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...
The final IPL squads for the third season have been announced, with the usual blend of foreign players and stars of the Indian domestic circuit.A whole bunch of form ICL players have been included this year, driving up the percentage of local players. None of them will be known by many outside India.The biggest omission is that of Rajasthan star Ravindra Jadeja, whom Shane Warne famously nicknamed...
MS Dhoni with 2011 World Cup (Courtesy Yahoo Cricket)Dean Jones had commented that MS Dhoni must have been dreaming if he thought that he could win the World Cup with this team. MSD not only dreamt the World Cup win but also planned very well to execute his dream at Mumbai. April 2nd will now appear in the same league as June 25th (in 1983).The country has not stopped celebrating two days after th...
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...
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