duels between these two sides have been quite close over the last 10-15 years (the ones I have seen). I did not realize how close till I sat down and listed the following1996 Ind 1 - Aus 0 (1 Test)1998 Ind 2 - Aus 1 (3 Tests) 1999 Ind 0 - Aus 3 (3 Tests) 2001 Ind 2 - Aus 1 (3 Tests) 2003 Ind 1 - Aus 1 (4 Tests)2004 Ind...
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...
Obviously I’m doing India first. Since they won, not because I would have done it anyway even if Australia had won.
Right.
Two games that seemed to be heading for draws, sprung into action on their fourth and fifth days, and ended up with India chasing relatively similar targets in the fourth innings. Which they did, the first one via an outstanding rearguard partnership between VVS Laxman...
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