I thought I’d take some time before I write anything about the Test, at least a day or two. I got distracted and it’s now Thursday and I am finally writing something. To say that I am surprised is an understatement. Overly surprised, dumb struck and feeling a bit sheepish is also a slight understatement. South Africa actually did well in India and yet I am quite annoyed by it. Don’t ask me why, South [...]

  India vs.. Australia – 3rd Test – Day 2 F S Kotla, New Delhi   Now in : Ganguly Dismissed, India 444/5 at drinks, session 2   Gautam Gambhir finally departed from the scene after playing the innings of his life. He got out on 206, but the focus was on his incident with Shane Watson yesterday. Sunil Gavaskar was all gaga about his white-man bagging and how only Gambhir would get punished and [...]

  In short, Australia is exactly where they were when they left Mohali. Gambhir plundered the ozzies in the final session. His strike rate rose to about 100 in the post tea session from maybe about 32 in the first session. It was a treat to watch, a pie for the eye.   VVS elegantly got his half century. I consider this as the most stylish innings with just 3 fours.   Coming back to [...]