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The boys played well

Today’s match was everything we had wanted the day before’s to be. Good batting, good fielding, the works. Is it my imagination, or were the Bangladeshis not at full power today? Or was it that Indians were really charging? Can’t say. All I know is that we did really well. This should ease some cricketing [...]

Tell us about Dhoni’s leg, Dammit!

After Dhoni’s outstanding performance in the match yesterday, where he was on the field all day, except for the 26 minutes Gambhir and Sehwag batted, until Gambir was out. He faced cramps and battled on for two overs before calling for a runner in the 39th over and went on to play another 7 overs [...]

So, we win!

The first match against Bangladesh certainly was a nail biting one! Their batting was excellent, and 250 runs on the board was no mean task to chase. Of course, India really had no choice. I groaned when Bangladesh won the toss. The batting team would have an advantage for sure on that pitch. Plus, the [...]

Team India and the World Cup

This is obviously not happening anymore. As far as I was concerned, we were out when we lost to Sri Lanka without bothering to wait for the results of the Bangladesh – Bermuda one. What a performance by India. I am at a loss for words that describe it adequately. It was a blazing start. [...]

Fans or what?

So folks, as we see, india won, and won very nicely yesterday. Now what? What happens of those burnt effigies? What happens to the vandalism in Dhoni’s new home? What happens of this pedestal we put our players on? What happens if they win tomorrow’s match against Sri Lanka? What happens if they lose? Somehow, [...]