The relationship between cricket and politics is clearly portrayed in South Asia from 1880 to 2005 through the easing of the tension between different caste members, although the tension eased was not always from a religious aspect between the Pakistanis, Indians, and the British. The different problems that arose in South Asia was mostly class or caste systems (Docs 2, 3, 4), rivalry (Docs 1, 6, 10), and religious tensions (Docs 5, 7, 8, 9) against the different countries and cricket teams.…
Test cricket has played a major role in Australian history. Bodyline bowling reflected a negative relationship between England and Australia. The four main points to support this argument include, past Australian test cricket and how it has played a major role in Australian history, history of cricket between England and Australia, relationship between England and Australia at the time and bodyline bowling itself.…
Trophies and awards won in cricket - a game played by a few countries, namely Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe - do not mean much as they do not have international recognition or stature. Moreover, it is played at a much, much lesser scale in a few other countries and whatever indications we have show that cricket does not have the strength to spread all over the globe. Further, matches played by stronger countries against weak oppositions like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, end being one sided or a cake walk. Any frontline opposition batsman or a strike bowler will either be able to notch up big scores or take bagful of wickets against weak oppositions without much…
In South Asia, cricket was a new found religion for the people of India. India’s win in the…
India has a rich legacy of educating its people and giving birth to some wonderfully creative minds who helped to formulate some path-breaking systems. Undoubtedly, they…
India’s lack of a strategic culture hobbles its ambition to be a force in the world…
In their first match, they are hammered by the Australians but slowly turn their game around and start winning matches. They keep improving during the course of the tournament and miraculously manage to reach the finals where they must face the defending champions once more. In the end it all comes down to a tense Penalty Shoot Out, which the Indians win.…
Mahi - I think we played good but they played better than us that's y they won I hope these series we will able to win and play good cricket!! Which will helpful in coming t20 world cup!!…
Almost a year to date I penned an article titled, “The More Things Change, The More They Remain The Same”, which looked at the subtle and glaring changes that have occurred in West Indies cricket over the past two years. The majority…
In course of time the game found favor with the Indian royalty. Some of the Indian Maharajahs even gained favor with the British for their cricketing merits. later India gained Independence in 1947, the British left, but the legacy remained. It did not take long for Indians to make it to the international arena. Today cricket in India play the role of an adhesive in this disembark of contrasts and contradiction. At least the Indians from Srinagar to Kochi from Mumbai to Kolkata have something in common! No wonder an ace Indian cricketer is worshipped like a deity. Whether he is fromUttaranchal or Andhra Pradesh from Maharashtra or Arunachal…
India has been doing the rounds for the past 150 years. However, the idea has now got detailed in the…
But, how do you think they got the knack to achieve the coveted trophy? It could simply be answered… if you saw the match! The great spine-thrilling battle between India & Sri Lanka was nothing less than an epic. The batsmen shed their power through boundaries & over-the-line sixes; the bowlers used all their spinning & pacing pitches to knock off the stumps. Didn’t they? They all played magnificently! The Indian team deserves an acclamation, for they toiled so hard. This win was not at all easy, as some say… it did require the passion, enthusiasm & the instinct to play it out.…
India’s sportsmen and women have won laurels at the Asian and Commonwealth competitions. But with the lone exception of hockey they have failed to attain international standards at the Olympics and world meets. Even the hockey crown has slipped out of India’s hands in recent years.…
A nation of over one billion people and only one individual Gold medal in the Olympics till date! Alas, once the best in the field of men’s hockey but not even able to qualify for the Olympics. Similarly, once an Asian champion in football but now struggling to stand on its feet. All these elucidate the deplorable state of sports in our country. Even small nations like Zimbabwe, Latvia are much ahead of us in the medal tally. So what is it that is depriving the nation of a respected stature in sports? The question calls for a deep introspection since there are interlinked factors leading to a chain reaction.…
We qualified the first round rather easily as I helped my team by intercepting a lot of balls therefore preventing the opposing team from scoring too much runs. In fact, not only did we beat them, we humiliated them because our team captain started off batting and beat…