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First things first…Indian Premier League is a PRIVATE ‘domestic’ tournament that unfortunately (Yes! It has grown in gargantuan proportions since its inception in 2008) is no more just restricted to the Indian shores anymore. So the hue and cry of Pakistan blaming the Indian government and everything even remotely related to India is something which [...]

The lowly ranked Bangladeshis may have lost the first Test but Mushfiqur Rahim who made his debut ton (101) showed enought guts and spirit to post a fantastic innings even as his teammates departed without much success against a probing attack of India. Mushfiqur essayed a knock that bordered on dynamism and dare. He was [...]

Virat Kohli scored a scintillating century (102 not out) not just to lead India to a win against Bangladesh on Monday but also ensure that the youngster is the one for future. To be able to score runs in a packed middle-order of Indian batting shows the Delhi lad’s skill and grafting power. As skipper [...]

The recently concluded second Test at Sydney between Australia and Pakistan has brought an interesting fact out of the woods — Australian cricket is certainly not in the decline. Agreed, they lost the Ashes in 2009 but if you look at the battles that were fought, barring the odd Test at Lord’s, Australia fought tooth [...]

The week that has passed by has answered some questions that pundits, media analysts and cricket experts have been pondering over for the last 20 months. Time and again, questions have been raised about the existence of Test cricket in an eon where the Twenty20s and ODIs have soared (in number for sure!). For the [...]