By Kersi Meher-Homji INDIA SURVIVES! They won a must-win match against Afghanistan early today morning. Experts had written off India’s chance of making to the semi-final of this Twenty20 World Cup but Virat Kohli’s dare devil men showed glimpses of their old glory by crushing Afghanistan by 66 runs at Abu Dhabi. Afghanistan won the […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Pakistan, ably captained by Babar Azam, won their second match out of two to lead Group 2 teams in the Twenty20 World Cup. After thrashing India by 10 wickets on Sunday the 24th October at Dubai, they kept the momentum going by beating New Zealand by five wickets last night at Sharjah. […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Get ready to stay late nights and early mornings to watch the Cricket World Twenty20 on TV from today onwards. We saw many preliminary matches and warm up clashes. Now starts the REAL Twenty20 World Cup in United Arab Emirates. Tonight Australia takes on South Africa at Abu Dhabi followed by England […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Indian girls are dominating the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) in Australia. As many as eight Indian girls are representing different franchises in WBBL this season. Last night teenage sensation Shafali Verma was the Player of the Match in the WBBL thriller for Sydney Sixers against Hobart Hurricanes at Hobart. She outshone […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Another thriller in the series between Indian and Australian women and another narrow win for Australia. Now Australia leads the three match Twenty20 International (T20I) series 1-0 with the final match to be played this evening. Luck has on occasions deserted the Indian girls. When they are on top rain interrupts their […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The historic day-night (pink ball) women’s cricket Test between India and Australia at Gold Coast ended in a draw but the Indian girls held all the aces. Sent in to bat on a pitch with uneven bounce, India played with determination despite thunder and lightning stopping play at night on the first […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji If Indian women were devastated by the no-ball which had converted their victory celebrations to despair in the second One Day International (ODI) two days ago on Friday, they were jumping with delight after winning the third and final ODI yesterday. Set a huge task of scoring 265 runs to win, India […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji In my seventy years of watching cricket, I can’t recall a match as thrill-packed as the second one-day international (ODI) between Indian women and Australian women in Mackay last night. It was a heart-stopper decided by a no-ball. The Indian women were ecstatic when Nicola Carey was “caught” off the second last […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The fifth Test between England and India at Old Trafford, Manchester, has been cancelled amid COVID virus outbreak in the Indian squad. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed this news via a statement. It was a fascinating series with India leading 2-1 and the fifth and final Test due […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji What a fluctuating Test at The Oval! What a fascinating series! What magical moments! When one lists all time exciting Test series, the current 2021 swinger between England and India in England should be included. The first Test at Nottingham last month ended in an exciting draw. India could have won it […]