Remembering Bob Woolmer
A lovely tribute to Woolmer, when Ruth met Bradman, & Ashwin on the associates.
Remembering Bob Woolmer
A lovely tribute to Bob Woolmer, when Ruth met Bradman, & a comprehensive tactical guide to the tournament.
Dawn’s SM Hussain remembers Bob Woolmer through the eyes of ex-South African cricketer Kobus Olivier. It’s a lovely tribute of the man and the coach.
ESPNcricinfo’s Cameron Ponsonby writes about Dallas’ potential to become America’s cricket hub, Indian Express’ Sandip G recalls a fascinating meeting between Don Bradman & Babe Ruth in 1932, & Cricket Et Al’s Gideon Haigh has more details on how America & Canada became early cricketing rivals.
ESPNcricinfo’s Alex Malcolm writes that Mitch Marsh’s humbleness, caring & resiliency make him the ideal Aussie captain, Indian Express’ Sriram Veera talks to Australia’s Ashton Agar about learning to enjoy his career, & Cricket.com’s Hardik Worah thinks that Jasprit Bumrah has to be at his best for India to win.
England beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in their last warmup game. ESPNcricinfo’s Matt Roller writes about Pakistan’s relentless opener debate, while the BBC’s Matthew Henry writes of the excitement in the English camp of seeing Mark Wood & Jofra Archer reunited.
The Guardian’s Taha Hashim writes about the arduous journey of the Ugandan team - who were often hindered by their own administration - while his colleague Andy Bull profiles an American team that thinks they can beat anyone.
Cricbuzz’s Deepu Narayanan has a stat-filled tactical guide to the tournament, Hindustan Times’ Somshuvra Laha writes about the constantly changing strategies in T20 cricket, & an uncredited Cricket.com article analyses all the stadiums that will host matches during the World Cup.
Nepal’s Sandeep Lamicchane has been denied a US visa and will not participate in the World Cup.
Eoin Morgan will be answering your questions today
Eoin’s doing an AMA, the ECB’s privatising The Hundred, & Alana King’s redemption arc.
Eoin Morgan will be doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit later today. He’ll start responding from 4 PM UK time (11:00 in New York, 20:30 in India, 01:00 Saturday in Sydney), but you can submit questions before then.
The ECB is moving forward with their privatisation plans for The Hundred, and hope to sell the stakes by the end of 2024. Cricbuzz’s Vijay Tagore reports that the BCCI may discourage IPL teams from investing after England pulled its players out of the tournament early this year.
The BCCI has announced the India Women’s team for the South Africa series starting on June 16, though Jemimah Rodrigues faces a race to be fit.
Cricket Australia’s Adam Burnett talks to Alana King about her changed ambitions as she grows older, and how she stays motivated after winning everything with Australia.
Economic Times’ Javed Farooqui reports that JioCinema saw 620 million viewers for the IPL in 2024, a 38% jump from the already widely watched 2023 IPL.
Ashwin on the associates
Ashwin & Uthappa analyse the associate teams, & a history of PAK at the WC.
Ravichandran Ashwin, Robin Uthappa & PDogg kick off their World Cup coverage with a preview of the associate nations. It’s a fascinating look at how some of the best players in the world analyse the associate teams.
Behram Qazi & Estelle Vasudevan do a deep dive into the history of the Pakistan team at World Cups. They were as entertaining and unpredictable as you remember!
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