India vs England 2011: News

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India have come to Cardiff to play the last match of the series. It is a university city where students from world over come for higher education. Sourav Ganguly writes.

Friday will be Rahul Dravid’s final game as an international limited-overs cricketer, and what an amazing journey it has been!  Anil Kumble writes.

I understand that television rights have been sold and tickets purchased. But what motivation will anyone have once the series is decided? Imagine if a side is 3-0 up or whatever, then it is a waste of time, writes Kevin Pietersen.

Ever since my side lost to Sourav Ganguly's in the high-scoring Natwest final in 2002, every time India and England play a one-day match at Lord's, it is a special occasion. This game was no different. The hitting of Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni, the batting of Ravi Bopara, the rain, Duckworth Lewis, all made for a nail-biting contest, writes Nasser Hussain.

There was excitement galore at Lord's in the fourth one-dayer with India setting a good total, England chasing hard against much improved Indian bowling and fielding, rain intervening and the Duckworth-Lewis method coming into play. But, at the end of it all, the result still didn't go India's way. The match ended in a tie, writes Saurav Ganguly.

I think the first hour of play pretty much decided the winner at The Oval. India lost an important toss and were in trouble at 25 for 4. For India to have recovered to 234 in tough conditions is laudable.

India came so close to winning at The Oval but couldn’t pull it off. But, it was a much better effort than has been seen in the series. The only reason was that the spinners looked like picking up wickets, which proves that if you have a good bowling unit, you can fancy your chances, writes Sourav Ganguly.

The body is bruised, the mind jaded by playing more cricket than anyone else has in this India team and it is a marvel that Dhoni has still not broken down. Pradeep Magazine writes.

India's abject surrender in England has sparked a debate, causes for the shocking loss have been analysed, blame apportioned and sensible suggestions about the way ahead articulated.

India did well at the Rose Bowl, it is just that England were better once again. Ajinkya Rahane top-scored for the second time in three matches and Suresh Raina's 40 off 19 balls was the defining innings for India. Nasser Hussain writes.

Munaf and Vinay were ordinary and it's time for the selectors to look beyond them, especially Munaf. His attitude on the field has also been questionable, writes Sourav Ganguly.

It is strange to be writing from Ireland in the middle of a cricket series between India and England. What is stranger is an Irish music group cutting an album on cricket and naming it The Duckworth Lewis Method.

Parthiv is a gutsy little cricketer. He burst on to the international scene at a very early age and since then has been surviving and delivering at that level. Sourav Ganguly writes.

I don't think player reviews go against the fabric of the game. The ICC has made it fair by only letting a fielding captain make the call for a review, so the sanctity of the sport remains. Kevin Pietersen writes.