Category Archives: ODI

Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Krishna

Sometime back, I tried to analyze whether Ricky Ponting could overtake Sachin Tendulkar in Tests. At that time, the stats stood at Player Tests Runs Avg 100s Age Comparison Tendulkar 157 12499 54.58 41 – 4 tons ahead Ponting 131 … Continue reading →

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Sachin Tendulkar as Opener in New Zealand

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Krishna

Going by some of the comments on this blog, I think quite a few Tendulkar fans do not know how he became India’s opening batsman in one-dayers. Here is the information right from the master himself: 82 (off 49 balls) … Continue reading →

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Serious Thinking Needed for India After Series Defeat Against Australia

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Krishna

Today’s loss against Australia at Guwahati meant that a full-strength India lost a home series against a depleted Australian side with one match to go. It is too early with respect to the 2011 World Cup to hit the panic … Continue reading →

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Australia’s Close Shave

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Krishna

The first match of the Australia-India series had some fireworks towards the end, but it didn’t quite end in the right climax. Praveen Kumar and Harbhajan Singh took India to the cusp of victory, but then gave it up. So … Continue reading →

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India v Australia One Day Series Schedule

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Krishna

It starts from Sunday. Here you go: October 5 (Sunday) at Vadodara – starts at 9:00 am IST October 28 (Wednesday) at Nagpur – Day/Night starts at 2:30 pm IST October 31 (Saturday) at Delhi – Day/Night starts at 2:30 … Continue reading →

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Poll: Will India Beat Australia?

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Krishna

What will be the margin of victory or loss for India against Australia in the one-dayers? What will be Scoreline of India – Australia Series?(answers)

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Dravid Dropped from ODIs

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Krishna

And so the soap opera continues to unfold. This is just another example of why India is on the path to destroying their hopes of winning the World Cup on home soil. Instead of building a strong core team and … Continue reading →

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Delayed Humor of the Week

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Krishna

I meant to post this at the time (October 6), but better late than never. From Achettup (SOAL): Heads of boards representing England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies announced moments after the Champions … Continue reading →

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Champions Trophy Predictions: Bronze Model and Wooden Spoon

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Krishna

I did okay on the predictions at Commentary Position, ending up at the third position. The major points haul was choosing Australia as the eventual winner of the tournament. If England had played more to form in their first two … Continue reading →

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2011 World Cup Format Much Better than 2007

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Krishna

The ICC seem to have learnt something from the 2007 World Cup fiasco by coming up with a new format for the 2011 World Cup. Last time, we had this 6-week marathon that was marred by the pre-mature departure of … Continue reading →

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