Adieu Duncan Fletcher – The end of a forgetful era

Australia is touring India for a four test series with the first match being played in Chennai. This is the last series for Duncan Fletcher as the Indian coach. He started with the position on 27th April 2011 after India was riding high on the WC 2011 triumph. However the next two years have not […]

Virat Kohli – Display of class and exuberance – Part 2

Virat Kohli’s performance in the match against Pakistan I hope you enjoyed reading about Kohli’s stellar performance against Sri Lanka in the previous post: http://cricbol.com/blog/2013/02/01/virat-kohli-display-of-class-and-exuberance-not-once-but-twice/ If you thought that was a one time performance, you have got it all wrong. In less than three weeks, on the 18th of March, 2012, India faced a similar […]

Virat Kohli – Display of class and exuberance, not once but twice!

28th Feb, 2012 and 18th March, 2012 – different days – different countries – different opposition, similar situation – similar results expected – same person delivers it. Yes, I am talking about India’s Virat Kohli. The Indian middle order batsman single handedly demolished the Sri Lankan and Pakistani bowlers to keep India’s hopes alive for […]

Cricket Diaries 2012 – Performances across formats and famous retirements

Famous retirements in 2012 The year 2012 was an year of retirements. In March, Rahul Dravid bid adieu to international cricket. Laxman retired in August 2012. Both of them just announced their retirement and did not play a farewell game. Rickey Ponting also retired from international cricket on 29th Nov 2012. Mike Hussey has also […]

Pakistan tame India in the Chennai encounter

Pakistan defeated India by 6 wickets in a pretty much one sided victory in the 1st ODI of the 3 match series at Chennai. However, the match will be remembered more for the heroics of Dhoni who scored a fighting century. India lost 5 quick wickets and went from being 17-0 to 29-5 in 10 […]


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