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Ganguly, Dravid, Dhoni: Who’s the Best Captain?

Posted by: MI on: April 23, 2012

All three had captained the Indian team (One still does) – in three different styles and all the three are at very different stages of their careers today but the Indian Premier League (IPL) brings them together on a single platform where their leadership skills are evaluated them – Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and MS [...]

The Curious Case of Sachin and the Century

Posted by: MI on: March 22, 2012

The relationship between Sachin Tendulkar and his international centuries is very strange. His century has won matches for India but they have also been scored in lost and drawn/tied encounters. That proves that Sachin may be the greatest batsman to play cricket, but he is a mere human being, not God as envisioned by his [...]

Rahul Dravid’s Master Strokes

Posted by: MI on: March 10, 2012

The ‘Wall of Indian Cricket’ Rahul Dravid has announced his retirement from international cricket. He grew along with the Indian cricket greats like Sachin Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly. In his 16 year cricket career, he achieved the most remarkable 13288 test scores in 164 test matches and 10889 ODI runs in 344 matches. The Wall [...]

Should Sachin Retire from ODIs? Majority say YES

Posted by: MI on: February 25, 2012

Opinions are never right or wrong, never constant and yes, the opinions are changing. “You can’t contain Sachin’s deeds in a statistical frame. He brings unstinted joy to the art of batting. Statistics will happen because cricket is about runs and wickets. But how can you evaluate Sachin’s contributions by just counting the number of [...]

10 Players Who Will Attract High Prices at IPL Auction

Posted by: MI on: February 5, 2012

IPLT20 2012 season which will commence from April 4th has already begun the fiesta with IPL auctions. 144 players in total will go under the hammer for the place of only 25 players, in which the case would be that most players will be ill-fated and will go home empty handed. But for the fortunate [...]

India suffer 7th consecutive overseas defeat at Perth

Posted by: MI on: January 17, 2012

India stretched their away Test losing streak to seven as they lost the third cricket Test against Australia by an innings and 37 runs shortly after the first session on the third day at the WACA Ground here. For India, it was their third successive Test loss in Australia and with still a match to [...]

India Becomes Pitch for Australian Comedy Film

Posted by: MI on: January 14, 2012

Though the Indian cricket team fared poorly against Australia in Perth Friday, Indian cities Varanasi, Kolkata and Mumbai are serving as a pitch for an Australian comedy movie “Save Your Legs!”. The movie is being described as a wild ride from the suburbs of Australia to India. It narrates the story of Edward ‘Teddy’ Brown, [...]

Why BCCI Hates the New Sports Bill?

Posted by: MI on: November 13, 2011

The cry for the new sports bill just got stronger as many of India‘s biggest names in sports have come in support of the game-changing bill by Ajay Maken. The sports icons are all united for this one cause now and the revised draft will be placed in front of the cabinet on November 14. [...]

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni asked the media not to put any pressure on Sachin Tendulkar for his 100th international century which was “around the corner”. Peoples’ expectations from him are as high as Mount Everest, Dhoni said adding that the media was also putting pressure on him. “We are not under pressure as a [...]

Formula One Fatal Accidents Ever

Posted by: MI on: October 29, 2011

What thrills everyone about Formula One is the high speeds and skill at which a driver drives. It makes the race fun and exciting. But same factors can also be the means of danger for drivers. The open cockpit and speeding over 100 mph strike some fatal accidents that are unavoidable and has left many [...]


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