Lalit Modi trashes The Hundred
Modi trashes The Hundred, comparing Ashwin-Jadeja to Kumble-Bhajji, & finally some good World Cup coverage
Lalit Modi trashes The Hundred
Modi trashes The Hundred, SL take apart NZ on day one, & Bravo/Shakib announce their retirements.
Lalit Modi has poured scorn on The Hundred’s investment plans, and has leaked financial documents and projections to back up his criticisms. You can read see the documents and his original comments on Twitter here.
Sri Lanka posted 306/3 on the first day of their second Test against New Zealand. ESPNcricinfo’s Madushka Balasuriya writes about New Zealand’s bad luck (combined with Sri Lanka’s ruthlessness) for a oddly lopsided day.
Dwayne Bravo has announced his retirement from cricket, while Shakib Al Hasan says he’s done with T20s and will play his last Test next month.
The BCCI will not increase the number of IPL matches next year due to concerns over player fatigue. Meanwhile, Ashish Nehra will retain his role at Lucknow Super Giants despite the questions over their ownership changes.
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India’s best ever spin duo
Comparing Ashwin-Jadeja to Kumble-Bhajji, using “expected wickets” at the IPL auction, & the greatest Women’s player of the century.
Indian Express’ Venkata Krishna B compares the Ashwin-Jadeja duo to Kumble-Harbhajan pair, and says the former are better (with an asterisk!). Meanwhile, cricket analyst Dan Weston has a fascinating piece on how to spot an undervalued bowler and batter at the upcoming mega auction using “expected wickets.”
ESPNcricinfo have completed their 25 greatest Women’s cricketers of the 21st century list; you can read players 15-6 here, and the Top 5 here.
Sportstar’s Lavanya Lakshmi Narayanan talks to Richa Ghosh about her role as India’s finisher, ESPNcricinfo’s Valkerie Baynes interviews Deepti Sharma about her desire to emulate the success of India’s Men’s team, & Cricket.com’s Aakash Sivasubramaniam writes about Jemimah Rodrigues crucial middle order importance to the Women in Blue.
The Cricket Monthly’s Nagraj Gollapudi & Deivarayan Muthu catch up with David Miller as he closes in on 500 T20 appearances, while ESPNcricinfo’s Ashish Pant reports that Aiden Markram is not fazed by his current bad form.
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Will spin play a big enough role at the World Cup?
Sadia Iqbal on PAK-W’s chances, Deandra Dottin on her un-retirement, & the best all-format female batters.
Grassroots Cricket’s Hijab Zahid interviews Sadia Iqbal, Pakistan Women’s star spinner, about her individual and team hopes going into the Women’s T20 World Cup.
The BBC’s Stumped crew talk to Deandra Dottin, the West Indies legend who has come out of retirement to try and end Australia’s dominance at the Women’s World Cups.
Good Areas’ Jarrod Kimber, Behram Qazi & Estelle Vasudevan debate the best all-format female batters of all time.