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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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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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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This summer when India tour Sri Lanka, there is no doubt that 4 of the most talented spinners in world cricket will be on show.  Sri Lanka have the great Muttiah Muralitharan with over 1000 wickets to his name in international cricket and the man hyped to be his successor, Ajantha Mendis.  India’s spinners (Anil [...]

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With the situation in Zimbabwe worsening every day, the game of cricket has a decision to make regarding Zimbabwe. The line so far that has been adpoted by some of the countries on the ICC has been one of sports and poliics should not mix. Well is the situation in Zimbabwe really about politics anymore? [...]

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A Brief History
Marco Polo was the first person to make any mention of these islands that lie off the coast of India in the Bay of Bengal. Although he did not actually set foot on any of the islands and merely sighted them on his journey back to Europe. There are over 570 islands, many [...]

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Youngsters have trouble in understading the reason why Sachin is so admired by Indians. The stats dont tell them the story, they find weaknesses, glitches, mistakes in them. The stats make him look good but is that all there is to Sachin?
I have been following him ever since I was hooked by his performance in [...]

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