Pant’s just a big fan of Dhoni
Pant demotes himself, Aniket Verma is outplaying Travishek at SRH, & Flintoff on cricket after the crash.
Pant’s just a big fan of Dhoni
Pant demotes himself, Aniket Verma is outplaying Travishek at SRH, & RR accused of match-fixing.
DC beat LSG by 6 wickets. ESPNcricinfo’s Karthik Krishnaswamy writes about LSG captain Rishabh Pant’s odd, unexplained and unsuccessful decision to drop himself to No. 7.
ESPNcricinfo’s Himanshu Agrawal & Nikhil Sharma talk to Aniket Verma about how he’s stepped into the big-hitting SRH lineup, and outshone peers like Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma during his rookie season.
ESPNcricinfo’s Namooh Shah analyses the IPL’s increased dropped catches this year (including the biggest culprits and beneficiaries), while Matt Roller wonders why the IPL hasn’t expanded beyond 74 games yet.
There’s some drama in Rajasthan. An administrator with the Rajasthan Cricket Administration accused RR of match-fixing in their 2-run loss to LSG. Unsurprisingly, RR strongly refuted the claim. Reading between the lines, it sounds like the guy is making a fuss because his committee wasn’t given enough respect by RR. Ah, Indian cricket administration.
The India captain really likes the BCCI’s fired scapegoat
Rohit wasn’t consulted on Nayar’s firing, Stackpole passes away, & Slater is a convicted domestic abuser.
The BCCI didn’t consult with India captain Rohit Sharma before firing coach Abhishek Nayar. Sharma publicly thanked Nayar for helping him return to form this week after he was fired. Ah, Indian cricket administration.
Keith Stackpole, former Aussie Test opener, has passed away at 84.
Michael Slater, former Aussie Test opener, has been handed a 4-year suspended prison sentence for domestic violence.
Bangladesh lead Zimbabwe by 112 runs at stumps on day three of their Test.
The Guardian’s Gary Naylor rounds up the County Championship action.
Flintoff isn’t taking his second chance for granted
Flintoff on cricket after the crash, the uncredited foundation of the Women’s County season, & BTS of Warwickshire Women’s facilities.
The Times’ Mike Atherton catches up with Andrew Flintoff to discuss his car crash, his new show, & his return to cricket coaching.
ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Miller writes about the players that have been toiling in anonymity that laid the foundation for the ground-breaking season of the Women’s County Championship.
The Telegraph’s Sonia Twigg goes behind the scenes at Warwickshire’s new Women’s team facilities and coaching setup.
On the Almanac
Editor Lawrence Booth on the Wisden Almanac, & assessing RCB’s season.
Wisden Cricket Weekly’s Ben Gardner & Yas Rana talk to editor Lawrence Booth about this year’s Wisden Five, and the editorial in the Almanac slamming the ICC and BCCI for their control of the game. [Apple/Spotify]
Cricblog Podcast’s Charbel Coorey & Nash Sant talk to analyst Sparsh Telang about RCB’s impressive season so far, and what they need to improve. [Apple/Spotify]