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India’s Test History

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Krishna

India just marked their 100th Test victory with a thumping win against Sri Lanka. It was interesting reading the statistics of India’s Test history. India is the nation that has taken the most number of matches (432) to reach 100 Test … Continue reading →

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India Needs Bowlers Who Take 20 Wickets

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Krishna

What was the difference between the India of the 1st Test against Sri Lanka and the India of the 2nd Test? OK, I will wait while you compare the two scorecards. The only difference was Mishra and Sharma went out, … Continue reading →

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Is India Going Down to Sri Lanka in this Test?

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Krishna

What in the world has happened to the Indian cricket team? Before the series, I thought an Indian whitewash was a slam dunk. Instead, I look at a 165-run deficit with Sri Lanka still having 5 wickets in hand, and … Continue reading →

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What do you like best: Tests, One-Dayers or Twenty20

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Krishna

Which of the three formats of cricket do you like best? Tests One-dayers Twenty20 Click here to answer the question.

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India as Usual in New Zealand

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Krishna

If anyone was expecting the Indian team to be behaving different on this tour of New Zealand, they would have been disappointed, but not surprised. If India was Australia’s Final Frontier, then New Zealand is India’s Collective Train Wreck. Not … Continue reading →

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Australian Cricket’s Biggest Problem

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Krishna

In one word, “bowling”. Take a look at the runs per wicket for each innings in the last few matches by Australia (in reverse chronological order): Test #1904: 32.70, 27.20 (v SA) Test #1902: 45.90, 183.00 (v SA) Test #1899: 28.10, … Continue reading →

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The 2 Match Series

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Krishna

Several years ago, teams used to play Test series of 3 to 6 matches each, or they would play a 1-off Test. In recent times, the 2-Test series has become more prevalent, especially with series involving Bangladesh and New Zealand. … Continue reading →

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Statistics – Home Series Success %age

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Krishna

The following table shows the success %age of the Test nations in the most recent home series against other nations. Bangladesh is not included in this chart. Until the recent Australia-SA series, Australia had a 100% success rate, but they … Continue reading →

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Australia’s Dilemma

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Krishna

What a Test debut for Jean-Paul Duminy. In his first match, he remained unbeaten with a 50 as South Africa overhauled a massive target of 414 runs against Australia. And yesterday, he added 318 runs with the 4 tail-enders to … Continue reading →

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