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South Africa like in the previous two World Cups, come with a good balanced side and the reputation of being chokers. They will like to finally add the ICC WC Trophy to their cabinet since this team might be the best they have ever had.
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Here are the potential champions, for me at least. A very strong (and consistent) batting line-up packed with batsmen who can play long innings as well as attack when the situation demands it, the best new-ball pair in the world, and suprem...(more)

Courtesy - AFP
The few glimpses one saw of Yusuf Pathan in the final of ICC T20 WC 2007, which India won, was never enough to put a judgment on him. Then came IPL 2008 and this Pathan, like his younger brother, became a household name afte...(more)


After India’s dismal showing in the 1st innings, I was sure a lot of talk over blogs would be the inability of India’s batting to perform in South Africa and the need to play some warm-up games before the so called final frontier.
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Everyone knows India is ranked 1 in ICC’s Test rankings closely followed by South Africa at 2nd position. Most bloggers have stated that Indian batsmen must last throughout the series in order to give them a good c...(more)

India (average score: 4.7)
8 - Sachin Tendulkar (326 runs at 81.5): Looked the most comfortable (Indian) batsman in the Centurion Test, didn’t contribute to the Durban Test victory, and showed a batting masterclass at Cape Town. Point...(more)

The IPL players’ auction will be held in Bangalore on January 8 and 9. There will be multiple price bands in the auction - interesting choices are available in these bands. One wonders how the franchises will take their decisions...(more)


This is obviously a great big time-saver of a post, so I won’t waste time setting it up or explaining it, even though that’s exactly what I just did.
Both the first South Africa-India first test at the Centurion and the Austral...(more)

In a few days time, the number one side in test cricket India would lock horns with the number two side South Africa for test supremacy. It promises to be a mouth watering contest between the top two teams in the rankings. I do expect a clo...(more)

South Africa announced their twelve for the first test match yesterday - leaving out Parnell, Duminy and Botha from the initial squad. The squad looks formidable on paper - just have a look at the team below:Graeme Smith (capt), AB de Vill...(more)

The Indian team is making all the right moves to increase their chances in the forthcoming tour to South Africa. The team management had asked for senior players to go to the country earlier than their schedule - this was agreed by BCCI and...(more)

Graeme Smith, the South African captain, created a social networking furor by declaring SA’s innings at 584/9 during the 2nd test versus Pakistan at Abu Dhabi. Many passionate cricket fans, as well as South African fans, bombarded Smith o...(more)

The IPL Governing Council met recently and announced that only 4 players from the existing squad can be retained for IPL4. Who will these players be? The senior players like Ganguly, Dravid, Kumble might not make it back. Shane Warne, witho...(more)

Graeme Smith (South Africa) – http://twitter.com/GraemeSmith49
Virender Sehwag (India) – http://twitter.com/sehwagvirender
* Michael Vaughan (England) – http://twitter.com/VaughanCricket
Sachin Tendulkar (India) – h...(more)


South Africa completed their thorough dismantling of West Indian cricket early on the morning of Day 4 of the third and final Test in Barbados, winning the third Test by seven wickets and the three-Test series 2-0.When added to their wins i...(more)


Group C should be interesting. Indians and South Africans have played a lot of cricket recently, starting from the Test and ODI series before the IPL. They haven’t had a lot of time to rest, and the rapidly growing up Afghanistan will...(more)
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