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...
Revenge will be foremost on India’s mind when they square up against hosts Bangladesh in Dhaka in the opening match of the 2011 World Cup on February 19.
It was Bangladesh who shocked India by five wickets — which eventually brought about their early exit from the last edition of the tournament — and Mahendra Singh [...]
India was shown where their technique stands in international cricket. More than their competence of handling the short ball, it was more a mental issue. Batsmen had seen the bounce the pitch was helping, while India bowled and had made up their mind that the Oz pacers will get good purchase. The quiet period put pressure on the batsmen in such a way that the shot-selection was getting confusing. ...
India play Australia in the warm-up game for the World Cup at the M Chinnaswamy in Bangalore. The game will be the only one for the day on February 13. India will be playing in their first game after having come back from South Africa and will be without Praveen Kumar. Praveen has pulled out [...]
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