Are US good, or are Bangladesh that bad?
Karthik retires, USA beat BAN (again), & Jamaica's falling out of love with cricket.
Karthik; the IPL survivor going out on his own terms
Saying goodbye to Karthik, Head’s newfound IPL comfort, & who should be retained.
ESPNcricinfo’s Karthik Krishnaswamy pays tribute to Dinesh Karthik after he announced his retirement, while his colleague Sampath Bandarupalli has all the stats from Karthik’s long IPL career.
ESPNcricinfo’s Sidharth Monga previews tonight’s Qualifier 2 between Sunrisers Hyderabad & Rajasthan Royals. His colleague Deivarayan Muthu asks if SRH’s spinners can come to the fore at Chepauk in a season where their pacers have carried the bowling load.
Cricket Australia’s Louis Cameron talks to Travis Head about why he’s been able to get into his comfort zone this year, how he’s earned himself local fans after scoring centuries in two different World Cup finals against India last year, & playing under Pat Cummins at SRH.
Hindustan Times’ Rasesh Mandani writes about Ashwin’s return to Chennai to win his first IPL since 2011, ESPNcricinfo’s Karthik Krishnaswamy writes about how Ashwin makes wickets happen, & his colleague Sruthi Ravindranath writes about the trend of bowlers aiming for off wide lines to minimise sixes.
Cricket.com’s Shubh Aggarwal takes an early look at which players could, and should, be retained by each IPL team.
Are US good, or are Bangladesh that bad?
USA beat BAN again, Ponting won’t be IND coach, & ENG-W aren’t ruthless enough.
USA beat Bangladesh by 6 runs to complete their pre-World Cup warmup series victory. The Daily Star’s Shabab Chowdhury writes that Afif Hossain’s selection as a reserve proves the dearth of talent in the Bangladeshi pipeline.
West Indies beat South Africa by 28 runs in the first match of their warmup series. Cricbuzz’s Telford Vice writes about the Proteas’ unique ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of any potential victory.
Ricky Ponting & Justin Langer are the latest candidates to rule themselves out from the Indian national coaching gig.
England Women beat Pakistan by 37 runs. ESPNcricinfo’s Valkerie Baynes writes that while England’s box scores look dominant, they haven’t been able to find their ruthlessness yet.
Colin Graves’ plans for private investment in Yorkshire have drawn the attention of English MPs, while the Lanka Premier League is in the final stages of confirming new owners for the Dambulla franchise.
The home of Holding & Gayle won’t have a game
Cricket’s waning popularity in Jamaica, why break up PAK’s opening pair, & the ramifications of Yorkshire’s Women’s team.
ESPNcricinfo’s Matt Roller has a fantastic look at why Jamaica will not host a single match during the upcoming World Cup, and why the locals are falling out of love with cricket, despite the island being the home of legends like Micheal Holding, Courtney Walsh & Chris Gayle.
Wisden’s Aayush Majumdar writes that Saim Ayub needs to prove he’s worth disrupting Pakistan’s opening pair of Babar Azam & Mohammad Rizwan.
Wisden’s Katya Witney writes about the impact of the decision to prepone Yorkshire’s awarding of a Women’s team, including how it affects the ECB’s Women’s cricket development plans & the sour taste left in the mouths of the other county teams that have to wait for their Women’s teams.
The Cricket Monthly’s Deepti Unni has a photo essay on the development of cricket in America over the years.
Indian cricket has too much politics
Why Langer doesn’t want the IND job, Aussies at the IPL, & alternate IPL awards.
The BBC’s Stumped podcast hosts Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer to talk about his IPL experience, and how KL Rahul convinced him not to apply for the India job.
ESPN Australia hosts Michael Clarke, Aaron Finch & Tim Paine to discuss the end of the IPL season, Glenn Maxwell’s horror year, & whether Travis Head might be getting burnt out.
Jarrod Kimber has a fun set of alternate awards for the IPL, from reasonable additions like “Most Improved Player” to fun ones like “The Real Purple Cap Holder”!
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