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A Fabulous Inning: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Former indian captain and internationally acclaimed cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket last week. It’s under Captain Cool (by which Dhoni is mostly referred to) that India won its second World Cup in 2011 after a long wait of 28 years.  Under his leadership, India won three major ICC tournaments – […]
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Kohli and Rohit Sharma retain top positions at ODI rankings

India cricket team captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma retained the top two positions in the ICC ODI rankings for batsmen, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah held on to the number 2 spot among bowlers in the latest list issued by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Kohli holds the numero uno status with 871 […]
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IPL 2020 has a place and date!

The wait may finally be over for all cricket lovers.  The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). IPL 2020 was scheduled to take place between March 29 and May 17 but the BCCI had to suspend the league indefinitely in the light […]
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Cricket: India’s whitewash in New Zealand 

They may be the champions of ODIs and Twenty20 but India couldn’t stand up to the pressure of playing Test matches against New Zealand. New Zealand defeated top-ranked India by seven wickets in the second Test, following up their 10-wicket win in the first to sweep the series. Needing only 132 runs to win after […]
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Sachin Tendulkar wins Laureus Sporting Moment Award 

The God of Cricket has added another feather to his glorious hat. Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has won the greatest Laureus Sporting Moment Award in the last 20 years. The moment, titled ‘Carried on the shoulders of a nation’, describing the moment when Team India members carried Tendulkar on their shoulders across the Wankhede Stadium […]
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#RecordFail: New Zealand give India first whitewash defeat in more than two decades 

The third and final match between India and New Zealand played in the latter country was a record of sorts for India. Though not a positive one. India had not lost an ODI series between two teams since 1989. They were last clean swept in a bilateral ODI series by Viv Richards’ West Indies in […]
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Cricket: World record for Team India 

India cruised to victory against New Zealand after winning all five matches in the T20 ODI series. India is the first country to win every match in the series till now. This is also the first time India have won a T20I series in New Zealand after failing to do so in two attempts previously. […]
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Cricket: India win New Zealand series even before it’s over 

It could have left on a cliffhanger, but thanks to detailed bowling by Mohammed Shami and confident batting by Rohit Sharma, India win their T20 International ODI series against New Zealand downunder.  There are still two matches to go to for the series to end, but the winner is out, as India won all the […]
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India beat Australia to clinch the series 

It was worth the wait but the Men in Blue didn’t disappoint us. After a humiliating defeat in Mumbai at the hands of Australia, the Indian team avenged the loss in Bengaluru by defeating Aussies and winning the series as well. The Indian team won the match by seven wickets. Australia batted first to set […]
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Cricket: Ben Stoke is the best player of the year 

The International Cricket Council has named its winners of the year. And anyone who knows anything about cricket understands that these awards are what Oscars are for the entertainment industry.  The prestigious award Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for World Player of the Year has gone to England’s Ben Stokes.  India too has its shining star […]
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