POOR FORM IN TEST CRICKET- IPL TO BLAME? In one of the earlier posts related to Indian Premier League (IPL)‚ we had enthusiastically talked about Positive effects of IPL. Before the start of IPL 2012‚ India had lost Test series to England 0-4 in England‚ to Australia 0-4 in Australia and India failed to qualify for the CB Series and Asia Cup finals. After that‚ the exciting IPL 2012 happened and all of a sudden‚ everyone forgot about the most depressing season of Test Cricket for India. And then
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illustrious student and rewinds the clock to 1995 when he taught Gautam Gambhir. “In class 8‚ Gambhir was lagging behind in English assignments and I called his dad to complain. His dad said his attendance was erratic because he was representing Delhi in cricket tournaments. It was then that I told him: ‘All this won’t matter if your son becomes the next Sunil Gavaskar.’” Even as pundits contemplate the dramatic turnaround in the fortunes of the Knight Riders and an opportunistic chief minister tangos with
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Can Cricket Cause Crises….? Hi my name is Charan. I would like to have a Justifying answer for the question posed above in simple 6 minutes. Why Cricket…??? Big numbers: BCCI currently has highest income of any national cricket board‚ with revenue of 868crores.BCCI had registered a profit of 382.36crores for 2011-12’.BCCI keeping its reputation of being India’s richest sporting body intact‚ BCCI has paid taxes to the tune of 250crore. Costly rights: The global media rights
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tɛnˈduːlkər/; born 24 April 1973) is a former Indian Cricketer widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of the modern generation‚ popularly holds the title "God of Cricket" among his fans [2] He is also acknowledged as the greatest cricketer of all time.[6][7][8][9] He took up cricket at the age of eleven‚ made his Test debut against Pakistan at the age of sixteen‚ and went on to represent Mumbai domestically and India internationally for close to twenty-four years. He is the only player to have scored
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crown has slipped out of India’s hands in recent years. India cast its spell of hockey supremacy over a period beyond three decades. The sports-minded European and other nations subsequently caught up with the Indian techniques. With partition Pakistan emerged as a formidable rival in the sub-continent itself. Earlier‚ between the Amsterdam Olympiad in 1928 and the Rome Games in 1960 India had a monopolistic hold on the World’s hockey crown. Hockey The name of the ‘Hockey Wizard’ Dhyan Chand
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.................................................. 4 Chappel Imbroglio ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Criticism to retire from International Cricket ............................................................................................... 5 Controversies ......................................................................................................................................
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into the ground from the packed stadium in echoing waves of anticipation. The atmosphere sizzling with concentrated focus of the entire nation. running in with five runs to win. The scene played over and over in the euphoric memories of the Indian cricket fan. And then down came MS Dhoni’s willow‚ the uninhibited swing resonating with the momentous occasion‚ and the white ball streaked through the night sky‚ soaring over long on‚ into the ecstatic crowd. After a 28-year wait‚ India had won the World
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to speak about cricket and issues in the game – and I will. Yet‚ but first before all else‚ I must say that I find myself humbled by the venue we find ourselves in. Even though there is neither a pitch in sight‚ nor stumps or bat and balls‚ as a cricketer‚ I feel I stand on very sacred ground tonight. When I was told that I would be speaking at the National War Memorial‚ I thought of how often and how meaninglessly‚ the words ’war’‚ ’battle’‚ ’fight’ are used to describe cricket matches. Yes
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cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team.nitially recognized as an extravagantly flamboyant and destructive batsman‚ Dhoni has come to be regarded as one of the coolest heads to captain the Indian ODI side. Under his captaincy‚ India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20‚ CB Series of 2007–08 ‚ the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2008 and 2010 against Australia 2–0 and 2011 Cricket World Cup in which India beat every previous world cup winning team. His Test‚ ODI record is best among all
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initial encouragement to play cricket. Sachin completed his high school from Sharadasharam Vidyamandir‚ and it was here where he met his mentor‚ coach and creator‚ Ramakant Achrekar. Very few know that the greatest batsman of the world who gives nightmares to many fast bowlers first started as a fast bowler himself. But was suggested by Cricket Greats to focus on his batting. From his early days he impressed many by his batting. At just 13 he started playing for cricket club of India and at the age
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