Teegar-ing on the edge
15th January 2024
Teegar-ing on the edge
South Africa lose their U-19 skipper days before they host the U-19 World Cup, are the Indian selectors “outdated”, and Aaron Finch retires a T20 legend.
South Africa’s U-19 captain David Teegar has been stood down amidst a fear of protests around his comments regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Cricbuzz’s Telford Vice writes that the CSA’s handling of the issue raises more questions than it answers.
If you’re in India, the U-19 World Cup will be broadcast & streamed on Star, as Zee continues to abscond from their promise to take on the TV burden.
India beat Afghanistan by six wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 T20 series lead. Cricket.com’s Gaurav Nandan Tripathi reviews the match, from Kohli trying to break stereotypes to India’s pacers continuing to struggle.
The India team for the England Test series was announced, with Dhruv Jurel getting a call up while Ishan Kishan snubbed again. Indian Express’ Sandeep Dwivedi blasts the selectors as “conservative and outdated” for their decision-making this month.
ESPNcricinfo’s Shashank Kishore rounds up the action from the second round of the Ranji Trophy.
ESPNcricinfo’s Sampath Bandarupalli recaps the incredible statistics from Aaron Finch’s T20 career, as the Aussie batter retired from all formats after his final BBL game over the weekend.
Sachin Tendulkar has invested in the Indian Street Premier League, and will be part of the planning committee.
Nazmul Hasan is stepping down from his role as BCB president after 12 years after he was appointed Minister of Youth and Sports in the new Bangladeshi government.
Two giants weigh in on Test cricket
Cricketing legend Ian Chappell talks about improving Test cricket, legendary statistician Anantha Narayanan tries to quantify a Test’s entertainment value, and the struggle to keep playing domestic cricket when you are continuously ignored by the national team.
ESPNcricinfo’s Ian Chappell has a fascinating opinion piece blaming the administrators and team management for the slow pace of Test cricket, and says that addressing that is more important that trying to encourage more sixes.
ESPNcricinfo’s Anantha Narayanan has created a new statistic, the Test Quality Index (TQI), to try to quantify the entertainment value of a Test match!
The metrics behind Anantha Narayanan’s new Test Quality Index. Courtesy: ESPNcricinfo. Sportstar’s Santadeep Dey has a revealing conversation with Tripura’s Manisankar Murasingh on how he struggles with the motivation to keep playing as his years-long overachievement in domestic cricket keeps being ignored by IPL teams and national selectors.
ESPNcricinfo’s Deivarayan Muthu writes that Kohli was trying his best to become a more explosive T20 batter against Afghanistan, while Cricket.com’s Anirudh Suresh makes the case for both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Axar Patel cementing their places for the World Cup with their latest performances.
Tamil Nadu keeper N. Jagadeesan was seen practicing with his eyes closed. Sportstar’s Santadeep Dey caught up with him to understand how and why that training exercise works.
The Guardian’s Ali Martin catches up with Ollie Pope about England’s readiness to take on spin in India, especially after their chastening series defeat in 2021.
Ahead of the Australia-West Indies Test series, Cricbuzz’s Bharat Sundaresan profiles some of the new Caribbean names that are going down under. Meanwhile, Cricket Australia’s Andrew Ramsey talks to Steve Smith about his long-standing push to replace David Warner as Australia’s opener.
Wisden’s Amer Malik talks to recently replaced Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur about how the PCB & the team are shooting themselves in the foot.
Cricket.com’s Gaurav Nandan Tripathi has a list of the six best cricket books you have to check out.
Warner & Finch overrated?
How good were Warner & Finch, prepping Pakistan for the U-19 World Cup, and travelling the globe to find a new cricket bat!
The Cricket Unfiltered podcast catches up with the latest cricket news and asks if Aaron Finch & David Warner were overrated as they both retire. [Apple Podcasts]
Grassroots Cricket’s Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi talks to Pakistan U-19 Coach Mohammad Yousuf about his team’s plans for the U-19 World Cup.
Dan Jadzevics of ourCRiCKET travelled to 11,000 miles to the subcontinent to try out a new bat from a different part of the world.
The Cricket Podcast takes on a mega quiz about cricket in 2023 to see how much they remember. It’s quite fun to play along and see how much you forgot! [Apple Podcasts]
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