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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 …
It was bit of a confusing year for England. As is their wont, they were involved in the most number of Tests during the year. 17 of them with wins and defeats almost shared. Some of those losses were thumping enough to consider changes to the personnel, whereas there were some memorable wins too. The …
It was along the expected lines. Prior to the start of the series, I wrote that it was advantage England. In the end, it happened exactly as I thought it would. New Zealand had a consolation win but England won the series in a canter. Of the two teams, it was England who had much …
Two teams that are in different confidence levels are up against each other in the southern most part of the world. England and New Zealand are two contrasting teams with one of them still has an outside chance of making it to the WTC finals in June. New Zealand are really buoyant after their historic …
England, the team that redefined how white-ball cricket must be played, is now struggling in the same format. A team that once talked about scoring 500 runs in ODI, is now unable to even win consistently. There has been changes in personnel, drastically at that, but fortunes have not changed. Eversince the retirement of Eoin …
It took Pakistan 4 consecutive and heavy defeats for them to realise that on flat pitches, the rechristened England is not only tough to contain but is almost impossible to defeat them. Once, they turned to spin as their main choice of attack, England, the Bazballers were found wanting. On every previous occasion, Pakistan have …
One is an accomplished master whereas the other is an upcoming talent who has announced himself at the highest stage in a grand manner. One is already established his legacy whereas the other has taken little steps on the way to establishing his own legacy. The Joe Root and Harry Brook partnership at Multan is …
There was a time when England were always bothered against Pakistan. It could be in England or it could be in Pakistan. They had a mental block that just did not go away whenever they were up against Pakistan. Somehow, Pakistan managed to find that additional energy when it came to England. Things have, however, …
James Anderson bid adieu to the game of cricket at the end of the first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s. It has been a stellar career of over 20 years. Ofcourse, he lost a lot of pace and guile towars the end of his career but still retained the hunger to succeed. However, …
Michael Vaughan, the former England skipper and a successful commentator, is often known to comment or tweet things that are more often than not, did not merit any serious discussion. He often tries to provoke the Indians by tweeting something about Kohli or Rohit or some of the star cricketers. Other times, he will praise …