This morning, I read an interesting article in Espncricinfo where Steve Bucknor, the umpire the entire country is terrified of when we hear that name has said that his mistake might have cost the Indian team the 2008 Sydney Test. He has admitted that he made two mistakes in that game. One was the aforementioned …
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The Middle Order Please read part one before continuing with this. Let us continue with Australian Tour Part Two how to win? Pujara, Kohli, Rahane, Vihari, Pandya, Shreyas, Rahul, Manish Of all these players, except for Kohli, the others are not automatic. It is time Rahane is replaced in the team. Gone are the days …
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As we all know, India will be touring Australia towards the end of this year. How to win the series in Australia only for the second time in the history of Indian cricket? This is something that is there in the minds of every Indian. The last time when we toured Australia, we won that …
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In this post, I will be talking about a captain who transformed the way the Indian cricket team is viewed across the world, who transformed the mindset of the players themselves, who transformed the perception of every Indian who has followed the game over the last 90 years and who was instrumental in bringing in …
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This article is about the Indian board and IPL. On the 6th of June 2020, I read one article on The Times of India stating that the Indian board is upset with the ICC. The board is angry over the delay in taking a decision regarding the World T20 that is supposed to be held …
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Recently, there has been growing voices against the ICC’s proposal to allow tampering of the ball to mitigate the problem that the bowlers will face because they will not be allowed to use saliva, which is the traditional method to aid swing, on the ball. This is mainly because of the pandemic that is sweeping …
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