The numbers don’t flatter Rohit
IND’s unlucky charm, Lou Vincent on match-fixing, & Rutherford’s very good year.
The numbers don’t flatter Rohit
IND’s unlucky charm, AUS’ four pacers, & IND’s last trip to the Gabba.
Wisden’s Naman Agarwal thinks Rohit Sharma is becoming India’s unlucky charm, Cricket.com’s Hardik Worah says that India can no longer ignore Ravindra Jadeja, & ESPNcricinfo’s Alagappan Muthu writes about the rise of Nitish Kumar Reddy.
Cricket.com’s Anirudh Suresh speculates on Australia’s option to play four seamers at Brisbane as Josh Hazlewood returns from injury.
Cricket Australia’s Andrew Ramsey writes about the last time India came to the Gabba, and their historic win at the venue in 2021.
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Afghanistan keeps Trott-ing on
Trott stays on with AFG, a BBL preview, & allegations of corruption in Delhi.
Jonathan Trott will continue as Afghanistan’s head coach until the end of 2025.
Cricket Australia’s Jack Paynter previews the Big Bash League.
Sportstar’s Anish Pathiyil reports on the seven U-25 West Indians visiting the CSK academy in Chennai.
The ECB is in talks to extend their Hundred sponsorship with KP Snacks, despite the looming English ban on sponsorships with junk food advertisers.
Former India international Kirti Azad has alleged that the Delhi & District Cricket Association has not appropriately used the INR 140 crore ($16.5 million) allocated to them by the BCCI (i.e. Azad implies the money has been embezzled, as part of his campaign to become the DDCA president).
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Life after cricket
Vincent on match-fixing, Rabada’s greatness, & Rutherford’s very good year.
The Telegraph’s Nick Hoult catches up with Lou Vincent, the former Kiwi batter whose lifetime ban from match-fixing was partially raised to let him coach at the grassroots level.
The Telegraph’s Scyld Berry believes there has been seven “Golden Ages” of Test cricket - including the present!
ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew Fidel Fernando writes about the understated greatness of Kagiso Rabada, while Hindustan Times’ Rasesh Mandani writes about the World Test Championship’s flaws that have let South Africa make an extraordinary comeback.
Cricket.com’s Anirudh Suresh writes about the quietly impressive year the Sherfane Rutherford is having for West Indies.
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