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July 10, 2019 India / New Zealand

Why umpire Richard Kettleborough’s face was the best thing about MS Dhoni’s run-out

< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand As you all know, the greatest umpire face of this World Cup was when Jason Roy flattened umpire Joel Wilson and tried to say sorry and Joel Wilson didn’t really feel that the apology was entirely welcome. This one was good

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July 10, 2019 India / New Zealand

No-one can let a run-chase get away from him quite like MS Dhoni

2 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand

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July 9, 2019 India / New Zealand

Is there any chance Kane Williamson’s 95-ball 67 was a good knock?

< 1 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup semi-final, India v New Zealand

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July 8, 2019 India

Does Rohit Sharma get out more beautifully than anyone else?

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June 29, 2019 England / India

Pressure + wrist spin = what? Is it time to revert to full pessimism about England’s World Cup prospects?

2 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 38, England v India

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June 27, 2019 India / West Indies

What was Chris Gayle’s “diving stop” like?

2 minute read2019 Cricket World Cup, Game 34, India v West Indies

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June 19, 2019 India

Please can we talk about the time Rohit Sharma ate 25 fried eggs in one go?

< 1 minute readIn one respect our latest piece for Cricket 365 is a Rohit Sharma v Virat Kohli comparison sort of thing. At the same time, the bit about how Sharma once ate 25 fried eggs in one go is so overwhelming that you could just as easily say that it’s a

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June 15, 2019 India / Pakistan

When will it rain during the India v Pakistan match?

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May 7, 2019 India

How did Mumbai Indians top the table in IPL 12 after basically being rubbish in IPL 11?

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April 24, 2019 India

Did you see MS Dhoni fail to hit the ball when Chennai Super Kings only needed two to win?

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