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{mooblock=November 2013}
             Shivnarine Chanderpaul and his 150th Test.              Match report.              It happened.              Taming 300 plus targets is a routine.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=October 2013}              Dummy's guide.              Poor George Bailey.              Morality notwithstanding.              Too many cooks working on the wrong broth.              If not for cricket, then atleast for a hashtag.              The future is still uncertain.              They could still collapse.              Fake FB wall.              That is obvious.              A poetic tribute to Rahul Dravid - The Wall.              You provided us with a sense of pride.              8-0.              The CLT20 final through the eyes of our COW.              But they must do ABangladesh.              Andy Zaltzman and his receding hairline.              Is fear governing his decision?
{/mooblock} {mooblock=September 2013}              But they need to get many things right.              It wasn't very nice.              In India or world cricket?              Wrap up this never going anywhere league.              Emperors across fields behave similarly.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=August 2013}              Rules over common-sense spoiled the fun.              But are they really worth it?              Bell out, Australia in.              The momentum swung like a pendulum.              ...as an opener may be he is just not ready.              Ashes, Proteas, India and much more.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=July 2013}              Nick Young is after blood.              The Ashes has thrown up a clear winner.              Sumit explains why...              Change of personnel shall help Australia.              England have taken more than just a 1-0 lead in the Ashes.              An Englishman's views on the Broad issue.              Living up to all the hype.              However, it doesn't make him a man of no integrity.              Ashton Agar swung the battle for The Ashes.              Players' contribution potential for England and Australia in Investec Ashes 2013.              ...they keep complacency in check.              But Arthur’s message can still inspire them.              Is it India's best selection committee yet?              Battle of words.              Has sidelined South Africa.              India v West Indies - Match review.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=June 2013}              Tri-series preview.              Perhaps the best Indian captain yet.              The end or a new beginning?              They just need to play it.              A sub-continent cricket battle from England.              Or is England simply better this time?              They gave moustache a good name.              Kill the old cow.              The beginning of the choke.              Forget the gloom and let's have some fun.              Do too many things and get called a slut.              The uncanny resemblances between the UN and the ICC.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=May 2013}              He is right in not answering questions regarding the IPL.              Did they fix it?              Do we forget and move on to the Champions Trophy?              Review of performances by the teams in the Indian Premier League 2013.              Why not just stage the whole thing openly?              A preview to the upcoming English summer.              Permutations.              A Tribute to Brian Lara - the prince of Trinidad and the last lion from the West Indies on his birth.{/mooblock}{mooblock=April 2013}              Could it be?              Key players and the duds in the pile.              Emotions experienced while watching last night's match.              Random musings on the conception of a reality show.              From Pietersen to Ashes!
{/mooblock} {mooblock=March 2013}              With love from Holdingwilley.              England underestimated New Zealand.              What to take from this India-Australia series.              He deserves another chance.              India take the four match series 3-0.              Impact is necessary, century is incidental.              It's pretty freakin' hilarious.              Don’t judge skippers merely by their win-loss ratio.              The glasses aren't helping.              Team India and the new found purpose.              Highlighting the better.              Technology has driven the audience online.              ...that spoilt the opposition’s happiness.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=February 2013}              This pitch is neither India's nor the sub-continent's strength.              Our View: 1st Test India v Australia- Post Day Three.              1st Test: Ind v Aus - Day one was for those who kept it simple.              Analysing the bowlers.              Analysing the middle order.              Analysing the openers.              Has talent become the scapegoat for failures?              When lazy elegance took over.              Guardians against thieving batsmen who seek to steal runs.              An article born from a batsman's fear.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=January 2013}              What teams should do at the Auctions.              She has inspired many young girls.              “Thanks for coming on this freezing cold night you Pommie bastards!”, he said.              Pakistan tour of South Africa - Preview.              A star with the talent to make him a superstar.              Let him follow his investment principle.              The decision undermines his value in the side.              The problem of Steve Finn.              The world was their oyster...              Warning, he is not going anywhere.              The man who Jammu and Kashmir should be proud of.              A rookie analysis of Gauti's problem.              Hopefully not a one-sided contest.              In the first two weeks, cricket has entertained.              Analyzing the steps for the long run.              