Following on after being bowled out in their first innings for 174, Sri Lanka, which was asked to follow-on, was a wicket down in its second innings against India at lunch on Day-3 of the ongoing first Test at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Ravichandran Ashwin struck early in the day to dismiss Lahiru…
Proteas drub top ranked India to humiliating Test series defeat 2-1
January 16, 2022By V.N. Prasad Heartiest congratulations to the young Proteas who gathered all their might to register a 2-1 victory over the favourites, India. It was monumental effort in all departments of the game; turning the result into a ‘Nightmare’ for Indians; bruising their ego beyond belief; a shameful disposition considering the expectations; not only in…
Indian cricket team’s tour of South Africa: Indian players to leave SA if borders get closed due to rise in COVID
December 22, 2021The Indian cricket team’s tour of South Africa will get underway with the first Test from Dec. 26 and with the cloud of COVID-19 variant Omicron looming large, the tourists have been guaranteed a return passage to home should the need arise if borders are closed to prevent to control the spread of infection. The…
Mumbai Test: India beat New Zealand, win 2 match series 1-0
December 6, 2021India beat New Zealand by 372 runs on the fourth day of the second and final Test at the Wankhede Stadium here to win series 1-0. India’s Ravichandran Ashwin took 4/34 while his spin partner Jayant Yadav picked up 4/49 as New Zealand were bowled out for 167 in the first session, chasing 540 for…
Bravo ‘Black Caps’ for pulling off a ‘nail-biting’ tame draw at Kanpur
December 3, 2021By V.N. Prasad Green Park’ Kanpur wore a smoggy/foggy look — morning till evening on all the days. The Ball kept low and indifferent. Last day was a thriller. Proverbial ‘heart in the mouth’ situation prevailed as the 9th wicket of the Kiwis fell with 9 minimum overs to come; over the remaining time span…
Rahul Dravid appointed Head Coach of Indian Men’s Cricket Team: BCCI
November 4, 2021New Delhi: Rahul Dravid was yesterday appointed the new Head Coach of the Indian men’s cricket team by the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Cricket Advisory Committee. Dravid will take charge of the team from the upcoming home series against New Zealand, which begins on Nov. 17. Current Coach Ravi Shastri’s tenure…
Cricket Talk: Kiwis drub Indians; 33 balls to spare
November 3, 2021By V.N. Prasad Sharp at 7 pm. Virat flipped the coin up. Kane called it right. For the umpteenth time, Virat lost the toss. Kane chose to chase. Statistically, victory chasing was at 8 to 0. We had not beaten NZ in a WC since 2013. With the toss, half the gloom descended. Instead of…
Loss to Pak – Not the end of the world
October 27, 2021By V.N. Prasad At the outset, congratulations to Pak on their victory. In all Departments, they excelled. Brilliant bowling, well-disguised ‘Slower Ones’ and with consistency, excellent fielding, all high catches taken and stupendous batting. Both the openers, Babar and Rizwan, batted beautifully. Let us admit sportingly. Neither Rohit nor KLR are to be blamed for…
T20 World Cup-2021: Pakistan ends jinx with emphatic 10-wicket win over India
October 25, 2021Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan hit unbeaten half-centuries as Pakistan completed a resounding 10-wicket win over India in their T20 World Cup campaign-opener in Dubai yesterday. Chasing a target of 152 runs, the Pakistan openers have looked comfortable as Indian bowlers continue to seek a breakthrough. Earlier, Virat Kohli scored his 29th half-century in T20Is…
Aborted English Tour was disappointing while we were chanting Yeh Dil Maange More! upon our victory at the Oval
September 20, 2021By V.N. Prasad Ravi Shastry was imprudent in releasing his book while COVID is still active in England. He compounded the act by tagging along a few players and supporting staff to the function — all contributing to agonising abortion of an excellent series. BBCI’s offer to send our team for completing the series in…
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