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In the Asian games 2014, the Indian performance in Inchon was  full of surprises and disappointments. The  India began with a bang with Jitu Rai getting the first gold medal on the first day.  Then the performance dipped a little bit with the athletes getting bronzes. After that the Indians began to pick up pace and started to win golds and silvers. The Indian team finished the Asian games at  8 th place with 11 golds,10 silvers,and36 bronzes. The biggest disappointment was Saina Nehwal who lost in the quarter finals and PV Sindhu losing in the pre quarter finals. In Asian  games 2014 the Indian squash team did exceptional well in singles and team event.In singles Sourav Ghosal won the silver medal and Deepkia Pallikal won bronze medal. In team event the men’s team won gold and the women’s team won the silver medal which is a great achievement. In wrestling  India won 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals in Asian game 2014. Yogeshwar Dutt was the mai...

Since the inception of T-20 cricket in 2005 the impact of T-20 format on Indian cricket   has been great. Different T-20 leagues across the world has led to many changes in the attitude of the players. T-20 has made the batsman more fearless, play more innovative strokes and lead many huge scores in ODI cricket. Few years back the scores of 240 to 250 in one day interantional was defendable but now with more T-20 being played the scores 300 to  350 is considered not safe. The likes of Sanju Samson, Akshar Patel, Karun Nair and other young Indian talent have got an exspoure to play with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and learning the tricks of game The T-20 format especially the Indian Premier league has attracted more and more crowds in the stadiums. The people love to see the batsman hitting fours and sixes enjoying the match. The crowds come to watch and love to see exciting matches going to the last ball. The T-20 format has been a criteria for the player...

The Asian games  second biggest sporting event after Olympics it is a best chance for India to do well and bring glory to country. They will be competing against South Korea, China, Japan and other Asian countries. These Asian games will be tougher as some of ace players like Jwala Gutta, Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna, Vijender Singh have withdrawn for some reasons from the games but also it gives an opportunity for young Indian players playing for first time participating  in this type  big event  to show the mettle. Indian medal hopes are from  Shooting, Wrestling, Hockey, Kabaddi, Sqaush, Badminton, Weightlifting, Athletics, Archery and Boxing. Apart from these sports India can surprise in Basketball, and Volleyball. The pressure will be on Indians to repeat the performances of Commonwealth Games 2014, but keeping in mind the challenges of best teams of Asia from China, Korea, and Japan. In Wrestling the expectations is on Yogeshwar Dutt,  Amit ...

Sachin Tendulkar who has done the country proud by playing for 24 years has been inspiration for the younsgters and whenever he stepped on the field people expected him to score runs and he played according to people expectations was remarkable achievement. Scoring 100 centuries is not easy and it needs a super human effort to cross this record. His humbleness, dedication and play for country makes him ambassador and role model for youngsters.  International Cricket In 1999 when Sachin Tendulkar's father died during the World cup, he showed his dedication to play the world cup by making a quick returns after attending the funeral of his father. This was amazing as it shows the commitment and dedication for the cause of country despite near catastrophe at home. This was the first incidence that stuck me. In 2011 after winning the 50 over world cup in his home crowd and the way people cheered for him, the youngsters lifting him on their  shoulders was an amazing scene which ...

The Opinions and discussions of the Indian team performances outside India has been the talk of the media.  Indian team's performances in test matches outside country has been pathetic . The dependable and best batsmen like Pujara, Kohli  failed in the recently concluded England tour. The pace bowling does not meet the international standard.However the Indian team performance in shorter format (ODI and T-20) has improved due IPL. My SWOT analysis of Indian team ahead of challenging season is as following. Strengths   The Indian team has the potential to do well in batting department .As we look at the openers we have Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Ajiyanka Rahane and Murali Vijay. Among the four of them Shikhar Dhawan and Vijay will be my openers in longer format and in the shorter format Ajiyanka Rahane and Dhawan are best persons to do the job. For the next three slots the contenders are  Kohli,  Raina, Rohit, Pujara, Sanju Samson, Ambati Rayudu. For me...

The champions league CL T-20 is just 2 days away and here we look at SWOT analysis of Kings XI Punjab team Strengths Kings XI Punjab are the most exciting team in this tournament. The batting looks very strong which comprises of mix of experience and young Indian talent which can destroy any bowling attack. The players are Virender Sehwag, Manan Vohra, Wriddhman Saha, Mandeep Singh the big hitting Maxwell, captain Bailey, David Miller. This team has chased the score of 200 in this year Indian Premier League few number of times. They bat with lot of fearless attitude. They have a good bowling attack which has Johnson, Balaji, Sandeep SharmaAksharPatel, Rishi Dhawan and Perera who is a hand ful with the bat and bowl. They will be playing all their matches in Mohali and also the support of Preitty Zinta helped them a lot. Weakness : During the second half of Indian Premier League 2014 the big hitter Maxwell was not at his best. The bowling of Parvinder Awana was bad in the final...