Wishful thinking or maybe not.              The man behind the scenes.              NZC requires divine intervention. Amen!              Shahid Afridi discusses his never-ending retirement saga.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=December 2012}              H&W decide to sit and watch a match together.              A preview of the India-Pakistan Series.              A childhood hero who never went away.              Thus ends an ODI era in which God played.              For Clarke the glory days never left Australian shores.              They can vindicate the faith.              Pondering England's next moves.              What makes Jimmy so threatening.              With them, a part of me retires.              England’s strange selections in this match irks this Englishman.              Indian cricket needs a saviour.              Enjoy the joy ride.              A petit and loud letter from the curators to captain cool.              They gave fight a good name.              A poem summarizing the first two games of the series.              An ode to Ricky ‘Punter’ Ponting.              A strategy to cover up a larger problem.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=November 2012}              A man who evoked reactions.              Backed by stats, England are still on the mats.              India have managed to bring smiles to many.              The final chapter of Aus v SA is yet to be written.              Ineffective with the ball and a lover’s spat on Twitter makes Stuart little!              The intriguing battle between Australia and South Africa continues.              A satirical post match press conference.              Unperturbed by comparisons, he gets the job done.              Q&A with Mr. Sudhir Naik, chief curator of the Wankhede stadium, Mumbai.              Apart from how to play spin, England has a few selection issues.              Which is the correct technique, Indian or English?              Vishal Shah articulates the two most destructive batsmen in the world.              Nick Young previews the 1st Test between India and England.              The first Test shows Clarke as the better captain.              Turning it the other way.              A resolute invitation for a discussion.              India must begin its search for their next spearhead.              Same prism but will the perspective be different?              Day 1 of Mumbai v Railways in the Ranji Trophy.              The history and evolution of Cricket Bats.              A description of the second day’s play at the Cricket Club of India.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=October 2012}              A review of the Champions League Twenty20 2012.              The IPL teams must win this mafia war.              A typical interview of a typical cricketer applying for a typical cricket team. How typical!              If we cannot support those who have it, the least we can do is not curse them.              How a bunch of spirited cricketers are turning the cricketing tide towards the Caribbean.              Highlighting through the ICC World T20 2012.              That Brotherly Feeling on the cricket field.              A take on how a few teams performed in this World T20.              The match fitness of fast bowlers worldwide seems to have regressed at an alarming rate.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=September 2012}              The so called 'minnows' have a long way to go.              Harbhajan Singh has definitely made a case for himself.              Sumit talks about what Virat has that Rohit doesn't.              Afghanistan have more to lose than the other teams.              James' view on the master's retirement.              Holdingwilley's satirical take on the Indian Team selection for the ICC World Twenty20              Analysis of successful run chases by teams in Tests.              Gritty, dignified and an eternal team man.              Strauss will no longer lead from the front.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=August 2012}              What youngsters do when they’re not legally allowed to drink.              A team worthy of sitting on the final rung of the ladder.              The KP dilemma has ECB in all kinds of soup.              New Zealand continue their inability to tackle spin.              An Englishman’s review of a series that went to South Africa.              Pujara showed why he deserves to succeed Dravid.              For a nation, this is not just a number.              There is no UDRS for this blemish.              En route to making a world record.              Mumbai city’s prized possession.              Adversities are his constant companions, but trust Rahul Sharma to emerge triumphant.              Rohit Sharma has had chances aplenty. Time to drop.              Kevin Pietersen cannot be allowed to retire from Tests.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=July 2012}              Why every super-hero needs a sidekick.
             A look at the fast men very quickly.
             A preview of the India v Sri Lanka series.
             A preview of the England v South Africa Test series.
             Lee leaves like the quicker one
             Mark Boucher at his statistical best
             James recounts his experience of testing the World Cup final pitch.
             A tribute to Sourav Ganguly on his birthday (8th July)
             The Super King from India!
             Is the BCCI listening to what Test cricket has to say?
             Over time some bowlers are identified with the most infamous incidents of their careers...
             When David conquered Goliath...
{/mooblock} {mooblock=June 2012}              Attack, said the Buddhist
             Number 11s can’t bat? Tell that to these guys!
             Have Lara and Viv Richards spoilt the current West Indies batting?
             Ameya feels the IPL is belting it... albeit in a wrong direction.
             Mayank ponders over the career of KP in shorter format that promised a lot more than it delivered...
             A tribute to Watto's exploits that's longer than his career!
