4/26: Orange County drove down to San Diego for game 2 of the 2009 season. It was always going to be a tough one with new conditions and a few key players missing. But we didn't expect what happened.

We batted first and made a below par 164 all out. Manjeet was the stand out performer with 56 and Easwar contributed with 33. We didn't apply ourselves enough and ended up losing our wickets.

SD batted relatively well, but we didn't field well enough. We dropped way too many catches. We managed to… Continue

4/19: Orange County beat Santa Barbara in the season opener today. Inspite of a patchy bowling effort, OC restricted SB to 182 all out. Kartik Raina bowled well and picked up 4 wickets. Lee Williams chipped in with 3 wickets and a run out.

OC chased the required runs in 24.3 overs and 8 wickets in hand with good contributions from Devraj Patel (58), Ajit Sonawane (56*) and Easwar (29*).

All in all, it was a good first game for OC. Abhik Vyas did well in his captaincy debut, kept things moving… Continue

Sachin Tendulkar recently applauded Gary Kirsten's role in India's success in NZ. He says, "A lot of credit has to go to coach Gary Kirsten who has allowed the natural instincts of players to flourish.".

He also went on to say, "We've got some seriously talented players. The secret to this success is the players are playing their natural game. That can only happen if the atmosphere is good and the mind is free of any kind of pressure."

I agree with this completely. People need to play their na… Continue

Its Amazing how the Indian cricket team plays soo well (even the tail) under Dhoni's leadership.
Fascinating cricket

Sidharth Monga in Wellington

April 3, 2009



On a fair day Harbhajan may not have reached double figures © Getty Images




Test cricket is supposed to be serious cricket. Bowlers bowling just outside off, trying to draw batsmen out of their comfort zone; batsmen trying their best to get a feel of where their off stump is, venturing out judiciously if at all. Then there is the… Continue