The game we all love, however
Michael Holding, who is certainly among the greatest of fast bowlers the game has ever seen, has come up with a bizarre accusation against the England, Pakistan and Australian teams for not bending the knee before every game in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Yes, the Black Lives Matter movement started because of …
Bowler friendly pitches is essential. Cricket is a game that is at its best when there is sufficient ebbs and flows throughout the game. The spectator’s interest in watching a game will increase manifold if they see that there is a balance between the bat and the ball with slight advantage to the bowlers. In …
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Before proceeding, go through part one and two of the three part series of the flawed ICC ranking system Test Ranking Ever since the ranking system was introduced, West Indies, Australia, India, England, South Africa & Pakistan have been ranked as the best team but not necessarily in the same order. As discussed before, South …
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Before proceeding, if you can read volume one of this three part series Basis of the ranking system I am certain that the ICC did not think through the ranking system when it was introduced. It was absolutely understandable because it was the very first time and it was almost impossible to think about every …
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Cricket’s ranking system is a rather old one when compared with other sports. It was started in the year 1987. It began just before England’s test with Pakistan in 1987. Football’s ranking system started in 1992. Golf only an earlier when compared to Cricket. Hockey started in 2003. Tennis’s ranking is probably the oldest. It …
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One more series just concluded in England during these difficult times. Rain played a major spoilsport in two of the three tests which means this wasn’t a series that will be remembered even for a few months except for Anderson’s 600th wicket. Having said that, we will have to appreciate the efforts taken by the …