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History Of Cricket World Cup – Trip Down The Memory Lane “1975 to 2019”

One of the most watched sporting events, the Cricket World Cup, is the pinnacle of one-day international cricket. The action between bat and ball, the nail-biting finishes, the high-octane drama,…

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July 16, 2023
Stories, Player Profiles

Narendra Hirwani – The Hurricane that landed in Chepauk

Narendra Hirwani made a dream debut to help India beat West Indies by 255 runs in Chennai and level the series 1-1. Hirwani took 8/61 and 8/75 in the game…

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January 15, 2024
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Spin Bowling : No. 1 trick for victory in Subcontinent?

Hello Hello ! World Cup is back in India to dazzle itself more that it will dazzle the crowds. what will be the key, Batting, Pace or Spin bowling?

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September 28, 2023
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    Player Profiles,  Nostalgia

    Ramakant Desai – 10 interesting facts about the Tiny Giant of Indian Cricket

    Silly Pointers / February 7, 2024

    Ramakant Desai was a fast bowler who defied his small stature, 5 feet 4 inches, to lead the Indian attack in the 1960s. He made his debut at the age of 19 against…

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  • Fred Trueman - The first cricketer to take 300 Test wickets
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    Fred Trueman – The first cricketer to take 300 Test wickets

    Silly Pointers / February 7, 2024

    Fred Trueman – the former English legend was born on 6 Feb 1931. He was the best fast bowler of his time in the world, and probably the best in England. On his…

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  • Sachin Tendulkar Records - Almost No One Knows About
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    Sachin Tendulkar Records – Almost No One Knows About

    Silly Pointers / February 2, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Sachin Tendulkar Records are the most talked about thing for us 90s kids, we have grownup with them, often collecting newspaper clippings, articles and posters of them. Those were not the days of…

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    Analysis

    Tailenders – The tale of wagging tails, Whose do the best?

    Silly Pointers / January 31, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Tailenders are peculiar breed in cricket. In no other sport, including cricket, are you expected to do anything which is not your core skill. But in cricket, no matter how many great batsmen…

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  • Sachin Vs Kohli - Why We Should Not Compare?
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    Sachin Vs Kohli – Why We Should Not Compare The 2?

    Silly Pointers / January 24, 2024

    Sachin Vs Kohli? Gavaskar vs Sachin? Wasim vs Bumrah ? Honestly we all are fed up of these comparisons and the blanket statement people make that “so and so is better than this…

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  • Top 5 Hits & Misses of the India-Afghanistan T20 Series!
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    Top 5 Hits & Misses of the India-Afghanistan T20 Series!

    Silly Pointers / January 20, 2024 / 0 Comments

    India-Afghanistan T20 Series – 2024 was the last of T20 internationals that India have played before the 2024 T20 World Cup. Though superficially, it might not seem significant from a contest point of…

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  • India vs Australia - 2020-21-Historic Triumph at Gaba
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    India vs Australia 2020/21- The Historic Triumph No One Expected!

    Silly Pointers / January 19, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Background – India vs Australia For starters, no matter how much the cricketing world hypes up the ashes or India Pakistan rivalry, in the 21st century, by a mile the hottest rivalry has…

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  • India and Pakistan – Daring & Drama, The Tale Of An Epic Final, 1998
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    India and Pakistan – Daring & Drama, The Tale Of An Epic Final, 1998

    Silly Pointers / January 18, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Background India and Pakistan cricket matches are always a tale of great rivalry and even greater contest, same is true for The Silver Jubilee Independence Cup, a One Day International cricket tournament held in Dhaka, Bangladesh during January 1998. The…

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    Narendra Hirwani – The Hurricane that landed in Chepauk

    Silly Pointers / January 15, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Narendra Hirwani made a dream debut to help India beat West Indies by 255 runs in Chennai and level the series 1-1. Hirwani took 8/61 and 8/75 in the game and registered the…

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  • Best T20I WK Batsman
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    Best T20I WK Batsman for India – An Analysis

    Silly Pointers / January 10, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Here we are again in an attempt to unravel and peel off the layers of one of the most critical questions if not the most, regarding the Indian Cricket Team especially with a…

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We are a bunch of ardent cricket fans who also happen to do data analysis as part of our full time jobs. We attempt to uncover a lot unearthed insights with context that is lost these in the deluge of data and number crunching.  Disclaimer: We support Team India.

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