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Brillant performance by young Indian hockey team

The Indian young hockey players came has done the country proud by winning this tournament.They played brilliantly. The Sultan Johar Cup which is a under 21 tournament was an example where the players performed brilliantly and   team defeated the top 5 teams . They only conceded 7 goals in the whole tournament. The starting was very much sluggish defeating England 2-1 , then Argentina 3-2 and then after that the team got together and deserved the trophy. The likes of Manpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Kothajit Singh and other young players have done well in the world stage. The passing was great, agility was wonderful but come the world cup they need to more determined I think India can do well in the coming Junior World Cup to held in Delhi from December. The likes of Uthappa, Akashdeep Singh, and other young players must improve  on the weakness. The coach Gregg Clerk deserves a thumbs up to give them a chance and giving them tips. The pre camp before the tournament was imp...

Indian wrestlers doing good at world stage

 Sushil Kumar who has won two medals at the olympics one at bejing in 2008 and London in 2012, Yogeshwar Dutt winning bronze in 2012 olympics has taken the Indian wrestling to great heights and hoping for much more medals at the Rio olympics in 2016. But the real boost came at the world champioship in Hungary where 3 medals came 1 silver and 2 bronze which shows that wrestling is growing in stature and the youngsters wanted to take this game. I think the likes of Amit Kumar, Bajrang Singh and Sandeep Yadav has done is a big achivement for them and earning India a maiden world cup berth.It was great to see that these 3 received support from the media and also from the people. The Indians are not far behindbehind Iran, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine and USA. The greco roman style in which India has never won a medal but by doing this he has shown to the world that India have talent but they have to be nurtured. Winning 10 medals in all is great achievement. The women's team needed more ...

Missed oppurnity for India A players to comeback in the national team

As the Indian team is to selected for the 7 ODI's and 1 T -20 in India on the september 30 some of the players who have well against the New zeland A side but lost the series against the West Indies A side in Bangulauru. Some of the players Unmukt Chand is a talented player but not able to convert starts into big one. In the West Indies A series apart from Yuvraj Singh who is making a comeback performed well scoring 123,  40 and 61. It shows that with form a cricketer can make a comeback in the team. Robin uthappa who scored a century against the New Zeland A side but was not able to convert the small scores into century. Yusuf Pathan a big hitter and given so many chances did well in the 1st ODI against the West Indies A but did not do well in the next 2 ODI. In the Bowling department Vinay Kumar has done reasonable, Undakat did also well, Nadeem is a good prospect. I think they should be given chances so that they can show their talent and give the selectors a glimpse of these...

Champions league to get underway tommorow

After so much of wait its time for the shortest version of cricket that is the champions league which is going to start tomorrow. The teams are Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kandurata Maroons, Faislabad wolves and the Otago Volts. The team combination will be important as the pitches in Mohali would be fast and helping the fast bowlers at night and at the same time will help the batsman to hit the stroke on the rise. All these teams will play each other once.   The teams will fight out to get into the main draw as all of them have good players that can change the course of the match within few balls. In the Sunrisers team it has players like the captain Shikhar Dhawan, Cameron White, Darren Sammy, the world rank number 1 bowler Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma and spinner Amit Mishra, Otago Volts have the mcullum brothers which are hard hitters of the ball and can play the paddle sweep, Kandurata Maroons has players like Kumar Sangakara, Nuwan Kulaskera, Ajantha Mendis which have experience to pl...

Unmukt Chand- the Rising star

Unkmut Chand a young talented batsman with lot of powerful strokes,pulls, cuts and his ability to clear boundaries at will is the biggest strength. Winning the under 19 world cup and playing captains knock in the final in 2012 has been the turning point and this moment would be cherished for a long. As a cricketer he works hard. The fielding is also brilliant and also cheers the teammembers up when the situation is tensed.  I think Chand can be great player if he does well rotating the strike. As a captain he has been good and recently given captaincy of the India A side against New zeland he has done well by rotating the bowlers around. This young talented player has played for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy. Playing against the top teams and delivering when mattered is the big success of this young person. I think he needs to work on his footwork and becomes tentative. I am big fan of this young player. His IPL career has not been good scoring 61 off 7 inning in the IPL 2013. As...

