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The 224 Indian contingent which is participating in the Commonwealth games 2014 at Glasgow has began with a bang winning 3 golds, 4 silver and 2 bronze. In the two days so far the Indian team has won gold in women's weightlifting, Sukhen Dey in weightlifting and Abhinav Bindra who has won gold just few hours ago. The most pleasing aspect is that India has won 2 silver in judo by Lambhkham in the under 48 category, Chana, 1 in shooting and 1 in weightlifting, bronze has come from judo. This has been an encouraging sign as this will lift the mood of the entire team and give them the confidence that they can win more gold medals. The performances of these stars has inspired the other team members to give their best and bring more laurels to the country. Other contenders in the fray are from wrestling, boxing, badmiantion, Table Tennis and Deepkia Pallikal, Sarauv Ghosal from Sqaush. Indians have shown that they can compete with other countries and this performance will give them co...

In the two test matches so far in England where people thought the young Indian team who would not able to cope to swing and seam they have shown the will to fight. In Trent Bridge where the pitch was under scanner the Indian batted very well scoring 455 in the first innings with Vijay scoring 1st century outside sub- continent, Bhuvneswar Kumar and Shami Ahmed scoring 50's to help India reach a competitive score. With the ball Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the star with ball taking 5 wickets, Ishant to bowled brilliantly picking 3 crucial wickets in his fierce which rocked back the England team but the last wicket record stand of 198 helped England to cross the Indian total. In the second innings India were struggling but Binny 78, Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar 50 helped India to draw the match. In the second test match at Lords where the pitch was helping the fast bowlers a lot Indian team was struggling at 145 for 7 but Rahane scored a remarkable hundred to give India a fighting score...

After a hard fought draw by the Indians at Trent Bridge which was a flat pitch deserves a much more exciting contest between bat and ball. In this match the Indian batting performed well but did not cash on the position India were. They reduced England to 202 for 7 and after that the tailenders frustrated the Indians. The last wicket parnternship of both teams added 111 and 198 respectively. In this match Murali Vijay 146 in the first innings set the tone of series, Dhoni 82, Pujara also played well in both inning scoring 50's, Bhuvenswar scoring 50 in both innings and taking 5 wickets in the first innings, Ishant Sharma who bowled an inspiring spell to trigger a collapse but the main problem was Ravindra Jadjea not picking wickets putting pressure on the fast bowlers, Stuart Binny who did not bowl many overs but played a crucial 78 runs innings to save the match for the Indians. The pitch played a role as it was a flat and docile pitch. As the next test match is going to take p...

Take a bow, What a captain that India has produced. A railway ticket collector turning into a big cricketer is the luckiest thing that India will be proud of. His achievements is no mere fluke. When he came into the international scence he was swashbuckling player but with time and the pressure of captaincy he has become more mature. His ability to read the situation, play cool and considered one of the best finishers in the modern day cricket. MS Dhoni has won so many trophies which comprises of CB Series in 2008, the first world cup T-20 held in South Africa, the 50 over World cup in 2011, the Champions Trophy win in 2013 which he never won and runners up World cup T-20 in 2014. Apart from he won test series in Newzeland, Pakistan and in his captaincy his side become the number 1 side in test cricket which they finally lost in England 4-0. In the Indian Premier League he won 2 tittles in 2009 and 2010, runners up in 2012,2013 and 2014 which shows the consistency in the team.  ...

South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 75 runs in the first ODI match in Colombo today to take 1-0 lead in the three match ODI series. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.The openers Amla and Quniton de dock began well scoring 60 for the first wicket.After that partnership 2 wickets fell in quick succession that stalled the innings a little bit.Amla laid a strong foundation with his wrist work scoring a brilliant 109.The partnership of Amla and Ab de fillers made light work of Sri Lanka .The home team dropped catches of both the players and they have paid badly for the drop chances.Ab de billets scored 75. At the end David Miller and Mcleran scored some quick fire runs to get a competitive score of 304 for 5 in 50 overs.The most impressive bowler was Ajantha Mendis picking 3 for 61,Mathews 1 and Senayake 1. The Sri Lankans chase began off to promising start scoring 50 runs in 8 overs. Kushal was the man who was scoring runs.He was not afraid off the shot ball and finally got ...

The 3 match ODI series between Sri Lanka and South Africa starting from tomorrow promises to be good clash. These games provide an opportunity for the team management to look at the players which can be a part of 15 man squad of 2015 World Cup to be held in Australia and NewZeland. Last time when the tourist came to the country they lost the ODI Series 4-1 as they were not able to play spin properly which has been their main problem playing in Sub contient country. Sri Lankan team has been in excellent form in 2014 winning the ODI series in Bangaldesh, Asia Cup in Bangladesh, Winning the ODI series in England 3-2. Their confidence will be high as all of their players know their conditions pretty well. The batting comprises of explosive Kushal Perera,Dilshan, the man with leading runs in 2014 Kumar Sangakara, Mahela Jayawarnde,the captain Angelo Mathews who has matured as leader with the help of two experienced players in the team, Thisara Perera who can hit the bowl a long way.The b...

After the win in the recently concluded Australian badminton open championship last week the Indian top star has jumped to number 7 in the BWF rankings. She credited this win to her fitness before the tournament began and was focused on winning this tournament. In this tournament she beat the top Chinese player Shixan Wang in 3 set which made her confident and raised her game in the finals. Saina Nehwal played some wonderful smashes and her net play was good. Her court coverage in this tournament was an improvement. She won her 7th super series title and her 1st after 2 years. This win will make her believe that she can beat the top players if she plays to her best. Prior to this tournament her form was not as good as she reached quarter finals of the Indonesian open,sometimes in the first round. In the uber cup in Delhi she was playing some good badminton winning all her single matches which made her more and more relaxed. She beat top players in the tournament with ease and her ma...

Key battles to look out for in India-England series 2014 In the upcoming five match test series between India and England to began from 9th of July 2014 there are 5 key battles that the fans must look out for. After the debacle of 2011 series this tour will give an idea of how prepared are the Indians . It will be big test for the young Indian team as only 3 players have experience of playing test cricket in England. 1. Indian rookie vs experienced England The new ball is most important time that to put pressure on the batsman coming in and as the matches are taking place in England the new ball spell could decide the fate of series.Swing bowling will play an important role. There are some bowlers from each side which have the ability to take wickets. From England side James Anderson who is the highest wicket taker against India and the man who decimated the Indian fame batting line up in 2011and also Stuart Broad are key for the England team, , accompaning them...