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MS Dhoni – Finisher No More? An Australian Cricket Expert Begs to Differ

In the recently concluded ODI series between India and Australia, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s strike-rate, or…

World Records in Cricket

Every sport has its own set of records. The nuances of any sport allows individuals…

ES’ ODI XI of 2015

2015 is finally over and it was one hell of a year in the cricketing worlds.…

Team India: Selection Blues!

Yuvraj Singh is back in Indian colours and so is Ashish Nehra. Yet, their journeys…

India’s next generation of all-rounders

The national selectors are trying to strengthen an Achilles’ Heel— the all-rounder’s position — as…

Asad Shafiq: The new mainstay of the Pak Middle Order

The 26-year-old cricketer from Karachi is one of those very few quality young batsmen produced by…

Revisiting the Cricket World Cup through some numbers!

Cricket’s biggest carnival, the ICC Cricket World Cup is long concluded and people have since…

The Last Hurrah

The big semifinal was over, the bigger semifinal was eagerly awaited. The clock was inching…

World Cup: Most Shocking Exits

Victories remain forever in our minds though some defeats also have the same implications. We…

Sangakkara smashes records at SCG

Kumar Sangakkara broke two records in Sydney today against Australia in a match which saw…

Coetzer’s century goes in vain, Bangladesh win by 6 wickets

The relationship between records being broken and this world cup continues as Bangladesh beat Scotland…

New field restrictions rule – victim of unjustified criticism?

After 26 matches in this edition of ICC Cricket World Cup, a common feature noticeable…

Australian team cruise to a crushing win against Afghanistan

And it was yet another one sided affair in Perth, with Australia crushing Afghanistan by…

Shaiman Anwar becomes the leading run scorer in WC. Pakistan beat UAE.

Pakistan fans have finally something to cheer; especially the faithfuls of Ahmed Shehzad. Pakistan comfortably…

New ICC World Rankings released

There has been plenty of reshuffling in the ICC Player rankings after 23 well contested…

The Superhero of the Proteans: Abraham Benjamin de Villiers

The superman of South Africa has shown his magic once again at the grandest stage…

Misbah breaks silence after severe criticism

After facing two humiliating losses from India and West Indies, Pakistan has faced a lot…

Brendon McCullum cleared of serious injury

New Zealand’s captain Brendon McCullum was cleared of a serious injury after taking a severe…

Decoding the genius behind Ashwin

Ashwin is perhaps the best living example of someone who learns from his mistakes. Not…

India thrash UAE to enter quarter finals

The pacy WACA track turned out to be a spin nightmare for the UAE side…

Williamson takes NZ to 1-wicket victory against Australia

New Zealand defeated Australia by 1 wicket in the Pool A match in Eden Park,…

The World Cup Derby: Australia v/s New Zealand

Tomorrow is the day when two of the most dominant teams of the tournament cross…

Shami to miss tomorrow’s match

India’s ace fast bowler Mohammed Shami will miss the next Pool B match against UAE…

World Cup XI of the Week

The world cup 2015 is now almost 2 weeks old and what we have witnessed…

Celebration time for Afghanistan at last!

If you ever thought the presence of minnow teams in the world cup was only…

Top 10 Wicket-Keepers in World Cups

Nowadays wicket keepers are not included in the team just for their skills behind the…

Sachin wants Associate Nations to Get Better Exposure

Who hasn’t just loved the performances of the associate nations in this World Cup edition?…

Clouds over fitness: Micheal Clarke, James Faulkner

As Australians arrived at Auckland today to play co-hosts New Zealand 5 days later, in…

5 reasons for India’s Victory

Indians have finally broken the jinx and have got lucky the fourth time. This was…

Shoaib Akhtar rates Misbah as a coward and selfish skipper

Controversies and Shoaib Akhtar have a very old relation. Despite being away from the field…