The game we all love, however
The ODI World Cup is at the business end of the tournament. More than a month of league games are finally done and dusted and the 4 semi-finalists were decided during the last week of the tournament. Two of them, India and Australia have reached the final-4 stage as predicted by every expert, whereas New …
Before you begin to read The World Cup is at the halfway stage 2, please read The World Cup is at the halfway stage. In this blog, I will analyse about how the rest of the teams have fared so far and where are they headed. I will begin with New Zealand At the moment, …
The cricket World Cup is at the halfway stage. All the teams have completed 6 games with some of them sitting comfortably, while the others are a bit nervous. The defeats inflicted by the likes of Afghanistan and The Netherlands have actually kept the gates for certain teams open. There has been some brutal hitting …
When Mark Wood was bowled by Rashid Khan, in trying to hoick the ball over the midwicket, the bowler stood at the wicket, grinning from ear to ear, arms aloft and exulting. The win for Afghanistan against the defending champions will propel their cricket on the way to becoming a decent cricketing nation. The situation …
When Kevin Pietersen was sacked, there were many in England who were mystified. Kevin was the top scorer in that series though given the rotten performances of the rest, it wasn’t hard to achieve. Why was he singled out when Andy Flower, Gooch and Cook were equally culpable in the abject surrender? Was it based …
2013 Ashes. England were doing well against Australia for a short period. Infact, they dominated the exchange between the teams in 3 consecutive series. This led to complacency. England toured Australia in 2013 and they expected everything to fall in place and that they will win the Ashes easily. What transpired was different. Australia wanted …
Boycott writes about the curse of sledging but more specifically about the England tour of Australia in 2013. Sledging has risen to enormous proportions. It is just a question of time before something untoward will happen on the field. England have been at the receiving end whenever they tour Australia. He feels that the example …
Yes, New Zealand served a huge warning to the rest of the nations in this World Cup. They announced to the world that they were also in the reckoning to become the ultimate champion. Something triggers the New Zealanders when it comes to ICC tournaments. They punch above their weight quite often in almost every …
Boycott talks about his close friend Brian Clough who stood like a rock for him. He offered advise and pointed out mistakes. Brian wasn’t a cricketer. He played football. Brian Clough was introduced to Boycott by Brian Close. He used to visit the games that was played at Scarborough and Clough watched the game not …
The Kerry Packer Saga. Tony Greig who himself was diagnosed with cancer, died of a heart attack in December 2012. His memorial service was held at Trafalgar Square which was attended by former players including Boycott. Richie Benaud, Dennis Amiss, Michael Holding and David Gower delivered eulogies. Whenever someone talks about Greig, World Series Cricket …