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In a chaotic conundrum named India, it is quite interesting as to how one man — Sachin Tendulkar rules this nation’s hearts and brings together people from all castes, creeds and age-groups and brings them joy everytime he takes guard or in the field and his 1.5 billion fans in India and countless across the [...]

The Kolkata Test was yet another testimony to the existence of Test cricket amongst the ranks in an eon where the shorter formats of the game are fighting for survival. However, an important observation to be made was the drastic difference in the crowd capacity witnessed in the first two Tests. While the first Test [...]

Fate as they always say is fickled mistress. The first match of any series is important as it not gives the momentum for the winning side but sets the tone for the matches to come in that particular tourney. It was a perfect start to a tourney that saw two evenly matched teams slogging it [...]

Hashim Amla who scored a chanceless 123 n.o. was the last man standing but he certainly did not have the last laugh as India’s Harbhajan Singh scripted a sensational comeback that has literally saved not just his career but also the hopes of an entire nation that watched with bated breath as the fiesty sardar [...]

Ah! Time for introspection and post-mortem for a team that just days before this Test was ranked alongside great teams of the past and present. To be outplayed under four days on an average pitch by any international standards. A hint of movement was enough to rattle the famed Indian batting line-up and Dale Steyn [...]

Afridi, the best man to lead Pakistan Agreed, the ball-tampering episode was understandably a big low in the career of the tall Shahid Afridi who has forever shown the penchant for big-hitting and suave dressing off the pitch. His attitude towards the game has always remain to give his best—come what may! It all started [...]