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India vs Sri Lanka - 3rd Test Review

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 [...]

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India vs Srilanka 3rd Test - Day 3

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 [...]

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Ishant Sharma - Best Indian fast bowler ever?

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 [...]

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3rd Test - India vs Sri Lanka Preview

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 [...]

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India thrash Sri Lanka in Galle to Level Series

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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Ishant Sharma’s Fastest Ball

Ishant Sharma, the new Indian fast bowler, has great raw pace. He is the arguably one of the fastest bowlers to have played for India ever, and the youngster is just 20 years old. He surely has a long way to go and could, in the future, go on to be one of the fastest bowlers [...]

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