India and Pakistan will face off in the final of the MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup at Spotless Stadium on Sunday 7 January 2018 (3.45pm). For the third year running, India and Pakistan will grace Spotless Stadium in the decider of the multicultural cricket competition. Stars XI (Pakistan) and Malwa (India) made their way through the […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji India defeated Sri Lanka in all three formats of cricket this November-December in India; 1-0 in Tests with 2 matches drawn, 2-1 in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 3-0 in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). Thus out of nine matches India won six, Sri Lanka one with two drawn heavily in India’s favour. Although Indian […]
The reception ceremony of Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma at a hotel in Delhi was more of a traditional affair with a select few including Prime Minister Narendra Modi among the invitees. One of the most talked-about couples in both Tinseltown and cricket pitches who tied the knot in a private […]
A teenage girl from India, Nitisha Negi, has tragically drowned at a popular Adelaide beach on Sunday, December 10, 2017. Nitisha had been visiting Australia to play soccer at the Pacific School Games, when she and four other teammates got into trouble on Sunday. The 15-year-old’s body was recovered near the breakwater at Glenelg Beach […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji It is not easy to follow two Tests played simultaneously in Australia and India on TV. But the time difference of five and half hours enables one to watch them, firstly, a Test in Australia then the one in India with very few TV remote control switches. But as the Adelaide […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji If I sound delighted, it is because I am delighted. Both my countries, India and Australia, won their Tests on the same day, 27 November, by huge margins. Australia defeated England in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane by 10 wickets to lead 1-0. A few hours later India slaughtered Sri Lanka […]
With summer just around the corner the McGrath Foundation is calling on Australia to ‘step up to the crease’ by registering to host a Pink Stumps Day cricket match. Pink Stumps Day, endorsed by Cricket Australia, lets cricket clubs, community groups, businesses, schools and mates bring the magic of the Pink Test to their community […]
A book on famous, forgotten and magical bowling spells Kersi Meher-Homji reviews an unusual cricket book Spell-binding Spells by Anindya Dutta, Notion Press, India, 315 pages, foreword by VVS Laxman. Kindle Version: available on Amazon Australia at the following link for A$ 4.42. https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/aw/d/B0771JHL51/ Paperback Version: available on Booktopia Australia online bookstore for A$ 18.25. […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji “India wins” has recently become a clichéd headline; be it in Tests, in One Day Internationals (ODIs) or Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is); be it against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia or New Zealand. Following beating New Zealand 2-1 in ODIs, India triumphed against the same opponents in T20Is by 2-1 last night. India […]
BOOK REVIEW Chappell’s Last Stand by Michael Sexton, published by Affirm Press, Australia, 288 pages, RRP $29.99. Reviewed by Kersi Meher-Homji Besides being a resolute batsman and one of all-time great cricket captains, Ian Chappell has been the voice of cricket for many decades. He led his teams, Australia and South Australia, with vim and […]