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A night when the heart fell and rose

April 3, 2011

Vijaya Nadar

Gautam Gambhir was one of the stars of the chase (Photo courtesy: Google Images)

What a night! A night to beat all other nights hollow! A night when the Men in Blue took centre-stage, with a performance none can find flaws in. It was incredible to see a team which was faltering during the World Cup, gain momentum and produce a less than a perfect performance, but still good enough to stun Australia in the quarterfinal, a doddering performance to stamp out Pakistan in the semifinal and come back strongly to reduce Sri Lankan grit to dust in the finals.

The night was incredibly perfect, as the calm, cool and collected captain MS Dhoni received the Man of the Match award and the flamboyant Yuvraj Singh the Man of the Series prize, but I could not help but feel sorry for the man of the moment Gautam Gambhir for not getting a share of the recognition with Dhoni. After all, his innings is what made the huge task look so surmountable in the first place.

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Indians, Dutch seek change when they meet in Kotla

March 9, 2011

Change was the buzzword that rent the air at the Ferozshah Kotla ground here today on the eve of India’s Group B league contest against the Netherlands in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

To begin with, Team India – which started with changing its training schedule to late afternoon – is hoping for an easy game in a change from the series of tight matches it was engaged in by England and Ireland while the Netherlands is looking to alter the run of huge defeats by the West Indies and South Africa and come across as more competitive.

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Roach bears the fast bowler’s burden well

March 1, 2011

He would not let go of the first Man of the Match award he won in the West Indies colours as he addressed the media after claiming six for 27, including a hat-trick, against the Netherlands in the ICC Cricket World Cup group B game at the Ferozshah Kotla ground in Delhi on Monday.

For someone who bears the cross of being the only genuine quick bowler in the ranks of a side whose predecessors would have four such bowlers, the 22-year-old from Barbados said such a responsibility allowed him to express himself as a fast bowler rather than add to the pressure on him to deliver wickets.

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My tweets

  • Has been an absolute pleasure watching Sir Vivian Richards the past month. What a human being! Always ready to share his knowledge. #respect: 2 days ago
  • A delightful view of the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, as seen from my balcony window last night. :) http://t.co/Dmj4uKpIpB: 6 days ago

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