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Virat Kohli as we all know is one of the premier batsman in world cricket. His performance across formats is a glorious tribute for someone like Kohli. He had one poor series in England in 2014 but atoned for that with a spectacular batting effort in 2018. Yes, his captaincy record in that series was …
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Right in the middle of the second test between India and England, there were lot of criticism about the pitch and it continued into the 3rd test and even after the tests were complete. The players who were defending were Indians players who are currently playing in the series. My point is players must not …
Gains and loss for England after the Indian series. England came to India on the back of a wonderful series win in Sri Lanka. Infact, they have now won 5 consecutive tests in Sri Lanka. This is an incredible achievement. Except India, I do not think that any other team has achieved such success in …
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Cricket is a game that is played amongst a handful of teams and rightly so. It must stay that way probably forever. It is implicit that with only a few teams playing the game, every game remains competitive most of the time. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. There are far too many instances …
Criticism about the Motera pitch and the inability of the batsmen. India and England just completed a test in less than 2 days. That is 30 wickets were lost in a little over 25 minutes into the 3rd session on the 2nd day. It is even mind numbing to think that 2 top teams who …
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The Chepauk pitch has invited lot of criticism. There is a certain charm, a certain contentedness when a test is won outside of one’s own confines. That charm and contentedness is increased manifold when that ends up in a series win. This is because it is that hard to win an overseas test series. It …
Recently, there were lot of criticism heaped upon the England cricket team for their decision to rest certain players during different legs of their Indian tour. Though there is some reasoning behind such criticism, it is not difficult to understand the logic behind such a decision. Infact, this is much needed in such uncertain times. …
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Suddenly, the game has received a big boost during the time of pandemic. During the initial days of the pandemic, it was difficult to envisage cricket being played anywhere. England started the trend helped to a large extent by West Indies and Pakistan. What started as a small trickle has snowballed into a big wave …
It is an inescapable fact that all of us are living during unprecedented times. The pandemic has swept the globe with such ferocity that most of the sporting events are either cancelled or held within closed doors. This has led to enormous amount of financial loss for various boards across the globe. Cricket too had …
Ian Chappell, the former Australian captain and an excellent commentator and thinker of the game, has opined that the switch hit will have to be banned from the game. He has raised some valid points about which we will discuss. More than the switch hit, it is the free hit that needs immediate review and …