By Kersi Meher-Homji Even without Virat Kohli, India defeated South Africa in the third and final T20 International at Cape Town early this morning (Sydney time) by seven runs to win the series 2-1. Eight days ago India had triumphed in the ODI series 5-1. Now no one can say India wins only on home […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The Twenty20 International (T20I) series between India and South Africa is at razor’s edge. South Africa won last night by 6 wickets to draw level the series one-all with the final match on Saturday at Cape Town. In reply to India’s 4-188 in 20 overs, Manish Pande (79 not out) and […]
India has been crowned champions of the MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup after a narrow one-run victory over Pakistan at Spotless Stadium. Winning the toss and batting first Malwa, representing the Indian Community, posted a modest 2/65 off 7 overs. Openers Vikasdeep Pal and Tanveer Sangha posted an even 50-run partnership as they built a solid […]
By Gaurav Joshi Every time a member of India’s victorious Under-19 team is quizzed about the World Cup they won on February 3 in New Zealand, the players are quick to highlight that the triumph was achieved not over three weeks but over a campaign that lasted two years. No wonder, then, on the eve […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The fifth One Day International (ODI) between India and South Africa last night at Port Elizabeth in South Africa was a roller-coaster but India eventually triumphed by 73 runs to win the series 4-1 with one match still to be played on Friday at Centurion This was India’s first bilateral series win […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji India’s future in cricket is bright. Their Under-19 cricket team thrashed Australia’s Under-19s by 8 wickets with 67 balls remaining in the Final of ICC U-19 World Cup at Mount Maunganui, New Zealand yesterday [Saturday]. Winning the toss, Australia was going well at 4 for 183, Jonathan Merlo (76 runs) and Chandigarh-born […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Somehow Virat Kohli and India have become synonymous in the last few years. Whenever Kohli bats well, India wins. In the first One Day International (ODI) at Durban last night, Kohli scored a polished century against South Africa and India won by six wickets with 27 balls in hand. South Africa batted […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji What a Test of paradoxes with twists and bumps galore! Can you imagine an Indian Test team without a spinner? It’s like Agra without Taj Mahal, Paris without Eiffel Tower and Sydney without Opera House. Four days ago I had criticised Indian skipper Virat Kohli for including a fifth seamer Hardik Pandya […]
Virat Kohli with Ravichandran Ashwin By Kersi Meher-Homji India may have lost the Test series against South Africa 0-2 on Wednesday but three of their players Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravichandran Ashwin have been voted in the ICC Men’s Test XI of 2017. Also three Indians, Rohit Sharma, Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The theory that India rules like a king in the sub-continent but falters like a pauper overseas was proved again when they lost to South Africa by 135 runs in the second Test at Centurion yesterday. As they had lost the first Test at Cape Town a week ago by 72 runs, […]