Dileep V of CricketCountry looks at some Test match stats of 2010 and unearth the performers through stats. This exercise will ultimately lead to a Test team of the year. The team will consist of two openers, four middle order batsmen, a wicketkeeper, a spinner and three fast bowler.
February 17 2013, 7:09 pm
Read MoreIt would seem as if there as many Gods as we have people in India. A 50-plus religious person would not be surprised if he learnt about a new God for the first time in his life! That the country is secular by constitutional guarantee means people freely worship Gods according to their religious beliefs. However, one religion unites the entire nation: cricket. And there is just one God that binds people following this religion: Sachin Tendulkar.
March 1 2013, 4:14 pm
Read MoreBy Dileep V The third quarter-final of the World Cup sees New Zealand clashing with South Africa. The venue is the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, where Pakistan thumped West Indies two days ago.
October 19 2012, 12:19 am
Read MoreBy Dileep V Sri Lanka and England meet in the last of the quarter-finals of the 2011 ICC World Cup at Colombo on Saturday. Sri Lanka finished 2nd in the group, behind Pakistan, while England qualified thanks to South Africa winning against Bangladesh.
October 19 2012, 12:20 am
Read MoreThe joy of picking a dream team made up of players of all the Cricket playing nations is a fantasy of not only the fans but also journalists. But then it’s always a difficult task to select an ODI team of the year with loads of players involved and playing in different conditions, against different opposition etc. Often all one has to judge are statistics which is the most indicative way of looking at records.
February 17 2013, 6:34 pm
Read MoreBy Dileep V After six weeks and 48 matches of non-stop cricket, we finally come to the grand finale of the tournament. Host India take on Sri Lanka on Saturday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.India ousted Pakistan in the semi-finals at Mohali by 29 runs, while Sri Lanka were the first to make to the finals trashing New Zealand by five wickets.
October 19 2012, 12:24 am
Read MoreBy Dileep V India and Ireland have met only once in ODIs with India triumphing by nine wickets. Of the players who played that game for India, only five of them survive in the present team.
October 19 2012, 12:16 am
Read MoreBy Dileep V The year 2011 saw a sea of change with respect to ODIs. CricketCountry picks the ODI team of the year, based purely on stats.
October 19 2012, 12:34 am
Read MoreBy Dileep V West Indies and Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is the latest entrant in the club of cricketers who are also musicians. Bravo, in tandem with Jamaican dancehall superstar Beenie Man featuring Guyanese-born Timeka Marshall,released his debut album ‘Beenie Man & Bravo’.
November 7 2012, 7:46 pm
Read MoreBy Dileep V A new-look Indian team takes on the West Indies in a five-match ODI series starting today. India’s confidence will be high after a comfortable victory in the one-off T20 International match. It augurs well for India that it was a virtual second team who won against the West Indies.
October 19 2012, 12:25 am
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