< 1 minute readEveryone likes a listicle – and how’s that headline for clickbait? Pretty brazen, eh? They’ll be flocking here from Twitter when they see that auto-tweeted at some point in the next hour. Pakistan still can’t bat Teams do get bowled out in Twenty20. It’s not unheard of. They usually manage
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Do the Rising Pune Supergiants have the finest name in the history of sport?
< 1 minute readThe answer is yes. “Supergiants” beats “Super Kings” on account of it being one word. A ‘super giant’ would simply be a giant who was very, very good, whereas a ‘Supergiant’ is a massive dude with extraordinary strength and x-ray vision who can also fly. The fact that they are
Continue readingAnalysis of ICC’s decision to review 2014 restructuring
< 1 minute readThe ICC has realised that the ‘Big Three’ changes pushed through in 2014 were… (a) taking the piss a bit; and (b) liable to lead to the complete implosion of the sport in the long-term They have therefore resolved to do something different instead; something a bit less shit.
Continue readingR Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja want to go home
< 1 minute readProbably. We wouldn’t blame them one bit. Imagine being down the pub with your mates, talking about cricket. The company’s good, the beverages are exquisite: you’re in your element. The next day, you find yourself in an overpriced city centre drink hole along with some colleagues. They’re talking about potential
Continue readingT20s, ODIs and Tests – it’s all cricket, so why not treat them as one?
< 1 minute readIn an interview with George Dobell for Cricinfo, the outgoing chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association, Angus Porter, suggests that men’s cricket could adopt the points method used in women’s cricket where success in T20Is, ODIs and Tests is combined to decide the best side. Not the worst idea
Continue readingICC World T20 preparations exactly on track – grounds and fixtures to follow
< 1 minute readComing to somewhere in India at some point in March, it’s ICC World Twenty20 India 2016! If you think that sounds like an almost random selection of words, abbreviations, places and numbers, think again. The Twenty20 World Cup is HAPPENING. Look, they’ve even finished the logo. They’re not quite sure
Continue readingHashim Amla practises his forward defensive
< 1 minute readFacing his 46th delivery, Hashim Amla inside-edged the ball past his stumps and into space. Trawling through his memory banks, he happened upon the correct course of action and moved his body up to the other end. With the ball still enjoying a rare moment of liberation, he then jogged
Continue readingSouth Africa batsmen defy both expectations and the Delhi pitch
< 1 minute readThere were many who felt that presented with a flatter pitch, South Africa might actually make a few runs during this Test series against India. In Delhi, they have been presented with precisely such a thing. However, these Saffers are made of stern stuff. They refused to bow to expectation
Continue readingWho says Tests are supposed to last five days?
< 1 minute readWe’ve always been of the opinion that a Test can last up to five days and that if all of that allotted time is required, things haven’t really panned out correctly. Others see it differently. We often see comments of the oeuvre ‘a Test is supposed to last five days’
Continue readingSourav Ganguly, man of a thousand spooky impressions (okay, two)
< 1 minute readWe could write about Mitchell Johnson’s Test retirement. We could write about some actual cricket. Or we could publish some tweets in which Sourav Ganguly looks frighteningly sickly. Hey Sourav, do an impression of a zombie. Top drawer. Now do an impression of a ghost. Not bad. Note Murali’s T-shirt
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