2 minute readAustralia were whitewashed in Pakistan going into this tournament and earlier in the week lost their captain to internal testicular bleeding. Defeat to Zimbabwe could therefore plausibly still rank as being ‘on the up’. Today’s result moves Australia’s T20 World Cup record against Zimbabwe along to ‘played two, lost two’.
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3 minute readAfghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz was already more than a match for most bowlers back when he tried to scythe every single delivery through point for four. Recent evidence suggests he’s consulted his protractor and supplemented that angle with a couple more. Further explorations in geometry could get very messy indeed for
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4 minute readWe’ve loved official World Cup theme songs ever since Who Rules The World in 1992. Rock hasn’t come much softer and theme songs haven’t come much more naff. We suspect it’ll never be beaten. If you’re wondering how the 2026 T20 World Cup’s Feel The Thrill by Anirudh Ravichander measures
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3 minute readWe’re inclined to agree with Brendon McCullum that it’s “quite annoying” there’s currently so much focus on the night Harry Brook got chinned by a bouncer. We would however disagree with his assessment that it’s all about the specific players involved and that, “piling on to them is not helpful
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2 minute readSend your pictures of cricket bats and other cricket stuff in unusual places to king@kingcricket.co.uk. Please consider putting the cricket thing in the unusual place yourself. Stalwart King Cricket contributor Ged Ladd writes… Regular readers of this website will be familiar with “The Device,” a beer-carrying contraption that King Cricket and family
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