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Everything is not fine with team India; ICC cricket world cup 2023
India hasn’t lost any match in this tournament so far; has won all its ten matches so far. After defeating New Zeeland the team made its way to the final that would happen on November the 19th. But having said that, is everything fine with Indian cricket team? Remember this is the team that has…
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The Afghan effect in ICC Cricket WorldCup 2023
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is proving to be the most entertaining world cups ever. It has everything; the drama, the controversy, the passion, the craze, the underdogs, the perfection, you name it you will find it. There have been extremely close nerve wracking matches, completely one sided matches and major upsets as well.…
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The politics of India vs Pakistan Cricket
The two times champions India starts its 2023 cricket world cup journey by taking on the five times winner Aussies at hot and humid MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai today on October 8. Finally there is the time when India is hosting the most prestigious tournaments of Cricket. Although India had hosted world cup along with…
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Deetpti Sharma’s Mankad; here is what’s wrong with it!
All hell broke loose as soon as Deepti Sharma got Charlie Dean run out at the non-strikers end (Mankad). It felt like a deja-vu moment as some time ago R. Ashwin did the same to Jos Buttler. She shouldn’t have done it. Do you see what she did? It indeed was so unethical, against the…
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India Defeated: IPL 2020
India’s prestigious Indian Premier League (IPL 2020) is about to end and there would very soon be a winner. Or perhaps, by the time this article reaches your eyes, it has already ended. However, even before the very first delivery was delivered, the winner as well as the loser for this year’s IPL season were…
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The (in)significant fans
[Disclaimer: If you are a fan of any player (playing or retired) and get offended if someone says something about him, PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS ARTICLE.] I thought adding a disclaimer is a good idea, especially after reading the comments on my previous article “Everything is not fine with Team India” which irked quite…
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What is India’s number 4 batsman conundrum?
As soon as Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the tournament because of a fractured thumb, a Pandora box of India’s incompetence opened up. India is literally figuring out its playing XI for the world’s biggest cricket tournament during the tournament. They say they are struggling with a “number 4 batsman” i.e. a batsman who…
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Everything is not fine with Team India
I grew up watching cricket. I would watch all of India’s matches ball by ball. Even though, India would be clearly loosing, I would still be optimistic about its win; maybe a batsman becomes the hero by hitting the fastest hundred or a bowler makes a hat-trick. But it rarely happened with India, although similar…
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