http://cricket.yahoo.com/rss-yahoo-cricket-blogs/ en-IN Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:40:35 +0530 5 http://cricket.yahoo.com/rss-yahoo-cricket-blogs/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/brand/purplelogo/base/in.gif Why are we going on like idiots about a non-event like a hundredth hundred, this half-wit’s holy grail? By Mukul Kesavan | www.telegraphindia.com Had Tendulkar scored six more runs in Bombay against the West Indies, he would Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/trivial-pursuit-16498.htmlThu, 01 Dec 2011 15:40:35 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/trivial-pursuit-16498(During the course of the third Test between India and the West Indies at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai we’ll post live updates, analysis, reader comments and reactions. Please hit F5 periodically for new posts.) 05.12pm: Ashwin is deservedly Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-5-wankhede-16445.htmlSat, 26 Nov 2011 09:53:12 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-5-wankhede-16445The clamour to let Tendulkar get his hundred has drowned out saner opinions on Indian cricket. A young fan is dejected after Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed six runs short of his 100th hundred in international cricket in the Mumbai Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/case-against-personal-records-16439.htmlFri, 25 Nov 2011 05:58:24 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/case-against-personal-records-16439(During the course of the third Test between India and the West Indies at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai we’ll post live updates, analysis, reader comments and reactions. Please hit F5 periodically for new posts.) Tendulkar was unbeaten Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-3-wankhede-16391.htmlThu, 24 Nov 2011 10:12:10 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-3-wankhede-16391(During the course of the third Test between India and the West Indies at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai we’ll post live updates, analysis, reader comments and reactions. Please hit F5 periodically for new posts.) 4:45 pm: West Indies Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-2-wankhede-16378.htmlWed, 23 Nov 2011 09:58:53 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-2-wankhede-16378(During the course of the third Test between India and the West Indies at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai we ll post live updates, analysis, reader comments and reactions. Please hit F5 periodically for new posts.) 4:35 Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-1-wankhede-16358.htmlTue, 22 Nov 2011 09:32:42 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-1-wankhede-16358Questions flood the mind after Kambli’s latest comments. How seriously should we take him? There are two visuals on my screen. Both of them have Vinod Kambli in tears. In the first, he’s walking off the park. Fifteen Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/why-vinod-why-now-16318.htmlSun, 20 Nov 2011 19:26:19 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/why-vinod-why-now-16318Our caption contest is back. Like our previous contests , all you have to do is come up with the funniest caption you can for the above picture. What did Mamata didi say to Sachin Tendulkar at the Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/caption-challenge-5-16314.htmlFri, 18 Nov 2011 16:23:34 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/caption-challenge-5-16314Yuvraj Singh's desire to establish himself as a Test cricketer has hit another roadblock. Yuvraj Singh’s stop-start Test career has hit another roadblock after he was dropped from India’s squad for the third and final match of the series Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/yuvraj-needs-ask-himself-tough-questions-16307.htmlFri, 18 Nov 2011 12:17:04 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/yuvraj-needs-ask-himself-tough-questions-16307(During the course of the second Test between India and the West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata we ll post live updates, analysis, reader comments and reactions. Please hit F5 periodically for new posts.) 2:00 pm: India Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-4-eden-gardens-16290.htmlThu, 17 Nov 2011 09:20:28 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-4-eden-gardens-16290(During the course of the second Test between India and the West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata we ll post live updates, analysis, reader comments and reactions. Please hit F5 periodically for new posts.) If the Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/india-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-day-3-16257.htmlWed, 16 Nov 2011 09:25:17 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/india-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-day-3-16257(During the course of the second Test between India and the West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata we ll post live updates, analysis, reader comments and reactions. Please hit F5 periodically for new posts.) 4:00 pm: Stumps Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-2-eden-gardens-16241.htmlTue, 15 Nov 2011 09:35:12 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-2-eden-gardens-16241(During the course of the second Test between India and the West Indies at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata we ll post live updates, analysis, reader comments and reactions. Please hit F5 periodically for new posts.) 