Australia need Bangladesh to do what they couldn’t
Antigua’s cricketing legacy, India's role in AFG’s rise & Mandhana’s legacy-defining week
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Australia need Bangladesh to do what they couldn’t
Rohit’s record-breaking return to form, Antigua’s cricketing legacy, & IND’s role in AFG’s rise.
India beat Australia by 24 runs, leaving them reliant on a goldilocks result between Bangladesh & Afghanistan to get through. ESPNcricinfo’s Matt Roller writes about the difference between the two sides; a record-breaking 41-ball 92 by Rohit Sharma.
Rovman Powell hopes that the West Indies team has done enough to revive interest in cricket after they were knocked out. Cricket.com’s Pramod Ananth praises Alzarri Joseph, a bright spot in their bowling, while Cricbuzz’s Vijay Tagore writes about the special island of Antigua and their love of cricket.
Manners-on-Cricket’s Neil Manthorp writes about South Africa’s imperfect seven-in-a-row to get to the semis, Hindustan Times’ Rasesh Mandani evaluates England’s performances going into their semi against India, & The Guardian’s Ali Martin praises Adil Rashid for being a big part of their bowling attack.
News18’s Feroz Khan writes about India’s role in reviving Afghani cricket over the last decade and a half.
Smriti cements her queendom
Mandhana’s legacy-defining week, IND’s team for the ZIM tour, & AFG’s plans for a franchise league.
Indian Express’ Vinayakk Mohanarangan writes about Smriti Mandhana’s legacy-defining week in her adopted home of Bengaluru, Sportstar’s N Sudarshan reports on the positives from the series for India, & ESPNcricinfo’s Srinidhi Ramanujam says India has a great conundrum; which elite batter gets the No.3 spot?
Sri Lanka Women beat West Indies by 4 wickets in the first T20 of their series.
India have named an experimental side with IPL overachievers for the post-World Cup tour of Zimbabwe, while the BCCI has announced that they will be reviewing India’s domestic season structure based on feedback from state associations.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board are confident of reviving the Afghanistan Premier League next year. The tournament was played for a single season in 2018.
Afridi the time traveler
Shahid Afridi figured out T20 cricket 20 years ago, & what’s it like to be an associate fan?
Jarrod Kimber writes about Shahid Afridi and his ability to play T20-style cricket before it was cool.
The PCCI Podcast tries to look at a new perspective on cricket; what is it like to be an associate cricket fan from Canada? [Apple Podcasts]
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