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...Board of Cricket Control in India or BCCI. They seems to be trying to prove their points in the worst manner. Even if the sky falls on their heads, they may not learn from their mistakes. These days, they should have been concerned about India's early exit from the World Cup, but they always have their political interests to give more attention. They have proved that having politicians in anything related to sports won't lead to any progress. Their ...
...again at the top, if India is to retaiin atleast some of its glory. 5. Yuvraj Singh: We can see high talent here, but no results. An excellent fielder and brilliant runner between the wickets, but where did the batting go! He is supposed to have the ability to bat under pressure, but all he has managed to do is to get out when he should be there! The future of Indian cricket seems too dark if he continues like this. Its time he knows his responsibilities ...

existtoinspire 09.05.2007 · Read full review
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...my weaknesses. At present India are the under-19 World Cup holders. I first saw the Indian Test team on TV during their tour of England in 1971. Surprisingly India won the Test series 1-0. The team comprised of players such as Sunil Gavaskar, Ashoke Mankad, Ajit Wadekar, Gundappa Vishwanath, Dilip Sardesai, Eknath Solkar, Faroukh Engineer, Abid Ali, Bishen Singh Bedi, Srinivas Vengatravagan, Erapalli Prasanna and Chandrasekhar. The team was captained ...
...42 runs. In 1979 India lost the away Test series against England. The all-rounder Kapil Dev played his first Test in England. The best Indian bowler was Karsan Ghavri who bowled left arm over the wicket. The final Test at the Oval was a cliffhanger. India failed to score 300 odd on the final day. Sunil Gavaskar scored a memorable double century. Chetan Chauhan hit 80. England was saved by the captaincy of Mike Brearley who rotated his bowlers magnificently. ...

mrpaella 29.04.2001 (03.05.2006) · Read full review
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...These young Indians have rescued India from a No win situation tons of times and are really quite spectacular not to mention they save about 40 runs every match on the field with their incredibly agile bodies. Anil Kumble: - A legend already, this leg spinner who has a whole bag of tricks to trouble the opposition, really pays off for India on numerous occasions; his faster one is actually faster then what many quick bowlers bowl!! His experience ...
...of the game and one India the Series (One day and Test) in Pakistan. they were the key, as India have always lacked a quality pace attack. Irfan’s reverse swing actually surprises Pakistani bowlers, that’s amazing considering they invented it. Well these guys have given Indian the ability to actually win matches abroad rather then winning just at home, India was always a force to reckon with at home but now they have actually become an unbelievable ...

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India start their home test series against Australia knowing that the Aussies are by far the best test team in the world. India will be able to benchmark themselves against a team which whitewashed the West Indies 5-0 only 2 months ago. India’s strength has always been their batting but since the end of Kapil Dev’s career they have not produced a match winning bowler. The current crop of batsman include three of true world class in Tendulkar, ...
...a left hander Ramesh gives India a useful left/right hand opening combination. Rahul Dravid bats at 3 and is an immensely talented batsman. A similar age to Tendulkar he has played 40 tests and averages over 53. Any average over 45 is very good and Dravid has 8 test centuries to his name. Dravid played well for Kent in 2000 averaging nearly 50 in 15 championship matches. The teams captain Saurav Ganguly comes in at 4 and he too is capable of huge ...

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India Cricket team is governed by BCCI (Board Of Cricket Control India), i'm a big fan of cricket & India is my Fav team. Indian team is among the best teams in cricket in the current world, it is the most Fav game and also the most played game in India though Hockey being the nationa game of India. Cricket was brought by The British in India when they were ruling India. Indian Team gets the maximum money then any other team in the world world ...
...the Indian Internationa team. India have won the world cup only once in 1983, and lost in the finals to Australia in 2003. But they are currently the world champions for the first time help 20-20 World cup. Indian team had produced the greats with the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Mohinder Amarnath, Azharuddin, Sachin, SAuran so on the list is so huge for me to pen down. Sachin Tendulkar he is currently the best batsman around the world, ...

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Well, the first test is now over and well, the australians managed to make it sweet sixteen, and all credit to them. Numerous pundits around the world have often berated indian pitches, and most cricketers have often stated how touring the subcontinent is one of the hardest overseas tours. Nevertheless, the quality of steve waughs men came through. At 99-5 in the first innings, mots test sides would have folded in the cauldron of the wankhede stadium, ...
...day, alongside mathew hayden. The indians were found wanting in reply, and the aussies with mcgrath and gillespie tore the batting order apart. This current side is unstoppable, and arguably one of the best test sides in recent years.... it would have been interesting to see this side take on the west indian side of the 1980's ! ...

AdonisC 14.08.2000 (03.03.2001) · Read full review
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Back in the 1980s, India were one of the best teams in the whole wide world but recently they have lost a lot of form. I think that they have the players but just play too many old people who more than likely bribe the selectors. I have seen some of the new, young up and coming players and they are much better than the current team. This team lacks excitement and are only good when they have given Pakistan a good kicking. I think that more money ...

