MS Dhoni (Twitter), Rohit Sharma (Photo taken by Debasis Sen) RevSportz Comment “Dhoni finishes off in style. A magnificent strike into the crowd. India lift the World Cup after 28 years…” Unless you live under a rock or at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, you would have seen and heard that clip from April …
Madan Lal (1983 Prudential Cup FInal)/Gautam Gambhir (2011 ICC Men’s World Cup Final) [Photo: ICC]For a country that worships its cricket superstars, India owes a significant debt of gratitude for its two World Cup final wins to two foot soldiers. They were not lesser names when it came to their stature in the game, …
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Neeraj Chopra (Credit: Vishnu Reddy for RevSportz at Zurich Diamond League 2023) He has won the Olympic gold medal for India. He has also stood atop the podium at the World Championship. Clearly, he is one who has handled and knows how to deal with extreme pressure. In this exclusive conversation with Boria Majumdar, …
“Rohit Sharma has been exceptional in this World Cup,” said Michael Clarke, who led Australia to glory in 2015. “He has always been a great batsman. But what he has done here is that he has been completely selfless. Time and again he has taken calls that may not be in his interest …
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Rohit Sharma (Image: Debasis Sen) If one had to pick the best side of the 2023 World Cup, it would be India. This has been their tournament. No team after Australia in 2003 has dominated with such authority. India have possibly been more ruthless, albeit more politely, in decimating opponents match after match. The …
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Virat Kohli and Saurav Ghosal (Image: Debasis Sen / Saurav Ghosal Twitter) Saurav Ghosal Now, let’s just go and win it all! A Cricket World Cup final brings along a sense of expectation. Though this Indian team knows what pressure is, this is a bit different. Everything is just amped up a notch. Every …
Team Australia (Photo: Debasis Sen) Lucknow: David Warner was patrolling the deep mid-wicket fence like a terrier in Australia’s do-or-die match after two straight defeats. He came up with two brilliant, tumbling catches after covering huge ground to help his team derail a strong Sri Lankan start. Dharamsala: Australia had to defend 19 in …
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Madan Lal (Image: ICC / Madan Lal Twitter) Madan Lal, India’s lion-hearted all-rounder from the 1983 triumph, felt that there was little point in talking about the pressure on India as they go into the ICC World final against Australia on Sunday, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. “Players ko koi farak naheen …
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Team India ahead of the big final (Photo: Debasis Sen)/ Suresh Raina (Photo: Suresh Raina Twitter/X) With India just one sleep away from the grand finale of the World Cup against Australia in Ahmedabad, anticipation around the summit clash is sky high. Ahead of the final, 2011 World Cup winner Suresh Raina, in an …
Indian team trains in Ahmedabad Subhayan Chakraborty from Ahmedabad With the much-anticipated World Cup final against Australia looming on the horizon at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Team India opted for a relaxed optional training session on Friday. In the low-key session at Motera, six players, including skipper Rohit Sharma, engaged themselves in a …
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