Cricket conversations
To Mankad or not to Ian Chappell bats for the bowlers’ cause at ESPNcricinfo: In most mankad situations the batsman is trying to take advantage – cheating, if you will – and yet the bowler, who is abiding by the law, is vilified. For any batsman who gains a start
Bangladesh’s tour to New Zealand was cut short after the ghastly shooting in a mosque in Christchurch. The team had reached the mosque for their Friday prayers… until they realised something had gone horribly wrong. A shaken Tamim Iqbal provides a harrowing account of what the team witnessed: You know,
Charles Davis, at his sportstats blog, indulges in the priceless act of re-scoring Victor Trumper’s legendary 335 at the Redfern oval into a ball-by-ball form. The most famous shot of the innings was said to break a window in the John Hunter and Sons boot factory on Chalmers Street (formerly
Over the last few weeks, the World cup match between India and Pakistan, scheduled for June 16 in Manchester, has come under the scanner. Suresh Menon, in The Hindu, argues that in an ideal world the match should go ahead At an India-Pakistan match, players become diplomats overnight, insisting that it
I want to talk about a Kusal Perera six in the recent Test series against South Africa. Not the sexy whiplash-hook against a mean bouncer from Duanne Olivier. Not even that almighty whack across the line against the GOAT fast bowler with 13 runs needed to win the first Test in
Sri Lanka pull off the mother of all upsets by becoming the first Asian side to win a Test series in South Africa. Andrew Fidel Fernando sums it up in ESPNcricinfo: For those of us watching on, what was witnessed was beyond monumental, beyond astonishing. It is still – hours later
I would love to watch a YouTube compilation of all deliveries Pujara played off Lyon in the second innings at Adelaide. It was a mini masterclass. On a wicket offering assistance to a terrific spinner with a rough patch right on the money to a right hander, it needed a special
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