KKR are peaking at the right time
The numbers behind Kohli's spin game, the Women's World Cup schedule,
KKR are peaking at the right time
Do KKR need Iyer, a stat breakdown of Kohli v/s spin, & Natarajan talks about his season so far.
The Kolkata Knight Riders beat the Lucknow Super Giants by 98 runs to go top of the table. Cricket.com’s Gaurav Nandan Tripathi reports on what’s gone right for KKR, and writes on how Shreyas Iyer may be superfluous to their success.
The Chennai Super Kings beat the Punjab Kings by 28 runs. ESPNcricinfo’s Sidharth Monga writes that when Ravindra Jadeja bowls 4 overs, CSK tend to win. They’re going to need his bowling as they’ve lost another frontline bowler, Matheesha Pathirana, to injury for the rest of this season.
Mayank Yadav is also expected to miss the rest of the season with injury, although Indian Express’ Venkata Krishna B reports that the BCCI is going to step in to manage his recovery in time for the Test series in Australia in November.
Kashish Chadha has a great statistical break down of Virat Kohli’s game against the IPL’s spinners, and what RCB have done to complement his batting requirements in recent years. It’s an antidote to the pretty tedious social media shouting match on Kohli’s greatness based solely on whether you like him or not.
ESPNcricinfo’s Vishal Dikshit writes that SRH’s bowling unit is starting to complement their tremendous batting order, while his colleague, Deivarayan Muthu, talks to their frontline bowler, T Natarajan, about excelling in a batting-first league and what he’s learnt from new captain Pat Cummins.
Cricbuzz’s Purnima Malhotra talks to 32-year old journeyman Shashank Singh about his breakout season with PBKS this year.
ESPNcricinfo’s Ian Chappell asks if T20s are going to lose audience interest if they become one-sided six-hitting festivals.
A true Group of Death at the World Cup
The Women’s WC schedule is released, the PSL to clash with the IPL, & SA stabbed Dean Elgar in the back.
The Women’s T20 World Cup schedule has been released with India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand & another qualifier making up Group A. If I’ve read the read it right, that qualifier is going to be Sri Lanka. Scotland were the other qualifier for the World Cup and should go into Group B.
The ICC chief has called out Afghanistan for not fielding a women’s team, while the English team is using AI to pick their squad for the tournament.
ESPNcricinfo’s Srinidhi Ramanujam writes about how India spinner Radha Yadav has improved her game as the World Cup inches closer.
Joe Root is leading calls by the Professional Cricketers Association in UK to reduce the number of games in the domestic cricket calendar. Meanwhile, The Guardian’s Daniel Gallan looks at Monty Panesar, the slightly ill-informed political candidate.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has a fascinating idea for the Pakistan Super League; shift its dates to clash with the IPL. Today, the PSL is fighting with multiple other T20 leagues and international series for eyeballs. None of that is a problem during the IPL, especially since Pakistani players are still banned.
Former Proteas skipper Dean Elgar has said that Cricket South Africa stabbed him in the back with the way they forced him into an early retirement. Cricbuzz’s Telford Vice also writes about the odd Test exile that the Wanderers is facing.
“Only champions get remembered”
Imad Wasim & Chris Jordan know the Carribean pitches, & will the World Cup see high scores?
ESPNcricinfo’s Danyal Rasool talks to the recently un-retired Imad Wasim about Pakistan’s chances for the World Cup, and his expertise with Carribean pitches. Meanwhile, the PCB has announced $100,000-per-player reward if they win the tournament.
The Guardian’s Ali Martin talks to England’s own Carribean specialist, Chris Jordan, about how the defending champions hope to go about their business.
Cricket8’s Jarrod Kimber has a fascinating statistical analysis of what kind of T20 cricket we’re likely to see this year in the World Cup based on the scoring patterns of various leagues - including the Carribean Premier League - over the last 15 years.
Cricket West Indies has sought to allay fears about any potential terrorist threat during this year’s World Cup.
The four knights of the round table
The four knights of West Indies cricket have a round table, & the oddest, best bowling actions in cricket history.
Zero Ducks Given’s Daniel Norcross gets a chance to sit down with Sir Andy Roberts, Sir Richie Richardson, Sir Curtly Ambrose & Sir Vivian Richards to talk about culture and cricket in the Carribean. [Apple Podcasts]
Red Inker’s Jarrod Kimber, Behram Qazi & Estelle Vasudevan rank the oddest & best bowling actions in the history of cricket. [Apple Podcasts]
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