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More than 500 runs in just 75 overs on day one of a Test match against Pakistan outside of home. Just imagine that. It was an incredible assault by the English batsmen. For the non-believers that England have not turned a corner, there is the proof. It was led by none other than the embattled …
The mindless schedule is taking a heavy toll on a lot of players. Add the various franchise cricket, it is incredible how busy most of the players are. The strain of such non-stop cricket has already began to tell. Ben Stokes has retired from one form of the game and Trent Boult has withdrawn himself …
India against New Zealand. England against Australia. A couple of series right after the end of the T20 World Cup. What was the need of pointless series? The growing chorus to limit the number of games that does not have any meaning seems to have fallen on deaf ears. For New Zealand cricket, this series …
The whole cricketing world now envies England. The same England that until 2014, were more content to play conservative cricket is now the holders of the ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup. Never before in the annals of international cricket have the same team held two different trophies. A generation of South Africans never …
The league phase is done and dusted in the ongoing T20 World Cup. There has been surprising results and some expected ones. Outrageous batting and excellent bowling. Excellent Perth pitch and quite a few close games. This World Cup has so far lived upto the expectations. It again goes onto show that good pitches will …
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 …