Tag: Preview

IPL 5 Preview: Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians Match 1

| April 3, 2012 | Comments

Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are set to begin IPL 5 proceedings with a bang, on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. This promises to be a thrilling game between two strong title contenders. While MI have strengthened their squad with strategic buys in the IPL 5 auction, CSK have added [...]

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Bonus Point Against Sri Lanka Can Rescue India

| February 28, 2012 | 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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Perth ODI Preview: India Look For First CB Series Win Against Sri Lanka

| February 8, 2012 | 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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Sydney T20 Preview: India Favourites To Beat Australia

| January 30, 2012 | 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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Adelaide Test Preview: Don’t Write Off India

| January 23, 2012 | Comments
Adelaide Test Preview: Don’t Write Off India

At the risk of sounding bat-shit crazy, I would still assert that India are capable of beating Australia, in the last test at Adelaide, after going three down in as many test matches of the ongoing series. Here’s how I think they can do it: Step One: Win the toss and put Australia in to [...]

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Perth Test Preview: Can India Win At The Waca?

| January 13, 2012 | Comments
Perth Test Preview: Can India Win At The Waca?

The tour of Australia has got to a poor start for India with the visitors down 2-0 after the first two tests. Can they get back into the series by winning the third test match? Looking back at the 2008 tour, India can gain some consolation. On that occasion, India were likewise trailing by 2-0 [...]

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Manchester United’s Next Premier League Game

| January 7, 2012 | Comments
Manchester United’s Next Premier League Game

Manchester United are the defending champions and at the half-way stage of the Premier League, their title defence has taken a couple of rough knocks. That hasn’t prevented Sir Alex from looking forward to United’s next Premier League game with optimism. In match week 19, and ironically, on Sir Alex Ferguson’s seventieth birthday, the Old [...]

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Man City Seek To Keep Christmas Lead With Win Over Stoke

| December 21, 2011 | Comments
Man City Seek To Keep Christmas Lead With Win Over Stoke

Breaking news: Man City have beaten Stoke 3-0 on the back of goals by Aguero (minutes 29 and 54) and Johnson (36). The win has given City a Christmas lead on the league table for the first time since 1929. In all, in nine of 19 Premier League seasons the team leading at Christmas have [...]

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Super Six Final Preview: Froch Must Hurt Ward Early

| December 17, 2011 | Comments
Super Six Final Preview: Froch Must Hurt Ward Early

This is the final of an annual contest set up by cable channel Showtime since 1989 featuring six super middleweight fighters fighting to decide the best in the world. On Saturday night, December 17, 2011, Carl Froch and Andre Ward will clash in the final. In the tale of the tape, Froch has a height [...]

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India Vs West Indies: Indore ODI Preview

| December 8, 2011 | Comments

The visitors snapped India’s winning run of 11 consecutive games, in the 3rd ODI at Ahmedabad, and that has brought the series alive as the teams head into the 4th ODI to be played at Indore on Thursday, December 8, 2011. India’s batting has been disappointing and that has stemmed from the failure of both [...]

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