After the dismal show against Australia, India continue to prove that they are laggards when playing abroad. India not only lost to NZ, it lost badly. Barring the fight in the 3rd ODI when some fine knocks by Jaddu and Ashwin helped India tie the match. India could just bite dust in the entire series. […]
Category Archives: Interesting stories
WAGs (Wife and Girlfriend’s) of Indian Cricketers
Dear Readers, Indian cricketers have historically maintained very quite private lives. Barring a few celeb romances like the linkup of Azharuddin with actress Sangeeta Bijlani, Indian cricketers have remained quite shy. Dhoni’s wife Sakshi did hog a lot of limelight, but that is because of Dhoni’s popularity. However, due to the commercialization […]
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 […]
Virat Kohli’s performance and what it means for marketers and fans
Talking of Virats Kohli’s achievements has become the latest craze among all cricket commentators recently. He recently made a record beating all the legendary cricketers in the number of matches taken to make their first 15 one day international centuries. It is a great feat by the youngster indeed and requires some appreciation and recognition […]
Virat Kohli vs Mahendra Singh Dhoni – should we compare?
We have recently seen Virat Kohli captain the India ODI (One Day International) cricket team in 3 matches during the West Indies, Sri Lanka, and India Tri Series. India lost 2 matches captained by him and won the last match against West Indies. The captaincy has been handed over to Virat only because M S […]
Cricbol wishes a Happy Birthday to M S Dhoni on turning 32
M S Dhoni, the captain of the Indian Cricket team in turns 32 today. M S Dhoni was born on the 7th of July 1981. The CricBol.com team wishes the Greatest ever Indian Captain a Happy Birthday. We also wish him faster recovery from his current injury. This is a special occasion for all […]
ICC Champions Trophy 2013 Fixtures
Finally the long and tiring IPL season is over. However, it was spiced up with controversies, fixing scandals, arrests, some close matches and a fitting finale in which Mumbai finally laid down their hands on the ‘not-so-coveted-anymore’ IPL trophy. It’s time for some exciting cricket now as the top 8 teams of the world […]
The IPL Spot Fixing Saga – story of resignations and stepping aside
So, finally the latest news that is coming up now is that all the drama that has been unfolding since the IPL Spot Fixing saga became public was all a façade. Mr. Srinivasan has said that he will step aside and Mr. Jagmohan Dalmia is appointed as the interim president. Mr. Jagmohan Dalmia […]
Why Spot fixing does not mean the end of the IPL
Spot fixing has raised a few very pertinent questions about the level of fairness in the games, the integrity of the players, and the way the IPL is being run. It has also raised questions about whether the IPL is going to remain the most happening entertainment platform for the Indian populace even after […]