Beach Slum to Cricketing Heights: The Marvellous Tale of Yashasvi Jaiswal-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis James Wallace in The Guardian, 11 March 2024, where the title runs The opener has gone from living in a tent to breaking records and plays for an Indian Test side with frightening depth. PHOTO wd not dowlnload You may, by now, have heard the origin story of Yashasvi Jaiswal, the 22-year-old Indian opener who has just crunched 712 runs in a series, the most inflicted on an England side by any Indian batter in Test history. No matter – it’s a tale that bears repeating. Jaiswal was just a slight and shy 10-year-old boy when he left his home district of Bhadohi, eastern Uttar Pradesh, with his father, and headed 1,000 miles south across India’s vast expanse to the bright lights of Mumbai in pursuit of a seemingly impossible dream – to make it as ...
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India has the wood on Australia but South Africa looms as the biggest threat. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor) Photo Courtesy of ICC. © ICC 2023 (media contact; Trevine Rodrigo – ICC approved media partner India underlined their favourite tag with a clinical win over Australia proving that the recent series success has definitely given them the wood over another World Cup favourite. The Aussies were all at sea against a varied and skilful Indian bowling attack that made heavy inroads after David Warner and Steven Smith earlier looked set to steer them to a winning total. The exit of Warner and Smith signalled a steady stream of wickets as India’s pace spin combination disassembled the strong Australian batting to keep them down to less than 200 and apply enough pressure to ensure no fightback. But the Aussies are known for their grit and determination when ...
Oct 9, 2023
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Monga’s Incisive Analysis of Australia’s 50 -Over Triumph – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Sidharth Monga, in ESPNcricinfo.com, 22 March 2023, “Zampa and Co stifle India to take series 2-1″ Australia snatched the No. 1 ODI ranking Australia Outplay India in Final Fifty-Over ODI and snapped India’s four-year unbeaten series streak at home with a thrilling win in the defence of 269 in Chennai. Australia went all in from the moment they won the toss and gambled against the dew by choosing to bat on a dry and soft surface. They attacked the new ball in the powerplay, but kept attacking, which resulted in quite a few starts but no fifty. The bowlers then hung in despite a quick start from India, their two spinners Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar took six wickets between them to drag India back from 65 for 0 and 146 for 2. The defence was all the more remarkable because Cameron ...
Mar 23, 2023
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India beat Australia in Hard-Fought 50-over ODI Match – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis India 191 for 5 in 39.5 overs (Rahul 75*, Jadeja 45*, Starc 3-49) beat Australia 188 (Marsh 81, Shami 3-17, Siraj 3-29) by five wickets KL Rahul might have had trouble in Test cricket of late, but he once again proved his worth as an ace No. 5 batter in ODIs with a high-quality half-century in tough batting conditions to give India the series lead in Mumbai. Chasing 189 on a seamer-friendly surface at the Wankhede Stadium, India were reduced to 16 for 3 and then 39 for 4 during a near-unplayable spell of fast, swing bowling from Mitchell Starc. It soon became 83 for 5, before Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja soaked up the pressure during their unbroken stand of 108 to finish the chase in the 40th over. Rahul was unbeaten on 75 off 91, and Jadeja 45 off 69, as India ...
Mar 18, 2023
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India break record for largest win margin by runs, beat Sri Lanka by 317 in 3rd ODI Source : dailymirror India broke the record for largest victory (by runs) in ODIs as they defeated Sri Lanka by 317 runs in the third and final match of the series in Thiruvananthapuram. India broke New Zealand’s record (by 290 runs) to script history at the Greenfield Stadium. Opting to bat, India posted a mammoth score of 390/5 in fifty overs; the Sri Lanka run-chase ended in merely 22 overs, as the side could only reach 73. Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 166 off just 110 deliveries, hitting 13 fours and eight sixes. Indian opener Shubman Gill had also smashed a 116 off just 97 deliveries, as he forged a 131-run partnership with Kohli. ...
Shanaka dazzles in a losing effort. Sri Lanka fall in first one-dayer – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka continues his purple patch with the bat but his unbeaten century in a losing effort underlined the inconsistency of his team. When the bowlers produce great economy the batters let them down. This time it was the opposite as the fully represented Indian batting sent them on a leather hunt after being invited to bat first. Chasing 373 was a daunting target from the outset. But the Sri Lanka batters for once took on the challenge but fell short by 67 runs. Shanaka has been widely and unfairly criticised for his leadership in the shorter formats. But the purists fail to see or acknowledge his success rate which has been the best since the days of their great leaders of the past, Mahela Jayawardena ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Disappointing Sri Lanka succumb to Indian second string – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka started 2023 with an embarrassing loss to India’s second string side in Mumbai. The Asia Cup triumph seems a long time ago as the struggling Lankans were made to look less than second rate throwing growing concerns about the country’s progress since the T20 World Cup in Australia where they were booted out of the competition before the quarter finals. India, without skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, K.L Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shammi and Arshdeep Singh, exposed the Sri Lankan frailties and lack of consistency to rout the hapless visitors without too much effort. It also underlined India’s tremendous depth to keep them among the forerunners of the game while the minnows find emerging talent hard to unravel. New pace sensation Shivam Mavi dismantled Sri Lanka’s experienced batting claiming a sensational ...
Jan 4, 2023
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Why Sri Lanka will be no push-overs for India – by Trevine Rodrigo (eLanka Sports editor) (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images) Source:theroar.com.au Doomsayers in Sri Lanka are bracing themselves for a whitewash by the Indians in the two-Test series, but I have a gut feeling that the tourists will be no pushovers. Dimuth Karunaratne leads a Sri Lankan outfit unusually sitting at the top of World Test Championship rankings currently in its infancy. The Lankans are a team looking for resurgence and they are stacked with a blend of youth and experience. But expert predictions strongly suggest they will be blown away by the powerful Indians led for the first time by Rohit Sharma. The emotional attachment by Indian fans celebrating former skipper and cult hero Virat Kohi’s 100th Test may lift the home team and fend off any possible challenge. India will be in the process of evolution under ...
Mar 4, 2022
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Gravitas | Djokovic & Kohli: The fall of two sporting icons Novak Djokovic and Virat Kohli are among the greatest athletes in sporting history. But as role models, they leave much to be desired. Palki Sharma tells you why on-field excellence is not a substitute for values. ...
Wanindu Hasaranga names Virat Kohli among the three batters who he wishes to dismiss in his career – by Anirudh Singh Source:Crickettimes Sri Lanka leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, who was the leading wicket-taker for his side at the recent ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, hopes to get the wicket of his favourite batter and former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli someday. Hasaranga is currently a part of team Jaffna Kings in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2021 and has been in superb form, having taken five wickets in three games so far. ...
Dec 11, 2021
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