Is India’s control of cricket good for the sport?
Is IND the benevolent dictator of cricket, the man who brought 400+ Indians to county cricket, & Is Mushfiqur Rahim a Test great?
Rahim rolls back the years for Bangladesh
Is Mushfiqur Rahim a Test great, the BCCI needs to pay for terminating an IPL team, & ENG/IND announce key batters at 3 and 4.
Bangladesh are sitting at 489/9 on day two. ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Fidel Fernando writes about Mushfiqur Rahim rolling back the years, while Wisden’s Naman Agarwal makes the case for Rahim as a Test great.
An Indian court has upheld a costly IPL arbitration decision; the BCCI have to pay the Kochi Tuskers Kerala owners INR 539 crore (~$62.2 million) for unilaterally terminating their franchise in 2011.
Shubman Gill will bat at No. 4 for India, as Cricbuzz’s Kaushik Rangarajan underlines the importance of the top order for India if Rishabh Pant is at No. 5.
Ollie Pope will bat at No. 3 for England, as The Telegraph’s Nick Hoult predicts Jacob Bethell would’ve been a better option.
The fixtures for next year’s Women’s T20 World Cup are out. Unsurprisingly, India and Pakistan are in the same group.
Hayley Matthews has pulled out of the WBBL to get surgery on her shoulder, after West Indies failed to qualify for this year’s Women’s ODI World Cup.
Is India’s control of cricket good for the sport?
Is IND the benevolent dictator of cricket, the man who brought 400+ Indians to county cricket, & playing cricket with OCD.
The Athletic’s Paul Newman discusses India’s administrative and financial domination of cricket, and whether it is good or bad for the sport.
Indian Express’ Sandeep Dwivedi profiles Suleman Adam, the Indian-immigrant-turned-Brit who has been responsible for helping over 400 Indian players make it to the County leagues, including Tendulkar and Gavaskar.
ESPNcricinfo’s Sidharth Monga writes about Shubman Gill’s first challenge as captain; choosing four or five bowlers for the England series. Wisden’s Ben Gardner explains what it’s like to face Jasprit Bumrah as a batter.
Wisden’s Katya Witney writes about England Women’s lost millennial generation who are fighting back to regain their national spots.
Daisy Cutter’s Ildikó Connell talks to Wes Agar, the South Australian and Kent bowler, about dealing with crippling OCD as a professional athlete. I know it isn’t a story most people would click on, but it’s a very evocative one from the first word. It’s worth reading if you have 5 minutes.
India’s big question mark
Is KL Rahul IND’s most important batter, and a combined IND-ENG XI this century.