Post by CricBol.com. Jacques Kallis and Sunil Narine help Kolkata Knight Riders register a comprehensive victory over the defending champions Mumbai Indians in the first match of the IPL 7 played in the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Kallis hit 72 runs and Sunil Narine took a haul of 4 wickets by giving out just 20 runs. […]
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India vs Pakistan WC T20 – Greatest cricketing rivalry
This is the first match of the second round with the two arch-rivals playing each other for the fourth time in World T20 cricket. Interestingly, India has never lost to Pakistan in either World Cup or World T20 cricket, having played them on eight occasions before this. The world cup rivalry between these two countries is […]
World Cup T20 – 2014 – Preview
After the recently concluded Asia Cup, there is already a growing buzz about cricket at Bangladesh this season. With a total of 16 teams participating in this edition of the world cup and consisting of new entrants like Nepal and Hong Kong along with a completely new format, the ICC T20 World Cup 2014 is […]
IPL 7 – 2014, The Million Dollar Show
The countdown begins for World’s Top billed Cricket League i.e. Indian Premier League. The Premier League is generally considered to be the highest-profile showcase in the world for Twenty20 (T20) cricket; this will be the seventh season of the IPL. There will be eight teams playing this year, one less than 2013 after the withdrawal […]
Graeme Smith – Career Review
“The starting point of all achievement is desire”, said Napoleon Hill and Graeme Smith did desire. He desired, he believed and he definitely achieved it! 33-year-old Smith, the most successful South African captain post Apartheid era and one of the grittiest batsmen of his generation bid adieu to international cricket at the conclusion of the […]
Asia Cup Review – India prespective
After the deplorable performances in South Africa and New Zealand, a lot was expected from Team India at the Asia Cup as it was being played in the favorable conditions of the sub-continent. However, two heartbreaking losses against Sri Lanka and Pakistan meant that India was eliminated without reaching the final of the tournament. It […]
The India Tour of South Africa – from a different perspective
We are going to do complete coverage of the South Africa Tour of India from a different perspective. A perspective that was not possible before. Now, since the Indian team has finally come out of the tall shadow of now retired from all formats of the game, Sachin Tendulkar, it will be interesting to watch […]
Confessions of a Cricket Atheist
The past few days and the coming few days are very important for the world of cricket. Well, that is what you would feel these days, if you switch on your TV and go to any news channel in India. Every time you would come across news related to just one event that you would […]
The lost winners….
In a cricket game, we are usually so much attached to end result that not much importance is given to the loosing team. Similar trend is followed for giving out the Man of the Match awards. The MoM award is usually given to a player of the winning team. However, if there is an […]
Benchmark: Sachin Tendulkar vs Virat Kohli Infographic
As I mentioned in my last article on Virat kohli’s performance and comparisons to the cricketing legends, it has become inevitable to compare his performances to those of Sachin Tendulkar. There are many factors that can be considered to compare their performances. Factor like the number of total runs made in equal number of matches, […]