Washington’s Sundar day out

Sundar routs NZ, how “lucky” were IND against AUS, & a hilarious yet informative interview with Pat Cummins.

Even Kohli can believe where Sundar's sudden 7-fer - India's best Test figures in 8 years - came from!

Washington’s Sundar day out

Sundar routs NZ, Pak’s twin spin answer to Bazball, & Warner’s Sandpapergate ban is lifted.

• India trail by 243 runs, after New Zealand were skittled for 259. Good Areas’ Jarrod Kimber analyses Washington Sundar’s breakout figures of 7-59, Hindustan Times’ Rasesh Mandani writes about Ashwin’s redemption, & Indian Express’ Sandip G writes about the lack of water and good facilities at the stadium.

• Pakistan trail by 194 runs after England could only make 267. ESPNcricinfo’s Danyal Rasool writes about the continued brilliance of Noman Ali & Sajid Khan, while Matt Roller writes about Jamie Smith’s 89-run knock that kept England in the game.

• In the other games, India Women beat New Zealand 59 runs in their first ODI, while South Africa closed out their first Asian Test win since 2014 against Bangladesh.

• ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew McGlashan has a roundup of the Sheffield Shield results.

• David Warner’s lifetime captaincy ban has been lifted ahead of the BBL, while Phoebe Litchfield is set to become the WBBL’s youngest ever captain.

Will India’s “luck” hold?

How “lucky” were IND against AUS, the IPL status of Pant, Rahul and Iyer, & SL’s need to use Theekshana better.

• ESPNcricinfo’s Kartikeya Date builds a model to determine how “lucky” India got the last time they toured Australia.

• Cricbuzz’s Vijay Tagore reports on the status of three Indian IPL captains; Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer & KL Rahul.

• ESPNcricinfo’s Madushka Balasuriya writes about Sri Lanka’s failure to capitalise on Maheesh Theekshana’s immense potential so far.

• ESPNcricinfo’s Andrew McGlashan writes about 10 moments that have defined the WBBL so far, while The Guardian’s Jack Snape previews the hoped impact of a shorter season.

Pat on the block

TGC have a hilarious yet informative interview with Pat Cummins.

• The Grade Cricketer’s Ian Higgins & Sam Perry talk to Pat Cummins about the Australian captaincy, the 2023 World Cup win, Steve Smith and David Warner, & how to out-relax the English on tour!

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