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2005. The Ashes. England against Australia. One a great team and the other was confidence personified. One with perhaps two of the greatest bowlers ever to have played the game and the other with a fast bowling attack that will be the envy of any nation. One with a wicket keeper who changed the way …
If you are given an option of watching 2 batsmen bat. One who is exceptionally sedate and he is scoring at 22 and the other who is extremely aggressive and is scoring at over 75, which batsman would you pay to watch? Let us assume that this is the first or the second day of …
The ICC have announced that the 2027 and 2031 ODI World Cup will consist of 14 teams and the 2024, 2026, 2028 & 2030 T20 World Cup will be expanded to 20 teams. Also, New Zealand and England have begun their series with Conway scoring a double hundred. I will write my thoughts about expanded …
The Australian coach Justin Langer is feeling the heat. Yes, he is under tremendous pressure at the moment to change himself. He will have to change the way he is coaching the team. Langer had been with the all-conquering Australian team of the late 1990s and early 2000s. They were rude and abrasive. That sort …
Cameron Bancroft has stirred the hornet’s nest again. This time the allegations are quite serious. It certainly feels like there will not be smoke without fire. Will the Australian board get into the bottom of the whole scandal or will they sweep it under the carpet? Eitherway, Sandpapergate is back in the news. Almost 3 …
Shane Warne the bad boy image is the second and final chapter about the greatest spinner. Before you proceed, the part one of Shane Warne the greatest spinner can be read here. Hold over some nations Warne had absolute hold over the batsmen from South Africa, Pakistan, England and New Zealand. His record against all …
He had somewhat of a lethargic runup to the crease. Just a few paces along, a small hop and unveils a ripping leg-break. The ball pitches exactly on the spot he envisioned and makes the batsman dance to the tune of the ball. It was always like he could control the ball. Such was his …
Three cricket boards across the world are in the news over the last few days. They are the Australian board, the English board and the South African board. All of them are for different reasons. Some makes sense and some does not really. The Australian cricket board The ACB have ringed in changes in the …
Some serious ICC playing rule changes. The game of cricket has witnessed a lot of changes over the last 120 years. It probably is the most complex of all the sports. I do not think that any other sport can even come close to cricket when it comes to the myriad rules. Golf which is …
India against Australia 2001 the greatest series – 3, Part 1 and Part 2 can be read here and here. The Australian chase Hayden and Slater started off briskly. This could be risky for India. Do the Australians know only one way to play? Do they always win? Just the day earlier, we witnessed couple …
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