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India vs Sri Lanka - 3rd Test Review

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

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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

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

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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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3rd Test - India vs Sri Lanka Preview

Friday, August 8, 2008

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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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Dhoni to be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Monday, August 4, 2008

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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.

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India thrash Sri Lanka in Galle to Level Series

Sunday, August 3, 2008

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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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A great century by Sachin

Friday, January 25, 2008

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As Rahul Dravid fell with the score reading 82 for 2.. There was a roar around the stadium, they all stood up to greet arguably the greatest cricketer ever.. In came the legend Sachin Tendulkar to play what could possibly be his last test Down Under and he couldn’t have scripted it in a better [...]

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Sachin against Australia in Sharjah

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

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Sachin Tendulkar against the Australian’s at Sharjah in 1998. Its always a pleasure to watch Sachin Tendulkar bat but this is one of my most favorite innings of Sachin. He was in brilliant form throughout the series scoring 2 back-to-back centuries, one against the Australians to take India to the Final and then again against the [...]

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