What makes a successful T20 team: Part 1

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A brief history of T20 Cricket In order to realise what makes a successful T20 team, we have to delve deeper into its history. Twenty20 Cricket has been around for almost two decades. Cricket South Africa claim to have invented the idea in the late 1990s. But it came to fruition in 2003, via the […] READ MORE


How to deal with Russell

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Andre Russell is the best offensive player in the Indian Premier League. He has the highest strike rate in IPL history out of all batsmen to have faced at least 125 balls, the highest strike rate in this IPL season out of all batsmen to have faced at least 12 balls and the most sixes […] READ MORE


The MS Dhoni conundrum

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There is something about Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Whatever he does, however he does and whenever he does, he is always in the spotlight. But that’s the thing about being a superstar or rather a cricket great in a country like India. You are given Godly status at one moment and ridiculed like never before on […] READ MORE



Asia Cup: High Time India Sort Out Their Middle Muddle

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The 2019 World Cup is fast approaching and teams now are looking to finalize an XI, that they want at the World Cup, this edition of the Asia Cup provides perhaps the last chance for experimentation. For the Number Two team in ODI Cricket, many boxes have been ticked over the course of the last […] READ MORE


Dinesh Karthik: A Tale Of Poor Comebacks

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Dinesh Karthik: A Tale Of Poor Comebacks Back in 2004, Dinesh Karthik broke into the Indian team on the back of some fine domestic and U-19 performances. But his initial days were not fruitful and as a result he was replaced by the wonder boy from Ranchi, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni made the most of […] READ MORE


India Underwhelm In Tour Match Against Essex

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India Underwhelm In Tour Match Against Essex India’s batsmen struggled in their Tour Match against Essex, prior to their five match Test series against England. Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara failed twice and have left the composition of India’s top order uncertain. To add to India’s woes, their fast bowling unit were unable to blow […] READ MORE


India’s Long Season Ahead And The Afghan Threat To Begin

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India’s Long Season Ahead and The Afghan Threat To Begin After a hectic IPL schedule, where either you play a match or you travel on any given day, Virat Kohli’s men are well rested and are now charging up in Bengaluru to kick off their new season. While Virat Kohli has a neck injury which […] READ MORE


Dinesh Karthik: A Career Of Missed Opportunities

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Dinesh Karthik: A Career Of Missed Opportunities It’s been a while since Dinesh Karthik has played a game of Test cricket for India. 8 years to be precise. He now makes a return to the Indian side to play the solitary Test match against Afghanistan in Bangalore. Initially he was overlooked for the Test regular, […] READ MORE


India vs Afghanistan: Five Things To Look Out For

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India vs Afghanistan: Five Things To Look Out For History is going to be made on June 14th. Afghanistan will be playing their first ever Test match, completing their rise to prominence in the cricket world. They will be playing against India, currently ranked as they number one Test side in the world. Provided the […] READ MORE