Category: Alok’s Late Cut
Rahul Dravid became the second Indian and fifth batsman overall in Test history to break the 11000 runs barrier. He reached the landmark by during his 177 run knock on the opening day of the first test match against Sri Lanka at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahemdabad on November 16, 2009. The former Indian captain, [...]
Gautam Gambhir has always been the unsung hero of the Indian cricket team: quite and unassuming, we watched him transform into a formidable force on field and score his runs. He was the small boy among the big man. Now he is well on his way upstaging the big man. The remarkable transformation of Gambhir [...]
2009 – A year of glory. A dream has been achieved in last December, when after beating Sri Lanka by 2-0, India moved to first spot in ICC Test Rankings. Yes it was like a dream for many Indian players and the supporters, because beside Australia, no other team has achieved it till Year 2008. [...]
India became the sixth team to win 100 Test matches when they beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs in the second test match at Green Park, Kanpur on November 27. India’s 100th win came in its 432nd Test match. India, who played their first Test match against England at Lord’s in 1932, [...]
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England made to bite the dust again
When England won the Ashes and followed it with a whitewash against India, the British media went over board and claimed that this team is well poised to dominated the world cricket over the next decade. However as expected the things started to fall apart when they started playing in the sub-continent tracks. They were white washed [...]
Vernon Philander – Are We Seeing a New Champion?
Vernon Philander broke in to the international scene in 2007 in ODIs and T20s as an all rounder, but was dropped after some not so impressive performances. His recent return to the international cricket and that too in test matches is nothing short of phenomenal. His achievements in otherwords are Bradmanesque. Today with his ‘yet another [...]
Pollard Blasts his Second Ton – West Indies Takes Lead
Last year I wrote an article about Pollard ( The Joy of Watching Pollard) on how he makes cricket simple and beautiful. Lot of people did not agree with that and said that he is not a cricketer at all (just like what Michael Holding often says). Today he proved yet again what a player [...]
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