< 1 minute read This was England’s 500th one-day international. It was Yuvraj Singh’s 219th. Yuvraj is 26. Once again Yuvraj hit a hundred. This time, he also took four wickets. We’re not sure it would make a huge amount of difference, but we’re inclined to agree with everyone else in the entire world
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Yuvraj Singh hits a hundred despite a knacked back
2 minute read Has any batsman every played a more destructive innings while wearing a girdle? We’ve always liked Yuvraj Singh, but he’s lost a little bit of lustre lately. This is largely thanks to Sky Sports’ ‘look at all the cricket we’ve got’ advert which starts with a big orchestral crescendo, before
Continue readingEngland batsmen make no runs – just like in 2006
< 1 minute read Today’s warm-up between England and a random selection of people who live in Mumbai was quite a moment for us here at King Cricket, because England’s last tour of India coincided with the site’s sloppy, gelatinous birth. History repeated itself in more ways than one. During England’s 2006 tour, Matthew
Continue readingAustralia vastly inferior to India who are better than everyone
< 1 minute read After winning successive Test series against West Indies, South Africa, South Africa again, Bangladesh, England, Sri Lanka, India and West Indies, Australia finally lost away to India and are now ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING at cricket. India’s recent run of losing a series against Australia, drawing one against South Africa, losing one
Continue readingMahendra Singh Dhoni has as many Test hundreds as Anil Kumble
2 minute read Anil Kumble hit one Test hundred. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also hit one. It was 148 against Pakistan. Dhoni should really address that. He’s had a good series with the bat, hitting four fifties, but a hundred or two wouldn’t go amiss. When Mahendra Dhoni first appeared and started slogging
Continue readingHarbhajan Singh batting against Australia
< 1 minute read As often as not this year, Harbhajan Singh has hit a fifty against Australia. Quite literally. He’s had eight innings against them and hit four of the six fifties he’s hit in his entire Test career. He is an improved batsman, but Australia won’t be impressed by that. We’re not
Continue readingMore info about Jason Krejza
< 1 minute read We’re rapidly turning into the authoritative site on Jason Krejza. Here’s what else we’ve gleaned (from comments that have been left on other updates): (1) His brother might well be called George and if he is, he claims to have taught Jason all he knows about cricket. (2) He was
Continue readingSourav Ganguly – Test captain and ODI opening batsman
3 minute read Sourav Ganguly retires after this Test match and a lot of Indians will be incredibly upset to see him go. In other parts of the world, it might not be quite so apparent why he’s so popular. After all, he averages 42.17 in Tests, which is only ‘very decent’ by
Continue readingAnil Kumble retires as India’s top Test wicket taker
2 minute read People still slag Anil Kumble off for bowling too fast and not turning the ball. It’s not really the point. 619 Test wickets say that he’s right and they’re wrong. Kumble never spun the ball much – it’s not a recent thing – yet he’s been the best spin bowler
Continue readingVVS Laxman hits another double hundred against Australia
< 1 minute read ‘VVS Laxman. How would you rate this among your double hundreds against Australia?’ ‘I would say it was the worst’. No-one asked that really, because everyone knows Laxman’s 281 at Eden Gardens is his best innings. With six hundreds against them and an average of 54, Australia must hate VVS
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