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Two Majestic ‘cameos’ in Cricket from Dhoni and Pathirana-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Amidst the hot news in Australia relating to the knife-wielding nutcase and his killings at Bondi in Sydney, I watched snatches of the web-reportage on the match between the Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Superkings (CSK) in the IPL tournament.  The latter event was high-scoring, topsy-turvy, turbulent and fascinating. In point-form let me highlight some remarkable performances. A: Batting first CSK amassed a reasonable total even though Daryll Mitchell’s faltering innings at the end  slowed them down till he was dismissed in the last over …And then ….. B: Mahendra Singh Dhoni walked in to face the last few balls. Though the match was at Wankhade Stadium in Mumbai, this Indian Maharaja was not deterred; he smacked three huge sixers in the four balls he faced. All hailed His Majesty Dhoni. C: Undeterred, Rohit Sharma (the former captain of the Mumbai team) unfolded ...

Apr 15, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged , , , ,
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India emerge as raging favourites for World Cup. But are they peaking too early? – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor)   India and Australia have parallel thinking before a World Cup in that they utilise a similar strategy to work out potentially dangerous opponents by placing a series between them before the real event.  We have seen this time and time again. And this edition of the World Cup in India sees two definite contenders go head to head with this in mind before the World Cup proper.  The cat and mouse strategy is meant to fine tune the strengths and weaknesses between the squads with the ultimate aim to outhink their opponents in the decider if they meet. Both teams loom large to take out this edition. But write off Pakistan, England, New Zealand and South Africa at your peril.  India take momentum and home ground ...

Sep 25, 2023 Posted by In Articles, Trevine Rodrigo Tagged , , ,
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Kohli, Perry named cricketers of the decade Source:Dailynews Dubai, Monday: India captain Virat Kohli was named the ICC’s male cricketer of the decade on Monday as Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry swept the top women’s awards. Kohli and Perry were the big winners in the International Cricket Council’s Awards of the Decade, while Australian batsman Steve Smith was crowned the best Test player. ...

Dec 30, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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Full text of PM Modi’s letter to Dhoni: ‘Looking at you as just a sportsperson would be injustice’ Source:Scroll.In The former India captain thanked PM Modi for the appreciation, something he said that every artist, solider and sportsperson craves. Mere statistics are not enough to assess the impact Mahendra Singh Dhoni had on Indian cricket, the Prime Minister wrote in a letter paying tribute to the former captain who announced his international retirement on August 15. Modi heaped praise on the talismanic captain who led his country to three limited-overs ICC tournament triumphs. Dhoni is the the only captain to have won all the ICC trophies on offer (including the mace for No 1 Test team in the world). The 39-year-old retired from international cricket on Independence Day with a post on Instagram, more than a year after he last played for India – the lost World Cup semifinal against ...

Sep 1, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , Comments 0
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