Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman: Legends nearing their Dusk?

For the past couple of months what has happened down under in Australia has certainly raised this question amongst all the cricket experts, ex-cricketers, and to some extent amongst most of the Indians as well now. However this question has not just been hovering for Sachin, it has been even more gruelling on Dravid and [...]

Now Virender Sehwag Scales Mt. 200!

Since Virender Sehwag emerged at the international scene he has always been called as the clone of Sachin Tendulkar, because of the many similarities in their batting styles. But today, probably he has proved this saying correct by doing what only Sachin has done it before, and not just doing it even bettering it. Yes, [...]

2011 Cricket World Cup: INDIA beat AUSTRALIA, it is now an INDIA-PAKISTAN Semi-Final!

It is now going to be a dream Wednesday next. An India Pakistan semi final in a tournament like world cup, how much more can any cricket fan ask for. And that too followed by an India Australia quarter finals. Amazing…. Finally India has shown why it is a top contender to pick up the [...]

2011 Cricket World Cup: The Quarter-Final Schedule..

The first stage of the event is over, and the second stage will start in 2 days from now. Unlike the previous three editions, this time the tournament is going the tournament is going to have three knock stages, which are the quarters, semis and lastly the grand finale. The schedule for the quarterfinals is [...]

India Thrash Australia 2-0 in the Test Series!

 Well the final scores do depict that India did thrash Australia, but to be honest it has not really been that easy as the final scores suggest. In the first test match India somehow managed to escape the doors of defeat and ended on the winning side, big thanks to great innings from VVS [...]

Sachin Tendulkar Scores his Sixth Test Double Hundred!

Sachin Tendulkar went onto score his sixth double hundred in test cricket today. He reached his hundred yesterday, and completed the double today. In fact day before yesterday he crossed the 14000 run landmark of in test cricket. For the statistics, this is his 6th test double hundred, 7th International double hundred (he has one [...]

Sachin Tendulkar scales peak 14K in Test Matches!

Sachin Tendulkar completed 14000 runs in Test cricket here today in the second test match against Australia. He has become the first batsman in history to do so. He was also the first player to reach the 12000 and 13000 run marks. In fact if you see his ODI record he had become the first [...]

India Win a Thriller Against Australia in the Test Series!

India script an emphatic win, a very thrilling one indeed. To be honest, if I look back at the situation India were in before the start of their second innings, this should have been a very comfortable win and not a thrilling one. In fact, because of the top order collapse India also were knocking [...]

Should Rahul Dravid be dropped from Test team?

Should Rahul Dravid be dropped from the team. This is the question many people around the country, in fact all over the world are asking the national team selectors. Well I feel, this should not happen, as one should not judge a player that too of the caliber of Dravid by one poor series. I [...]

India Retain the No.1 Ranking in Tests!

India I can say have been a little lucky to maintain their no.1 test ranking because of the ICC ranking rules. Earlier it was being speculated that 2-0 series loss will see India drop down the list and with the wins Sri Lanka would replace India at the top. But that is not going to [...]

England Win the T20 WORLD CUP!

The T20 World Cup has ended and I must say England deserved to lift the trophy. They have never won a major trophy as yet, and so this victory will be something very special for them. Although one should spare a thought for Australia as they were undefeated in the tournament until the final, and not [...]

India are out of the T20 World Cup!!!

Once again India is out of the T20 World Cup, without qualifying for the semi-final stage. It has been very similar situation for India in the last two editions of the world cup. They entered the tournament in both the years after a very hectic IPL schedule. Last year India won both its matches in [...]

Sachin Tendulkar scales Mt. 200 in ODI’s!!!

24 February 2010 will be remembered in history as the day when Sachin Tendulkar created history by becoming the first player ever to score a double hundred in a One Day International. He created this by scoring 200 not out against South Africa at Gwalior. This effort also helped India win the match and seal [...]

India vs South Africa – Clash for the No.1 Spot

The test series between India and South Africa will be similar to clash of the titans. It will be clash for No.1 spot. The winner of the test series will become the no.1 test team in the world. With the No.1 title at stake and with so many injuries in the batting middle order, it [...]

Shahid Afridi Banned for Ball Tampering!!

Shahid Afridi is banned for 2 matches for ball tampering. He was shown biting the ball on the large screen. This happened during the final one dayer against Australia. Incidentally, Shahid Afridi was the stand-in skipper in this match. Well this is not the first time Shahid Afridi has been penalised for ball tampering. He [...]