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Let the Contest Begin
That sound you hear of hands rubbing together in glee, accompanied with a twinkle in the eye, from cricket fans worldwide is one of anticipation at the series of matches between England and India that start this Thursday at Lord’s Cricket … Continue reading
Veterans Administration
Rahul Dravid, known as “The Wall” for the solidity and imperviousness of his defensive technique, has just scored his thirty-second century for India in his 152nd Test match. He is thirty-eight years old. This summer, Sachin Tendulkar, also thirty-eight, will … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, India, Test Cricket
Tagged Michael Hussey, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Simon Katich, V. V. S. Laxman
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It’s India
India are the 2011 World Cup Champions. Amid scenes of sweeping emotion, dancing, and unfettered joy, befitting a game that took place in Mumbai, home of India’s mammoth movie industry, the Indian captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, smote … Continue reading
It’s India versus Sri Lanka
After two less-than-nailbiting semi-finals, two home favorites have made it through to the final. Sri Lanka brought New Zealand’s dream run to an end in the first semi-final with a quasi-clinical deconstruction of the Black Caps inadequate total of 217. … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Tagged Muttiah Muralitharan, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Sri Lanka, World Cup
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India versus Pakistan
They’ve fought three wars between them; they both have nuclear weapons; they possess the greatest cricket rivalry outside of England versus Australia; and they’re going head-to-head in the semi-final of the World Cup on Wednesday. On the one side, the … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, India, One-Day Cricket, Pakistan
Tagged Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Virender Sehwag, World Cup
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Australia versus India: The Big One
It was meant to be the final: the Australians, reigning champions and looking to win for a world-record fourth time in succession, versus the Indians, a team packed full of superstars, who have 1.2 billion people rooting for them and … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Cricket, India, One-Day Cricket
Tagged Brett Lee, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Shaun Tait, Virender Sehwag, World Cup
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All Hail Jacques Kallis
For years, the South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis has been compiling stats that would be the envy of some of the greatest batsmen who ever strode to the crease. As of today, he has scored nearly 12,000 runs in 145 … Continue reading
Posted in Cricket, South Africa
Tagged Gary Sobers, Jacques Kallis, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag
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