Hardik Pandya don't want to score his first half century in world cup cricket

Today is the day of match between India and West Indies . India has won the toss and elected to bat first . But Indian batsmen were struggling to score runs . It seemed as if it is difficult to score singles also .





Though India managed to score 268/7 as the final target , I strongly believe it is after the entry of Hardik Pandya , I had seen the Indian batsmen hitting big shots.





Hardik Pandya for the second time in this world cup cricket , got out for 46 runs . Though Dhoni is successful in completing his half century , Hardik Pandya is the eligible person for this feat .




I was heartbroken when I saw Hardik Pandya got out for 46 runs . He should have made the half century as he deserves it .

Afghan spinners rule in match between India and Afghanistan

Today is the day of match between India and Afghanistan . India has won the toss and opted to bat first .


But Afghanistan was fielding very good . So much that Rohit Sharma got out for just 1 run . Their spinners are very good in bowling .


The Afghanistan fielding is too tight that India managed to score its first boundary in the fifth over . Indian batsmen are taking just singles . It is very boring to watch the match .


Till now , Afghanistan has lost each and every match it has played . It is out of the world cup itself . It is very surprising to watch them like they are going to win the match .



I strongly believe that India would post a fighting target and will bowl out all Afghanistan batsmen . Even we have world class spinners .


For Afghanistan it doesn't matter if it win or lose the match . But for us , it would be very humiliating defeat , if we lose the match .

Ro ' HIT ' Sharma century in India vs Pakistan world cup match

Today is the day of world cup cricket match between India and Pakistan .  I was waiting to watch the match as everyone did .


I was little disappointed by knowing that Pakistan has won the toss . But I was happy when Pakistan decided to bowl first . That means India is going to bat first !!!



As opener Shikhar Dhawan was injured  , Rahul and Rohit Sharma had come to bat . Rahul was very nervous as he didn't score any runs in the first over .



It was Rohit Sharma who started to score first . Rahul got inspired . Both of them scored half centuries . After departure of Rahul , Kohli came .


Kohli gave good support to Rohit Sharma so that he can complete his century . Rohit Sharma got out scoring 146 runs .


Then came Hardik Pandya . He was assigned the job of hitting sixes and boundaries to raise the run rate . He did his job well . But could not stay for long time .


Dhoni quickly came and went . Rain has halted the match when India were 305/4 .



Pakistan is going to continue their record of losing to India in the world cup matches .

Cyclone Vaayu brings rain to udupi

I stay in udupi . During last few weeks , whole Karnataka was receiving pre - monsoon rains . But in coastal Karnataka there was no sign of rain .


The rivers which were the main sources of drinking water , all are dried up . The ground water level also drastically gone down . Here humidity is more compared to other parts of Karnataka . Hence we sweat more here .


Early in the morning it has rained .  But it is not the pre monsoon rains .  It is because of cyclone Vaayu . I liked the name Vaayu . I think it reflects indian culture and linguistics .






Now it is burning sun again . The monsoon clouds are still in Kerala . Till they reach here , we have to suffer under scorching hot sun and sweating .

Hardik Pandya shines in win against Australia

Yesterday was the day of match against Australia in world cup . India has won the toss and elected to bat first . At that time itself , I was confident of India's winning . Because in this world cup , the teams who batted first , have won the game .



Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are the openers who gave India a strong initial platform . Though they passed the first 10 overs by scoring just singles ,  Rohit Sharma managed to score 57 and Dhawan , a century .



After departure of Sharma , Kohli came . Since I am a Hardik Pandya fan , I will focus on the parts where Hardik Pandya shined .



Hardik Pandya got promoted to batting order no. 4 . Then started the fire works of boundaries and sixes . Hardik Pandya made 48 just in 27  balls .


He was about to make a 50 , but caught out . Hardik Pandya could have been the first one to score a fastest 50 in the world cup history , if he was able to complete his 50 .


India has scored 352 for 5 wickets .



When Australia started to bat  , the first wicket India got was in the form of a run out . This was possible because of Hardik Pandya !


In short , Hardik Pandya proved himself as a perfect all rounder . India has won the match . 

India vs South Africa cricket match in world cup

Yesterday was the first day of India's world cup journey . Though it is the first match for India , for South Africa it was the third match . South Africa had lost the last 2 matches it had played .


As I observed , all the matches have won by the teams who had opted to bat first . Yesterday also  , same thing happened . South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first .


Listening to the decision of South Africa to bat first , I was sceptical about win of India . But Indian fielding was very tight. South African batsmen could score only singles .


Indian bowlers were impressive . The first two wickets were taken by Bumrah . Then came spinner Yajuvendra Chahal . He has taken 4 wickets . It must be noted that this match was the first world cup match for both of them .


South Africa was restricted to just 228 runs . I was very confident that India would chase down the total easily . Same thing happened . India has won the match , with the help of Rohit Sharma century .

Pakistan vs West Indies world cup cricket match

I am feeling happy .


Though it is an open secret that why I am feeling happy , let me give the explanation .


In the practice match against New Zealand , West Indies cricket team had scored 400+ runs . This was the first time in world cup history .


At that time itself , I thought West Indies cricket team has emerged strong enough . Yesterday West Indies team bundled out Pakistan for just 105 runs !


I am really feeling happy for West Indies cricket team for their great performance !!!