             A glowing tribute to the growing legend of Michael Hussey...
             Controversies around KP just don’t seem to go away...
             The solution could well be in its roots too!
             Nick makes a point about Strauss not being ruthless enough...
             A thought on what needs to be said.
{/mooblock} {mooblock=May 2012}              Adithya charts MSD's rise from a run out in Bangladesh to the pinnacle today..
             How Dada's contribution to IPL goes way beyond the numbers...
             Ameya thinks there is nothing to be blue about the innovations...
             Blue has now become the colour of field.
             They may not be the No. 1 side in the world, but the men from this country are still the hottest property around, writes GK
             A different kind of problem the IPL poses.
             Some last minute understandings.
             GK is worried if Jadeja may become a regular fixture in Team India with his new outrageous to say the least styling
             James gets down and dirty to find the secret behind low scores in IPL 5
             Greyblazer talks about Chanderpaul who has quietly joined the 10k club...
             Ashish Nehra, the pioneers of erratic, irritating to see fast bowler, turned 33 a few days back
{/mooblock} {mooblock=April 2012}              Nick feels KP is playing to the gallery as he takes on Wisden...
             Adithya looks at the heroes who give us our heroes...
             Ameya sees a heart of gold behind the glitzy facade of IPL
             Mayank evaluates the IPL teams as they approach the midterm
             A heartfelt poem by Dev Tyagi & Gaurav Sethi wishing the God of Cricket a very Happy Birthday
             It’s not only Master Blaster’s birthday, it is original Master’s birthday too...
             James describes his experience of watching the IPL matches with his dad
             A six that hurt India for a long time...
             Is that Rahul Dravid?
             Greyblazerr is suitably impressed by the Mahela school of batting...
             Good ol’ days of domination have waned in cricket these days, whether you are No. 1 side or not, it doesn’t matter anymore
             A switch in time...
             It's all a stage
             In his Kohliness exists Clarke
             The fever that cured a billion people...
{/mooblock} {mooblock=March 2012}              It's been one year since 'The Greatest Match Ever'
             When the Aussie rule ended and...
             On this very day cricket died a hundred deaths...
             A humble tribute to the wall...
             A modest poetry dedicated to a man who batted like poetry in motion.
             The sequel of the Faking News Series
             The match could have easily been mistaken for a highlights package.
             An ode to Rahul Dravid
             ...the first double centurion in an ODI is still a woman and not a man.
             Pankaj transforms into a fly on the wall in Indian dressing room...
{/mooblock} {mooblock=February 2012}              A dissection of the cricket fans on twitter!
             GK relives Ponting's greatest ODI knocks...
             By bringing intent in, we are muddling the laws...
             It's been two years but GK still remembers it vividly...
             Dhoni's six at death sent GK down the memory lane...
             Where is the pride?...
             On a slow day, Pankaj makes up some news...
             GK remembers an incident that Kirsten's 188* overshadowed...
             India needs to believe it can without Sachin...
             GK believes the root of the problem is within...
             Mayank thinks media is over hyping Trott...
             GK questions BCCI's wisdom with Dhoni and the captaincy issue...
             A quick low down on the IPL sale...
             Pankaj gets hold of MSD for a candid interview...
             Nothing seems to be changing and that's a worry...
{/mooblock} {mooblock=January 2012}              Mahesh analyzes all the demands being made in wake of this tour...
             Mayank thinks all we need is a little bit of patience...
             With almost every batting record at Sachin’s feet, the ton of tons has been acting pricey. But how long will it remain elusive, is the question.
             The reactions from BCCI and SLC couldn't be more different...                 Pankaj has some brilliant ways to deal with this team...                 Adithya rips in to the Indian Team after their insipid performance...                 Indians might as well utilize their time sightseeing...                 What is the point of the title when no one deserves it?                 You can sense the impending disaster....                  There is something called a plan. Heard of it?                What exactly happened at Boland Park?               Will Dhoni, the batsman, ever be questioned on merit?
             Sumit tries to make a case for inclusion of Rohit...
             Sumit does a brilliant analysis of MSD's batting performance...
             Sydney was no surprise. But where did this downslide start?
             GK looks at the bleak picture post Zaheer...
             Mayank believes India can still turn this around...
{/mooblock} {mooblock=December 2011}              This series will be defined by the selection decisions...
             Bagrat sums up everything about this tour of India...
