A tribute to Dean Jones

A tribute to Dean Jones

Dean Jones, the mercurial batsman, has left this world leaving the cricketing world much poorer without his presence. Tributes have flown from current and former players throughout the world. Everyone had only good things to say about Jones. He had been a special player during his career. He was a true entertainer. I am pretty …

What is the point of standalone ODI series?

What is the point of standalone ODI series?

There was a series between England and Australia comprising of three T20s and three One Day Internationals that was played in England. The series was completed on 16 September 2020 with England winning the T20 series and Australia winning the One Day series. There were some good performances and not so good ones as well. …

Ricky Ponting will have a hard discussion with Ashwin about Mankading

Ricky Ponting will have a hard discussion with Ashwin about Mankading

Ricky Ponting will have a hard discussion with Ashwin about Mankading. At first when I read this sentence, I was really stunned. I thought it must be a mistake. Hence, I reread it. Ricky Ponting will have a hard discussion with Ashwin about Mandaking. I just cannot believe it. Could this be true? Was Ponting …

Unreasonable scores in T20. Does it promote viewership?

Unreasonable scores in T20. Does it promote viewership?

T20 cricket. Let me at the very outset clarify that I am not a great fan of T20 cricket. Having said that, I will watch T20 if India is playing. Apart from that, I do not watch T20 regularly. This means that I certainly do not follow IPL or Big Bash or any of the …

Australian Tour Part Two how to win?

Australian Tour Part One how to win?

The Middle Order Please read part one before continuing with this. Let us continue with Australian Tour Part Two how to win? Pujara, Kohli, Rahane, Vihari, Pandya, Shreyas, Rahul, Manish Of all these players, except for Kohli, the others are not automatic. It is time Rahane is replaced in the team. Gone are the days …

Australian Tour Part One how to win?

Australian Tour Part One how to win?

As we all know, India will be touring Australia towards the end of this year. How to win the series in Australia only for the second time in the history of Indian cricket? This is something that is there in the minds of every Indian. The last time when we toured Australia, we won that …

Ball tampering, should the ICC allow it?

Ball tampering must not be allowed under any pretext

Recently, there has been growing voices against the ICC’s proposal to allow tampering of the ball to mitigate the problem that the bowlers will face because they will not be allowed to use saliva, which is the traditional method to aid swing, on the ball. This is mainly because of the pandemic that is sweeping …