The game we all love, however
Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa are at loggerheads following the cancellation of the Australian tour to South Africa. It is only fair to say that South Africa had lot of hopes pinned on this tour. They would have been able to cover some of the costs. With international cricket limited because of the pandemic, …
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I read a nice piece on a newspaper from the distant country. New Zealand. It proved a fastinating piece to read in that it talks about making the cricket field much more quieter. After having read that article, I really cannot help but wonder how will it be? Whether it is really necessary to quieten …
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Whatever has happened to Sri Lanka. Not long ago, it was considered tough to win in Sri Lanka. They always had a set formula for teams that are not from the sub-continent. Prepare slow turning wickets that teams like Australia, England, South Africa & New Zealand will struggle to overcome and good enough spinners on …
The much awaited series of the year, atleast in terms of viewership, is underway in Australia. The first of the three legs has been completed and Australia have emerged as the victors. Australia won the ODI series 2-1 after 2 superlative batting performance in the first couple of games. Bowlers must revolt against such blatant …
Steven Smith is certainly one of the great batsman in world cricket at present. His performances in all the countries against any opposition on any wicket is a testimony to the fact that he indeed is a great batsman. However, all his super human performances have come in the longest format of that game whereas …
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 …
Over the last 4 days, a couple of interesting things happened in the cricketing universe. However, only one of them seems to have captured the viewers imagination whereas the other doesn’t seem to have bothered that many outside of Australia. First, we will discuss about Dinesh Karthik and then we will come to the much …
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Let us discuss about the fact that Broad supports pay-cut for the players. It is a fact that the entire world is living in the midst of a terrible pandemic. It has left thousands all over the world jobless and a few millions receiving reduced pay. Almost everyone, from the richest of the rich to …
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. …
Holding gets support for his ranting about the BLM movement. A few days ago, Holding had berated the English, Australian & Pakistani teams for not taking a knee during the recently concluded series. Now he seems to have found support from a couple of players. He has as well, faced opposition from another player. Hopefully, …