India beat Pakistan at the World Twenty 20 in a bowl off
In a pulsating match that went down to the wire, India beat Pakistan in a bowl off, after scores were tied at the end of 20 overs. India started badly losing 4 early wickets, before Robin Uthappa & Captain MS Dhoni guided India to a score of 141 for 9 (Uthappa 50, Asif 4-18). Pakistan [...]
Rahul Dravid steps down as Indian Captain
Rahul Dravid photo courtesy of Flickr and Rajaram S The pressures that go with captaining the Indian cricket team are enormous. And it has just taken it’s toll on ‘The Wall’, Rahul Dravid. In a move that surprised everybody, Dravid stepped down as Indian captain today from both forms of the game. The move is [...]
Warne puts Tendulkar at No.1 in his top 50 list
Sachin Tendulkar, photo courtesy of Flickr and mangalorecity.com Shane Warne has completed his list of the 50 greatest players. At the very top of his list is Sachin Tendulkar, just ahead of Brian Lara at number 2. Warne put Tendulkar ahead of Lara, because of his mental toughness. An example that Warne provides refers to [...]
