The retention of Sourav Ganguly and his supposed comeback into the Test team, has once again torn the cricketing fraternity into two opposite camps. What is baffling is that everyone looks surprised at his selection. Accepted he had a wretched series in Sri Lanka, but he was also the one who saved India the blushes in [...]
Indian cricket and BCCI is living through times that probably indicate a change in outlook and expectations. Post the super success of the IPL, BCCI is laden with public expectations of improving the state of cricket at the domestic and absolute grass root levels, which off course everyone believes is its core responsibility. There are fresh hopes for better stadiums, [...]
Quite a few times, sportsmen and teams surprise everyone with their upset or giant killing performances. Generally they are abberations in the script or flukes of highest order. But on very few occasions, such surprises refresh sportslovers . The Indian team’s performance in the tri series down under is one such performance. The youngsters surprised everyone including [...]
The tours Down Under have mostly been disappointing for the touring Indians…largely remembered for the whipping the touring Indians get in the test series (scorelines read as 0-4 and 0-3 in 1992 and 1999). But the Test series during the 2003 series and the just concluded test series were fought competently and instilled some kind of fear in the Aussies. There were [...]
You can blindly trust the ‘Band of Wise men’ ( Five selectors) to spoil the party everytime … they have managed to make us rack our brains in disbelief after the euphoric victory at Perth …they are playing their favourite tune of ’Stress on youth and fielding’. What is befuddling is that they have selected this tough series [...]
When the Indian team for the Test series was selected , sole objective the selectors had was to accomodate Yuvraj Singh( who was supposedly in the ‘Form of his life’) in the packed middle order. Dravid was requested to open the innings . With Jaffer in top form , everyone believed that the opening slots were [...]
Sourav ‘Dada’ Ganguly continues his dream run in the ongoing Test series with sparkling strokeplay and effortless timing. Post his comeback he has been amongst the top run getters for India in both the forms of the game. What has been startling even for his critics , is the assured look he dons even against quality fast [...]
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