The Duniyah Cricket Blog

Over the course of a long career, Sourav Ganguly has amassed more detractors than fans but even they would not accuse the Prince of Kolkata of lacking spunk. Ganguly burst into the international scene as a 24 year old, with a 100 in his debut match at Lords. That knock provided us with a first [...]

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So much has been written about in the past several months with regards to the decision made by our cricketers to honour their lucrative IPL contracts rather than playing for their Country in the hastily arranged tour of England next year which co-insides with the second season of the IPL.
Most of us Lankans here at [...]

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Danny Guthrie’s tackle against Hull said it all - volatile, desperate, mindless.  The past few weeks at Newcastle have been nothing short of farcical and the mood was summed up beautifully by a Geordie woman being interviewed by the BBC: “Mike Ashley has ruined my life!“  In Mike Ashley’s emotional statement he concluded “I am [...]

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The setting was the eleventh hour of Transfer Deadline Day.  The rumours flew around with the usual names mentioned.  News filtered in that Manchester United had finally managed to snatch Dimitar Berbatov away from Spurs. The status quo had been preserved. Another season of Big 4 dominance was on the horizon …… and then in [...]

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Michael Atherton recently said the Champions Trophy in Pakistan ‘was called off because the players didn’t fancy going.’  Ironically at the same time it seems these same players have made up their minds to compete for Olympic glory in 2020.  Comments praising the Olympics and the credibility of Twenty20 cricket as a sport have been [...]

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Seldom does one experience great pleasure and joy at being proved wrong and I happen to be one to experience such a feeling as Sri Lanka wrapped up an impressive series win over the Indians in the 3rd Test played at the P. Sara Stadium on the 11th. As those of you who read my [...]

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To those of us outside China, the name, Liu Xiang, may not sound familiar but next Thursday the world’s most populous nation will stop to watch the defining moment of his career.  Every 4 years the Olympics makes and breaks thousands of athletes’ dreams and in Athens in 2004, a Chinese hero was made.  Since [...]

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I am a massive fan of Kumar Sangakkara and have followed his development as a world class batsman with great interest over the years. Like many others, I have also read with great interest and admiration the plethora of articles that Sangakkara seems to be writing these days to various publications. The following comment made [...]

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Some of you on the Duniyah Forum have requested and are waiting for this updated guide to Vegas..so here it is.
Hotel prices can vary from day to day in Vegas, depending on demand. Off-season they will of course be cheaper but more importantly, there is the chance you could be upgraded if you are sweet [...]

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When Virender Sehwag’s IPL Franchise decided to name themselves the Delhi Daredevils, they could not have chosen a more appropriate description of their captain.  Sehwag’s swashbuckling style has made him both a hero and a zero in his career and has infuriated opponents and teammates alike.  One week ago Geoffrey Boycott described him as talented [...]

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