The game we all love, however
It would be blasphemous to say that Test cricket is on the way out. The pundits and the purists will scorn such a thought. Come what may, Test cricket must survive against all the odds, they would say. However, they are blinded by their passion for Test cricket. A format that has survived for more …
Australia and especially their captain, Patrick Cummins has had a spectacular year. They will be thrilled with what they have achieved and they were all outside of home. Australia at home are almost unbeatable but they are slowly starting to become the force they once were outside of home. Cummins is building a team that …
Warne needed surgery to solve his shoulder problem that plagued him in 1998. By then, he had delivered lots of deliveries, during matches and also during practice. Leg spin requires a lot of effort to get the revolutions to drift, dip and spin the ball. In 1996, Warne returned from surgery on the finger and …
Warne talks about spin bowling. The first thing he looks for in a spinner is whether he is able to spin the ball. Next, does he search for wickets, the format does not matter, because ultimately, the game comes down to wickets and runs. How does he go about setting the field? Then the bowling …
One more series in South Africa and one more time the BCCI blundered again. This has been repeating for so many years that the board just refuses to learn any lesson from the previous debacle. The board have once again tied the hands and sent the players into the bullring. South Africa is not an …
Shane starts this chapter with his love for poker. Back in 1994, he went to a casino in Sri Lanka where he lost 5000 AUD. He later joined Mark Waugh who was sitting with another man called John. That fellow persuaded Warne to take 5 grand from him because he told him that he liked …
Continuing the Warne autobiography, this is about Shane Warne and Terry Jenner. On a mid-afternoon, Warne knocked on the doors of Terry Jenner and told him that he has developed a liking for the sport and that he want to learn. However, Terry was quite categorical. He told Warne directly that he was fat and …
Following on with the Shane Warne autobiography, this blog is about Shane Warne and his childhood. In 1989, Warne was dropped from the St. Kilda Football Club. The background is, he was among the reserves for the senior division. He was called by the senior division coach Gary Colling to play in the senior reserves …
This and a series of blogs will be about Shane Warne’s autobiography. This blog is about Shane Warne and his family. Shane Warne announced his retirement from the game on 21 December 2006 after a 5-0 drubbing of his favourite punching bag team, England. Warne felt that it was the right time to leave the …
As I type this one, India and Australia are engaged in a T20 series. Oh! by the way, did you know that India won the first and second T20? Yeah, so? Did you know India may win the series in the next game? Yeah, so? Did you know that with the kind of firepower that …