Sunil Rajguru's World » Team India http://www.sunilrajguru.com A little bit of everything under the sun. Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:19:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 India hits a century in terms of foreign tour wins http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/why-indian-cricketers-arent-really-poor-travellers/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/why-indian-cricketers-arent-really-poor-travellers/#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2025 18:31:04 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=8831 England is yet to win a major multi-nation ODI tournament outside England. South Africa and New Zealand have not won a World Cup anywhere. Forget a Test series—Sri Lanka has never even won a single Test in India. Pakistan won … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/why-indian-cricketers-arent-really-poor-travellers/feed/ 0 India’s knockout performance versus its cricketing rivals http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/new-zealand-is-our-nemesis/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/new-zealand-is-our-nemesis/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:29:06 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=9863 In large tournaments that have been called World Cups or mini World Cups, we have won the following knockout matches and finals against the following countries… Australia (5) 1. 1998 ICC Knockout Quarter Final 2. 2000 ICC Knockout Quarter Final … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/new-zealand-is-our-nemesis/feed/ 0 India has been choking for quite some time now http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/india-has-been-choking-for-quite-some-time-now/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/india-has-been-choking-for-quite-some-time-now/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:30:00 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=9763 In the 2014 T20 World Cup India played spectacularly winning 5 matches in a row including the semis where they comfortably chased a target of 173 against South Africa. Then in the final they crashed to an abysmal 130 in … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/india-has-been-choking-for-quite-some-time-now/feed/ 0 How India fares in Tests at home and abroad http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/how-india-fares-in-tests-at-home-and-abroad/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/how-india-fares-in-tests-at-home-and-abroad/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:13:06 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=9648 The last time a visiting team won a Test on Indian soil… Sri Lanka: Never. Bangladesh: Never. Zimbabwe: Never. New Zealand: 1988. West Indies: 1994. Pakistan: 2005. South Africa: 2010. Australia: 2017. England: 2021. The last time India won an … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/how-india-fares-in-tests-at-home-and-abroad/feed/ 0 MS Dhoni musings… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/ms-dhoni-musings/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/ms-dhoni-musings/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:22:07 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=7242 Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost! —Bollywood ka Baadshah. Last over abhi baaki hai mere dost! —Cricket ka Baadshah. ‪#‎LastBallDhoni‬ March schedule… 19th: Bura na maano, Kohli hain. 23rd: Bura na maano, Dhoni hain. 24th: Bura na maano, Holi hain. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/ms-dhoni-musings/feed/ 0 Feroz Shah Kotla Test musings… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/feroz-shah-kotla-test-musings/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/feroz-shah-kotla-test-musings/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2015 07:00:33 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=6864 Ultimate irony. Feroz Shah Kotla stands named Viru 309 & 319 after his blitzes. AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla pay their respects by scoring super slow 43 off 297 and 25 off 244 in first match after that. AB … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/feroz-shah-kotla-test-musings/feed/ 0 India-South Africa Nagpur Test musings… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/india-south-africa-nagpur-test-musings/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/india-south-africa-nagpur-test-musings/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 16:45:38 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=6823 The level of intolerance against South African batsmen shown by Indian spinners has reached new depths. South Africa requires 310 runs in 1704 balls (284 overs) and they’re still not the favourites! Welcome to Test cricket! Strange team South Africa. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/india-south-africa-nagpur-test-musings/feed/ 0 Height of Optimism for India’s ODI performance… http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/height-of-optimism-for-indias-odi-performance/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/height-of-optimism-for-indias-odi-performance/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:40:43 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=6123 In April 1983, India was 166 all down and in a few months it won the World Cup. In July 2002, India was 165 all down and in a few months it won the ICC Champions Trophy. In January 2011, … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.sunilrajguru.com/sports/height-of-optimism-for-indias-odi-performance/feed/ 0 Columns on MS Dhoni http://www.sunilrajguru.com/categorized-columns/columns-on-ms-dhoni/ http://www.sunilrajguru.com/categorized-columns/columns-on-ms-dhoni/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2015 18:31:32 +0000 Sunil Rajguru http://www.sunilrajguru.com/?p=5720 Hero Dhoni becomes Villain No. 1 (like many before him!) January 21, 2016, Sify.com Stoic Dhoni: A true victim of intolerance January 10, 2016, Sify.com 2015: Annus horribilis for Dhoni December 16, 2015, Sify.com Dhoni: Rest as captain to prolong … Continue reading →

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