The game we all love, however
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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Kamlesh Nagarkoti, the promising kid who played a wonderful role in the Indian U-19 team winning the World Cup in 2018 wants to become the fastest Indian bowler. In that tournament, he regularly bowled in excess of 145KMPH speeds. Alongwith Shivam Mavi and the other bowler whose name I do not seem to recollect, Kamlesh …
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Is Suresh Raina required to justify his absence from the IPL? We all are aware of the fact that Suresh Raina has withdrawn himself from this year’s IPL to be held in The UAE because of his fear of the pandemic. He has cited his young family as the reason for his withdrawal. He feels …
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There was a news report this morning in which it was mentioned that the great Pakistan fast bowler, Wasim Akram and Inzamam-ul-Haq had criticised the Pakistan coach Misbah-ul-Haq for his negative expressions during the recent series in England. When I first read that, I found it quite interesting and at the sametime, amusing too. I …
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Yes, you have read the correct. A joke called BCCI. We all know that The Board of Control for Cricket in India is among the richest sports body in the world and the richest in the cricketing world. The resources at their disposal are enormous. Their power is incredible. The clout that they enjoy in …
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Let us talk about Rahane at number 4 in ODIs. Rahane has come out in the open and has said that he should have played at No. 4 for India in ODIs and especially in the 2019 World Cup. Rahane had been a dependable (though this is debatable of his dependability any longer) No. 5 …
This is in praise of the England cricket team. I have always wondered why is that the England cricket team is ridiculed by a lot of persons? What is that about them that makes the wider cricketing fraternity to make fun of them? Sometimes, even their own media and fans are very much harsh on …
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 …
It looks like the BCCI is planning their own The Hundred. Colin Graves, the ECB’s outgoing chairman has claimed that several countries and especially the BCCI seems to be particularly interested. The Hundred has the potential to generate millions in revenue for the ECB. Hence, the BCCI wants to tap into that. What is The …
Ricky Ponting will have a hard discussion with Ashwin about Mankading. At first when I read this sentence, I was really stunned. I thought it must be a mistake. Hence, I reread it. Ricky Ponting will have a hard discussion with Ashwin about Mandaking. I just cannot believe it. Could this be true? Was Ponting …
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