Stories from Cricket 24x7
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Sachin Tendulkar skips West Indies tour
Cricket 24x7 &bull May 27, 2011
Sachin Tendulkar's decision to skip the West Indies tour altogether (he had already opted out of the limited overs leg) to spend time with his family is bizarre, and unprecedented. He has so far skipped 3 test tours completely because… Full Story »
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World Cup review - Part 1 - Australia, Bangladesh, England, India & Ireland
Cricket 24x7 &bull Apr 4, 2011
I was well awake this time around! I can't recall exactly when I started following cricket with a lot of interest, but I definitely recall watching games from the 1985 World Championship of Cricket in Australia keenly. I did watch at least 1 day's play of the India v Pakistan test at Chepauk in 1987 and definitely remember Azhar taking a blinder of a catch. I can't recollect if it was off a spinner (Maninder) or off a medium pacer (Raju Kulkarni), most likely the latter since I didn't bunk school, and the last day of the… Full Story »
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World Cup review - Part 1 - Australia, Bangladesh, England, India & Ireland
Cricket 24x7 &bull Apr 4, 2011
I was well awake this time around! I can't recall exactly when I started following cricket with a lot of interest, but I definitely recall watching games from the 1985 World Championship of Cricket in Australia keenly. I did watch at least 1 day's play of the India v Pakistan test at Chepauk in 1987 and definitely remember Azhar taking a blinder of a catch. I can't recollect if it was off a spinner (Maninder) or off a medium pacer (Raju Kulkarni), most likely the latter since I didn't bunk school, and the last day of the… Full Story »
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World Cup semis: The stories you definitely won't see
Cricket 24x7 &bull Mar 28, 2011
Mahinda Rajapaksa invites Queen Elizabeth II and John Key to chill out at the World Cup semi-finalSri Lanka's President (& head of government), Mahinda Rajapaksa, has invited New Zealand's head of state Queen Elizabeth II and the head of government… Full Story »
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No authoritative performances in the league stage
Cricket 24x7 &bull Mar 21, 2011
A month after taking a shot at the semi-final line up for the 2011 World Cup, it is now obvious that that either India or Australia will make it to the semi-final. That quarter-final will be played 1 day after the 8th anniversary of an inconsequential World Cup game, the last time these 2 teams met at the World Cup. The oddest part… Full Story »
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No authoritative performances in the league stage
Cricket 24x7 &bull Mar 21, 2011
A month after taking a shot at the semi-final line up for the 2011 World Cup, it is now obvious that that either India or Australia will make it to the semi-final. That quarter-final will be played 1 day after the 8th anniversary of an inconsequential World Cup game, the last time these 2 teams met at the World Cup. The oddest part… Full Story »
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Those who get the short shrift at the World Cup
Cricket 24x7 &bull Feb 21, 2011
Last week, Haroon Lorgat, the ICC Chief Executive, announced that the 2015 World Cup would feature 10 teams. This almost effectively means that Associates and Affiliate members have no chance of competing (or is it participating?) at the tournament, unless the ICC introduces a qualification tournament. Around the time the 2007 tournament was still coming to terms with the early exit of India & Pakistan, I wrote… Full Story »