4:30 pm: India Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-1-eden-gardens-16217.htmlMon, 14 Nov 2011 09:30:57 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-1-eden-gardens-16217Portrait of Peter Roebuck of Somerset, May 1981. (Adrian Murrell/Allsport) Former cricketer and journalist Peter Roebuck, who passed away today , would be known to many cricket followers in India by an incendiary column he had written in 2008, Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/indians-remember-roebuck-16210.htmlSun, 13 Nov 2011 13:10:04 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/indians-remember-roebuck-16210The scoreboard at the Newlands on Thursday when Australia folded for 47, right after South Africa had made 96. In an epic day of cricket at Newlands , Cape Town, several records were shattered - but not in a Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/record-breaking-day-cape-town-16196.htmlThu, 10 Nov 2011 22:10:56 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/record-breaking-day-cape-town-16196(During the course of the first Test between India and West Indies at the Kotla , we ll post live updates, analysis, reader comments and reactions. Please hit F5 periodically for new posts.) 1:00 pm: India have won the Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-4-kotla-16182.htmlWed, 09 Nov 2011 09:25:11 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-4-kotla-16182(During the course of the first Test between India and West Indies at the Kotla , we ll post live updates, analysis, reader comments and reactions. Please hit F5 periodically for new posts.) Day 3 - End of Play Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-3-kotla-16156.htmlTue, 08 Nov 2011 09:23:51 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-3-kotla-16156Lifeless wicket. Poor turn-out. Dour play. An epic mismatch. The first Test of the season couldn t be more underwhelming. Dhoni broke Kirmani's record before empty stands. THE FLAVOUR of the Australia summer is pace. A young tearaway Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/does-anyone-care-delhi-test-16138.htmlMon, 07 Nov 2011 13:07:42 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/does-anyone-care-delhi-test-16138(During the course of the  first Test between India and West Indies at the Kotla , we ll post live updates, analysis, reader comments and reactions. Please hit F5 periodically for new posts.) 5.05 pm - West Indies are Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-2-kotla-16125.htmlMon, 07 Nov 2011 09:33:41 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/day-2-kotla-16125(Yahoo! Cricket will post updates and analysis through the course of the fifth ODI between India and England. For new updates, please press the F5 button on your keyboard periodically.) Complete coverage: Report | Scorecard | Pictures | Dhoni’s Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/india-vs-england-5th-odi-kolkata-16039.htmlTue, 25 Oct 2011 13:53:57 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/india-vs-england-5th-odi-kolkata-16039(Yahoo! Cricket will post updates and analysis through the course of the fourth ODI between India and England. For new updates, please press the F5 button on your keyboard periodically.) 9.26pm: Another outstanding performance and yet one Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/india-vs-england-4th-odi-mumbai-15998.htmlSun, 23 Oct 2011 14:23:42 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/india-vs-england-4th-odi-mumbai-15998Complete coverage: Scorecard | Report | Images 11.05pm: The batsmen from both teams have cause to be pleased with their performance today, but the same can t be said for most of the bowlers. India s bowlers were Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/india-vs-england-3rd-odi-mohali-15956.htmlThu, 20 Oct 2011 14:30:31 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/india-vs-england-3rd-odi-mohali-15956OK, wise guys. You have proven yourself to be funny in the previous weeks . But can you keep it up? What is Dhoni telling Bowden here? Write a funny caption for this photo in the comments below. Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/caption-challenge-4-15901.htmlWed, 19 Oct 2011 10:00:25 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/caption-challenge-4-15901Sachin Tendulkar s son Arjun is already getting his share of the limelight after an all-round performance for his school in a district level tournament. More in the video: Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/tendulkar-jr-limelight-15950.htmlTue, 18 Oct 2011 06:07:26 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/tendulkar-jr-limelight-15950Complete coverage: Scorecard | Action in images | Report | Dhoni’s plan for Kohli 9.50pm: England always had their backs to the fall from the moment they lost their opening batsmen without a run on the board Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/india-vs-england-2nd-odi-delhi-15904.htmlMon, 17 Oct 2011 14:23:53 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/india-vs-england-2nd-odi-delhi-15904England were clueless against Indian spin on a slow, low pitch. Match Coverage: Scores | Action Images | Match Report | Stats: Dhoni s unique wicketkeeping feat 9.32 pm - 126 runs is the margin of victory. India Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/1st-odi-hyderabad-15870.htmlFri, 14 Oct 2011 14:07:45 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/1st-odi-hyderabad-15870October 12 marks the birth centenary of Vijay Merchant, one of the greatest batsmen ever. The right-hander from Mumbai could play only 10 Tests, mostly due to the war. But in 150 First Class matches, he averaged 71.64, next only Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/100-years-vijay-merchant-15864.htmlThu, 