             A quick reminder from Abhishek about what's in store...
             Soundar can't sleep till Boxing Day Test gets underway...
             Sunny's and Mohan's build up for the 'Agneepath'...
             The world is divided in to brown and green...
             Sumit joins the chorus demanding more recognition for The Wall...
             Bagrat is proud to be a part of a dying breed, the number 11s...
             Chintan tries to guess who will be the next to breach the 200 mark...
             Even Sumit is baffled by RVK's selection...
             Why touring Australia can be heartbreaking for Indian fast bowlers...
             Adithya sees hope for West Indies...
             Sumit profiles the one and only Boom Boom...
             Afridi has been a curse for PCB...
             Sehwag's not the answer to India's short term captaincy needs...
             Sumit feels Rohit's second inning could be the one that leads him to glory...
             Sumit is highly impressed with Cummins and Khwaja...
             Dada's century in Ranji sends Adithya down the memory lane...
             Chintan thinks it is time Irfan was back in the side...
{/mooblock} {mooblock=November 2011}              Bagrat is annoyed with Ten Cricket and rightly so...
             Sumit wonders why Kallis doesn't get the due credit...
             We need not get so desperate for the 100th...
             Sumit thinks India has found Jumbo's successor...
             Bagrat bemoans the end of romance between the game and the fans...
             Mayank finds the weakest link in the Australian team is the opening pair...              Kambli has become a bad memory that refuses to fade away...              Chintan makes a case for Sachin's unselfishness over 22 years...              Sumit bemoans the problems in Pakistan cricket...                 Bagrat lists down the Ten Commandments of Fast Bowling...              What separates one collapse from another?              Why is India's batting failing the test of Test cricket again and again...              Sumit thinks Team India is proof of what's wrong with Test Cricket...              We must do something about non-coverage of domestic cricket on radios in NZ...            Mahesh's take on the outcome of the spot-fixing controversy...              The significance of Jadeja's triple century...              Mohan looks at the rotating door of Indian middle order...           Chintan measures up MSD against the greatest finishers of the game... {/mooblock}{mooblock=October 2011}             What does retirement really mean to the Pakistani cricketers...             Indian Cricket has really stopped making any sense...              Mohan is disappointed by the Tenvicgate...              The ODI series is more important for India...              Chintan thinks there is a lot more to come from Jadeja...              This ODI series will seperate the contenders from the pretenders...             Do not expect me to take CLT20 seriously...                         Adithya creates the roadmap for Team India...              Bagrat plans to revolutionize the ODIs...
            Greyblazer's tribute to the man they called Tiger...             How BCCI reacted to CSK's failure in the CLT20...              Mayank ponders over the fitness issues of the pacers...{/mooblock}{mooblock=September 2011}             Rohan wonders what's the point of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy...             Greyblazer thinks it's time to drop the T from Twatto...             Greyblazer dissects the Australian bowling attack...             Mayank looks back at Dravid's oft overlooked ODI career...
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            Rohan takes a look at the contrasting fortunes of spinners in case of two grand legacies             Greyblazer salutes the performance of Team England....             Rohan digs  up the most odd Test matches of all times...             Mohan's ode to the man who has always puts the team first...             Minal exhorts Dhoni to do more than just turn up....              Yogesh has finally exorcised the Spirit of Cricket... {/mooblock}{mooblock=July 2011}               Adithya delves in to what makes a great captain....              Yogesh thinks BCCI is overcomplicating the  DRS issue...              Greyblazer writes the opus that KP has been deserving for a while....               Yogesh watches India hand over the upper hand to England on Day 3....              Yogesh sums up the Day 2 at the Lord's.....               What makes The Lord's legendary....                 Yogesh believes India still sint ready to look beyond the Holy Trinity... {/mooblock}{mooblock=June 2011}             Is England's Alistair Cook the next Sachin Tendulkar?
             GK considers that the Tour of England will be a sneak peek in to Indian Team's future.....
             Rohan compiles the ultimate team of the greatest all-rounders...
             GK says it is not just about filling the big shoes but how you fill them.....
             Rohan takes a look at the Indian Squad and makes predictions for the Carribean tour.....
             The curse of the IPL is not what you think it is.......
             GK looks at some crackers that turned out to be damp squibs...
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             Rohan unravels the career of the Ultimate Batsman and the Ultimate Bowler....
