2023 is set to be a huge year in Indian cricket, as India plays host to the latest renewal of the World Cup. It will take place between October and November, and it will be the first time the tournament has been held solely in India. The upcoming World Cup may be the last chance…
India crush Bangladesh by 188 runs
December 18, 2022Leads two-Test series 1-0 India took a 1-0 lead in their two-Test series against Bangladesh after winning the first match in Chittagong by 188 runs as the hosts were bowled out for 324 on the final day of play today resuming on an overnight score of 272-6 in their second innings. Bangladesh soon lost the…
Dreams of ICC T20 World Cup shattered at Adelaide Oval
November 12, 2022as Englishmen hammer ‘Men in Blue’ out of the tourney By V.N. Prasad Gloom of the Graveyard’ engulfed 1.35 billion Indians and fans across the world as our boys failed to hold the nerves in an important/ crucial encounter and threw away the match in abject surrender. In lighter vein, we can only surmise that…
India pulls a ‘Rabbit out of the Hat’
October 24, 2022King Kohli singlehandedly steers India to a phenomenal victory in opener against Pakistan By V.N. Prasad Historically we are all aware that a ‘Cricket Match is Never Over until the Last Ball is Bowled’. What better than this match to substantiate. 90,200 plus spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and millions across the globe…
Absorbing Tour of England concludes
July 25, 2022By V.N. Prasad Heartiest congratulations to Team India for lifting the T20 and ODI trophies in a most convincing manner. To beat England in their backyard is a difficult task; that world acknowledges. Concluding Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham, would have been ours had our boys displayed better intensity. Well, it is always “Yeh Dil Maange…
India Vs Sri Lanka – 1st Test: India in command at lunch after enforcing follow-on
March 6, 2022Following 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…
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