is the time for wrestling to exit in the 2020 olympics

Today is the day when it will be decided that will wrestling  be there in 2020 Olympics to held in Tokyo? The competition is between Squash, Softball and wrestling. This will be a big loss for the Indians who has done so well in this game winning 3 medals one in 2008 and 2 in the 2012 Olympics. This game is played is played by Turkey, Bulgaria , India and various other other countries. India has several wrestlers which have competed with best and if this game is taken out in the 2020 Olympics it will no good for Indian wrestlers who want to take this game. The 2016 Olympics to be held in Rio can be the last opportunity for our wrestlers and other countries who participate in it and the audience to get a glimpse of it. I think wrestling has lot of telecasts on DD sports which and lots of crowd in the stadiums has attracted a lot of people and because of the people not knowing the rules they are not aware about the game. Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt has made the country proud by win...

Leander paes- the age no barrier

Leander paes who is now 40 years of age has done so much for the country giving the youngsters a lesson with fitness one can attain heights in the life.  His volleys, net play, backhand and drop shot are impeccable which the opponents have no answers for it While paring with Mahesh Bhupati he created havoc for the opponents but due to some disputes he has left Mahesh Bhupati and now partnering Rodak Stephnick. I think his role of guiding the new young Indian tennis player is crucial. While he has led India to gold medal in the Asian games with Saina Mirza and also the men's double gold medal in Doha that was a moment that will be remembered by the all fans of the country. I think the way he never gives up and if loses a point he tells his partner to stay calm and focus on the next point. The way he enjoys a point is big motivation for young players who want to take tennis as a game in his carrier. His personality is so great that the way he talks speaks about the achievements th...

Can one of the Indian IPL sides win the champions league T-20 2013

In this year champions league t-20 tournament played in India there are four Indian IPL sides participating in known as Chennai Super kings, Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals but Sunrisers Hyderabad has to play the qualifying tournament  against 3 teams from Newzeland, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. This should be an interesting tournament as the matches would be played in Mohali, Ahmedabad, Ranchi, Jaipur and Delhi. I think the Chennai Super kings and if Hyderabad qualify they have an equal chance to win the tournament. The Chennai Super kings squad has done very well in the Champion league winning it in 2010 because they have the batting power to chase down scores excess of 180 to 190. Dhoni, Rania, Jadeja, Bravo, Ashwin has a big role to play. Mumbai Indians without their main bowler Malinga may struggle because at the end of the innings he can bowl yorkers at will. Their batting looks good with Pollard, Karthik, Rohit Sharma and others can contribute. Rajasthan Royals who finishe...

Sachin Tendulkar- God of cricket(is the time over)

Playing 200th test match for any cricketer is dream but this man who has done the country proud by making records is great achievement. When he began his international carrier no one thought that the genius would play for 24 years. He has become a role model for youngsters in India and an brand ambassador for world cricket. I think Sachin Tendulkar who's record is beyond imagination should decide wheater he wants to play his 200th test match in India or be a part of winning team in South Africa. This liitle genius who scored the 1st double ton in ODI's was a biggest achievement. His form in the past 2 years has not been impressive but what he has done for the Indian cricket cannot be matched. As an Indian fan i would love to see the god of cricket to play 1 more year of test cricket because his experience would be needed with lot of youngsters in team. Scoring 100 centuries in international cricket is not an easy task but his determination to play under tough situation was a...

Sepak Taraw- New for the Indians

Sepak Taraw which is played with foot and head was a brand new game for the Indian crowd when the super series tournament was held in New Delhi from the 29th August to 1 st September. The Indian crowd was behind the men's team. A match is played by two regus (teams), each consisting of three players. One of the three players shall be at the back; he is called a “Tekong”. The other two players shall be in front, one on the left and the other on the right. The player on the left is called a “Left Inside” and the player on the right is called a “Right Inside. I think the crowds during the Indians matches were great and after each point they were supporting each other. The 16 year old akash performance was brilliant. The Indian's men team came 3rd that is commendable. The role of tekong is very important. The throws in this game should be perfect. The Indians must focus on building strength and stamina on their legs. The three players must have team spirit which is neces...