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Written by Suneer Chowdhary

One always thought what would the response from most cricket fans be, an year or two from now, when Sachin Tendulkar has finally called it quits at the international level. Tears? Most definitely, and by many. Rejoice? Oh yes, ask those bowlers of this generation who played against Tendulkar. A feeling of vacuum probably. Regret for some, to have been able to be contemporaries.But, the biggest sense that one would feel is to stand up, and salute the man in much like the same manner as one would...

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Written by Suneer Chowdhary

When Dave Warner featured in the second edition of the Indian Premier League, he was a near-unknown quantity. Of course he had that 43-ball 89 against South Africa at Melbourne, but from there on, there had been regular instances of Warner struggling in the ODIs; and he could have gone anywhere from thereon – a one-game wonder to an explosive but reliable top-order player at the top of the order in the shorter format of the game.Despite the fact that Warner was an uncut diamond when he went...

Read more: Warner sends a warning signal for World T20

Written by Suneer Chowdhary

15 minutes short of the two days of cricket in the second Test match at the Eden Gardens, and the Indians were in the driver’s seat of a Ferrari. Add those 15 minutes, and the Indians may still be ahead, but only just given all the other factors. Another good half hour or so in the first session of the third day, and things could suddenly turn South Africa’s way.The battle for the top ranking in this year-end finale of a Test match had taken a turn for the worse before the start of the...

Read more: India in commanding position to grab number one rank

Written by Suneer Chowdhary

Sinking West Indies need miracle and inspiration in equal dosesFocussing only on the current series, it would be far too easy to claim that the Aussies have the potential to win this one 5-0. Unfortunately, a Glen McGrath is conspicuous by his absence and hence no such bold statements made headlines – apart from Chris Gayle’s 4-1 claims – but the fact is that the different in the quality of the two sides could make winning a game in the series an objective in futility for the visitors.For...

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Written by Craig Bilski

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Australia has smashed the West Indies in the opening two matches of the One Day Series after the visitors collapsed to meagre totals on the back of skipper Chris Gayle’s low scores.
Gayle had shown how he could tear that game apart during the test matches smashing a 70 ball ton in Perth earlier in the summer, but failed to produce the blistering form in the opening two one dayers. 

After a crowd of over 60,000 flocked to the MCG for the Twenty20 two days before, just 25,463 turned out for...

Read more: Gayle fail leads to 0-2

Written by Suneer Chowdhary

Agreed it was a first couple of days’ pitch and there wasn’t much in the pitch anyway. Yet, it definitely did not seem like a surface where a side could get away with more than 550 runs on the board, and then have the other side stare down the barrel and down an innings defeat.Credit must be given where it is due and one thought that the pair of Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis played the Indian bowling quite admirably. Not for a moment it seemed like the Proteas were battling in alien...

Read more: Steyn, Harris need to be complimented for Nagpur performance

Written by Suneer Chowdhary

For Shahid Afridi and cricket’s sake, one hopes that the all-rounder’s epoch making, and moment of madness – and hunger – on tour was nothing more but a harmless mischief that occurred out of consistent hammering that he and his side had had to endure on the tour. While, even if that does not exonerate him of any wrongdoings, it would probably mean that Afridi was not attempting to cheat as blatantly as it has come across.Unfortunately for Afridi, one cannot even say that one hopes...

Read more: Afridi goes ball-chomping as the word looks on!

Written by Craig Bilski

Australia has sealed a 5-nil ODI series whitewash against Pakistan with wins in the final two matches in Perth. Despite never beating Pakistan at the venue in ODI’s, the home side’s inexperienced bowlers stood up to restrict the opposition to low totals. 

With the heat already out of the series there definitely wasn’t a lack of it at the WACA as the mercury hit 38 degrees. Brad Haddin moved to the top of the order in game four as Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat. The...

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