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25.01.2022 Sixes galore as India wins the T20I Series By Kersi Meher-Homji I have rarely seen such batting extravaganza as Indian batsmen hit sixes everywhere in the fifth and final Twenty20 International (T20I) in Ahmedabad last night (Saturday).... Virat Kohli opened the innings with Rohit Sharma and added 90 runs in nine overs. Rohit was at his scintilating best belting 64 runs with five towering sixes. Then Suryakumar Yadav took over scoring a quick 32 enriched with two sixes..... https://indiandownunder.com.au//sixes-galore-as-india-win/

23.01.2022 What a thrilling climax as India wins a cliff-hanger By Kersi Meher-Homji The final One Day International (ODI) between India and England was a real nail-biter, the end of the match and the series in doubt till the final over, the final ball.... The series was level at one-all when the third and final ODI started at Pune. Amid mind-blowing tension India won by just seven runs and with it the series 2-1.... https://indiandownunder.com.au//what-a-thrilling-climax-a/

23.01.2022 Jasprit Bumrah ties the knot! By Kersi Meher-Homji We all know Jasprit Bumrah, age 27, as a fast bowler respected in India and overseas for his speed and accuracy. He has taken 83 wickets in 19 Tests for India at an average of 22.10, his best figures being 6 for 27. In 67 One Day Internationals he has taken 108 wickets at an average of 25.33, best spell being 5 for 27.... However his best spell came last week, I mean his tying the knot over the weekend! A romantic spell, no less! His getting married came as a surprise to all his fans. On Monday he took to social media to share the news of his marriage to popular and attractive sports presenter Sanjana Ganesan from Pune.... https://indiandownunder.com.au//jasprit-bumrah-ties-the-k/

14.01.2022 Pantastic Pant, Ashwin, Axar and Sundar crush England By Kersi Meher-Homji Oh what a feeling; India overpowering England in the fourth and final Test at Ahmedabad by an innings and winning the series 3-1.... This has been India’s finest showing against England in their battle against them since 1932. And it was England’s worst batting display against all countries since 1909. After defeating India convincingly in the first Test last month, England was demolished in the next three Tests. Coming to the fourth Test at Ahmedabad which India triumphed by an innings yesterday in three days... https://indiandownunder.com.au//pantastic-pant-ashwin-axa/

13.01.2022 The miracles of Kolkata and Adelaide Tests in the new millennium By Kersi Meher-Homji Cricket lovers in India, Australia and all over the world are still talking about the magical Brisbane Test last week which an injury-ridden India won by 3 wickets in the final pulsating minutes.... May I remind readers that India had recorded similar unexpected victories over Australia; at Kolkata and Adelaide in the new millennium? https://indiandownunder.com.au//the-miracles-of-kolkata-a/

10.01.2022 Oh what a feeling, a magical Test triumph Kersi Meher-Homji describes the Gabba Test as the most Pantastic, the greatestest game of cricket he has ever watched! Didn't we all a great summer of cricket played so well by the young Indian cricketers!... Do read Kersi's report.... https://indiandownunder.com.au/.../oh-what-a-feeling-a.../

09.01.2022 71-year Test The journey to triumph in Australia book review Book Review by Kersi Meher-Homji India’s 71-year Test The journey to triumph in Australia by R Kaushik. Foreword by Ravi Shastri. Churchill Press, Australia, 2020. 196 pages. Price: A$ 60.00. The coffee-table book is a magnificent presentation with eye-catching colour pictures, brilliant match reports and player profiles, memorable scoreboard photos and comprehensive statistics. The book reflects comprehensibl...y on India’s twelve tours to Australia, starting from 1947-48 to face Don Bradman’s Invincibles, tracing the history of a rivalry dominated by the host nation and climaxing with a unique series victory under Virat Kohli’s leadership in 2018-19. India had to struggle for 71 years before their first series win down under, hence the title of the book.... https://indiandownunder.com.au//indias-71-year-test-the-j/ See more

09.01.2022 https://indiandownunder.com.au/2021/03/dual-victories-for- Dual victories for India’s women and men in cricket By Kersi Meher-Homji ... This week has been victorious for Indian cricketers, women and men. As Virat Kohli’s men defeated England by 66 runs in the first One Day International (ODI) at Pune, Smriti Mandhana’s women beat South Africa by 10 wickets in the third Twenty20 International (T20I) at Lucknow. Ladies first! Teenager Shafali’s six appeal behind India’s comfortable triumph... https://indiandownunder.com.au//dual-victories-for-indias/

07.01.2022 Injured Indians save an excitingly electrifying Test to stay level By Kersi Meher-Homji One usually associates a drawn cricket match as boring. But the Sydney Test ending yesterday was far from it. I would describe it as electrifyingly exciting. I, along with all spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground, were spell-bound by the heroics of Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandra Ashwin. Needing a near impossible 407 for a record-breaking victory, India was all but beaten when hard as roc...k Cheteshwar Pujara was dismissed for 77. India was 5 for 272 then and an Australian win looked certain. Still 135 runs needed for an unlikely win, especially as the flamboyant Ravindra Jadeja was injured with a dislocated finger.... https://indiandownunder.com.au//injured-indians-save-an-e/