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England in India 2012: Fourth Test Match Preview

| December 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

The fourth and final test match of England’s tour of India is scheduled to begin on December 13 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur. After starting the series on a strong note, Team India frittered away to two humiliating defeats that saw them incur the wrath of fans and former players alike. The whole [...]

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England Tour of India 2012: 3rd Test Match – Results and Summary

| December 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

Day 4 and Day 5: December 7 & 8, 2012 England win the third test match to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the test series Day four began with a surprise- the Indian bowlers finally looked menacing. They quickly took the four remaining England batsmen in just 27 balls. England finally went back to [...]

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England in India 2012: Third Test Match Preview

| December 3, 2012 | 0 Comments

With honours even at the end of two test matches, India and England are all set to battle it out in the third test match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Even before the start, the Test is mired in controversies. Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee is apparently unhappy with Dhoni’s interference in pitch preparation and has gone [...]

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England Tour of India 2012: 2nd Test Match – Results and Summary

| November 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

Day 4: November 26, 2012 England cruise to a comfortable ten-wicket win in the second test match England was required to chase down a score of 56 in their second innings to level the series. Without any discomfort, England quickly concluded the proceedings in less than 10 overs. The openers Compton and Cook seemed to [...]

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England in India 2012: Second Test Match Preview

| November 23, 2012 | 0 Comments

India and England are set to clash again, this time at Mumbai, on Friday, November 23. This promises to be an intriguing game, as England will be looking forward to bounce back into the series after a humiliating nine-wicket loss in the first test match at Ahmedabad. England who whitewashed India 4-0 when India toured [...]

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England tour of India 2012: 1st Test match – Results and summary

| November 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

Day 5: November 19, 2012 India comfortably defeat England to go One-nil up in the Test series England started the final day with a lead of just ten runs and five wickets in hand. The batsmen added only 16 runs to their fourth day’s partnership as Prior was caught and bowled by Ojha early in [...]

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England Tour of India 2012: Squads, Schedule & Results Summary

| November 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

India have announced a 15-man squad for the first two tests of their impending home test series with England. Yuvraj Singh’s comeback from cancer continues on its impressive trajectory, with the 30-year old all-rounder named in the squad that also includes off-spinner Harbhajan Singh who has been out of test matches since August 2011. Yuvraj [...]

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ICC T20 World Cup 2012 Match Preview: England Vs India

| September 23, 2012 | 0 Comments

The much awaited clash of the competition will transpire on Sunday night (September 23) when defending champions England clash with strong contenders India, at Colombo’s Premadasa Stadium. England’s huge win against Afghanistan has ensured that both the defending champions and India have already qualified for the Super Eights from their group. Sunday’s match will be [...]

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ICC T20 World Cup 2012: Schedule, Match Times & Results Summary

| September 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

Match 21: New Zealand Vs West Indies Date: 1/10/2012 Venue: Kandy Toss won by: New Zealand, who chose to field West Indies: 139 all out in 19.3 overs (Gayle 30; Southee 3/21) New Zealand 139/7 in 20 overs (Taylor 62; Narine 3/20) Result: West Indies won the one-over eliminator (match tied) Match 20: India Vs Pakistan [...]

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Tendulkar, Dhoni, Sehwag, Kohli, Yuvraj Feature in Controversial ‘Death’ Ad

| August 22, 2012 | 4 Comments
Tendulkar, Dhoni, Sehwag, Kohli, Yuvraj Feature in Controversial ‘Death’ Ad

Indian cricket stars, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh are at the centre of a controversy after consenting to feature in a morbid advertisement campaign promoting Sahara India’s Q Shop. In the ad, each of the stars appears to foretell death in a symbolic way. For instance, in the offending [...]

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