ODI Cricket Archive

  • Year 2000 – October – Kenya. India was recovering from the rude shock dealt earlier in the year in the form of the match-fixing scandal. It had eroded the system […]

    Memories of another Champions Trophy

    Year 2000 – October – Kenya. India was recovering from the rude shock dealt earlier in the year in the form of the match-fixing scandal. It had eroded the system […]

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  • Yesterday I wrote a post and did not publish it – I don’t know why, maybe cause I was not entirely convinced about it. The gist of the post was […]

    Beyond Belief…

    Yesterday I wrote a post and did not publish it – I don’t know why, maybe cause I was not entirely convinced about it. The gist of the post was […]

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  • The unbelievable happened yesterday  – I almost forgot that today India was playing against England and planned my retail therapy. I went for it nevertheless. And the unbelievable happenings continued […]

    Phew!

    The unbelievable happened yesterday  – I almost forgot that today India was playing against England and planned my retail therapy. I went for it nevertheless. And the unbelievable happenings continued […]

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  • It is widely believed that addictions of all kinds are injurious to health including the addition to winning. It is supposed to make you cocky, underestimate your opponents, slack on […]

    Thank You Team India…

    It is widely believed that addictions of all kinds are injurious to health including the addition to winning. It is supposed to make you cocky, underestimate your opponents, slack on […]

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  • The ICC world cup schedule was drawn up 2 years back and Mumbai was granted  the final.I’ve been planning my WC Final Trip since that time. Tomorrow I’m heading to […]

    Tomorrow We Believe….

    The ICC world cup schedule was drawn up 2 years back and Mumbai was granted  the final.I’ve been planning my WC Final Trip since that time. Tomorrow I’m heading to […]

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  • This post cross-published on HoldingWilley Dear Team India, There is a circus going  around you for the last 5 days since you fixed your date with our neighbour in the […]

    Dear Team India #YouRemember

    This post cross-published on HoldingWilley Dear Team India, There is a circus going  around you for the last 5 days since you fixed your date with our neighbour in the […]

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  • This post cross-published on HoldingWilley We love to criticize, we love to mock, we love to deride, we love to take pleasure in other’s helplessness, we love to comment, we […]

    Why are we like this only?

    This post cross-published on HoldingWilley We love to criticize, we love to mock, we love to deride, we love to take pleasure in other’s helplessness, we love to comment, we […]

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  • This post cross-published on HoldingWilley The long anticipated league phase of the world cup is finally over. It was supposed to be boring, I was  supposed to be sleeping & […]

    Are You Tuned In?

    This post cross-published on HoldingWilley The long anticipated league phase of the world cup is finally over. It was supposed to be boring, I was  supposed to be sleeping & […]

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  • ‘Man, I’d better quote a big premium for these guys’. If I were an insurance actuary, that’s what I’d be thinking if I were respond to a ‘Request For Proposal’ […]

    The Insurance Peddler

    ‘Man, I’d better quote a big premium for these guys’. If I were an insurance actuary, that’s what I’d be thinking if I were respond to a ‘Request For Proposal’ […]

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  • This post cross-published on HoldingWilley In the last 20 years of international cricket South Africa have played 455 matches and lost 154 – a win record of 62.4%, marginally ahead […]

    I Choke, You Choke, We All Choke

    This post cross-published on HoldingWilley In the last 20 years of international cricket South Africa have played 455 matches and lost 154 – a win record of 62.4%, marginally ahead […]

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