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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 …
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 …