India beat Bangladesh in last night’s semi-final with minimum fuss, chasing the score of 264 set by Bangladesh in just 40 overs, at the loss of 1 wicket. It was a clinical performance by Team India and the top three batsmen in the line-up comprising of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Having followed […]

This ICC Champions Trophy couldn’t have gotten more interesting – Pakistan shocked everyone by beating England easily to reach the final to be played on Sunday at the Lord’s. Nobody really expected that. So who joins Pakistan – will it be India or Bangladesh? India are the favorites for this match, but as this tournament […]

Most people expected England to qualify at the top of their group and reach the semi-finals, but not many gave Pakistan a chance after their shambolic performance against India in their first match. But here they are, and they have looked very dangerous indeed. Pakistan have had two spectacular wins, one against South Africa and […]

To show just how unpredictable this competition has been, the 7th and 8th ranked teams – Sri Lanka and Pakistan will be competing today to see who gets into the semi-final, at the expense of the South Africans, the #1 ranked team in cricket. Clearly, rankings don’t really matter much. Sri Lanka played brilliantly in […]

At the end of the match between India and South Africa, you can’t blame AB de Villiers, the greatest cricketer of his generation and the best ever to have played for South Africa, if had felt that the world was against him. AB is one of the rare foreign cricketers who is universally popular even […]

It’s the biggest game of the ICC Champions Trophy so far, India versus South Africa. Winner goes through to the next round, and the loser goes out of the competition. It’s do or die. The Indian captain Virat Kohli and South African captain AB de Villiers are very good friends, as they play for the […]

It’s the big one – England versus Australia, and while we all hope for a good match, the weather hasn’t been kind to Australia. Both the group matches they have been involved in so far – against New Zealand and Bangladesh, were washed off. Australia must win this match to progress to the next round. […]

The New Zealand versus Bangladesh match will not decide who gets to reach the semi-finals, but it does give the side winning the match a chance, depending on what happens in the England versus Australia game to be played this Saturday. If Australia beat England, then regardless of what happens in this match, both Bangladesh […]