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Opinion | The One Big Reason This Indian T20i Team Is A Nightmare For The Rest
Overall, India have way more match-winners in their line-up than any other team. In fact, such is the depth of India's T20i resources that they can field two or three separate teams, and they will all be world-class.
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Opinion | T20 World Cup: India's 'Aura' Is Cracked - And South Africa Can See It
India know full well that a new title favourite has staked their claim and once again emerged as the defending champions' biggest hurdle.
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Opinion | Pakistan Cricket And Lessons In How To Destroy A Sport, Completely
In March last year, I had written about why Pakistan cricket is in ruins - simply because it is its own worst enemy. Pakistan just proved that again yesterday.
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Opinion | Inside Pak-Bangladesh-ICC Standoff: How 2 Nations Played The Entire System
Pakistan knew full well that they were not going to get anything out of its tantrums. But there were crucial political points to be won - and they were.
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Opinion | Pak's India Match Boycott: How To Self-Destruct To Make A 'Point'
In the long run, it will be Pakistan who will be wounded the most by this, left bleeding from not one but multiple cuts - hefty fines, potential legal action, and maybe even a ban. All for some chest-thumping.
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Opinion | An India Miscalculation, And Ego: Inside Bangladesh's Costly World Cup Exit
If the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the Bangladesh government thought that there was a genuine security threat to their players in India, why weren't these concerns raised earlier?
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Opinion | Why This Women's Premier League Is Different - And More High-Stakes Than Ever
The first Indian women's team Test match was played in 1976, the first ODI in 1978. Almost half a century has passed, and Indian women's cricket seems to be finally finding its place in the sun.
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Opinion | At 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi Might Just Be Too Good To Be 'Protected'
This boy from Samastipur is simply asking Indian cricket to widen its imagination. Can it keep up?
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Opinion | Hero To Villain To Hero Again: How Siraj Had The Last Laugh At The Oval
The 31-year-old, a genuine swing bowler and one who hardly missed his lengths on this tour, has got his five-for, and, much more importantly, vindication, stepping out of Jasprit Bumrah's shadow and saving the series for India.
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Opinion | The Draw That Hurt More Than Defeat - Ask Ben Stokes
There is a winner in this contest; there is that last man standing; someone did indeed have the last laugh. If you are fighting for survival, that is the kind of cut that you want to inflict. And that is what Team India did at Old Trafford.
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Opinion | The One Big Reason This Indian T20i Team Is A Nightmare For The Rest
Overall, India have way more match-winners in their line-up than any other team. In fact, such is the depth of India's T20i resources that they can field two or three separate teams, and they will all be world-class.
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Opinion | T20 World Cup: India's 'Aura' Is Cracked - And South Africa Can See It
India know full well that a new title favourite has staked their claim and once again emerged as the defending champions' biggest hurdle.
-
Opinion | Pakistan Cricket And Lessons In How To Destroy A Sport, Completely
In March last year, I had written about why Pakistan cricket is in ruins - simply because it is its own worst enemy. Pakistan just proved that again yesterday.
-
Opinion | Inside Pak-Bangladesh-ICC Standoff: How 2 Nations Played The Entire System
Pakistan knew full well that they were not going to get anything out of its tantrums. But there were crucial political points to be won - and they were.
-
Opinion | Pak's India Match Boycott: How To Self-Destruct To Make A 'Point'
In the long run, it will be Pakistan who will be wounded the most by this, left bleeding from not one but multiple cuts - hefty fines, potential legal action, and maybe even a ban. All for some chest-thumping.
-
Opinion | An India Miscalculation, And Ego: Inside Bangladesh's Costly World Cup Exit
If the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the Bangladesh government thought that there was a genuine security threat to their players in India, why weren't these concerns raised earlier?
-
Opinion | Why This Women's Premier League Is Different - And More High-Stakes Than Ever
The first Indian women's team Test match was played in 1976, the first ODI in 1978. Almost half a century has passed, and Indian women's cricket seems to be finally finding its place in the sun.
-
Opinion | At 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi Might Just Be Too Good To Be 'Protected'
This boy from Samastipur is simply asking Indian cricket to widen its imagination. Can it keep up?
-
Opinion | Hero To Villain To Hero Again: How Siraj Had The Last Laugh At The Oval
The 31-year-old, a genuine swing bowler and one who hardly missed his lengths on this tour, has got his five-for, and, much more importantly, vindication, stepping out of Jasprit Bumrah's shadow and saving the series for India.
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Opinion | The Draw That Hurt More Than Defeat - Ask Ben Stokes
There is a winner in this contest; there is that last man standing; someone did indeed have the last laugh. If you are fighting for survival, that is the kind of cut that you want to inflict. And that is what Team India did at Old Trafford.
