10 reasons for India's Champions trophy loss in 2017

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When a team wins a match, it may be due to some noteworthy contribution. And when a team loses it is due to a lot of reasons. These are some of the reasons of utmost importance.There may be other reasons as well.

1. An unpredictable knock from Fakhar Zaman who had just played almost 3 matches with just two fifties to his c...

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Cleaning Cycle in 1 40Mins Timelapse

Akhil Pai has added a note -
This is my biweekly cleaning routine. I cycle to work 2-3 days a week and cover around 35 km a day.

The Return of the King

It’s not everyday that you get to see history being created and certainly not everyday that you witness it happen twice in the same lifetime. Everyone rejoiced as Phelps won his 22nd medal at the 2012 London Olympics. Everyone savored the moment as Phelps walked away from an illustrious career on a ...

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India is a country of passionate people; cricket is their passion. This game enjoys the status equivalent to a religion in this superstitious country and the cricketers are worshipped and revered alongside the regular deities and gods. Cricket has been ingrained into people’s daily lives since the t…

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In a sudden change of the winds, Manchester United’s economists blew their sails open and puffed their cheeks wide in the transfer market.

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Modern day cricket demands all round skills from the players. In this T20 era of cricket, a specialist batsman or a specialist bowler will find it very difficult to secure his place in the side. A player with both useful batting and bowling skills is always preferred over the specialist, irrespectiv…

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Cycling to work

Akhil Pai has added a note -
One of my better attempts to promote urban cycling, bike ride to work and through it, achieve some fresh air in these polluted cities. Cycling saves your time and improves your and entire world’s health in disguise. Paddle your way out of the city traffic madness and have fun doing so. Explore world, exploit life, empathize and enlighten others. Lead an earnest life.

A poem on grass

His movement on the court is as sublime as that of a fish in water. The single handed backhand as terrific as by anyone to have played the game. His lunges,scrapes,guile and the swift, ethereal mastery with a racket, Roger Federer truly wrote a poem on the grass to clinch a record equaling 7th crown…

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Who will win the battle? Arsenal or Manchester United?

Manchester United have recovered well after their defeat to Swansea in the league by winning the next two games and keeping themselves in the fourth place. Arsenal and Manchester United both look to be engaged in the rat race for the Champions League spot. They are far away from the possibility of w…

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India Australia 1st Test evenly poised at the end of Day 1

After David Warner’s 145, India managed to claw their way back in the last session to have the Kangaroos finish the day at 354-6.

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Will Manchester united find its way to champions league in 2015-2016

Manchester United currently is in the worst possible stage of there history in the premier League. The Manchester derby is the proof of how it has declined in the recent memory of fans. United ended up playing with defense of Shaw,Carrick,McNair,Valencia. Where as the defence in Moyes era which also ended up in the worst performance had the likes of Rafael,Vidic,Ferdinand,Evra. The bright youngsters like McNair, Blackett,Shaw need experienced players around them for truly play there career to the potential expected.The likes of Smalling, Jones who were brought by Sir Alex Ferguson have to step up or else are likely to be sent out by the former Dutch boss.

United have a mouth watering,solid attacking players which they brought in the summer. With the likes of DiMaria, Rooney, Mata, VanPersie,Falcoa at their bay, it looks the strongest in premier league.

As the saying goes the champions will be the one who have the best defence.Instead of recruiting the defence, united have recruited the attacking players which was not needed. They are not in champions league this term and looks in doubt even reaching in 2015-2016 unless they make some much needed step to improve the defense in January.Right for now, they are too dependent on the attacking players to provide the goals.

Some of the defenders Manchester united was looking for in the summer were either not available or too expensive for defender. Also the main reason was former Dutch boss Louis Van Gaal wanted to give a chance to all the players in the squad before recruiting new defenders which has backfired and United is struggling. January is the time which will decide the fate of Manchester United Champions league ambition.

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Douglas Injury

New Barcelona signing Douglas is set to miss the Blaugrana’s Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain after sustaining an injury in Sunday’s training session. He is replaced in the squad by Martin Montoya, as tweeted by the club’s social media feed, Douglas will continue to be monitored this week, Such an injury could be a blessing in disguise for Barca, who face their toughest test of the group stage during the trip to France. Laurent Blanc’s men focus play through the wings in a 4-3-3 formation and could have exploited Douglas’ nerves in what is sure to be an intense atmosphere.Should Barca return to the Camp Nou with their run of clean sheets intact, the result will be deemed a success.

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Is Rooney the Leader Manchester United expect him to be?

Manchester United fans must have breathed a sigh of relief when the final whistle blew against West Ham on Saturday. Manchester United held on to a 2-1 lead playing with ten men just week after they had surrendered a two goal lead to newly promoted Leicester City and lost 5-3. It could have been a r…

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Real Insecurities

While there may be similarities in their names, they’re as dissimilar as can be.

Florentino Perez is famous for being the man who kickstarted an era of Real Madrid’s history in which they could field a starting XI that contained over 5 of the world best players in their position. Ronaldo, Zidane, F…

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CL T20 – enough of T20 already!

There are international T20 series between test playing nations, and the T20 world cup, and the two month long IPL, and country club T20 tournaments in Australia, South Africa, Pakistan and England, and then there is the Champions League T20. Cricketing tournaments are now being organized and played…

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