It seemed like a tailor-made situation to expose Dawid Malan’s perceived flaws. Chasing 192, England went 25-for-1 in the fourth over, on a Newlands course that was supposed to be slow and worn. Surely this would be the time his penchant for scoring slowly early in his innings would catch …
Read More »Aus vs Ind 2020-21 – India’s Shreyas Iyer ‘overwhelmed’ that Australia devised a strategy for him
Shreyas Iyer sees Australia’s short-ball strategy against him as an opportunity to score runs. In the first two ODIs, Iyer has faced fast bowlers who, both times, have thrown him with a short leg and a leg caught in ravine and a clear plan to launch increasing deliveries into his …
Read More »Australia vs India, 2nd ODI, Sydney
David Warner gave Australia cause for concern when he limped out of the SCG with a groin injury during the second ODI. He was injured diving into a save early in the India chase. In the fourth over, Shikhar Dhawan hit the ball towards the center, where Warner crossed and …
Read More »New Zealand vs WI, second Q20
46 – The number of deliveries Glenn Phillips took to reach his first 100 international T20. It is the fastest format for New Zealand. Colin Munro’s century with 47 balls against the same opposition and, incidentally, in the same place in 2018 was the best before. Click here to see …
Read More »Aus vs Ind 2020-21 – Virat Kohli at ICC altering the WTC points system
India captain Virat Kohli has questioned the ICC for altering the points system of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC), saying the change is “confusing” and the governing body has a lot to explain. India fell to second place in the WTC standings after the ICC decided last week to …
Read More »Aus vs Ind 2020-21 – T Natarajan added to India ODI team as cover for Navdeep Saini
T Natarajan, the left-arm closer for Tamil Nadu and Sunrisers Hyderabad, has been added to India’s ODI squad, just hours before the series opener, as a cover for Navdeep Saini. According to a BCCI press release, Saini had complained of “back spasm”. Natarajan wasn’t on either of the white-ball teams …
Read More »Aus vs Ind 2020-21 – Ishant Sharma ruled out of Australia tour, Rohit Sharma still in dispute
Hours after India captain Virat Kohli revealed that team management was confused by the absence of both Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma in Australia, the BCCI issued a press release at midnight Thursday, stating that the Batter still remains in dispute, but Seamer has been ruled. of the four-game test …
Read More »Australia India Tour 2020-21: Younger players will have plenty
India will look to play against the youngest members of its team during the Australian tour, said its captain, Virat Kohli, on the eve of the first ODI. India will play three ODI, three T20I and four Tests in a tour that runs until January 19. Also included in that …
Read More »Aus vs Ind 2020-21 – Aaron Finch is interested in Will Pucovski getting his test ticket sooner rather than later
Aaron Finch is eager to get out. More or less, his final commitment after two weeks of quarantine in a hotel in Sydney after the IPL is to anticipate Australia’s ODI series against India via Zoom, the only means by which he has been able to plan the contest with …
Read More »Aakash Chopra – Should Rohit Sharma take over the T20I captaincy from Virat Kohli?
Rohit Sharma is the most successful IPL captain in history, with five trophies to his name. Anyone who follows his captaincy closely – outsiders like me and players who play with him – claims that he is tactically astute and that there are few who read the game better than …
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