The Windies get winded
19th January 2024
The Windies get winded
Australia beat West Indies before lunch on day three, the BPL and ILT20 kick off today, and Aditya Birla wants to be the new IPL title sponsor.
Australia have put away West Indies so early on day three of the Adelaide Test that the result actually makes it for today morning’s edition!
Windies coach Andre Coley questioned his batters decision-making after they could only score 308 runs over both innings. On the other side of the equation, ESPNcricinfo’s Alex Malcolm praised Travis Head who scored 119 runs and stabilised Australia’s first innings.
More bad news for West Indies, as their World Cup winning quartet of Anisa Mohammed, Shakera Selman, Kycia Knight and Kyshona Knight have retired.
ESPNcricinfo’s Mohammad Isam preview the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) that kicks off today.
Cricbuzz’s Atif Azam reports on the BPL’s resistance to change amid near revolt by franchise owners, while also analysing the four reasons why one of the oldest T20 tournaments in the world has stagnated.
The UAE’s ILT20 is also kicking off today, with big names like Ambati Rayudu, Trent Boult & Shaheen Afridi taking part. However, an uncredited Cricket.com piece profiles some of the potential breakthrough stars in the league.
Indian Express’ Venkata Krishna B has a preview of Tamil Nadu’s upcoming matches against Railways & Chandigarh, saying that a year of preparation has to come good if the state wants to finally win its first Ranji Trophy since 1987/88.
Economic Times’ Javed Farooqui reports that the Aditya Birla Group has bid to become the title sponsors of the IPL, but Tata has the right to match the bid. The base bidding price was set at INR 1,750 crore (USD 210.5M) for five seasons.
Data-based scouting versus the eye test
IPL teams still struggle with which players to pass on in auctions, can Shivam Dube step up for India, and profiling multiple game changers in the BBL, SA20 & Ranji Trophy.
News18’s Bansal Shah talks to scouts and scouting companies to understand how IPL teams select their players, and makes a surprising discovery about the big hole in their current recruitment practices.
ESPNcricinfo’s Nagraj Gollapudi asks if India can rely on Shivam Dube for the World Cup, while Revsportz’s Shamik Chakrabarty writes off Sanju Samson’s T20I career.
ESPNcricinfo’s Matt Roller writes about Paul Walter’s surprising impact on the Brisbane Heat’s march to the BBL playoffs, while Indian Express’ Pratyush Raj profiles Nikhil Chaudhary’s development into one of the league’s more exciting new players.
ESPNcricinfo’s Hemant Brar talks to Punjab’s Siddarth Kaul about his gratitude for an incredible career that has included being the leading wicket taker during India’s 2008 U-19 World Cup team, breaking multiple domestic records, and even going unselected at the latest IPL auction.
C.S. Chiwanza has the latest piece in the “Rookie” series on his substack, Stumped!, this time profiling the resilient Bryce Parsons who plays for the Durban Super Giants in the SA20.
Wisden’s Jo Harman names Andrew MacDonald the publication’s Coach of the Year, for replacing (and outshining) the popular Justin Langer and still leading Australia to multiple World Cup titles in 2023.
A successful mission against Afghanistan
Ashwin wraps up the IND-AFG series, a hilarious AUS-WI recap by The Grade Cricketer, and a fascinating conversation about why trash talk works.
Ravichandran Ashwin reviews India’s last T20I series before the World Cup, and discusses who should make the squad for the tournament.
The Grade Cricketer’s Sam Perry & Ian Higgins have their usually hilarious take on Australia’s defeat of West Indies in record time.
Jarrod Kimber has a fascinating conversation with Rafi Kohan about the science behind trash talking in cricket for the his podcast, Red Inker. [Apple Podcasts]
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