The game we all love, however
Asia Cup, the only multi-team cricket tournament in Asia is again postponed to 2023. It is a much maligned tournament. There have been lot of instances when one of India or Pakistan have skipped the tournament for various reasons. Sri Lanka is the only team to have participated in all the editions. India are the …
I had written about how important the IPL is at a time when the whole country was reeling under the pandemic and how the IPL sought of brough some semblance of balance in life. It gave the country hope amidst gloom. Unfortunately, the pandemic struck the IPL bubble too and as a result the tournament …
India is supposed to play in two different continents at the same time in a couple of months. The first will be in England with the WTC finals followed by a lengthy England tour. The tour to England was decided longtime ago whereas Saurav Ganguly, suddenly sprang a surprise in one of the media briefing …
Captains across all the teams in different era, have played significant innings that have changed the course of the game or a series. Steve Waugh has played so many that it is hard to recollect which one was his best. Graeme Smith, the man who made a habit to scoring match winning 4th innings hundreds …
Rahul Dravid, the name conjures up images of a player and a person who is calm and composed. The name brings in a sense of calm and someone who is under complete control. If at all there is one Indian player who can be trusted to brace himself on a tough wicket, it will be …
Three cricket boards across the world are in the news over the last few days. They are the Australian board, the English board and the South African board. All of them are for different reasons. Some makes sense and some does not really. The Australian cricket board The ACB have ringed in changes in the …
The IPL is clearly at the crossroads. The country is witnessing a surge in the number of infections. The pandemic has wreaked havoc across the country. Absolutely no part of the country is left alone. The situation is quite grim and it is under such climate the IPL is continuing across the country. There are …
How many coach does a team needs? 3, 4? Batting coach, yes. Bowling coach, sure. Fielding coach, maybe. A head coach, sort of a delivery manager in a corporate company? Alright no problem. Beyond that, a physio and a trainer. The fitness levels of the current players are way higher that how it was a …
The unthinkable happened in the IPL. Yes, Steve Smith was dropped for the first and second games. This is an insult Smith will never ever face in Australia. It sounds so ridiculous like the decision itself. Elsewhere, Rohit Sharma was fined a substantial amount and the cricketing world is facing a crisis just a couple …
Just ask yourself, who is the only current batsman who is averaging more than 50 in all formats of the game? Next one. Who is the only current batsman who has scored more than 10,000 runs in ODIs? Who held a record 43 weeks as the number one batsman in the world in the ODIs? …
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