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Saurav Ganguly goes the Sir Donald Bardman way
Saurav Ganguly playing his last test innings walked out to the middle, with the crowd shouting ‘Dada Dada’ and the Aussies applauding a man who is a True Indian cricketing legend.
Continue reading...Saurav Ganguly to retire after Australia Series
7. October 2008
Saurav Ganguly, one of India’s greatest captains ever has said in a press conference, that he will retire after the Australian Test series. Ganguly said “This will be my last series, before coming here I spoke to my team-mates and hopefully I will go out with a winning knock.”
Continue reading...India vs Srilanka - 2nd One Day International
28. August 2008
What a difference a day makes. After losing badly in the first game, India has bounced back to level the five match series. It wasn’t as convincing as Sri Lanka’s win in Game 1 but a win is a win is a win. India’s captain and keeper showed how much he was missed in the recent [...]
Continue reading...India vs Srilanka ODI Series Preview
21. August 2008
After a see-sawing Test series won by the locals, Sri Lanka and India begin a tournament with the best of five ODIs. After the recent success of the 20Twenty game, it seems like we are going back to the past playing a 50 over a side match. The Indians will be keen to overturn the [...]
Continue reading...India vs Sri Lanka - 3rd Test Review
13. August 2008
It was more a solid than a crushing victory but 8 wickets is decisive in anyone’s scorebook. More importantly it was a series win. Sri Lanka won the third Test and the series 2 – 1. How important was this win? What does the future hold for these two sub-continental teams? Will there be major [...]
Continue reading...India vs Srilanka 3rd Test - Day 3
12. August 2008
India has not won a series in Sri Lanka for fifteen years and with two days to go in this final Test, that record looks safe. This match has been like the previous two, full of highlights with the balance of power switching sides at will. Bad luck is sometimes hard to define but for periods [...]
Continue reading...Ishant Sharma - Best Indian fast bowler ever?
10. August 2008
Everyone loves a champion so when a new player arrives on the cricketing scene the question is asked, ‘Will he be a star?” Of course it’s too early to tell when a player has only a few games under their belt but for the 192 cm tall Ishant Sharma, the signs are all good. Born in [...]
Continue reading...3rd Test - India vs Sri Lanka Preview
8. August 2008
Neutral cricket fans love this scenario. Series level with one Test to play. Sri Lanka dominated the first Test then India prevailed in the much closer second. You can talk about one team having momentum and India certainly grabbed it back last week. It’s all to play for in Colombo. It’s fair to say that both [...]
Continue reading...Dhoni to be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
4. August 2008
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s will be the second cricketer after the legendary Sachin Tendulkar to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. The wicketkeeper batsman who led India to T20 World Cup glory last year will receive the country’s highest honour for a sportsperson.
Continue reading...India thrash Sri Lanka in Galle to Level Series
3. August 2008
Shortly after South Africa toppled England, another South African in another part of the world was being hugged by the players of the team he now coaches. Gary Kirsten’s India has just enjoyed an emphatic win over Sri Lanka in Galle. Last week in Colombo, the local team handed India a serious thrashing. Now the [...]
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9. November 2008
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