Super duper win of India against Pakistan in T20

India has started with a glorious victory in the T20 world cup against their arch rival Pakistan in Bangladesh. India being empowered with the brilliant captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and a spectacular spell of Amit Mishra has been able to clinch to the super duper win even before the final over. Though the asking rate 131 was not seemingly steep, but India n cricket team could present an exemplary opening partnership, after which Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina had ensured the final nail in the grave of the Pakistan cricket team. India finally won the opening match against Pakistan in the T20 World cup by seven wickets and India had been able to show their commands throughout the game. Mahendra Singh Dhoni must be credited for intelligently usage of his bowlers and a solid team composition with three specialist spinners. Pakistan had been found to fumble from the beginning and their short opening partnership came to an end because of an unnecessary run out. Though Malik and Hafeez had shown some glimpses, but they could not cause any accord of discomfort in the opposition camp. The myth remains unaltered that Pakistan has not been able to defeat India in international platforms like world...

Indian cricketers face a 0-4 washout

New Zealand cricketers snubbed India in the final and fifth ODI at Wellington to prove its supremacy against the Indian cricket team which has just lost its ICC ODI ranking no 1 in the world. It has been a very humiliating loss for the Indian cricketers as they simply failed to perform in any department of the game. Among the five match series only 1 match was tied with the Kiwis emerging winners in all the rest. The New Zealand cricketers put up a score of 303 batting first. The Indian middle order collapse was the only excuse which captain Dhoni could put forth after the crushing defeat. India only managed a paltry incompetent...

Indian cricket – relook is inevitable

Indian cricket team has been constantly frustrating the fans and supporters in overseas grounds and the captain cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni remains stoic, so as the board and selectors. Let us try to bring the team’s performance in New Zealand. Most of them failed miserably, whereby only Virat Kohli, Ajay Jadeja, Shammi and the skipper has been able to create distinctions. Rohit Sharma has scored only 141 in 4 matches, while Dhawan could manage only 72 in 3 matches. Rahane had to remain satisfied only with 49 in 4 matches. Dhoni’s most preferred Raina had remained at 84 in 3 matches. Ishant Sharma, the veteran pace bowler had been able to get two wickets at the cost of 118 runs in 2 matches. Barun Arron could also get 2 wickets after considering 103 runs in 2 matches. India has lost the one day series against South Africa by 0 -2 and the test series by 0-1 off late. The selectors and board still entrusts the responsibility of captaincy on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, even after such dismal performances. Could any captain in the past be blessed with such unstinted...

Indian cricket team saved its humiliation

The third ODI between India and New Zealand at Auckland had been taken to the rope and the match ended in a tie finally reliving Indians from another humiliation. New Zealand registered a target of 315 for Indians with a brilliant century of M. Guptil. K. Williamson also scored a solid 65. Shami and Jadeja took 2 wickets each. While defending the target, Indians showed a shabby start. Though Dhawan and Sharma could score a few runs, but the Indian top order failed to meet the level of expectation. It was the Dhoni Ashwin partnership and later Ashwin Jadeja partnership that took India out of the danger zone. When glimpses of hopes had started showing for the Kiwis, Jadeja scored a brilliant 15 runs in the last over that rescued India from another humiliating defeat and retained Indian cricket team in the contest. India has to win the remaining two to avoid the series defeat. Ravindra Jadeja had won the Man of the Match award for obvious...

Corey Anderson brings the irony for Indian cricket

The dismal performance of the Indian cricket team in the overseas continues as India has lost the first One Day International against New Zealand by 24 runs. The only solace is perhaps that the Indians could fight and hardly succumbed to the pressure. Virat Kohli with his magnificent century raised the glimpses of hopes for the Indians. The skipper Dhoni had also batted well before an exemplary catch taken by their keeper, Luke Ronchi. Corey Anderson with his scintillating batting scored 68 off 40 and also claimed two wickets in the match. The excellent bowling spell of McClenaghan brought about a phenomenal change of the game and turned it completely to the Kiwis’ side. McClenaghan’s claimed 3 wickets only in 11 balls and India could not restore. The New Zealand has taken a lead of 1-0 in the five-match ODI...