Posts Tagged ‘Graeme Swann’
Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh batted on in search of personal achievements at the expense of a result
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 25, 2008
Team India’s tactics on the final day of Mohali Test, saying the hosts ‘killed’ the match with their ‘myopic’ thinking by allowing Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh to bat on in search of personal achievements at the expense of a result.
“It is to everyone’s credit that the series took place at all, and without off-field [...]
Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh kept India in control of the second Test
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 22, 2008
Following a fog-delayed start, England resumed on 282-6 in reply to India’s 453 but they were bowled out for 302 as Harbhajan Singh finished with 4-68.
The tourists fought back to reduce India to 44-3 and then 80-4.
But Gambhir (44no) and the explosive Yuvraj (39no) guided the hosts to 134-4 at the close, a lead of [...]
England bundled up for 302: Mohali Test
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 22, 2008
India needed 45 minutes to polish off England’s tail before reaching nine for no loss at lunch in their second innings on the fourth day of the second and final cricket Test in Mohali today (December 22).
Gautam Gambhir (8) and Virender Sehwag (1) were in the middle at the lunch break, having stretched India’s overall lead to [...]
England recover after shaky start: Mohali Test
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 21, 2008
India’s new ball colleagues Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma struck in their first overs to reduce England to 57 for two at lunch on day three of the second and final cricket Test in Mohali today. At the lunch break, England captain Kevin Pietersen (28) and Alastair Cook (25) were in the middle, having scored runs [...]
India’s Rahul Dravid scores his 26th Test century against England
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 20, 2008
Graeme Swann’s triple strike triggered a top order collapse but India managed to reach 356 for five at tea on day two of the second and final cricket Test against England in Mohali today.
Resuming on 179 for one, overnight batsmen Gautam Gambhir (179) and Rahul Dravid (136) stretched their partnership to record 314 runs before Swann [...]
Virender Sehwag swung the match
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 16, 2008
Virender Sehwag’s blistering knock swung the match but it was Sachin Tendulkar’s sedate century which took it away from England, rued visiting captain Kevin Pietersen. Effusive in his praise for Tendulkar, who struck his 41st Test century and remained unbeaten on 103, Pietersen said every English ploy to get the better of the Indian fell [...]
India 155/6: Chennai Test Day 2
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 13, 2008
India has been left in a spot of bother on Friday (Dec 12) after the home team ended the day with 155 for 6 at stumps after the top order failed to bat big on Day 2 of the Test match against England in Chennai. Captain Dhoni said the home team would be looking to add at least another [...]
Graeme Swann
Posted by: karthik007 on: December 12, 2008
Graeme Swann took two wickets in his first over in Test cricket as India struggled to 155 for six wickets in reply to England’s 316 by the close of the second day’s play in Chennai.
The off-spinner claimed Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid to leg before wicket decisions to open up the home side’s top order [...]
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