The doubles match between Leander paes paterning with Rohan Bopanna playing against Serbian pair of Nenad Zimonjvic and Illja Bojovic went to 5 thriller which lasted almost 3 hours. The Indian pair prevailed. The first set the Serbian won it 6-1. It was one of thrilling matches of tennis in recent times. Both of pairs battled  for each point. In the second set the match went to the tie breaker and the mistakes of Bopanna cost them the set. After the second set the Indian pair staged a great comeback  and played with confidence.Leander Paes and Bopanna services were great and won the third 6-3. It was a good combination of brilliant strokeplay from Leander Paes. In the fourth set the Indians played with great control. The crowd support at stadium was great as it was supporting each point that Indian pair took. At the end Indians won 6-3. The fiffth set was breath taking stuff as both of pairs battled for each point and finally broke the services and won 8-6. This match prove...

The Indian team are on the backfoot after losing both their singles tie in Bangalore today. Yuki Bhambri was struggling with his shots. His opponents took advantage and took the first set 6-3. Bhambri made many unforced errors and the second set was one sided as the Serbian Lajovic took 6-2. The third set he improved the game but at one stage he was leading 4-1 but the powerful shots of Lajovic and unforced from the Yuki proved too costly and lost the set 7-5. It was one of those matches that India would love to forget. The Second singles match between Somedev and Kranjovic was a tough match but the Serbian showed their skills and won the match 1-6,6-4, 3-6,2-6.  Without their top players Serbia showed that there are better team than India at this level. Somdev played the second set well but the Serbian did not allow Somdev to return into the match. He played some excellent backhand strokes and put pressure on his serves. The pressure will on Leadner Paes and Rohan Bopanna to...

The Champions League T-20 2014 carnival will began in few days time. In this tournament 3 Indian Premier League sides is in contention to win the the trophy. These teams are Chennai super Kings, Kings XI Punjab and Kolkatta Knight Riders. It is a format that can surprise everybody  as last year  Mumbai Indians won the tournament . This time also we can hope that out of these 3 teams one can lift the trophy. Chennai Super Kings has been a consistent side in the IPL from the start. They won CL T-20 trophy in 2010. The batting looks solid. The onus will be on opener Brendon Mcullum and Dwayne Smith to give a flying start followed by Raina whose performances in this tournament has exceptional, Faf Du plesis, MS Dhoni,who is one finest finishers in 50-50 overs and T-20 Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra jadjea both all rounder contribute with bat and ball.Both Jadjea and Dwayne Bravo can are excellent fielders. This team has done well in the past and the pressure will be on them to repea...

The Indian team had some fantastic players which has contributed for India becoming a such good cricketing nation. There have achievements by the Indian team in the past which made the people of India united  and follow the Indian team closely. Winning ICC tournaments  The Indian team has done the country proud by wining ICC tournaments. The first time that India lifted the a major championship was in 1983 when Kapil Dev lifted the coveted trophy against West Indies which was considered the toughest team to beat. Since then the performance at the major ICC tournaments have improved a lot. The Indian team won the ICC T-20 world cup in 2007 which nobody thought this would happen. After this the Indian team won ICC World cup tournament in 2011 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni  which was icing on cake as it was last world cup for Sachin Tendulkar. In ICC champions trophy the Indian team were runners up in 2000, Joint Champions with Sri Lanka in 2002, champions in 2013 edi...

Conducting sports league matches in India is becoming a lucrative business, a media attraction due to live coverage on TV channels, attention to sports and  unearthing hidden talents apart from providing known players to make enough money for a happy living and entertainment to common man. Youngsters sued to hesitate taking sports as a profession for the economic uncertainty and most parents were not encouraging for the fact that they did not see their wards future in it. With various leagues taking place in India since 2008 the situation is changing. What started with Cricket by now has spread to cover  Badminton, Hockey, Kabaddi and in few months time to come we will see football league too. CRICKET: IPL, CLT20, KPL Cricket is a religion in India. The Indian Premier league (IPL) which began  in 2008 has been a success and has gained immense  popularity. It has completed 7 seasons. IPL has helped the Indian cricket a lot. The players like Yusuf Pathan, Parthiv P...

India trash England by 9 wickets in the fourth ODI at Edgbaston and the seal the series 3-0 with one match to go. This was a one sided affair as India dominated the home team from the start. Their last series win came in 1990. The Indian team won the toss and elected to bat. England began off to a bad note losing wickets in the first 10 overs which really made the work of their batsman more difficult. After that Morgan and Root put an 80 runs partnership but after that wickets fell at regular intervals. Jadjea picked 2 wickets, Raina 1, Shami 3, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2, Ashwin 1 and 1 run out. The Indian team bowled good line and lengths which never allowed the England batsman to settle and rocked them at top. The only positive from England view was Moeen Ali who played a good 63. Apart from that the England team would have struggled to get 150. The fielding off the Indian was great saving runs. India batting made light work off the total chasing in 30.3 overs. Shikhar Dhawan was not ...