A Grand Mini-final is what Tim Nielsen calls the 2nd quarter-final between India and Australia, adding that the pressure will be on India in front of their home crowd. Fair enough, Tim. But what about pressure on your team to maintain the Cup-winning streak? Your team has lost a World Cup match after 1999 - is it just the beginning of the end?Play 3 spinners, says Wasim Akram.Good idea, Akram, but...
When India was playing the West Indies in the Group stages, we knew that they were going to play one of 2007’s finalists based on the result.
Four years ago, we would’ve picked the Lankans as our preferred opponent without thinking twice. When I say ’we’, I am obviously referring to Indian supporters, because neutrals would probably enjoy an India-Australia match more. Suc...
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has retaken top spot in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsman as his see-saw battle with Australia’s Michael Hussey continues.Hussey, who had been top of the log briefly following the recent series against Pakistan, scored 23 in the fourth ODI and didn’t play in the fifth and final match of the series and so drops below Dhoni, who now embarks on a three-ODI...
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 ...
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