Ravi "Rock Star" Jadeja showed why he is held in such high esteem by his Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne by bowling a 10-over spell from hell to sneak India home in the first ODI against South Africa in Jaipur.In a match marred by ODI rustiness on both sides, Jadeja’s 2/29 in 10 overs was the telling difference after India won the game by one run off the last ball.Last-minute batting he...
Having won the ODI series against South Africa, India’s selectors have decided to rest key players and do a little experimentation on the side for the final ODI in Ahmedabad on Saturday.Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Praveen Kumar are all getting rested, which means India are without seven of their first-choice team (if you include injuries to Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Si...
India did South Africa a massive favour in beating us by 14 runs in our ICC World Twenty20 game in St Lucia on Sunday and I’d like to be the first to thank MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, God, my mother and even Pommie Mbangwa for their kindness.South Africa is now assured of a place in the final of the competition and indeed will probably be world champions. It’s a great weight off my chest. ...
So we enter the 4th and last Test with India 1-0 up. Australia must win this match or lose the series. Can Ricky Ponting shed his usual defensive captaincy style? Can the Australian bowlers take the requesite 20 wickets? Can they exploit the slight opening given by Gambhir's suspension? Personally, I don't see it happening but hope to be proven wrong.
In a sense, this Test should be a good indicat...
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