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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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India against Australia 2001 the greatest series – 2. Part 1 can be read here. Was it the turnaround I expected? Yes, this was it, this was the turnaround I expected. It is only a question of time before Australia are bowled out for a score less than 275 and India will pile up a …
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India against Australia 2001 the greatest series – 1. When I look back to the good old days, not that many series stood in mind. Sure there were odd brilliant test or the 1983 World Cup win. However, I just could not recollect an entire series. A series that stood the test of time and …
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Cricket is a game that is played amongst a handful of teams and rightly so. It must stay that way probably forever. It is implicit that with only a few teams playing the game, every game remains competitive most of the time. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. There are far too many instances …
Recently, there were lot of criticism heaped upon the England cricket team for their decision to rest certain players during different legs of their Indian tour. Though there is some reasoning behind such criticism, it is not difficult to understand the logic behind such a decision. Infact, this is much needed in such uncertain times. …
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Let me try to analyse Justin Langer in trouble and Proteas problems. Justin Langer belongs to an era when Australian cricket had absolutely no peer. They were so dominant in all formats of the game that all they needed to do was to just turn up to every game to win. The multiple World Cup …
Ever since the last day of the India vs Australia series at Brisbane, Gabba, the Australian cricket team have been subjected to relentless criticism by their media and former players. The team’s strategy was questioned. The effectiveness or lack of it of Starc, Lyon, Wade and a few others were questioned. The captaincy was questioned …
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