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Ganguly though a very good player but his captaincy is little bit in question. He is an aggresive captain that is all-right but he has a mental plan in his mind and is very reluctant to change his predetermine plan as per the situation. Nagpur test is the example of that, he was very reluctant to employ spinners at both ends, particularly in the first innings, when S.Singh got Wicket at that time the conditions were very condusive and by applying ...

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...performance shows it all.... Well India no doubt played well in Nairobi in the ICC knockout trophy.But they went down to NewZealand in the finals.We cant say that India is still a side having players involved in match fixing.The reason is that India didnt perform well on that particular day.In the same way when they were in Sharjah playing against Srilanka and Zimbabwe,we cant say that they played badly,they did perform but not to their mark,and ...
...of our friends say that India presently undergoing problems like match fixing is still under the pressure of this "Fixing" stuff.But the present team has a lot of new players like Zahir Khan,Yuvraj and Dahiya.It is too early to say that India is still underperforming.India is doing well and with thier inclusion in our side you can see that we are a much better fielding side and yes we do lack an all rounder but it will take some time for these youngsters ...

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...too cricketing powers you’d know India decimated Pakistan without any respite. The fact is this is the biggest and most emotional contest superceding our very own ashes. Even though Pakistan led the series two games two one with two to play for Indian somehow managed to do what they’ve been doing on a regular basis recently, believe in themselves, and pull themselves out of a hole with unmatchable tenacity. They not only leveled the series but one ...
...would make it through, but India would have none of it, in the first game Indian batting Star Virendra Sehwag, scored the highest score ever by Indian, a mammoth score of 307 and that virtually proved to be enough for Pakistan as India managed to score a humongous 650+ total. Pakistan lost their way from the very beginning and lost wickets to the disciplined bowling of Iran Pathan, India’s new bowling hero. Indian one by an innings an 60+ runs. ...

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...ask the rick society of India to donate? The indian Cricket team had a chance to show something then, but by refusing to play, they have made fools of themselves. I, personnaly, am a fan of the Indian team and don't want to say anything against them, but what can I fo. I am forced ot go aagainst them. But this does not mean that I will not stop supporting them. I will support them for the rest of my life because I am an Indian. I know how it feels ...
...I was in the Gujarat Earthquake, about 50 km from Bhuj. I was also very lucky that I got out alive, because I was staying in a farm in tents when the earthquake happened and I managed to get back to England safe and sound. But I am very disappointed to hear that the Indian cricket team will not help the poor people of Gujarat. Others may also think this aswell and I don't blame them for blaming the Indian cricket team.# I don't have anything much ...

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...the beating of Austraila in India in 2001, India's cricket is in a renaissance and when India tour england the feelings displayed by the British Indian is something cricket has never witnessed. But why the support for India over England ? Broadly speaking the British Indian does not get the chance to do what they most want to do - support India. And when the oppurtunity comes, they grab it with both feets, both arms and the type of voices only hard ...
...light up with they saw India play well and that too at cricket. The fact of the matter is a lot of second generation Indians are going back to their roots in so many ways when they see India play and especialy see they play well. And no-one should deny someone going back to their roots. After all it is heritage and culture that distinguishes one from another Ever since the Norman Tebbit test which was chucked out with ridicule by the majority of ...

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Pakistan and India are both neighbours with a common history yet a very different sporting tradition. Pakistan is three times as small as India yet overshadows it most Sports. In cricket India have lost ten of the last tests to Pakistan and lost eighteen of thte last twenty one day encounters. Pakistan currently has a host of stars in its team and a surge of up and coming talent. Record breaking stars such as Wasim Akram,Shoaib Akhtar, Saqlain ...
...penetrative bowlers. In India there is Anil Kumble and not much else. In India itself Pakistani cricketers are idolised as film stars even Imran Khan makes tv ad appearances to this day whearas most Indian players are relatively unknown in India. Like they say Its not the size that matters. ...

laline72 02.12.2000 (04.12.2000) · Read full review
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Well the Question is will India win the World Cup in South Africa? Well I beleive they will and here is why. Firstly lets forget about the tour of New Zealand, the pitches were ruined for those matches. India have the most talented Front line Batting Line up in World Cricket. Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Saurov Ganguly to name a few, World class. But not only these but the two young guns of Yuvraj Singh & Mohammed Kaif are ...
...it be a spinners World Cup? After this they are limited with Srinath, Nehra & Agarkar, all good but not really world class. Any way i think that it will be a Batsmen World Cup and India have the best so i think they will beat Pakistan in the Final. ...

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...like to start with why India lost the worldcup.India won every match in the worldcup except the matches it fought with Australia. India even with seven best batsmen in the world lost like freshers in cricket.It was not india's batting that made them lose the cup , it was the bowling.While Australia had players like Lee,Mcgrath etc , India did not have any such bowlers with them , the batmen were forced to put up heavy totals to ensure a win. To ...
...what he did to Ganguly. India now has new players like Mahendra Singh Dhoni,Sreesanth, Suresh Raina etc. I would like to focus on three players and how they might be useful in winning the world cup. Doni: A player from Jharkand with a modest background, he has improved his keeping and batting.He is being compared to Adam Gilchrist of Australia by the media.some say he has the potential to be the next Sachin. ICC ranked him second best in the world ...

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