Asia Cup

Yuzvendra Chahal

Brilliant Indian bowlers

The Indian bowling attack looks too good.....  It is often said, a good batting unit can win you games, but a menacing bowling attack can win you tournaments. Over the years, India have developed into a threatening bowling unit and...
Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman looks on after playing a sho

Indo-Pak clash: One-sided games taking the sheen away

Yet another one-sided affair is killing the charm of Indo-Pak clash....... India romped home with another comprehensive victory against arch-rivals Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup. They won the game compellingly by nine wickets, which is also their biggest win...
Mohammad Amir, Anshuman Rath, Nizakat Khan

Mohammad Amir’s lean patch not doing Pakistan any good

Since that eventful Champions Trophy Final at the Oval, Mohammad Amir has been cutting a frustrating figure for Pakistan....... Pakistan have struggled throughout the Asia Cup, but find themselves just one win away from securing a final berth of the...
Bangladesh Nazmul Islam celebrates with his team

How did Bangladesh handle the pressure?

Bangladesh came good when it mattered the most. It was all about handling the pressure and Bangladesh hung on to an absolute cliffhanger….. All was not well in the Bangladesh camp. The back to back defeats against Afghanistan and India immediately...
Jadeja and Malik

Video: The night belongs to India and Pakistan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx3tlyzqQ5Q At one end, India thrashed Bangladesh, while at the other end, Shoaib Malik scripted an ice-cool knock in a thrilling run chase to make sure, the night belongs to the traditional arch-rivals. Deep Dasgupta, Arunabha Sengupta, and Faisal Caesar discuss...
Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik: Pakistan’s new ice-cool hero

Shoaib Malik is becoming the new Miandad and Inzamam of Pakistan cricket. Under pressure, he is the ice-cool hero, which Pakistan need..... When Pakistan needed someone to dig them out of a dim situation, it took a 36-year-old all-rounder to...
Pakistan's Hasan Ali celebrates with Shoaib Malik

Experience combined with fledgling potential harbour Pakistan to safety

Amazing Pakistan script an amazing victory........ After a discouraging defeat against India, Pakistan returned from the dead to seal a nail-biting encounter against Afghanistan on Friday. Afghanistan almost pulled off a miraculous victory, but eventually experience harboured Pakistan to safety....
India's Ravindra Jadeja appeals unsuccessfully

Jadeja makes grand ODI comeback

Jadeja is back on song when it was needed......  The last time Ravindra Jadeja took a wicket in ODI cricket, in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy at The Oval, he picked up a solitary wicket - that of Shakib-al-Hasan...
Afghan batsman Hashmatullah Shaidi plays a shot

Hashmatullah Shahidi symbolizes the fighting spirit Afghanistan have come to be known for

A brave knock....... For well over a few years now, any mention of Afghanistan cricket naturally revolved around the growth of the sport in a war-torn country. By refusing to buckle down even as the threat of the Taliban was...
MS Dhoni

Dhoni should continue to bat at 4

Dhoni's batting abilities are such that he should bat high up the order...... After an ordinary performance in their opening encounter, which they still won by a whisker, India have been unstoppable in the Asia Cup so far. After a...
Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan reacts

Bangladesh forgot the importance of exhibiting resolve

Yet another poor batting display from Bangladesh…… In the twinkle of an eye, Bangladesh discovered themselves in dire straits against a red-hot Lasith Malinga in the opening encounter of Asia Cup. Liton Kumar Das and Shakib Al Hasan left the...
Afghan cricketer Gulbadin Naib celebrates

Afghanistan find a gem of a cricketer in Gulbadin Naib

Naib has made his mark..... After beating Sri Lanka in their first match, Afghanistan proved that it was no fluke by thrashing Bangladesh at Abu Dhabi in their second match of the Asia Cup 2018. Afghanistan batted with a simple...
India's Kedar Jadhav runs to celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan's Shoaib Malik

Kedar Jadhav could be the answer India were looking for

“If just bowl a few overs at the nets before a game. If I throw in more deliveries and try to become a bowler, I will lose my touch.” A huge roar of laughter followed Kedar Jadhav’s comments in...
Afghanistan's Rashid Khan, right, leaves the field with teammates after their win

Rashid Khan: The batsman, the bowler!

Rashid Khan is a complete package..... The question is – what possibly could a 20-year old could do? Well, there are lot of things that one can think about at such a tender age, but Afghanistani all-rounder Rashid Khan has...
Afghan wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad

Bangladesh’s spineless display against Afghanistan

A disappointing Bangladesh batting....... Bangladesh made rounds in the fraternity when they beat Sri Lanka comprehensively in their opening encounter, but were completely outplayed against Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s rise in international cricket has been mesmerizing. They have inspired confidence in the...
khaleel

The spark in Khaleel Ahmed should get ignited

Khaleel Ahmed has the potential to reach the top.... For India's new kid in the block, the 20-year old left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed, the past 12 months have been nothing sort of fairytale. By this time last year, he did...
Pakistan batsman Shoaib Malik runs out as Indian cricketer Kedar Jadhav

Video: India thrash Pakistan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmgQIbAKgFc India had a bad day at the office against Hong Kong, but in the big match against Pakistan, they simply outclassed the favourites in style. Deep Dasgupta, Arunabha Sengupta, and Faisal Caesar discuss the match between India and Pakistan........
India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar, left, celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan's Imam-ul-Haq

India need reinforcements in their pace department

"They certainly need reinforcements in their pace department and investment in Shami or Umesh wouldn’t be a bad idea at all in the future" On Wednesday, India suffered a massive blow when their impactful all-rounder Hardik Pandya suffered a mistimed...
Pakistan cricket captain Sarfraz Ahmed leaves the field

After going untested against Hong Kong, Pakistan batting crumbles against quality Indian bowling attack

Pakistan's batting display was dismal.... After all the hype surrounding the India-Pakistan clash at the Asia Cup 2018, the match was rather one-sided and it was India, who dominated the proceedings, from start to end. India's record in the UAE...
Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan plays a shot

Dhawan exorcises ghosts of England in UAE

"If India are eyeing to defend the title, they will need the openers to fire with all cylinders with the middle-order being a little vulnerable. For Dhawan, he would be looking to replicate his magical performance in the remainder...

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