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Happy New Year
Wishing you a happy new year. Here's hoping for a superb sporting time ahead.
Deccan Herald's assessment of what's in store over the next 12 months is titled Brace up for another ride
Madhu Jawali writes about pace bowler L Balaji's comeback tale in Deccan Herald in this piece that is headlined A tale of grit in the fast lane. Balaji's State coach ( Read more... ) -
Comparing the 4th innings efforts of Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting
On the face of it, Ponting's record is superior to Tendulkar's. But a deeper look reveal a more nuanced picture.
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Test Match Ratings
My Test Match Ratings for the end of the year
1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. India
4. England
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Focus on Ranji Trophy and other issues
The Ranji Trophy quarterfinals begin today. And Deccan Herald has this insight into the new format that is being tried out this season. DNA, like everyone else, has focussed on Rahul Dravid i n this piece. What of the man himself? 'Neutral venue a good concept' is what he says, reports Deccan Herald
The Telegraph has found a lovely angle and ( Read more... ) -
Today's suggested reading
Ayaz Memon's come up with this in DNA With Tests like these, Twenty20 seems tepid and Karthik Kannan with this A cricketing delight - Test cricket at its pinnacle
Mike Atherton in The Times says Pietersen delivers the perfect reply, The Guardian has this interesting piece: Pietersen objects to pie-chucker Yuvraj's 'left-arm filth' and The Telegraph ( Read more... ) -
Test Cricket is a simple game
Why has Test Cricket has endured over 131 years without any major change to its format, and are we obsessed with marginal issues about Tests?
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Sachin pinches a win and steals hearts again
The Times’ Chief Cricket Correspondent Michael Atherton writes of India's victory dedicated to Mumbai victims and England bow to Sachin Tendulkar's genius
Mike Selvey waxes eloquent in The Guardian Hero rises from horrors of Mumbai to fashion fated Test victory for India while Vic Marks in the same newspaper suggests that England's critics should ( Read more... ) -
Happy faces, fond memories
I saw the post match conference today and it was quite something to see Sachin trying to suppress his smile as he tried to describe how this hundred was special to him. I mean this man has had almost god-like success,.fame and adulation and it was so amazing to see him break into a near childlike grin for finally scoring a century in a major ( Read more... ) -
We won!
Yay we won! Full credit to Sachin and Yuvraj who pulled the rug from underneath England's feet. And of course to Sehwag who made it possible in the first place. England were the favorites to win right till the end of the fourth day. They must be feeling lousy now having lost after declaring their innings. The Mahi magic continues!....