The game we all love, however
There has been growing talk about having a two tier Test system. Does it make sense? Is it viable? Will it sustain interest in the game? Will lesser teams benefit from such a system? Can the game itself survive a two tier Test system? Are some boards greedy for more money? Well, there are lots …
Following on from the twin success in 2023, the WTC victory and the ODI World Cup victory, Australia in 2024 wasn’t that much different. Yes, they do not have any ICC trophy to showcase but that is only because there weren’t any. I mean, ofcourse, with the exception of the T20 World Cup. Australia are …
Ofcourse, Australia are the happier side for they have won the series quite comfortably in the end after the initial wobble. Does it mean that it is all smooth and efficient within the Australian team? Far from it. Does it mean that they are the absolute unquestioned numero uno in the world? Well, they are …
Part one of BGT that focussed on the positives for India can be read here. There were far too many that it is difficult to even count them in one hand. In hindsight, one wishes that perhaps, Rohit could have stayed at home and taken care of the second child. Since he returned, the team …
After about 1.5 months, another edition of the Border Gavaskar Trophy has been completed with Australia emerging victorious. Both the teams were mediocre to say the least because of quality of cricket was of low standard. Sure enough, the pitches were tough but a little bit of application would have made the series a much …
Right at the outset, a word of appreciation for the decision Gambhir took on the morning of the Sydney Test. Eversince the press conference the previous day, speculation was rife about the position of Rohit Sharma. It was confirmed on the morning of the game that he was actually dropped. The Indian team can say …
At the end of the day or at the end of a game, the captains are usually involved in a press briefing. An overwhelming majority of those briefings are not even worthy of listening to because it usually follows the same old cliché. This is not restricted only to cricket. This is the case across …
The G Boxing Day Test is done and dusted. Australia prevailed because of some insipid batting by India. They definitely did not perform on a superior level. It was the mindless, stupid Indian batting and the lack of support for Bumrah, the cause of the heavy defeat. The players are to be blamed. There is …
All it took for India to convert a position of promise to a position of direstraits was just 30 minutes. When India loses this series, this 30 minutes of madness will prove pivotal. It started with the needless and unnecessary runout of Jaiswal and it ended with the tame dismissal of Akash Deep. Ofcourse, India …
An attendance of more than 80K for day 1 on of the Border Gavaskar Trophy at the G, is incredible. Boxing Day cricket has its own charm which has diminished after all these years. On the field, it was Australia’s day. They managed to cross 300 and have lost only 6 wickets with a well …