Do Americans like cricket? (Not really, but more than you’d expect)
Why the WC hasn't reached Americans, Gambhir’s got competition, & Sobhana timed her renaissance perfectly.
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Have Americans got into cricket? (Not really, but more than you’d expect)
Why the WC hasn't reached Americans, how the US are so good, & a funny quirk in WC ad sales.
West Indies beat Afghanistan by 104 runs. ESPNcricinfo’s Matt Roller writes that the co-hosts have found a rare bowling synchronicity between Akeal Hossain & Gudakesh Motie.
BBC’s Timothy Abraham reports on the impact the World Cup has made on everyday Americans, Columbia Journalism Review’s Jon Allsop writes on the struggles of reporting on cricket in America, and The Guardian’s Mark Ramprakash asks how many World Cups are too many World Cups.
ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Fidel Fernando & Alan Gardner have a comedic preview of the Super 8 stage, while Cricbuzz’s Prasanna Agoram has a statistical review of the best players and teams from the league stage.
Cricket.com’s Aakash Sivasubramaniam reviews the performances of the associate nations at the World Cup during the league stage.
Cricbuzz’s Smit Patel reports on the positive impact of the tournament on USA’s players, The Cricket Monthly’s Nagraj Gollapudi talks to USA coach Stuart Law about his team’s overachievement, & Indian Express’ Pratyush Raj profiles the rise of USA’s Jasdeep Singh from school drop-out and construction worker to World Cup star.
Exchange4Media’s Sonam Saini has a fascinating report on how ad inventory for connected TVs (i.e. Smart TVs, gaming consoles, etc.) has been selling out for the World Cup, despite being 5x-10x more expensive than digital mobile ads.
WV Raman is a surprise candidate for India
Gambhir’s got competition for the IND job, Asha Sobhana timed her renaissance perfectly, & IPL teams want to invest in MCC’s teams.
News18’s Sahil Malhotra reports on a twist for the Indian coaching gig; WV Raman also interviewed yesterday and blew away the committee, while a foreign coach might interview today. Revsportz’s Subhayan Chakraborty reports on the three questions the committee has for prospective candidates.
Kane Williamson has stepped down as New Zealand’s white ball captain, and has rejected a central contract for next year.
Asha Sobhana has credited RCB and the WPL for turning her career around. Cricket.com’s Gaurav Nandan Tripathi says her renaissance has come just in time as India have needed an elite leg spinner for the next two World Cups due to be held in the subcontinent.
MCC President Mark Nicholas has announced that up to 5 IPL teams have shown interest in investing in The Hundred & T20 Blast teams that play at Lord’s. The Guardian’s Gary Naylor has a roundup of the T20 Blast action from the last week.
Jimmy O’Brien, better known by his YouTube handle Jomboy, is doing an AMA on Reddit today. You can submit questions here.
Stoinis wants to make sure he doesn’t miss out again
Stoinis wants to make up for missing the ODI WC final, & the US players are bullish about their Super 8 chances.
The Unplayable Podcast host Marcus Stoinis to talk about his incredible start to the World Cup, and his desperation to make up for missing out on the ODI World Cup final in November. [Apple Podcasts]
News18’s Aakash Biswas talks to USA’s Nitish Kumar & Nosthush Kenjige about America’s chances in the Super 8 stage, starting with their game against South Africa tonight.
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