Admittedly this millennium is only a decade and a half old, but there is no denying that Australia and India have played out their rivalry across the World and across all formats, most often with big prizes at stake. A rivalry that started off in breath taking fashion in the ICC Champions Trophy in Kenya…
There we have it – might be one World Cup too late, but we have 4 Asian teams in the Quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time in the 40 year history of the game. Given the religious experience that the game of Cricket is in South Asia, this was only a matter…
With the hosts piling on runs and recording big wins, the world cup has begun with a bang. Now comes the colossal clash between the sub continental cricketing giants which will bring two countries with a combined population of 1.4 billion to a standstill. Defending champions India take on Pakistan in their first game, at…
It was 1998 and Australia was playing India for the Border-Gavaskar trophy. India convincingly defeated the Aussies in the first two tests and won the series. In the final test, Australia surprised the hosts by winning the test by a margin of 8 wickets. Mark Taylor, then Aussie skipper was jubilant and I couldn’t understand…
As we await the traditional Boxing Day Test match at MCG, it would be interesting to see who can deliver the “knockout punch” this time around. India were never so close to winning Test Matches in Australia in the past few years. What is probably lacking is the instinct to finish the task, when they…
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