Category: Cricket

CB Series Finals: Australia, Sri Lanka Set For Thrilling Decider At Adelaide

| March 7, 2012 | 0 Comments

The CB Series could not have been more exciting, had it been scripted, a popular accusation by skeptics who watched unbelievingly as India chased a target of 321 in less than 36 overs, to keep their title bid alive, in their last group game against Sri Lanka. If anything, both the finals played so far [...]

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India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka Name Asia Cup Squads

| March 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

The Asia Cup ODI tournament is scheduled to begin on March 12, 2012, and India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have already named their squads. The Indian team picked for the tournament is as follows: MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Manoj Tiwary, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay [...]

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Bouncy Gabba Wicket Likely To Favour Australia In CB Series Final

| March 4, 2012 | 0 Comments

Australia will be thirsting for revenge over Sri Lanka, in the opening match of the best-of-three finals of the ongoing CB series, on Sunday, March 4, 2012. Sri Lanka prevailed over the hosts in a low scoring thriller on Friday, and sneaked through to the finals with a 9-run win, thereby sending India packing. the [...]

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Bonus Point Against Sri Lanka Can Rescue India

| February 28, 2012 | 0 Comments

Breaking news: India have beaten Sri Lanka in their last group match of the CB Series and earned a bonus point, thereby getting level on points. India will qualify to play Australia in the finals, if Australia beat Sri Lanka, in Friday’s group match. The following preview was written before the India vs Sri Lanka [...]

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Loss To Australia At Sydney Will Mean Exit For India

| February 26, 2012 | 0 Comments

India play a must-win match at Sydney against hosts Australia, in the CB ODI tri-series on Sunday, February 26, 2012. With a game with Sri Lanka to come, after this one, India need to win both matches to be sure of qualifying for the finals. Australia need just one win in their two remaining games, [...]

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Should Sachin Tendulkar Retire From ODI Cricket?

| February 25, 2012 | 0 Comments
Should Sachin Tendulkar Retire From ODI Cricket?

Tendulkar’s poor run of form in the current CB series in Australia has sparked off a debate, with several former players joining in the discussion. While those like Kapil Dev have been vocal in insisting that the master blaster is past his sell-by date, in the limited overs form of the game, others like Dilip [...]

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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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