Another one bites the dust
13th February 2024
Another one bites the dust
KL Rahul is out too, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu play out a Ranji thriller, & the BCCI mandates players to be available for domestic cricket.
KL Rahul is the latest Indian casualty, and will miss out on the third Test against England. Sarfaraz Khan will make his Test debut for India.
ESPNcricinfo’s Deivarayan Muthu writes about the thrilling Ranji Trophy game between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, where the latter had to chase down 355, including a pitstop at 199/5 and a T20-like finish with 29 needed off the last 18 balls.
Cricbuzz’s Vijay Tagore reports that the BCCI wants to mandate that players make themselves available for domestic matches if they have not been picked for the national team, and can’t just bide their time waiting for the IPL. *cough*Ishan Kishan*cough*
Wisden’s Ben Gardner has a good story about when such a policy goes too far, as he writes about how South Africa have been unnecessarily strict about not letting their SA20 players play for the national team, including the scarcely used Temba Bavuma.
The Hindu’s Mohamed Imranullah reports that the Tamil Nadu government is considering allowing alcohol at public events with certain restrictions - so drinks at Chepauk may be a reality soon!
‘Max’imum impact
Maxwell continues to lurch from crisis to brilliance, Graeme Swann on training ENG’s spinners, & India’s responsible new star.
The Guardian’s Geoff Lemon writes about Glenn Maxwell’s unbelievable 12 months, from an injury that nearly ended his career, to multiple T20 and ODI centuries, plus two different golf cart mishaps.
ESPNcricinfo’s Vithushan Ehantharajah says that Zak Crawley has been Mr. Consistent for England, but is still looking for that series-defining innings. His colleague, Karthik Krishnaswamy, asks if India’s batters can step up to the plate in the third Test and nullify the English spinners.
Speaking of, Cricket.com’s Anirudh Suresh talks to Graeme Swann about how he has been helping train up the current batch of English spinners to emulate his heroics from back in the day.
ESPNcricinfo’s S Sudarshanan talks to the coaches and people in the life of potential new India Women’s star Shubha Satheesh about how she wants to take responsibility for her role and the privilege of playing for her country.
Cricket.com’s Aakash Sivasubramaniam looks at all the IPL-bound players who made a mark during the SA20, from Faf du Plessis to Aiden Markram.
An all-star preview
Atherton, Nasser & Ian Bell preview IND-ENG, TGC review the U19 WC final, & a look back at the SA20.
Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain & Ian Bell get together to preview the third India-England Test for Sky Sports Cricket.
The always hilarious Sam Perry & Ian Higgins of The Grade Cricketer have their third podcast on Australia beating India in a World Cup final in 12 months.
The Full Quota Podcast review the second season of the SA20 alongside commentator Nikhil Uttamchandani. [Apple Podcasts]
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