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... that gives them the ability to bat on and on and on...I was a bit surprised to read that Kumar Sangakkara’s double century against Pakistan that saved the first test for Sri Lanka was his 8th score of 200 or above.8th double ton!T...(more)

For all its history, the Lord’s cricket ground is yet to acknowledge present day greats Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting. While it has room on its board for workmen-like performances from Praveen Kumar’s or Shane W...(more)

Interesting stuff about the World Cup that does not get much attention in the information overloadNot many know that there is a leg-spinner in their ranks who almost played for India! W.D. Balaji Rao was in the prospect-list much before Piy...(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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The prediction game has started from many ex-players on the teams who are favorites to win the World Cup 2011:Duncan Fletcher mentions India, England and South Africa as the favoritesBishen Bedi adds Australia to the list of India, England ...(more)

As stylish VVS Laxman crafted India’s win in Mohali,I wondered which batsmen had the capability of rising under pressure and performing like he did on that occasion.Generally,the best time to bat in a test match is considered to be th...(more)

ICC has started a competition to select the greatest ODI players and teams of all-time, to mark the 40th anniversary of One-Day International (ODI) cricket. Unfortunately, they have already given different categories in which readers have t...(more)

I have enjoyed the writing of Ted Corbett, senior English writer, in the cricketing field for quite a while now. His humor is very evident in the articles he writes for Sportstar, almost every week when the English cricket team is playing. ...(more)

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The Little Master WikipediaYet another research report was done recently by a set of researchers in Australia on the best batsman in the history of cricket - the result was a known one. The best batsman in the world was Sir Don Bradman.Ther...(more)

For over a decade the burden of Pakistan’s middle order was on the shoulders of Inzamam Ul Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, and Younis Khan.While for the last three years it has been the YoYos with no one stepping up and playing the role that In...(more)


MUMBAI: Congratulating batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for becoming the first person to hit a double hundred in one-day internationals, West Indies cricket great Brian Lara said that he would be happy if the Indian went on to surpass his s...(more)


South Africa took control of the first Test against India in Nagpur on Saturday with stunning centuries from Jacques Kallis (159* off 290 balls) and Hashim Amla (115* off 225), ending the day on an imposing 291/2.It was a topsy-turvy old da...(more)

India’s 46-run win in the final of the Compaq Cup was only their fourth win in ODI finals in 21 attempts since 2000.Sachin Tendulkar has notched up scores of 117 not out, 91 and 138 in the last three finalsHere are more stats highligh...(more)

Besides Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar is the only other player I didn’t mind watching score against us. He was pure artistry, presenting a full blade, exquisite footwork, impeccable judgment of length and an uncanny instinct to seize the m...(more)
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