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What is happening around the cricketing world? Ofcourse, the World T20 is going on which has thrown up quite a few surprises. Something happened with one of the IPL franchise as well. Cricketing news around the world. Dhawan replaces Mayank as the captain First up is the news that Shikhar Dhawan has been named as …
Sir Andrew Strauss, the newly knighted English cricket administrator wants to make the England cricket team as the best team in all the formats in 5 years. He wants to get there by making wholesale changes to County cricket. He has warned “The status quo is not an option.” More than a century old tradition …
Before you read Kevin Pietersen was an enigmatic personality 2, please read part one here. When England returned to India Indians will always owe a debt of gratitude to KP. Why was it? We all remember the 2008 Mumbai attack. England had just finished the ODI series and then the attack happens. It was an …
KP as he is fondly called as by his fans, well-wishers and the rest of the world, is someone who could have accomplished a lot more than what he eventually did but fell way too short. Much of it was due to his own personality. He was an extraordinary batsman who just couldn’t come to …
Yes, sledging has indeed gone too far. Why am I raising this now? It is because of an interesting development in the Duleep Trophy finals in India. Ajinkya Rahane, the West Zone captain, directed his team member, Jaisval to leave the field because of constant sledge. Whether this will create a ripple effect, it is …
England have just had a fabulous summer. They won 6 out of the 7 tests with the sole loss coming against South Africa. They decimated both New Zealand and South Africa and annihilated India in a mammoth chase. Yet, the former English captain and one of the greatest commentator this game has ever seen is …
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6 wins in 7 Tests. This is England’s record over the summer. An incredible summer by any means. More so because when compared to last year, 1 win in 6 Tests, this is a turnaround. Certainly after the debacle in Australia and defeated for the umpteenth time in West Indies. The New Zealand pair of …
777 games. It simply is mindboggling. This is the total number of games that the ICC expects all the nations to play between 2023 – 2027. It is about 1 game every third day. At a time when players are close to revolting because of the sheer volume of games, the ICC has gone ahead …
England vs South Africa has always been a series that is much anticipated. The games were contested keenly with both the teams emerging triumphant in the opponent’s country quite regularly. However, this series, by the looks of it, may not be that much close. It probably is not the much anticipated series. South Africa are …
Ben Stokes’s retirement from ODIs is beginning to have an impact. It is now just a tickle but with the right kind of push, it can become a deluge. As things stand, more and more top quality players may be forced to choose between the different formats and leave the game prematurely. Ben Stokes took …
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