test cricket

Sehwagology and kids

December 27, 2011

Virender Sehwag had an altercation with James Pattinson today. We dig deep and find out what actually happened. Whose fault was it? Should Warner have intervened? What was Gambhir thinking? We have all the answers!

2 comments Read the post…

BCCI Blocks Test Matches

August 21, 2011

India’s forthcoming tour of Australia later this year will take place without any test matches, after the Board for Control of Cricket in India (christened as #bleddyBCCI by our friends on Twitter) officially informed whoever willing to listen that they do not believe in the longest and the most pious form of cricket. The news [...]

0 comments Read the post…

lords day 2

July 23, 2011

Praveen Kumar was asked after the day’s play whether he had worked on his wrist position, and he didn’t have a clue what was being talked about there. I bet he doesn’t know what the ‘mace’ stands for.  Praveen Kumar’s name will now be on the honors boards at the Lords Cricket Ground. He bowled [...]

0 comments Read the post…

5 things leading to 6

July 1, 2011

Ishant Sharma took 6/55 at Barbados today. His last spell went like this: 4.4-2-6-3. That is 28 balls, 6 runs, 3 wickets. Good stuff by a bowler who had been all but written off by the writing fraternity, cajoled for his no-ball problems and also gravely accused of being the IPL’s bitch. The Indian Premier [...]

1 comment Read the post…

India’s Report Card after Durban Test

December 30, 2010

The image on the left is considered by many to be enough to summarize India’s 87 run victory over in the Durban Test, but yet it is not. For not a single one of these 87 runs were a result of this moment when Sreesanth produced a snorter to get rid of Kallis. The victory [...]

3 comments Read the post…

Centurion Day 1 – From an Indian Fan

December 17, 2010

by Ankit Mishra (Paddle) This is very frustrating. Building up a series so emphatically and then seeing your team collapse on the first day itself can only suck. But there were 8 emotions which defined my day: Here they are, in order of occurrence Go Sehwag. Kill these guys. Flash, flash hard. Why are you [...]

1 comment Read the post…

The PaddleShopper: The real reason India don’t want the UDRS

December 1, 2010

Many have speculated about the reasons the UDRS is not being used in the up-coming SA – India Test series. Some say it’s not in the ‘spirit of the game’, or that it undermines the authority of the on-field umpires. I think it’s because India’s RockStar Captain, Mahendra “Schwing” Dhoni, just doesn’t get it.

5 comments Read the post…

India vs Australia First Test at Mohali LIVE

September 30, 2010

Ind vs Aus Mohali Test Day 1   Thanks for joining us. Stick around for the review of the first day’s play at Mohali. Here is the preview for the game: The Backdrop Every time Australia tours India, and vice versa, there are a lot of verbal volleys which float near the troposphere. Contrary to [...]

3 comments Read the post…

Blue turned mellow?

September 30, 2010

The first test between India and Australia starts tomorrow. First of all, where the hell is the buzz? Ricky Ponting was today asked whether this was the most peaceful Ind-OZ test series in recent memory. Mellow. VeryMellow. It is another thing that Ponting replied saying that “The series has not started yet” – a reply [...]

3 comments Read the post…

Why test cricket should die

September 23, 2010

Because there are no legs left in the old boy. Because Test Cricket cannot compete in either attention or revenues with ODI and T20 cricket. Because the town ain’t big enough for all three. Because it is a self fulfilling prophecy. Too much is being said about the primacy of Test cricket and how much [...]

11 comments Read the post…

← Previous Entries