The game we all love, however
The 2021 T20 World Cup has thrown a surprising winner at the end. Australia. Who would have expected that at the start of the tournament? I certainly did not. The Australians themselves would not have expected. It showed in their reaction after winning the final. The tournament had other surprises too. Let me offer my …
Ashes is just around the corner and England are not that hopeful that they can prevail. The unavailability of Archer and Stone to bowl at high pace will be missed. Wood is injury prone. It is under such circumstances Ben Stokes, the talisman of English cricket has announced his availability for the Ashes. Benny is …
One more year, one more world cup. This time it is T20 world cup with one more scheduled next year in Australia. These so-called world cups seem to come thick and fast. The tournament was scheduled to be held in India but the Covid situation in the country at the time the decision was taken …
This week I have quite a few things to report. India perhaps have unearthed a fast bowler in Umraan Malik. David Warner was not treated well by his franchise. James Anderson training his sights on the biggest scalp in the Australian team. How was the cricketing world last week? Let me start with Anderson training …
I just want to continue with this series in providing news from around the cricketing world 2. I want to concentrate on the important news and pass a little bit of judgement. England players are close to agreeing to tour Australia for the Ashes. However, travel within Australia is confusing. Dhoni may finally retire from …
Ashwin was involved in one other controversy. Virat Kohli has resigned T20 captaincy. Indian selectors will shortly be involved in choosing a captain for that format alone. Ravi Shastri’s tenure is likely to come to an end. IPL is throwing up some serious talent. This post is about news from around the Indian cricket world. …
Before you proceed, please read Manchester test cancelled and my views: ONE Primacy of test cricket The accusation of Indian cricketers not taking test cricket seriously is rather absurd. India is the only country to have played more tests than the rest over the last 15 months. Virat Kohli is on record stating that he …
So, the Manchester test between India and England was cancelled. In the meanwhile, ECB and BCCI are still discussing the possibility of having an one-off test in 2022 when India will again go back to England for a short limited overs series. There certainly is huge pressure on BCCI to fulfil their commitment either now …
The Ashes. The sheer name conjures images of years and years of battle on the cricket field. It is the pre-eminent trophy in the cricketing world. No other, not even the ODI World Cup can come close to match the novelty and sheer experience of an Ashes series. England and Australia are loathe to lose …
England won the 3rd test handsomely and India were well to say the least, humiliated. They were humiliated twice while batting. All those dreams of winning a series in England after 3 attempts have come crashing down. It wasn’t the defeat that crashed the dreams but the manner of the defeat that really did. It …