The streets that won’t forget Ashwin
Ashwin’s friends reminisce, the quandary of playing AFG, & the toxicity of Twitter.
Prioritising hope over fighting discrimination?
The moral quandary of playing AFG, a financial boost for Women’s cricket, & Lyon hits a 100 caps.
ESPNcricinfo’s Firdose Moonda has a tactical preview of the upcoming South Africa-Afghanistan series, but the real focus is off the pitch. The Telegraph’s Oliver Brown rages against cricket’s tolerance of the Taliban, while an uncredited Afghan Eye piece has the most comprehensive review of what cricket means in Afghanistan (including its criticisms).
The ICC announced that it will increase the winners’ pay out for the Women’s T20 World Cup to $2.34M, in line with it’s new policy of providing pay parity with the Men’s game.
Cricket Australia’s Jack Paynter catches up with Nathan Lyon as the Aussie spinner reaches a century of ODI caps.
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The streets that won’t forget Ashwin
Ashwin’s childhood friends reminisce, ENG-W’s chaotic (& successful) WC prep, & the best named AUS XI of all time.
Indian Express’ Venkata Krishna B talks to Ashwin’s childhood friends to understand the man ahead of potentially his last home Test, Sandip G writes about how Mushfiqur Rahim wants to be a different kind of Bangladesh star, & New Indian Express’ Firoz Mirza writes about the ‘sudden’ arrival of Nahid Rana.
ESPNcricinfo’s Valkerie Baynes on England Women’s deliberately haphazard World Cup prep, Cricket Australia’s Laura Jolly on Phoebe Litchfield’s rookie year learnings ahead of the WC, & Cricket.com’s Aakash Sivasubramaniam talks to New Zealand’s Maddy Green on her country’s hopes for the tournament.
ESPNcricinfo’s Alex Malcolm advocates for Steve Smith continuing as Test opener due to a lack of elite alternatives, while Cricket Et Al’s Gideon Haigh has fun putting together the best named Australia XI of all time, including gems like Victor Trumper & Otto Nothing!
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The toxicity of Twitter
Qazi on dealing with digital hate.
PCCI Podcast host Behram Qazi to discuss an interesting topic; Internet hate for the cricket media. As a digital first journalist who is still dependent on Internet audiences, Qazi has to pay attention to the comments; but anyone who has seen his Twitter will notice the amount of unnecessary hate he seems to attract. It’s a fascinating chat that will resonate with anyone that’s tried to have a debate online! [Apple Podcasts]