< 1 minute readTwo things struck us about India’s defeat of Pakistan today. Actually, no things struck us. Two things gently bobbed towards us after we’d stared at the scorecard blankly for what seemed like forever. Firstly, India fielded quite a lot of youngsters. Yusuf Pathan’s 25 and most of his team mates
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< 1 minute readIt’s been a while since anyone was interested, so what the fudge is going on over there? Well, everyone’s played either 11 or 12 matches out of 14. Rajasthan Royals are top for whom Mr Ego, Shane Warne, is both captain AND coach. Two points behind them are Kings XI
Continue readingShakib al Hasan’s first proper hundred
< 1 minute readIt’s over two years since we tipped Shakib al Hasan for great things. It’s been a bit of wait, but he might be getting somewhere. After 75 in his last innings, he’s now hit a hundred. It was against Pakistan as well. Without wishing to be too harsh on Canada,
Continue readingShakib al Hasan spanks runs
< 1 minute readYes, Bangladesh lost again, but Shakib al Hasan had an all-round good game and that warrants coverage. He took 2-50 as Pakistan pummelled their way to 308 and then he hit 75 off 73 balls. Shakib now averages 32 with the bat in one-day internationals and 33 with the ball.
Continue readingA generic ‘Bangladesh lose’ update
< 1 minute readThe opposition’s best batsman, Mohammad Yousuf, scored a hundred. Shahid Afridi hit 27 off 11 balls. Bangladesh’s top scorer was their number ten, Mashrafe Mortaza. Shakib al Hasan was out first ball. There are four more of these fixtures. How are we going to get through them? Does anybody know
Continue readingShoaib Akhtar “banned” again
2 minute readThe hyper-extensible elbows, double joints, injuries and banned substance-taking couldn’t stop Shoaib Akhtar. Unfortunately, the one thing he’s never been able to protect himself against is his own idiocy. Shoaib misses matches for a million reasons, the million-and-first reason, his mouth, is the biggest problem. If only someone could have
Continue readingHampshire lose Warne while Sussex keep Mushtaq
< 1 minute readWell that’s made the County Championship a damn sight easier to predict. Mushtaq Ahmed has played more of a part in deciding the competition than any other single player in recent years. He’s being allowed to play for Sussex despite competing in the naughty Twenty20 league, the ICL. He’ll be
Continue readingNasir Jamshed – official stance pending
< 1 minute readOur toast is dry and the larder is empty. To the jam shed! This is tricky. Nasir Jamshed’s made a fine start to his career, walloping a 48 ball 61 and now a 64 ball 74. The problem is that both innings have been against Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe aren’t actually
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2 minute readDo you want the better batsman or the better wicketkeeper behind the stumps for your team? That argument’s been represented by any number of individual duels over the years. Recently though, we think you’ll all agree that the better batsman’s been winning out, in general. Blame Adam Gilchrist. He’s a
Continue readingMisbah-ul-Haq – another glitteringly sedate hundred
< 1 minute readMisbah-ul-Haq’s one of those players who gets his own post even if we’ve got nothing to say now. He got 133 not out in a match where runs are as inevitable as weekend overeating. He did his best to stand out from the crowd though – for much of his
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