Sachin Tendulkar has gone back to India early from South Africa, because of a hamstring injury. Even though it might not be as serious as the one that is troubling Michael Hussey of Australia, the legend wants to ensure that he takes ample rest to keep himself fit for the six weeks during the World Cup. There is no doubt that Sachin will recover in time - he will even play matches on crutches, if ...
After the disastrous World Cup campaign in 1999, the Indian team structure was overhauled completely thanks to the match-fixing scandal that erupted. A professional structure was brought in, with an international coach selected (John Wright being the first of the many illustrious ones).Sachin Tendulkar was made the captain on the tour Down Under but he was, as he admitted later, affected by the ma...
PAKISTAN VS INDIAI was told that I have been "awfully quiet" on the subject by someone today. I think otherwise, considering my activity on Facebook, but yes what was missing was a post. After all it is the grand daddy of all cricket matches and I really should have posted at least once on each day leading up to the match, but it was also the last week of my MBA program, which kept me tied up till...
Four matches between the neighbors earlier had resulted in India victories - 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003. In 2011 World Cup as well, there was no difference to the verdict. This match was probably much more tilted in India’s favor than the previous matches as the gulf between the two sides was huge. The media hype surrounding it was huge and one wondered how the players would cope up. Thanks to t...
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