India has embarked on a Tour to England last month and already played two tour matches and winning one match there. India will be playing 5 Tests in the first leg of its tour. Now the big test awaits India in the English soil. Performance of England: India played its first ever test in England […]
When IPL was formed in 2008, it was decided to recognize players for best performances in different categories viz., batting , bowling in a particular edition. Purple cap has adorned the heads of leading wicket takers in different years. So far 6 bowlers were recognized for their best performance. 2008 Purple Cap: Sohail Tanivr of Rajasthan Royals In […]
A cursory glance of the Chennai Super King’s performance (in league level) will reveal a lot to the fans of IPL Tournament held so far. No team in IPL performed so consistently as CSK so far. Year CSK’s win Title winner Runs scored for Runs scored against 2008 8/14 RR 2241 2195 2009 8/14 DC […]
At the end of the CSK’s Innings (after posting a huge total of 205 runs) Preity Zinda, the owner of the Kings XI Punjab was asked whether her team would chase this huge total, she replied in affirmative saying that the matches between Chennai Super Kings & Kings XI Punjab were high scoring matches in […]
Lankan Lions Roar’s at World T20 2014 “We are a praying team, we know God normally answers our prayers but today, I guess two gentlemen who have played for Sri Lanka, given a lot not only to Sri Lanka cricket but cricket on the whole, I guess the Almighty wants them to leave on a […]
“Champions come in all shapes and sizes. There is no formula, except a certain hand and eye co-ordination and birth in a country where the game is popular “- Peter Roebuck Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, who has had a chequered past in cricket administration, is now nominated as the interim BCCI chief of IPL Operations of 2014 […]
Mitchell Guy Johnson, now the world’s best fast bowler and a nightmare for all batsmen has already seen many upheavals in his nine years of international cricket. As he recently received the award for best bowling from ESPN Cricinfo, we take a time travel to 90′s when Mitchell Johnson was a kid who was mentally […]
” Cricket is a game played in the mind. Give man confidence and he will walk among Kings “ said Peter Roebuck and how true that fits a man like Greame Smith who was one of the best player to lead the South African side. Final Steps of Greame Smith’s Journey: Three runs, three balls and […]
In the recently concluded tournament, India failed to chase 407 runs in the fourth innings and fall short by 40 runs against New Zealand at Auckland. This reminds me of one of greatest run chases by India against West Indies in their own backyard at Port of Spain in April 1976 and they romped home […]
