Gracing the bowler’s end
WG Grace the bowler, Mendis continues pacing SL, & Kohli and Gambhir reminisce
The rise of a Sri Lankan great?
Mendis continues pacing SL, AFG thrash SA, & Ponting’s got a new IPL gig.
Sri Lanka posted 302/7 on the first day of their Test against New Zealand. ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Fidel Fernando writes about the fever dream of watching Kamindu Mendis score 8 fifties & 4 centuries in just 11 Test innings.
Afghanistan beat South Africa by 6 wickets in their latest scalp of 2024. ESPNcricinfo have a summary of the best stats from the game.
Ricky Ponting has been appointed the new Punjab Kings head coach on a four-year deal, while Cricbuzz’s Vijay Tagore reports that the IPL auction will be overseas in November.
Essex have been fined £100,000 after being found guilty of systemic racism. As others on social media have pointed out, it’s an oddly lenient sentence with no points deductions - especially since Essex themselves were fined 12 points earlier this year because a player of there’s used a slightly large bat!
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Gracing the bowler’s end
The brilliance of WG Grace the bowler, building the right pitch for IND-BAN, & USA want to emulate AFG!
Arrangements of White on Green’s Jon Hotten has a lovely piece on the forgotten bowling acumen of that great Victorian inventor, WG Grace.
Indian Express’ Venkata Krishna B reports on the challenge facing the Chepauk ground staff ahead of the India-Bangladesh Test, while Cricbuzz’s Atif Azam writes about Litton Das’ evolution into a good Test keeper in 2024.
The Guardian’s Rory Carroll reports on how Ireland is starting to embrace cricket after a century of denouncing it as a colonial import, while Cricket.com’s Aakash Sivasubramaniam talks to USA’s Harmeet Singh about why the country wants to emulate Afghanistan. Yep. USA wants to emulate Afghanistan!
ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew McGlashan talks to Annabel Sutherland about being frustrated as a cricketer (and why that’s a good thing!), while Cricket.com’s Aakash Sivasubramaniam lays out the players that could surprise us all at the Women’s T20 World Cup.
ESPNcricinfo’s Nagraj Gollapudi & Nikhil Sharma talk to Yash Dayal about the importance of that over against Rinku Singh in the 2023 IPL to his career growth, while Indian Express’ Sandip G writes that Shreyas Iyer will need to pile up the Duleep Trophy runs to return for India.
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Kohli & Gambhir reminisce
Kohli and Gambhir on IND’s past, Kimber and Bhogle on IND’s future, & Charlotte Edwards on winning the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
The BCCI have published a “conversation” between Gautam Gambhir & Virat Kohli to clear the air about any potential conflict. Still, it’s nice to watch a couple of greats reminisce about great moments like the 2011 World Cup!
talkSPORT have a launched a new India-focussed show, and their grand opening includes Jon Norman, Jarrod Kimber & Harsha Bhogle discussing the makeup of this new Gambhir-led side. [Apple Podcasts]
The Cricketer’s Katherine Sciver-Brunt & Jack Brooks talk to Charlotte Edwards about her extraordinary playing and coaching career, and the awkwardness of competing in a tournament named after her!