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New Zealand Cheated

Australia retained the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy when the 5th and final ODI between Australia and New Zealand had to be called off due to rain. At that point, New Zealand needed 34 runs at less than run a ball to win the match. Guptill and Diamanti, the two Kiwi batsmen at the crease were striking the [...]

Aus vs NZ

Tomorrow it is - the big game! No, that’s not me talking, but the New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori himself. The spinner-captain ( and my favourite current cricketer) ain’t hyperbolating when he says that “this is the biggest game for New Zealand in many years”. Probably the biggest one after the World Cup 2007 semi-final [...]

IPL in Sector 16

There’s good news for cricket fans in Chandigarh. Unconfirmed reports say that the Punjab King’s XI, the Chandigarh IPL team are interested in organising some of the matches at the Sector 16 stadium in the city. In the last edition of the IPL, all the home matches were played at the PCA stadium at Mohali.
This [...]

Mahela Resigns

Surprising everyone, Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has offered his resignation as captain after the tour to Pakistan. Jayawardene insisted that he had been toying with the idea for quite a few months now, and the timing will allow the new captain at least a year and a half to be with the team before [...]

Spinners bowling in Tandem on 1st Day Sabina Pitch

“Ian Bishop, can you believe what you are seeing? Two West Indies spinners bowling in tandem on a first day Sabina Park pitch!”
 
 
 
 
 

That’s a much bemused ex-England captain Nasser Hussain talking to Ian Bishop in the Ten Sports commentary box on the 1st day of the England - West Indies 1st Test at the Sabina [...]

Live Cricket | Will Murali make it to the top in the 2nd India-Lanka ODI?

Want another reason to watch the 2nd ODI between India and Sri Lanka at Dambulla live? Well, then here it is. 37 year old ace Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is just 2 wickets away from climbing to the very top of the list of wicket takers in one day cricket. The current leader is [...]