Roundup: The dumbest declaration of all time
Mulder respects Lara more than himself, how does KL only average 34, & ENG should be looking at other spinners.
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Wiaan Mulder is an idiot. I love Lara as much as the next 90s kid, and his 400 will always be special. I wanted Mulder out before he reached the milestone. But a declaration at 367* out of “respect”? Get fucked. Took South Africa all of two games to regress from WTC darlings to global idiots again.
Maybe skip the South Africa “respect” and check out Divyansh Peswani’s story on why KL Rahul looks like the perfect batter out in the middle, but can’t seem to average any more than 34.
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The dumbest declaration of all time
🏏 Match Updates: Mulder respects Lara more than himself, Deep’s journey from grief to glory, & Gill’s controlled captaincy.
South Africa vs Zimbabwe:
Zimbabwe trail South Africa by 405 runs and an innings.
👉 ESPNcricinfo’s Sampath Bandarupalli has the stats on Wiaan Mulder’s 367*.
👉 Manners-on-Cricket’s Neil Manthorp on the oddity of declaring out of “respect” for Lara’s 400.India v England:
👉 ESPNcricinfo’s Sidharth Monga on Akash Deep’s ‘grief to glory.’
👉 Indian Express’ Sandeep Dwivedi on Shubman Gill’s captaincy.
👉 Indian Express’ Sandeep Dwivedi on Mohammad Siraj’s locker room value.
How KL keeps pulling the wool over our eyes
📚 Must Read Essays: How does KL Rahul only average 34, & ENG should be looking at other spinners.
“An imperfect understanding of where wickets come from”
📊 Three Slips and a Gully’s Divyansh Peswani analyses how KL Rahul has an average of just 34, while looking like a 45-average Test batter.“The Future of Finger Spin”
✍️ Cricverse’s Simon Hughes on England’s failed understanding of spin, and why Shoaib Bashir may not be the answer they need (through no fault of his own).
🗞️ Quick News: Gupta becomes ICC chief, the PCB cuts domestic cricket, & Dayal accused of rape.
Sanjog Gupta has officially taken up the mantle as ICC Chief Executive.
The PCB has announced a series of cuts and rollbacks to their own domestic cricket initiatives, with the city of Karachi in particular affected.
RCB bowler Yash Dayal has been booked by the police for rape. It’s under an Indian-specific provision of false promises of marriage and mental anguish.
30 hours in Pakistan
📺 A/V: Hatzoglou on joining the PSL when everyone else was fleeing PAK.
“30 hours in Pakistan”
📽️ Good Areas’ Jarrod Kimber talks to Peter Hatzoglou who joined the PSL for one match as every other foreigner was fleeing Pakistan this year. [YouTube]
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