A new king arises
Gill’s monstrous innings, Klaasen’s definitely not upset about quitting SA, & the Kookaburra’s effect in County games.
Good morning,
Watching every record in the world fall to Gill yesterday was mesmerising. The highest SENA score by a captain. The highest Indian score against England. The highest score by an Indian captain. India’s record highest series total is Gavaskar’s 774 v West Indies in 70/71 - Gill’s already at 424 runs with 7 innings to go.
But my favourite story of the day has to be Smit Patel’s interview with Heinrich Klaasen. The Protea (or ex-Protea!) is so clearly salty about South Africa’s instant success after his retirement, he’s now against all bilateral ODIs [Quick shout out to Adam Lanigan’s piece on the Kookaburra in County cricket too].
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A new king arises
🏏 Match Updates: Gill’s monstrous innings, AUS’s top order is still struggling, & the Kookaburra’s effect in County games.
England vs India:
England are at 77/3, and trail by 510 runs.
👉 ESPNcricinfo’s Sidharth Monga on Shubman Gill’s record-breaking 269.
👉 Good Areas’s Jarrod Kimber on Gill growing up in Tests.
👉 Indian Express’ Sandeep Dwivedi on Ravindra Jadeja’s longevity.
👉 The Times’ Simon Wilde on Shoaib Bashir’s unique carrom ball.
West Indies vs Australia:
Australia were bowled out for 286 on day one.
👉 ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew McGlashan on Cam Green’s continued struggles.
👉 Sydney Morning Herald’s Tom Decent wants more from Sam Konstas.County Championship:
👉 BBC’s Adam Lanigan on the Kookaburra’s effect on run scoring.
👉 The Guardian’s Gary Naylor rounds up the County action.
Heinrich Klaasen’s home-spun, sour-grapes whine
📚 Must Read Essays: Klaasen’s definitely not upset about quitting SA, & T Natarajan’s new role with the new ball.
“Take bilateral ODIs away from international cricket - Heinrich Klaasen”
✍️ Cricbuzz’s Smit Patel talks to Heinrich Klaasen about his love-hate relationship with cricket, and his…um…odd takes on international cricket.“New role, same old Natarajan”
✍️ Sportstar’s Nigamanth P talks to T Natarajan about bouncing back from recent setbacks, and taking on the challenge of the new ball in the TNPL.
🗞️ Quick News: The PCB’s massive annual budget.
The PSL saw a 657% increase in streaming views in 2025, and the PCB announced a massive PKR 18.3 billion annual budget ($64.6 million).
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