July 2010

The Future of Test Cricket

July 31, 2010

There have been a lot of questions over whether the dwindling attention span of the average cricket fan can afford to take in another test of over 1300 runs in the first innings. Questions about the future of test cricket are being raised. People who bet on sports regularly are also considering quitting citing the [...]

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Luke Wright cracks the nod to the Test squad…

July 30, 2010

….the Cute XI Test squad. It’s been so long since I worked on my Cute XI – the last time I worked on this I still thought Graeme Swann was a sexy cricketer. Not that he isn’t – there are just better options. Anyway. Luke Wright features possibly for no other reason than me having [...]

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When will Sachin Tendulkar retire?

July 29, 2010

It seems to be a trend at the moment, this retiring thing. And we have none other than Shahid Afridi to thank for it all but when will Sachin Tendulkar decide to call it a day? It’s not like his form is going anywhere.  He is playing some of the best cricket of his life [...]

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Only about a year late: When Freddie Became Jesus review

July 24, 2010

Cricket books are usually statistical, stoic and serious. It’s all facts and purist rubbish that most of us stomach only because we want to hear a story or discover what people thought made legends tick. If you’re not really, really into cricket it’s difficult to read and you can get bored pretty quickly. All that [...]

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Murali, the legend, the bushbaby, the hero

July 22, 2010

I’ll admit it. I’ve always been kinda scared of Muttiah Muralithiran. I always thought he looked a bit like a bushbaby…. Or maybe a Gremlin or even one of those Furby creatures. Whatever you want to compare his looks with, he never really was somebody that I would want to run into in a dark [...]

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Ho-hum Hamla, I salute you

July 21, 2010

It’s hard to hate a man with such a tremendous beard. Not only does he have a tremendous beard though, he is also a marvellous player and the epitome of humility – one of the few cricketers in the South African team who seem to possess this quality. For somebody notoriously known for slating the [...]

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Afridi set to star in the hit sitcom ‘The Akmals’

July 20, 2010

They’ve nearly done it. The Pakistan team have nearly come full circle. When the ‘shock resignation’ of Shahid Afridi there’s space in the team  for Younis and Yousuf again. There is space on the tour bus for Yousuf too. But what is Afridi going to do now? Well, it’s just a rumour at this stage [...]

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A tale of obvious irony

July 11, 2010

Bangladesh beat England for the first time ever. England in cricket are a lot like England in football. The differences being, there was not much ODI Cricket back in 1966, and that there is no slam bang shorter format which the three lions can win in football now. The point being that the English Cricket [...]

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Ask the mercenary, says Sunil Gavaskar

July 9, 2010

Sunil Gavaskar is a respected man outside the commentary circle. So much so, that he is on the panel entrusted with the responsibility of finding out the most suitable rule changes to the non-cricketing aspects of the Indian Premier League. He has a lot on his plate, specially after all the franchises decided to meet [...]

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The 1Goal Initiative: Education for all

July 6, 2010

It’s easy to say oh, let’s all help the third world countries. It’s easy to say, the fat cats are trying to feel better about themselves. It’s easy to say this is just another PR campaign by Fifa… It’s not so easy when this is all happening in your own backyard and when you have [...]

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