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Cricket Talk: India wins an exciting 5 Match Test Series vs England by 4-1

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49753) • India 9 Mar 24

It has been long since I bought out a discussion on Cricket. Multiple reasons came into being. May be I could write some retrospective discussions on recent cricket matches. Back to the current discussion. Overcoming a first test...

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India defeated West Indies in one day series.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 2 Aug 23

India defeated West Indies in test cricket and then in one day series 2 - 1. It was India's junior brigade who made the difference with Hardik, Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan with the bat and Kuldip Yadav, Shardul Thakur and others...

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India will play test cricket against New Zealand without Kohli and Rohit Sharma

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 23 Nov 21

India will play 2 test matches in cricket against New Zealand. India white-washed New Zealand in 3 matches T20 cricket and results were 3-0. India have given rest to senior players. So no Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. It is...

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Cricket Talk: India beat South Africa by an innings and 137 runs to go 2-up in the Test Series

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49753) • India 13 Oct 19

India outplayed South Africa with both bat and ball and beat them by an Innings and 137 runs to go 2-up in the Test series and clinch the Three match series. South Africa who had to follow on (200 plus difference)made 275 runs in...

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Cricket Times: Sourav Ganguly wants in-form batsman Rohit Sharma to get another chance in cricket test matches

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49753) • India 28 Oct 18

The Indian cricket opener Rohit Sharma is having a terrific time in One Day Internationals. He is dominating opposition bowling attacks and making big scores. Seeing this, former Indian Test captain and batting great Sourav...

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Wonderful display of test cricket

Sambit Sukla @ichchhe_mrityu (1144) • Bangalore, India 19 Mar 17

Today was day 4 of the 3rd test match between India and Australia. The day started with India trailing by 91 runs with 4 wickets remaining. The match was almost inclined Australia's way. But brilliant batting from Pujara (202) and...

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interesting situation

day 4

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Cricket Lovers: the most important day for you

Sambit Sukla @ichchhe_mrityu (1144) • Bangalore, India 15 Mar 17

If you love cricket then it is probably the most important day in history of Cricket. On today's day (15 March) the first ever official international test cricket was played between Australia and England at MCG in 1877. In that...

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interest incident

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New test venues for Indian cricket home series..2016-17!

vijay @vijay_2016 (900) 10 Jun 16

Rajkot, Visakhapatnam, Pune, Dharamsala, Ranchi and Indore will debut as Test venues in 2016-17 seasons. I think this is good move by BCCI. 1. Increases the test match attendance as these cities have not hosted tests before....

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Is Bedi right in saying IPL cricket is no cricket?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23241) 26 May 16

In a recent interview Bishen Singh Bedi, one of India's great leg spinners said IPL and T20 cricket is no cricket. He said, the rules are pro-batsman and anti-bowler. Wickets have no help for spinners or pacers. Batsmen play...

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being defensive was not dhoni's fault

tridib goswami @gtridib (3) • Guwahati, India 18 Jan 15

with the kind of balling attack he is given for overseas trips, MSD is bound to be defensive..more so if the batsmen does not perform well. in home series he can ofcourse try to be pffensive in the spinner friendly pitches

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retirement

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Lost to England, Won against Australia. Real surprise!

discuss67 @discuss67 (56) • India 5 Mar 13

Why we lost to England, that too in our own backyard, is really hard to digest. Now we are winning against Australia which is more reputed and professional than England. What an irony! Maybe the small changes that we made in our...

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From Tests to ODIs

AJ @intelinsideyou (664) • India 26 Jan 13

From past few days we have seen some dramatic turnaround in the performance of the teams playing in the Tests and then playing in the ODIs. Firstly SL lost the Test series comfortably against Aus but comeback strongly in ODIs and...

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Should Sachin Tendulkar stay in till Arjun joins the party?

Ashu1970 @Ashu1970 (63) • India 16 Jan 13

Of late Sachin Tendulkar has been struggling with the bat and this has led to a debate about the master blaster's possible retirement from the international cricket. Now, that he has already given up One day format, I wonder...

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Is it right time to announce Rahul Dravid retirement.

rahul2u @rahul2u (200) • India 8 Mar 12

Today sachin tendulkar paid rich tribute to THE WALL rahul dravid as "there was and is only one Rahul Dravid".and the latest news claim that tomorrow he is going to announce his retirement, and one more history starts. Is this...

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And the Credit goes to IPL.

laligaboy @laligaboy (150) • India 28 Jan 12

First of all I congratulate all IPL supporters. See Indian team has been whitewashed again and this is such a very proud moment for those all IPL supporters. Why?? The reason is simple. The biggest culprit for this condition of...

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defeat

india vs australia 2012

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3rd day ends in a situation that can go any team's favor

kundanraj @kundanraj (660) • India 28 Dec 11

India was as usual falling like cards and tumbles out. From a very strong situation they preyed them self giving 51 runs lead. Now in australia's inning they scored well and having lead of 230 a good lead. They zre on 178/8 with...

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Why they call the night watch man?

rajeev @rajeev075 (1961) • India 27 Dec 11

When there is few overs left in play in a test match a tailender batsman is sent out in place of regular batsman and he is called as night watch man? Why they are send to play and why they called them so? HOw this rose from...

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India replies strongly end the day 3 at 281/3.

msdivkar @msdivkar (23356) • India 24 Nov 11

India replies strongly to mammoth score of 590 put up by West Indies in their first innings. End the day at 281/3 still needing 110 runs to avoid the follow on with Sachin Tendulkar on 67 and Laxman on 32 at the crease. West...

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West Indies amasses 575/9 at the end of second day.

msdivkar @msdivkar (23356) • India 23 Nov 11

West Indies amassed a huge total of 575/9 at the end of second day of 3rd and final cricket test match being played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Top six batsmen all contributed each one making 50 plus score. Dwayne Bravo was...

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West Indies make an impressive start for the third test.

msdivkar @msdivkar (23356) • India 22 Nov 11

West Indies having lost the series and playing only for the pride, made an impressive start for the third and final test which commenced at Wankhede stadium, Mumbai today. The visitors were 267/2 at the end of the first day, Daven...

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west indies

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