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Laxman hopes for a great 100th Test

By thedarknight ⋅ November 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Indian batsman Venkatsai Laxman on Wednesday said he was hoping for a “special” performance in his 100th Test against Australia, the team he has smashed more centuries past than any other.
Laxman has scored six of his 13 hundreds against Australia, including two double-centuries, and is only the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to have made […]

India v Australia, 3rd Test: Review

By thedarknight ⋅ November 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Both India and Australia would be looking to draw positives from the drawn test at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla.
Australia would be very happy that they were able to grind out the Indian bowlers and hold on for a draw. This result would be a great boost for them especially since all their premier batsmen got […]

India v Australia, 3rd Test: Match ends in draw

By thedarknight ⋅ November 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The third test between India and Australia at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi ended in a draw as the two sides decided that a result was not probable early in the afternoon session.
Scorecard - India vs Australia - 3rd Test
Earlier in the day, Gambhir and Dravid started their overnight stay at the crease but the […]

Laxman hits back at critics

By thedarknight ⋅ October 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Having smashed an unbeaten double ton against his old-nemesis Australia, middle order batsman VVS Laxman on Thursday hit back at his critics, saying “all doubting Thomases” should stop advising senior players about their timing of retirement.
“There are doubting Thomases outside the team and not in the team. There were all sorts of stories built up […]

India vs Australia, 1st Test: India bat out the day

By thedarknight ⋅ October 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The first test between India and Australia ended as a draw with the home team batting out the last day to prevent the visitors from snatching a win.
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Set a target of 299, the hosts were never in contention after they lost Sehwag and Dravid early. Sachin and Gambhir batted to put on a fifty partnership […]

India vs Australia, 1st Test: India lose Gambhir; 83 for 3

By thedarknight ⋅ October 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India continued to falter in their chase against Australia in the first test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
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Set a target of 299 to win the match and take a 1-0 series lead, India lost Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid before lunch. After the break, Tendulkar and Gambhir again got together and added 53 for […]

Seniors have always performed: Ganguly

By thedarknight ⋅ October 8, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sourav Ganguly came out in strong defence of senior players in the Indian team, saying that they had always given their best for the country throughout their career.
“We have been performing ever since we have been in the team. We don’t look at current form. We had given our best on the field,” Ganguly, who […]

I never demanded Laxman’s dismissal: Afridi

By chetannarula ⋅ October 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Friday sought to clarify that he never demanded removal of Deccan Chargers’ captain VVS Laxman and claimed his remarks that the Indian was not suitable for Twenty20 version was quoted out of context in the media.
“Tim Wright, the new Chief Executive of the Deccan Chargers team, spoke to me about […]

Gilchrist made Deccan Chargers captain

By chetannarula ⋅ September 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

VS Laxman’s tenure as the captain of the Indian Premier League side Hyderabad Deccan Chargers came to an abrupt end on Monday as the team announced that Adam Gilchrist would be doing the job from now.
According to an official release, Deccan Chargers have appointed Gilchrist team captain with immediate effect.
“Adam Gilchrist commands respect within the […]

Deccan Chargers to probe spat

By thedarknight ⋅ September 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The management of the Hyderabad Deccan Chargers has decided to investigate the clash between skipper VVS Laxman and mercurial Pakistani player Shahid Afridi.
According to a release from Deccan Chargers Chief Executive Tim Wright from Hyderabad, “following remarks which have appeared in the news media this week attributed to Shahid Afridi and the response to those […]

Laxman lacks aggression: Afridi

By thedarknight ⋅ September 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Tuesday denied undermining the authority of VVS Laxman, his captain at Deccan Chargers, but maintained that the Indian lacks aggression.
The flamboyant all-rounder started a war of words with Laxman with his unflattering remarks that the Indian lacked both aggression and leadership qualities. Afridi also felt that Adam Gilchrist would have […]

Afridi has no team ethics: Laxman

By thedarknight ⋅ September 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Deccan Chargers skipper VVS Laxman has hit back at Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who blamed his captaincy for the team’s failure in the Indian Premier League.
Afridi’s outburst prompted an angry reaction from Laxman, who said: “Afridi has no team ethics. He should know it was a collective failure because he was part of the […]

Gilchrist should lead Deccan Chargers, not VVS

By thedarknight ⋅ August 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi feels Adam Gilchrist would make a better skipper for the Deccan Chargers team in the next IPL season as VVS Laxman, who led the team in the inaugural edition, lacks leadership qualities required for the fast paced T20 cricket. Come to think of it, he has a point.
Hyderabad Deccan Chargers was […]

Don’t write off Fab 4: Kumble

By thedarknight ⋅ August 23, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Test skipper Anil Kumble came out strongly in defense of the fabulous four of the Indian middle-order who failed against the Sri Lankan spin duo of Ajantha Mendis and Muthiah Muralitharan in the recently concluded three-match series in the Emerald Isle which the visitors lost 2-1.
“I don’t know who gave this tag - Fab Four. […]

Sachin drops to lowest ranking ever

By thedarknight ⋅ August 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India’s master batsman Sachin Tendulkar has dropped to his lowest ranking in 15 years in the ICC rankings for Test batsmen after a disappointing series against Sri Lanka.
Tendulkar, who started the series in the 13th position, finished in 23rd place after scoring 95 runs at 15.83. He drops six places after scores of six and […]

Sri Lanka vs India, 3rd Test: Review

By thedarknight ⋅ August 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India could not have asked for a better beginning on day one of the third test match at Colombo when they won the toss on a placid wicket with a chance to fight the Lankan spinners and put up a huge total. And they started off well again with Sehwag and Gambhir putting up 51 […]

Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets; series 2-1

By thedarknight ⋅ August 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sri Lanka won the third test against India at the PSS ground in Colombo by eight wickets and that too inside eight days.
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On the fourth day, India started a fight back with Dravid and Laxman at the crease, but Dravid was out once he got his fifty. Laxman though carried on reaching his own fifty […]

India fighting hard to stay alive

By thedarknight ⋅ August 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India were fighting had to stay alive in the third test match at lunch on the fourth day against Sri Lanka at Colombo.
Dravid and Laxman started the fightback in the morning and they batted quite well as Dravid brought up his half century, while Laxman was batting with the help of a runner. After an […]

Sri Lanka vs India, 3rd Test: India staring down the barrel

By thedarknight ⋅ August 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India were staring at defeat in the third test against Sri Lanka at Colombo at the end of the third day’s play.
India led by a mere 14 runs when the day’s play was called off. Sehwag and Gambhir dashed off to another good start before Dammika Prasad sent the duo back to the pavilion. Murali […]

Sri Lanka just ahead after Day 2

By thedarknight ⋅ August 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sri Lanka just managed to get a 2 runs lead on India at the end of Day 2 of the third test at Colombo.
Riding high on a gritty century by Kumar Sangakkara, who was due a good score after he failed in the last two tests, the hosts reached 251 for 6 when bad light […]

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