The game we all love, however
On the 27th of November 2020 and on the 29th of November 2020, a couple of limited over games were played in two different time zones. One was a T20 and the other was a ODI. A day after, a couple of beautiful pieces were published in the most wonderful cricket website, www.espncricinfo.com. One was …
In this analysis, let us look at a couple of recent comments made by former England cricketers. One by David Lloyd. The other by none other than the magnificent commentator, Sir Geoffrey Boycott which is about Bairstow opening and Boycott accusation. Bairstow’s numbers Johnny Bairstow has been playing for England for about 8 years though …
The pandemic has thrown every sporting event out of the window. It has made every sporting nation not only be remain cautious but to innovate new methods just to ensure the safety of the players and everyone else involved in organising a sporting series. Bio-secure bubble is one such thing. However, the bio-secure bubble seems …
There was a series between England and Australia comprising of three T20s and three One Day Internationals that was played in England. The series was completed on 16 September 2020 with England winning the T20 series and Australia winning the One Day series. There were some good performances and not so good ones as well. …
This is in praise of the England cricket team. I have always wondered why is that the England cricket team is ridiculed by a lot of persons? What is that about them that makes the wider cricketing fraternity to make fun of them? Sometimes, even their own media and fans are very much harsh on …
Jofra Archer what is cooking up with him? Jofra Archer is definitely an exciting cricketer. He belongs to the breed that is becoming rather rare. He is an express fast bowler who is capable of rattling even the best batsman. Witness his brute of a delivery to Steve Smith. Though it was unfortunate to observe …
It is now official that Ben Stokes, the magnificent cricketer, will not be part of the remainder of the series against Pakistan. He will have to attend to certain personal tasks and as such will be travelling to New Zealand where his wider family lives. This means that Pakistan have got an incredible opportunity not …
After months of absolutely no action anywhere in the world, England vs West Indies series has come has a breadth of fresh air for cricket fans all over the world. World No. 8 taking on World No. 4 in their own country will from the outside not motivate everyone to follow the series. England, eventhough …
T20 cricket. Let me at the very outset clarify that I am not a great fan of T20 cricket. Having said that, I will watch T20 if India is playing. Apart from that, I do not watch T20 regularly. This means that I certainly do not follow IPL or Big Bash or any of the …
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Recently, there has been growing voices against the ICC’s proposal to allow tampering of the ball to mitigate the problem that the bowlers will face because they will not be allowed to use saliva, which is the traditional method to aid swing, on the ball. This is mainly because of the pandemic that is sweeping …