Four observations from Indian team’s battling draw, against all odds, at Sydney, Australia Continue reading Cricket: Battered, bruised, injured and abused Indian team battle like Gladiators at Sydney
My five preview points wrt Team India’s Sydney test match starting tomorrow… 5. Sydney woes Sydney has been a painful hunting ground for India over the decades. Biased umpiring (and some inept fielding/captaincy) has denied the men in blue (what … Continue reading Cricket: India’s lineup, mental disintegration & five observations from Sydney test buildup
My ratings (out of 10) for the Indian Test team after a tightly contested series at South Africa. BCCI : 1/10 It all came down to 73 runs. Just 73 runs. Yes, that was the margin between India losing and … Continue reading Cricket: Rating India’s Test team vs South Africa in the 1-2 series loss
The world number one test cricket team won ten of the 13 matches in the just concluded home season, 2016/17. Numerous records have been shattered by all-rounders Ashwin and Jadeja; Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul and Wriddhiman Saha had come of … Continue reading Cricket: Ranking Virat’s players in their ‘La Decima’ home test season 2016-2017
Virat’s batting records hiding India’s batting flops Virat Kohli’s recent knock of 154* took India to a 2-1 ODI series lead over New Zealand. Virat scored 53% of the team total at Mohali. In this series, so far, he averages … Continue reading Virat Kohli’s form hiding India’s flaws, depriving reality checks
The Rohit Sharma inclusion into the Indian team for the just concluded 3rd test between West Indies and India took every sane follower by surprise. For the record, India won the test with an outstanding bowling performance in last two days … Continue reading India in West Indies : 5 wrong messages #TeamIndia gave with the Rohit Sharma obsession
India’s defence of cricket’s premier crown has been so unbelievably solid that it has made their last group fixture an absolute dead rubber. Even … India’s defence of cricket’s premier crown has been so unbelievably solid that it has made … Continue reading ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: 5 things India can try against Zimbabwe
India’s defence of cricket’s premier crown has been so unbelievably solid that it’s sent 17% of the global population into a state of ecstasy. Written off at the start of the tournament, as nothing more than dark horses due to … Continue reading 7 reasons why India are the most well-placed team in World Cup 2015
One feels that unless the likes of Ashok Dinda, Manoj Tiwary, S Badrinath, Abhinav Mukund and Ajinkya Rahane start visiting unisex parlours and score TRP soaring stunts in IPL, they are not likely to have any future in our test … Continue reading A SLAP TO FORM, FITNESS, FIELDING, FUTURE & FIRST CLASS CRICKET
My List of Top ten reasons to watch IPL5 I have survived one third of IPL – BCCI’s, 75 match, torture package to rival India’s saas-bahu teleserials and England’s Football Premier League. Reports state while viewership for IPL5 has dropped marginally, it’s still a top draw by television standards. No rocket science this – any sane person would prefer watching Sreevats Goswami to enduring Arnab Goswami or ogle at voluptuous cheer leaders gyrating than at baldy ACP Pradyuman prancing. There is indeed not much to choose between the hopeless “what the doctor ordered” IPL commentary team or the early morning religious … Continue reading DADAGIRI, GAYLESTORM & THE HIGH MAINTENANCE, LOW PERFORMANCE BOYS
