India have more Test wins than losses
Ashwin & Pant take down BAN, Ponting on his PBKS role, & ENG need to lose more.
India finally have more Test wins than losses
Ashwin & Pant take down BAN, NZ-SL is balanced finely, & the confusing economics of media rights.
India beat Bangladesh by 280 runs in their first Test. ESPNcricinfo’s Alagappan Muthu writes about Ravichandran Ashwin outfoxing the Bangla team, and Rishabh Pant’s successful return. Wicket Cricket’s Rahul Singh has an interesting statistical analysis of the control each team showed in all four innings.
The Sri Lanka-New Zealand Test is balanced on a knife-edge, with the visitors needing to score 68 runs with only 2 wickets in hand. ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Fidel Fernando has a great story on SL-cricketer-turned-NZ-analyst Rangana Herath’s role in helping the visitors’ bowling attack.
Economic Times’ Javed Farooqui has a couple of interesting, seemingly contradictory reports - first, on Disney Star’s decision to hoover up the rights to a bunch of T10 tournaments, and then on the Asian Cricket Council’s struggle to sell their media rights at a base price of $170 million.
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Ponting’s ready for Punjab
Ponting on his PBKS role, a former IND-W coach on the team’s chances, & ENG need to lose more.
ESPNcricinfo’s Nagraj Gollapudi’s talked to Ricky Ponting about his new role as the Punjab Kings head coach.
Cricket.com’s Aakash Sivasubramaniam talks to former India Women’s coach WV Raman about the team’s chances in the upcoming T20 World Cup, while Gaurav Nandan Tripathi predicts the subplots to watch at the tournament.
ESPNcricinfo’s Cameron Ponsonby argues that England’s crushing ODI losses to Australia may be just what the team needs, Manners on Cricket’s Neil Manthorp asks if Tests are dying because of a lack of domestic red ball cricket, & Dan Weston writes about South Africa’s failure of analysis against Afghanistan.
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Beneath the baggie
Lyon’s masterclass, Bumrah’s uniqueness, & the best Women’s Hundred ever.
Sky Sports have the latest edition of Nathan Lyon’s masterclass up, and it continues to be one of the best cricket series at the moment.
Good Areas’ Jarrod Kimber talks about Jasprit Bumrah, the 110-year old outlier.
The Paddock and The Pavilion’s Stephen Wallis talks to Rosa Simkin of Rosa Talks Ball to discuss what might have been the most successful Women’s Hundred ever. [Apple Podcasts]