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All-rounder Yuvraj Singh returned to Test team after almost a year and though it wasn’t a fairytale, he did make some impact by playing a magnificent knock of 74, as India cruised to massive victory in the opening game against England. Enormously delighted over making a decent comeback, Yuvraj said that it feels great to […]
Saeed Ajmal, arguably the best off-spinner in the modern-day cricket, is eagerly looking forward to Pakistan’s tour to India next month. Ajmal has played on the Indian soil only once so far: the 2011 World Cup semi-final between the traditional rivals. The Green Shirts are due to visit India for a limited-over series. Ajmal, who […]
India, although, are busy in a high-voltage four-Test series against England, the upcoming crucial clash against arch-rivals Pakistan would certainly in their mind. On the other hand, the Green Shirts’ entire focus is on the tour to India, as they have no international cricket to play before that. The two giants of the game are […]
Former World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev on Wednesday advised Team India to not rely only on Sachin Tendulkar, and asked the youngsters to shoulder responsibility in the Test series against England. The four-match competition starts in Ahmedabad on Thursday. “Sachin will be the centre of attraction. The focus will be on him. But you cannot […]
Former English pacer Stephen Harmison, who has played three Test matches in India, knows the conditions well, and believes spinners Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar will dismiss most of the Indian batsmen during the upcoming four-match Test series, getting started with the opening game at Ahmedbad on Thursday. Despite declaring Swann and Panesar the ones […]
Veteran Australian batsman Michael Hussey has set sights on the imminent South Africa challenge, saying that the chance to regain first position on the ICC Test ranking will work as a driving force for his team. By beating England by 2-0, South Africa captured the No. 1 place early in the year. The Proteas also […]
Former Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly has expressed serious disappointment over the selectors’ decision to not pick pacer Ashok Dinda and middle-order batsman Manoj Tiwary for the opening two Tests against England. He added that had he been the selector, he would have picked both players. In spite of hitting an excellent innings of 93 in […]
Leg-spinner Imran Tahir was awful in the three-day tour match against Australia A. He took only two wickets for 157 runs off 40 overs. Despite his lacklustre show in the practice game, South Africa are likely to play him in the opening Test at Brisbane. Assistant coach, Russell Domingo described that with Jacques Kallis in […]
Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has said that Team India should be ready for plenty of negatives from England in the upcoming Test series, and insisted that the Englishmen are not a popular touring side. His comments came in reply to Michael Vaughan’s tweet, which blasted India’s tactic not to play any regular spinner in […]
Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas is delighted to see Pakistan and India resuming cricketing ties after a long while, but expressed disappointment over the short duration of the series. A few days ago, BCCI announced that the Green Shirts would visit India for a short limited-over series. The traditional rivals are meeting after a long […]
India have given England no chance to adjust to the sub-continent conditions, as there is no specialist spinner in the Indian A-team, which is currently head-to-head with the tourists in a warm-up game. Yet, Adam Gilchrist, former Australian Test cricketer, believes the Englishmen would not surprised by the spinning Indian tracks. Gilchrist said on England-India […]
Indian left-hander Gautam Gambhir has hit back at the critics, saying that he and Virender Sehwag are still the best opening combination in the country. Both batsmen are under immense pressure following their recent lacklustre show with the bat, but Gambhir believes an average of 53 is enough to give a shut-up call to the […]
