PAKISTAN VS INDIAI was told that I have been "awfully quiet" on the subject by someone today. I think otherwise, considering my activity on Facebook, but yes what was missing was a post. After all it is the grand daddy of all cricket matches and I really should have posted at least once on each day leading up to the match, but it was also the last week of my MBA program, which kept me tied up till...
Four matches between the neighbors earlier had resulted in India victories - 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003. In 2011 World Cup as well, there was no difference to the verdict. This match was probably much more tilted in India’s favor than the previous matches as the gulf between the two sides was huge. The media hype surrounding it was huge and one wondered how the players would cope up. Thanks to t...
After the disastrous World Cup campaign in 1999, the Indian team structure was overhauled completely thanks to the match-fixing scandal that erupted. A professional structure was brought in, with an international coach selected (John Wright being the first of the many illustrious ones).Sachin Tendulkar was made the captain on the tour Down Under but he was, as he admitted later, affected by the ma...
Though I had myself predicted that India have good chance of winning the World Cup, the fact is that there is no one whom one can proclaim as the overwhelming favorites to win the tournament.Rob Steen talks about the home-advantage in the cricketing showcase and how it has been more a bane than a boon. Sachin Tendulkar and his last World Cup will have a fairy-tale finish if the Indians finish on t...
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