There’s no way RCB actually win the IPL, is there?
RCB proactively cruise into the final, unease with the BCCI’s celebration of the army, & why some IPL teams shut down.
There’s no way RCB actually win the IPL, is there?
RCB proactively cruise into the final, ENG demolish WI under Brook, & the Women’s game susceptibility to match-fixing.
RCB beat PBKS by 8 wickets to reach their first IPL final since 2016. Cricket.com’s Anirudh Suresh says the performance yesterday was indicative of RCB’s proactive approach this year, & an uncredited Penbugs piece talks about RCB’s rehabilitation of Suyash Sharma.
England beat West Indies by 238 runs in the first game of the Harry Brook era. BBC’s Stephan Shemilt writes about the definitive arrival of Jacob Bethell, whose innings stood out in a total of 400 with England’s Top 7 all scoring at least 30.
The Telegraph’s Sonia Twigg reports on the English Women’s game susceptibility to match-fixing after it’s first player was banned for corruption.
The BCB has forced a change in their presidency with Faruque Ahmed ejected, while former Bangladesh captain Aminul Islam will join the BCB to conduct free and fair elections later this year.
The BCCI’s lack of church-state divide with the government
An unease with the BCCI’s celebration of the army, Lancashire’s red ball woes, & yet another comeback MI season.
Cricket Et Al’s Sushant Singh - an academic and former Indian soldier - writes about the financial and ethical issues of the BCCI using the IPL final and their organisational funds to celebrate the Indian military.
The Telegraph’s Will Macpherson dissects the issues plaguing Lancashire’s red ball team this season.
ESPNcricinfo’s Vishal Dikshit analyses MI’s comeback after just one win in their first 5 IPL games, while Indian Express’ Sandip G & Vinayakk Mohanarangan map out the home teams of the 163 Indian players in the tournament to determine which state has the most robust development program.
The Telegraph’s Tim Wigmore proposes a solution to dwindling Test interest - precede multi-Test series with T20 and ODI series. [I can attest to this strategy working, after watching 2024’s India-South Africa Women’s series.]
How to lose an IPL team 101
Why some IPL teams shut down, & Tom Banton on his sudden rise.
IWM’s Cyrus Broacha talks to Shishir Hattangadi - former Head of Cricket at Deccan Chargers & MI - about why so many IPL teams have gone defunct over the years. [YouTube]
The Cricketer’s Jack Brooks & Katherine Sciver-Brunt talk to Tom Banton about his jump into the public eye with his domestic English performances over the last couple of years. [YouTube]
It’s starting to look pretty likely. Who do you think they would rather face in the final? The bowlers may well feel they have the PBKs batsmen figured out. GT look hugely weakened with no Buttler. I think they’d be most wary of MI.