By Kersi Meher-Homji If the first Test between India and New Zealand in Kanpur was a thriller last week, the second Test at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai had magical highlights and sidelights. India triumphed in the Mumbai Test by a huge margin of 372 runs yesterday to win the two Test series 1-0. Whatever the […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Test cricket is alive and thriving. What a Test thriller at Kanpur! It was one of the most exciting Tests I have witnessed, especially the last 52 balls. Set 284 to win, New Zealand was on the ropes when they lost their ninth wicket at 155 with almost an hour remaining. An […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji In the current Kanpur Test against New Zealand Shreyas Iyer became the 16th Indian to score a century in his Test debut. His 105 elegant runs included 13 fours and two sixes. Much is expected from this 26 year-old. As the Test is still going on e-TIDU will report on this Test […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Gliding on the super batting of skipper Rohit Sharma and left-arm spin bowling of Axar Patel, India won the third and final T20I match by 73 runs and the series 3-0. What a whitewash victory! I was surprised when I first read the names of the Indian team. No Lokesh Rahul, no […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The brilliant partnership between Indian openers Lokesh Rahul and Rohit Sharma sure exudes six appeal. Between them they hit seven sixes in the second Twenty20 International early this morning. India’s victory by 7 wickets against New Zealand in the second T20 International at Ranchi enables them to win the three match series […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji In the end it was touch and go for both teams. Any result was possible in the final over. But India won by 5 wickets with only two balls remaining. This thriller ended India’s seven match losing streak across all formats to New Zealand. The first international match in India after a […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Australia won her first T20 Cricket World Cup beating New Zealand by 8 wickets this morning. Dubai has proved a favourite venue for the Aussies as they won both the semi-final last week and the Final this morning on this ground. Sent in to bat New Zealand scored 4 for 173 in […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji What a win! What a climax as Australia beat Pakistan by 5 wickets to meet New Zealand in the Final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday night! As over 98 percent of the spectators at Dubai in the T20 World Cup supported Pakistan, we did not hear “Ozy. ozy, ozy, oi, […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji There was both joy and sorrow in the Indian camp at Dubai this early morning. Joy because India defeated Namibia convincingly by 9 wickets with 28 balls remaining. Sorrow because India had earlier failed to reach the semi-final. First the joy. With spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin capturing three wickets each […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Happy days are here again. On Diwali and skipper Virat Kohli’s 33rd birthday, India beat Scotland by 8 wickets with 81 balls remaining at Dubai. For a chance to enter the semi-final of the T20 World Cup, India had to win by a huge margin and they did exactly that last night […]