The FansIn 2004 when Pakistan and India finally decided to put aside their political differences and get on to the cricket field, there was an overdose of Pakistan vs India cricket.Tours took place every year with an abundance of test matches and ODIs.Many at the time felt that the euphoria surrounding the battle between the arch rivals was deteriorating due to the overdose.But then cricket was on...
This will be India’s last game against one of the minnows - unless, of course, one of them manages to qualify for the quarter-finals. So this is basically India’s last chance to get their bowling attack right and fix any issues with the team, because every game after this is a big one, starting with South Africa on Saturday.
The captains: Borren and Dhoni
Now the Netherlands sc...
The title is deliberately misleading. This was the fantasy of most Indian fans who expect India to win the World Cup in style. This stems from how some of the previous winners have done it. Sri Lanka, Australia and West Indies dominated other teams and earned legitimacy as World Cup winners. India and Pakistan, the other winners, weren’t as convincing but were fairy tale winners.Both kinds o...
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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