A Starc contrast between KKR & SRH
KKR are in the final, Yorkshire get a women's team, & USA beat Bangladesh.
A Starc contrast between KKR & SRH
Starc regains form, a resurgent RCB take on a declining RR in the eliminator, & Dhoni’s future.
The Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to seal their place in the final.
ESPNcricinfo’s Alagappan Muthu writes about Mitch Starc’s love for big games after he picked up 3-34, an uncredited Cricket.com article details Venkatesh Iyer’s contributions, & Cricket.com’s Shubh Aggarwal goes through SRH’s mishaps that cost them a guaranteed place in the final.
ESPNcricinfo’s Sidharth Monga looks at the key tactical battles in today’s eliminator between RCB & RR. Cricbuzz’s Pratyush Sinha talks about the details in RR’s declining form, & Revsportz’s G Rajaraman analyses Mohammad Siraj’s improvement during RCB’s winning streak.
Sportstar’s Shayan Acharya catches up with IPL chairman Arun Dhamal to discuss the unforeseen early departure of England’s World Cup players, and the impact player rule’s place in the IPL.
Indian Express’ Venkata Krishna B reports that the CSK chairman is leaving MS Dhoni’s future in the player’s hands. The matter is complicated by a report that the 42-year old Dhoni will need a surgery that has a 5-6 month recovery period.
Jarrod Kimber has a video on Mitch Starc’s iconic performance in the first qualifier.
There’s a lot happening in Yorkshire this week
Yorkshire get a women’s team, Yorkshire are broke, & do Yorkshire have an IPL investor?
The Guardian’s Gary Naylor has his usual succinct roundup of the best talking points from the week’s county cricket matches.
Yorkshire have been granted a Tier 1 women’s team from 2026 - a year before they were due to get it. However, returning chair Colin Graves has announced that Yorkshire need private investment to survive. Luckily, Daily Mail’s Matt Hughes is reporting that the Rajasthan Royals ownership group has revived their interest in the club.
BBC’s Ffion Wynne writes about what it will take for the English women’s side to beat the dominant Aussie team and win the T20 World Cup this October.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah has laid the foundation stones for six new state-of-the-art training facilities in the long ignored north eastern states of India.
America aren’t going to just make up the numbers
USA beat BAN, Malinga on the ‘baby Malingas’, & Uganda’s WC plans.
USA stunned Bangladesh by beating them by 5 wickets in a World Cup warmup match. An uncredited Daily Star article chronicles Litton Das’ struggles for composure and form.
ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Fidel Fernando talks to Lasith Malinga about the two new “baby Malingas” that have arrived on the scene for Sri Lanka in Nuwan Thushara & Matheesha Pathirana.
Cricket Australia’s Louis Cameron reports on how Australia are preparing for IPL-style shootouts during the World Cup. Apropos of nothing, Jake Fraser-McGurk has been called up to the World Cup reserves for Australia.
Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain & Michael Atherton preview the T20 World Cup with guest Andrew Leonard.
The Paddock and The Pavilion’s Stephan Wallis talks to Uganda’s captain Brian Masaba to understand the associate nation plans to succeed in the tournament. [Apple Podcasts]
Batta Fast’s Ahmer Naqvi & Osman Samiuddin start off discussing Pakistan’s abysmal series against Ireland, before getting lost in an entertaining discussion about what it takes to win in T20s.
Gambhir doesn’t want to be liked
Gambhir’s got an aggressive mentality, revitalising Jamaican cricket, & talking to The Test’s director.
Ravichandran Ashwin talks to Gautam Gambhir about his role as KKR’s mentor, and his desire to be a winner over a popular player.
Carribean Cricket Podcast’s Machel St Patrick Hewitt talks to Atishai Mansingh about his venture, Cricket Cave, that aims to cricket in Jamaica via a profitable model. It’s a fascinating discussion if you like the business of cricket, grassroots cricket, or if you’re just wondering what happened to the dominant West Indies teams of your youth.
Strike Rate’s Dan Weston & Jack Hope discuss the state of the cricket analyst industry globally. [Apple Podcasts]
The Final Word’s Geoff Lemon & Adam Collins interview Adrian Brown, director of The Test, about making the documentary and the changes in Australian cricket since the series started. [Apple Podcasts]
The 81 All Out crew talk to Scott Oliver, author of Sticky Dogs and Stardust, about the stories he’s put together of county cricket and the teams that team up world class stars like Adam Gilchrist & Viv Richards with amateurs! [Apple Podcasts]
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