Category: Cricket

India Look To Drive Home Advantage Against Shaky Australia

| February 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

Back to back losses against India and Sri Lanka have left Australia shaky in the ongoing CB ODI series. And India will be looking to drive the stake home when the teams meet at Brisbane, on Sunday, February 19, 2012. By contrast with the hosts, India have been on the upswing, in recent matches. Having [...]

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Sri Lanka Target Win At Sydney As Ponting Returns To Helm For Australia

| February 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

Sri Lanka will be chasing an elusive win at Sydney where they are due to take on Australia in the sixth ODI of the CB Series, on Friday, February 18, 2012. Australia will be led by Ponting, in the absence of the injured Clarke. While Australia began with a bang, winning their first game against [...]

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Which Is The Strongest Team After The IPL 5 Auction?

| February 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

The IPL 5 auction had its share of surprises. Often we feel that some player has fetched a price that’s higher than his real worth. But the true worth of the player can only be judged when you take a look at the composition of the final team after he has been included. Take a [...]

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Modi Lets Cat Out of Bag: IPL Auction Rigged

| February 8, 2012 | 0 Comments
Modi Lets Cat Out of Bag: IPL Auction Rigged

The IPL auction in 2009 was rigged, former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has revealed. Modi has claimed that the BCCI rigged the auction in favour of Chennai Super Kings which is owned by N Srinivasan who is the current president of the BCCI. Speaking to a television channel, on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, the former [...]

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Perth ODI Preview: India Look For First CB Series Win Against Sri Lanka

| February 8, 2012 | 0 Comments

India and Sri Lanka are set to clash for the first time since meeting in the world cup final, in April 2011. The match at the Waca on Wednesday promises to be a thriller between two well-matched sides, though Sri Lanka are arguably in a better frame of mind after their good showing in the [...]

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India Look For Revenge Against Australia In CB Triangular ODI Series

| February 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

The 4-0 whitewash of India in the recently concluded test series is history and the visitors’ win in the second T20 international was proof of that. The ODI tri-series featuring Australia, India and Sri Lanka, three of the four top ranked sides, is due to begin on Sunday, February 5, 2012, when Australia clash with [...]

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IPL 5 Auction: Brendon McCullum First Player Sold Goes For $900,000

| February 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

Brendon McCullum became the first player to be sold at the IPL 5 auction, in Bangalore, on Saturday, February 4, 2012, fetching a whopping price of $900,000. IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla threw open the auction wherein 146 players are expected to go under the hammer for 36 available slots. Kolkata Knight Riders fought a bidding [...]

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Nature Of Wicket Key To India’s Fortunes In Melbourne T20

| February 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

India’s cup of woe continued to overflow in the Sydney T20 international after the visitors lost by 31 runs, to a relatively inexperienced Australian squad led by debutant player, George Bailey. If Dhoni felt the fast wickets were to blame for India’s 4-0 whitewash in the preceding test series, the visiting captain would have felt [...]

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Sydney T20 Preview: India Favourites To Beat Australia

| January 30, 2012 | 0 Comments
Sydney T20 Preview: India Favourites To Beat Australia

The test matches are over and the visitors will be looking forward to the two-match T20 series set to begin at Sydney’s Olympic Park, on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. With a new-look Australian team likely to feature against a relatively accomplished Indian eleven, the visitors must be considered favourites to win regardless of their poor [...]

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Perfect Stage Set At Adelaide For Tendulkar’s Hundredth Ton

| January 26, 2012 | 0 Comments
Perfect Stage Set At Adelaide For Tendulkar’s Hundredth Ton

Sachin Tendulkar’s elusive hundredth international ton has been the subject of much discussion during the last few months. But the wait could finally be over, at Adelaide, where India are 61/2,  at the end of the second day, 543 behind Australia’s mammoth total of 604/7 declared. The wicket is perfect for batting and Tendulkar unbeaten [...]

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