How to grow cricket as an associate nation
AFG and IRE’s very different paths as full members, SA’s progress is ignored in SA, & AFG’s fielding KPIs
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SA’s progress is ignored in SA, AFG’s fielding KPIs, & the millions of cricket fans in Europe and the East Asia.
India beat England by 68 runs to reach their third World Cup/Championship final in a year.
Indian Express’ Sriram Veera writes about how Rohit Sharma tweaked his style to get India to a defendable total after early chaos, while ESPNcricinfo’s Matt Roller says this defeat has been coming for an overconfident English side.
ESPNcricinfo’s Firdose Moonda writes about how South Africa finally broke their semifinal jinx, while Cricbuzz’s Telford Vice has a fantastic look at how the achievement hasn’t made a dent in the public consciousness in South Africa, featuring an appearance by Herschelle Gibbs.
Cricbuzz’s Atif Azam has a chat with Afghanistan’s fielding coach Shane McDermott about the exact changes - including corporate-style KPIs! - that made the Afghanis such a force to reckon with while fielding.
Hindustan Times’ Rasesh Mandani reports on the millions of fans tuning into the World Cup from all over the world - Germany, Japan, Malaysia, you name it - because of the ICC’s smart decision to offer free streaming in non-traditional cricket markets.
How to grow cricket as an associate nation
AFG and IRE’s very different paths as full members, a chat with IND-W’s first ever Test players, & the LPL’s new innovation.
Cricbuzz’s Nathan Johns has a spectacular analysis on the different paths - informed by their advantages & disadvantages - taken by Ireland & Afghanistan in the seven years since they were both granted Test status in 2017.
ESPNcricinfo’s Sruthi Ravindranath talks to a few of the cricketers who participated in the India Women’s first ever Test in 1976, as their modern counterparts get ready to take on South Africa in Chennai.
The Lanka Premier League is going to try out an interesting tactic to make their death overs more interesting - “power blast” restrictions in the 16th and 17th overs that only allow 4 fielders outside the ring.
The World Cup final is Afghanistan’s next target
A former AFG player on his country’s future, and Kathryn Bryce can’t wait for the World Cup.
Sportstar’s Shayan Acharya catches up with former Afghanistan player Raees Ahmadzai to discuss his country’s cricketing progress, and what comes next.
Under the Lid’s Kat Sciver-Brunt & Jack Brooks talk to Kathryn Bryce about how she got into the sport as a kid, winning the Charlotte Edwards Cup last weekend, her emotions about Scotland Women qualifying for the World Cup & whether she’ll ever switched sides to join England in the future!
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