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INTIMIDATION… DOWN UNDER!
After months and years of contemplation, finally I am doing it. My lazy attitude has got the better of me all this while and stopped me from doing this. Not anymore. After a huge fight with my...
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FACE OFF
While writing the previous post I thought I would be comparing the probable starting XI’s of both the teams in this post. My laziness got the better off me yet again, this post got delayed and the...
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CRESTS AND TROUGHS
Picture this. You walk out to bat as the opening batsman of your team. The atmosphere is building and there is a buzz around the ground. You take a middle stump guard. The bowler is at the top of his...
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AWAY BLUES
As optimistic as a few people may be, like I was before the start of the Melbourne test, there is a vast majority of people (most of them Indians) who are very confident about the fact that India will...
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UNPREDICTABLE TIMES
It has been an extended absence on my part and precisely 40 days since my last post. The break was to an extent unavoidable, and to an extent forced. That is another story but first and foremost, as I...
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THE SPIRIT OF CRICKET
From being top of the table on Sunday morning, India went bottom of the table in a matter of about 60 hours. Now India find themselves struggling to reach the final. It will require two clinical...
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BRILLIANCE AND MEDIOCRITY
After what seemed to be another disaster in the making at the half way stage, some sheer brilliance and grit ensured that we witnessed what was possibly the best ever ODI run chase we may ever see in...
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IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN
That bug caught up with me again. It made me feel I was quite busy and I did not have the time to write and I should sacrifice it for the more “significant” facets of my life. True, I have been a bit...
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DEATH (OF) BOWLING
It has been two weeks since the IPL started and it has been a captivating ride so far. After a few one sided matches to get the tournament underway, the last week has thrown some nail-biting last-ball...
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LEADING THE WAY
The first test of the Wisden Trophy between England and West Indies began yesterday at Lords. The English summer is under way with this series against the West Indies. No other team in the world can...
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The Mêlée of the Metros (Part 1)
The IPL has been in the news for all the wrong reasons over the past few days. Amidst so many off the field controversies, it has been forgotten that cricket-wise, it has been the best of all the IPL’s...
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The Mêlée of the Metros (Part Two)
MUMBAI INDIANSStrength:Can Bhajji spin it MI's way?Unpredictability: You can’t be certain who will open with Sachin. You can’t be certain who will be the fourth overseas player. You can’t be certain if...
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THE BAD GUY SYNDROME
Like a certain tall, brash, tattooed gentleman had done from limited overs cricket, I had decided to retire from blogging so that I could spend more time with my family and also because I thought I...
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THE BANE – PART I
Zero – is the number of runs Stuart Broad conceded in the Kolkata Test, which has been his best performance in test cricket for a while. It is also the number of Indians who anticipated a 2-1 score...
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