13 Oct 2011 17:09:10 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/100-years-vijay-merchant-15864Swann makes a face during a photo-op in Hyderabad earlier this week. Graeme Swann, spin bowler, tweeter and joker extraordinaire, will launch his autobiography tomorrow. The Breaks Are Off, My Autobiography covers Swann s immense problems with authority, Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/graeme-swann-book-hilarious-bits-15854.htmlWed, 12 Oct 2011 20:23:04 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/graeme-swann-book-hilarious-bits-15854Interview: Sachin Tendulkar On the morning of September 28, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, the world s most feted batsman, walked into his new Rs 76 crore, three-storey home on Perry Cross Road in Mumbai s Bandra suburb. Accompanied by his Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/am-not-race-anna-hazare-sachin-tendulkar-15848.htmlWed, 12 Oct 2011 06:22:08 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/am-not-race-anna-hazare-sachin-tendulkar-15848No Samit, no! The burger can wait till the end of practice! OK, wise guys. We know you were funny the last two times . But can you keep it up? Write a funny caption for this Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/caption-challenge-3-15844.htmlTue, 11 Oct 2011 10:08:30 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/caption-challenge-3-15844Daniel Harris's career-best effort in Twenty20 cricket eventually turned out to be in a losing cause. For about two weeks, the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 failed to attract spectators to the stadiums for most of the matches and it Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/shining-moment-twenty20-cricket-15840.htmlThu, 06 Oct 2011 20:51:55 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/shining-moment-twenty20-cricket-15840Did Ravi Rampaul lose a contact lens? All right, wise guys. You were very funny last week . But can you come up with more funny captions for this week s photo? Leave your caption in a Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/caption-challenge-2-15835.htmlSun, 02 Oct 2011 14:45:19 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/caption-challenge-2-15835The 2003 Irani Trophy was between a full-strength Mumbai and a Rest of India that was Test-strength. The game saw superlative performances from the likes of Dravid, Laxman, Tendulkar, Zaheer, Kumble and Harbhajan. The Irani Trophy, once India s Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/irani-trophy-showcase-sideshow-15829.htmlSat, 01 Oct 2011 13:14:14 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/irani-trophy-showcase-sideshow-15829On the first day of Navratri, Sachin Tendulkar has moved into his new home in Bandra — a five-storeyed bungalow at 19-A, Perry Cross Street. It has reportedly cost the world s richest cricketer a whopping Rs 39 Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/tendulkar-smashing-home-15814.htmlWed, 28 Sep 2011 15:25:56 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/tendulkar-smashing-home-15814I wanted to be known, recognised: Akhtar After kicking the hornet s nest with sensational claims in his autobiography Controversially Yours , former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar didn t shy away from raising a new controversy when he Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/akhtar-won-t-respond-sachin-15809.htmlMon, 26 Sep 2011 05:43:03 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/akhtar-won-t-respond-sachin-15809All right, wise guys. How many of you can come up with a funny caption for this? Leave your caption in a comment. We will republish the funniest ones. Update, September 28: Thanks for your awesome Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/caption-challenge-1-15806.htmlSun, 25 Sep 2011 22:00:40 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/caption-challenge-1-15806You have blamed yourself for Chennai losing to Mumbai last night. Now, your wicket-keeping and captaincy weren’t up to the mark in England as well, but we didn’t hear any apology or you stepping up then to take the Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/dear-dhoni-15803.htmlSun, 25 Sep 2011 19:00:04 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/dear-dhoni-15803Akhtar: Shooting from the hip. Shoaib Akhtar is not finished yet. Cricket s perennial problem child, the Rawalpindi Express has launched his autobiography today. Titled Controversially Yours , he takes digs at Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, and also Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/sell-cricket-book-15790.htmlFri, 23 Sep 2011 18:36:35 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/sell-cricket-book-15790The Champions League Twenty20 Trophy India’s World Cup win in April feels like it happened a decade ago. A week later started the IPL, and then the Caribbean tour. And less than a week after the long, nightmarish tour Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/champions-league-struggle-remain-relevant-15783.htmlFri, 23 Sep 2011 16:46:28 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/champions-league-struggle-remain-relevant-15783Mansur Ali Khan 'Tiger' Pataudi: Jan 5, 1941 — Sep 22, 2011 ‘Tiger’, as Mansur Ali Khan Patuadi was often called, was the son of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, who had the distinction of playing Test cricket for England Continue reading →http://cricket.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/tiger-pataudi-first-among-india-great-captains-15765.htmlThu, 22 Sep 2011 20:39:22 +0530blogs/yahoo-cricket-blogs/tiger-pataudi-first-among-india-great-captains-15765