Viru on Warner
3rd January 2023
Australia sweeps India 3-0
Phoebe Litchfield scored a century to take down India, Virat & Rohit want to play the World Cup, and the SLC is trying to fight against political interference.
Australia Women completed a comprehensive 3-0 series sweep against India yesterday. An uncredited Cricket.com article goes over the main talking points from the match, including Harmanpreet Kaur’s continuing troubles with spin.
Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma are keen on playing in the T20 World Cup. A key meeting with the BCCI before the Afghanistan series will decide the issue.
Michael Clarke has said the quiet part out loud, admitting that Warner’s ability has kept him in the Aussie side when his behaviour often warranted ejection.
Economic Times’ Javed Farooqui reports that the BCCI is looking for new sponsors for the WPL, while NDTV’s Rica Roy talks to Lalit Modi about the BCCI’s plans for a potential T10 league in India.
Mujeeb Ur-Rahman’s BBL season was cut short by the Afghani authorities, and Bangla pacer Taskin Ahmed is upset on missing out on the IPL again because of national commitments.
Sri Lanka Cricket will pass a new law to fight political interference from the government, after the issue got them suspended in November.
Viru on Warner
Sehwag looks back at mentoring David Warner, legendary bowler Wes Hall is brought to life in a riveting interview, and Phoebe Litchfield makes her case as the next ‘superkid’ on the block.
Cricbuzz’s Bharat Sundaresan interviews Virender Sehwag about being David Warner’s mentor, pushing him towards Test cricket, and watching his career flourish from afar.
The Guardian’s Phil Walker talks to West Indies fast bowling legend Wes Hall, bringing to life the man that most of us (including Phil!) only know from the long forgotten whispers of those who are no longer around to remember his greatness.
Cricket.com’s Pramod Ananth calls Phoebe Litchfield the next big thing after her century, while an uncredited Cricket Australia article outlines the plan to keep the Aussie golden generation going as players start aging out.
Meanwhile, Revsportz’s Boria Majumdar writes that the Women’s game in India needs a serious overhaul after the 3-0 mauling.
ZA Cricket writes about the five best Newlands Tests ever ahead of today’s game between South Africa & India, while Revsportz’s Subhayan Chakraborty talks to new Proteas star Tony de Zorzi about everything from TikTok to facing Jasprit Bumrah.
Speaking of de Zorzi, Neil Manthorp has a great piece about how he had to accept the SA20 offer and skip the New Zealand series - as did most players - as he couldn’t afford to piss of his future paymasters.
ESPNcricinfo’s Firdose Moonda looks at the bigger picture, and makes the claim that the SA20 may just be the only viable path forward for South Africa.
The Guardian’s Geoff Lemon predicts that Australia’s bowlers will decide the New Year’s Test against Pakistan, while ESPNcricinfo’s Danyal Rasool gives Shan Masood his flowers for his head-first dive into the captaincy.
Cricket.com’s Shubh Aggarwal looks back at New Zealand’s Test low in 2013, and how Brendon McCollum and co. revamped their fortunes over the next decade.
McGrath on the Pink Test
McGrath talks about pioneering the Pink Test, does the SA20 signal the end of Test cricket, and Virat v. Messi.
Glenn McGrath goes on Club Prairie Fire to talk about the Pink Test at Sydney (which was led by him in memory of his wife), as well as his memories Ashes memories and thoughts on the India-South Africa test series.
Mark Butcher, Yas Rana & Ben Gardner discuss the impact of the SA20 on Test cricket for the Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast. [Apple Podcasts]
Cricket.com has a fun video on the Pepsi v. Coke ad wars, and how it pitted Virat Kohli against Lionel Messi.
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