             GK looks at what Warne brought to the IPL....
             GK looks at the phenomenal success of the phenomenon called Chris Gayle... {/mooblock} {mooblock=April 2011}

             Rohan find out that the 50s led to the 50-50s or ODIs.....              Mayank analyzes the teams and their performance so far...              Yogesh waxes lyrical about the Master on his 38th Birthday.....              Rohan Nair finally has a story to tell....              Yogesh concludes this series with a look at MSD's captaincy....              Yogesh looks at the evolution of captains in the first part of this series....              Minal was there for the final and this is her story....              Yogesh captures the game that decided the World Champions....              Yogesh counts down to the final....              Minal looks forward to one match that matters... {/mooblock} {mooblock=March 2011}
             Minal brings back the memories to get Team India going...              Yogesh previews the mother of all matches....              Minal is miffed with the reactions to the India-Australia quarterfinal....              Yogesh looks at the aftermath of India's win over Australia....              Who is gonna win, who is gonna lose...              Yogesh believes it's pay back time.....              Minal has a change a heart about the World Cup....              Yogesh worries about the yet another Great Indian batting collapse.....              Yogesh sings a ballad for the Rawalpindi Express.....              Mayank previews the strangely scheduled SL-NZ match...              Yogesh looks at the difference between the Champions and the Pretenders...              Benny looks at how Eng-WI match has become a must win for them....              Yogesh looks at the positives in India's defeat to South Africa...              Yogesh sums up the last few matches and predicts for India-SA.....              Nicole reviews the biggest match of Group B, India vs South Africa....              Benny offers his views on the upcoming tricky England - Bangladesh match....              Bruno is a Yuvraj fan and tells us why.....             Minal believes South African's have a problem.....              Ant doesn't believe that South Africans choked yesterday....              Yogesh continues to hope for  miracle....              Yogesh studies how far the minnows have come.....              Minal just can't help falling in love.....              Sharan looks beyond the on field persona of Virat Kohli....               Benny looks at the Eng-SA match keeping the Ireland match in perspective....               Mayank reviews the Australia-Sri Lanka match....            Nicole looks forward to the Saffers vs Oranje match...            Minal finds flaws in the World Cup format and has some suggestions for ICC....            Benny looks at the upcoming England-Ireland clash...            Yogesh sums up the madness in bangalore on that fateful night...{/mooblock} {mooblock=February 2011}
             Benny investigates England's Chances in their match against India              Sunny looks back at the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy             Yogesh bleeds blue on the eve of the India-England clash....             Rishabh looks at the upcoming Trans-Tasmanian clash....             Yogesh believe this old adage still holds true....             Ant tells us why she has mixed feelings about her team's opener against Windies....             Rishabh does an in-depth pre-match analysis of SA-WI match...             Nicole assess the Chance of Choking of the South Africans....
           Rohan realizes that Canada will find Cricket is not Ice Hockey...            Rohan looks at the bleak picture that the Kenyan team paints this World Cup...            Faisal has his own take on the Bangaldesh Squad and its chances...            Mayank studies Sri Lankan team's path to glory...            Mayank analysis the Sri Lankan squad and finds out why they are the favourites...            Minal takes us through her lifetime of World Cups...            Sunny takes apart the Aussie World Cup Squad...            Sunny looks at Group A from his yellow tinted glasses...            Graeme dissects Group A from a Kiwi's perspective...            Neeraj looks back at the 15 years journey, from 1996 to now, for cricket in India...            Rishabh takes a look at what the mighty Windies have become...
           With Paul the Octopus having met his watery grave we took the onus upon ourselves to predicte the results...
           Madhav can't stress enough on the importance of Yusuf Pathan...
           Benny takes a look at England's World Cup Squad...             Rohan looks at surprise spells that surprised the bowlers themselves...{/mooblock} {mooblock=January 2011}
           Adithya bemoans the lack of artists in the beautiful game....             Rohan looks at the innings that confounded the batsmen themselves...             Why Shane Watson will decide Australia's fate in this World Cup.             CSK Fan(atic) Aswin takes a deep look at the CSK squad...             Mayank reviews the IPL Auction's Hits, Misses & Blunders...             Rohan Shanbhag takes a look back at the year gone by...             A study of Opening pairs in the T20 arena in 2010{/mooblock}
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