Priyansh Arya just fast tracked his India candidacy
CSK’s poor fielding numbers, LSG’s Rathi is succeeding on batter-friendly pitches, & is KKR’s Russell on the decline?
Priyansh Arya just fast tracked his India candidacy
CSK’s poor fielding numbers, LSG’s Rathi is succeeding on batter-friendly pitches, & is KKR’s Russell on the decline?
PBKS beat CSK by 18 runs. ESPNcricinfo’s Karthik Krishnaswamy stands in awe of PBKS rookie Priyansh Arya’s 42-ball 103, while Cricbuzz’s Deepu Narayanan looks at CSK’s poor fielding and catching numbers going back years.
LSG beat KKR by 4 runs. Cricbuzz’s Roshan Gede analyses how LSG’s Digvesh Rathi kept his economy down by playing the batter and situation rather than being scared of the field, while ESPNcricinfo’s Sreshth Shah writes about LSG’s explosive opening duo of Nicholas Pooran & Mitch Marsh.
Cricbuzz’s Aayush Puthran asks if age is finally catching up with KKR’s Andre Russell, while ESPNcricinfo’s Alagappan Muthu believes that Rashid Khan will come good despite seemingly losing his deceptive abilities this season.
Sportstar’s Shayan Acharya talks to Rahul Dravid about the IPL’s impact player rule, while Wisden’s Naman Agarwal thinks the IPL needs to evolve past it’s second generation of stars including the likes of Dhoni and Rohit Sharma.
India still haven’t decided on a regular leg spinner
IND-W’s new debutants, the Women’s WC qualifiers kick off, & the first set of County games are over.
India Women have announced their squad for the Sri Lanka tour. Indian Express profiles the three youngsters - Kashvee Gautam, N Shree Charani & Shuchi Upadhyay - who are in line for their debuts.
ESPNcricinfo’s Firdose Moonda previews the Women’s World Cup qualifiers that are set to kick off in Pakistan.
The Guardian’s Gary Naylor has the biggest talking points from the first week of the County Championship, while Manners on Cricket’s Neil Manthorp fantasises about a world where fans fall back in love with red ball cricket after a well attended first County round.
Returning Australian Cricketers’ Association boss Paul Marsh thinks the cricket calendar desperately needs a revamp before international cricket goes extinct.
Cricket is literally propping up India’s media industry as 1.3 million net subscribers signed up for Pay-TV (a dying sector globally) due to high profile tournaments like the IPL and Champions Trophy.
Langer on why he’s with LSG
Langer on why he returned to the IPL, Catherine Dalton on her PSL coaching gig, & discussing a book on the ICC and empire.
Beyond23’s Michael Clarke catches up with his old mate Justin Langer to discuss why the Aussie decided to come back to the IPL for another coaching stint. [YouTube]
Pak Passion’s Saj Sadiq talks to former Ireland international Catherine Dalton about her groundbreaking stint as a fast bowling coach at Men’s PSL team Multan Sultans, plus the growth of Women’s cricket in Pakistan. [YouTube]
Emerging Cricket’s Nick Skinner talks to Rod Lyall about his new book “The Club: Empire, Power and the Governance of World Cricket.” [Apple/Spotify]
Nice to see the piece from PakPassion on Cath Dalton. She's a good coach, and it's great to hear how she is getting on in the game.
But just a correction to your copy - Cath played internationals for _Ireland_ (as Saj says in his intro), not England (even though she is East London born & bred).