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The new Indian Fab 5 in Test Cricket
March 29, 2022
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Crooked finger, wicked prances, controversies – Deciphering the inimitable Billy Bowden
Circumstances around you sometimes try to make you believe you need validation and acceptance from your surroundings for every step you take. Once the drug of impressing everyone takes control of your mind, it’s difficult to get rid of it. Early on in his career as an umpire, Billy Bowden was not easily accepted. He […]
March 29, 2022
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Heightened emotions, unforeseen circumstances and controversies – A World Cup final like never before
With no more nails left to bite and a billion hearts beating fast irrelevant of their allegiances, Jofra Archer was ready to deliver the ball of a lifetime, with Martin Guptill on strike. 2 to win for New Zealand. A draw would have sealed the deal for England on boundary count. Even as Ian Smith […]
March 29, 2022
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Could corona-free New Zealand be a neutral venue for cricket matches?
“I could see New Zealand operating as a neutral venue. That’s a definite possibility,” said Heath Mills, the CEO of New Zealand Cricket Players Association, quoted by ‘I Newspaper’. It has been a week since the New Zealand government lifted most of the restrictions that were in place as the country became free of COVID-19 […]
March 29, 2022
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Deliberate or Inadvertent: There should be no room for racism in the sport
March 29, 2022
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COVID-19 challenge could make or break cricket in Zimbabwe
March 29, 2022
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Move aside Tolkien, India pens better fantasy at The Gabba
March 29, 2022
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Drink it in, India, this conquest tastes particularly sweet
36 and an afternoon of horror. We’re all familiar with what followed next. India has played 544 Tests in its history and on no occasion, save this particular first session in Adelaide, had the country been embarrassed this way. The fact that Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma couldn’t make it to the tour of Australia […]
March 29, 2022
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Shane Watson vs Wahab Riaz – A riveting chapter among the many “Watson memories”
Shane Watson was very different from the usual Australian cricketers, yet had some facets in him that were quintessentially Aussie. He could glare with rage and talk a thousand words with his eyes, and he also had a smile that could melt all the heat that he previously created. Indian fans will never forget that […]
March 29, 2022
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The return of the IPL and a nation distracted
Back in late March, with the IPL postponed, I had written a piece about how a world without cricket would look like for the few months when everything on the planet was at a standstill. India had 883 Covid-19 cases then and was entering into the biggest lockdown on the planet. We have had 6 […]
March 29, 2022
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Mentor Irfan Pathan: Behind the success stories of several budding cricketers
Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and MS Dhoni are among the first few names that come into the mind of most fans while talking about the Indian cricketers who have been mentoring and nurturing young talents over the years. A name that surprisingly doesn’t cross many minds is that of Irfan Pathan. Baroda-born Irfan is involved […]
March 29, 2022
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Ollie Robinson issue – focus on education, not just penalising players
That despite a skillful display of bowling, the talk on Ollie Robinson’s Test debut revolves around his inappropriate remarks made eight years ago is a good sign. It shows the greater awareness built over time with the advancement of social media about what is acceptable and what is not. Robinson would’ve realised, you can’t anymore […]
March 29, 2022
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What is the future of T20 numbers?
Cricket is a supposedly numbers-heavy sport, but it’s curious and peculiar in the way that recorded statistics capture only the results of each ball. A dismissal is only recorded if a catch goes to hand or the stumps are broken; nothing is recorded when the batter is beaten. This is a hindrance to a proper […]
March 29, 2022
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Does Cheteshwar Pujara need to alter his method for English conditions?
It was quite typical of Cheteshwar Pujara’s Test career that he walked in to bat in the WTC final when New Zealand had just started to get their radar right and bowl as they do at their best: with utmost discipline and consistency. After a wavered start, New Zealand quicks had reverted to mean in […]
March 29, 2022
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India in England: Selection changes? No, futile. Tweaks? Yes but they won’t make a huge difference
As a cricket nation, we can’t help but let emotions influence our judgements. Loss in the World Test Championship (WTC) final after two years of hard grind has brought this characteristic instinct of the Indian fanbase to the fore. With angst and anger in play, there are calls to drop players – the likes of […]
March 29, 2022
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