Australian media rubs salt into India’s wounds

The Australian media didn’t waste the opportunity to rub salt into India’s wounds, hailing their cricket team for the ODI series win against India saying the series win has put to rest the debate of who the undisputed kings of the game are.

We lost the game in the first 15 minutes: Dhoni

A dejected looking Mahendra Singh Dhoni came to the post match press conference after having lost the sixth ODI and with it the series against Australia. He said that his team lost the game on Sunday in the first 15 minutes itself.

Aussies seal No. 1 debate, clinch series with a comprehensive win

If there were any doubts about who the No.1 team in the world is, they were all put to rest by a clinical Australia as they beat India in the 6th one-dayer by six wickets to clinch the seven match series 4-2.

I wanted to get the strike and finish the game off myself: Jadeja

For two consecutive games in Mohali and Hyderabad, Ravindra Jadeja’s irresponsible running between the wickets has cost India the match. Chasing 351 in Hyderabad, India needed just 19 runs of 17 balls when Sachin got out for a breathtaking 175 but Ravindra Jadeja’s ill-timed runout turned the match in favour of the Aussies. The disappointed all-rounder said on Friday that he went for the run in his eagerness to retain the strike and finish off the game.

BCCI ignores Eden Gardens again

The Cricket Board has given the short shrift to one of India’s iconic cricket arenas, the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, again while deciding on the venues to host the seven ODIs against Australia in October-November.

Guwahati among 7 cities to host India-Australia ODI series

Guwahati, deprived of international cricket due to reasons varying from weather to security, was among the seven cities picked by BCCI today to host the India-Australia one-day series scheduled in October-November this year.

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