What is the point of the Champions Trophy?
Who cares about the CT, DC's Jonassen Gambit, & Trott doesn’t think his AFG players approve of the Taliban.
DC’s Jonassen Gambit
DC surprised everyone with a new batting order, Trott doesn’t think his AFG players approve of the Taliban, & IPL teams are worth $2B!
The Delhi Capitals beat the Gujarat Giants by 6 wickets. Our team analysed the biggest talking points including DC’s successful Jess Jonassen Gambit, GG’s lack of trust in their own batters, & more!
Australia & South Africa have still not played each other in the Champions Trophy after their match was rained out. Meanwhile, Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott says that his players know things are “not correct” back home.
Former English coach Matthew Mott has been hired by DC for the IPL, while the BCCI plans to make the Indian players train for the Test series against England during the IPL!
Steve Smith, Meg Lanning & Rashid Khan headline the direct signings by The Hundred teams. Meanwhile, Middlesex - who play at Lord’s - are considering selling out after the success of The Hundred sales.
With the Gujarat Titans finalising their $900 million sales, financial analysts think the older, more successful IPL teams could be worth up to $2 billion!
What is the point of the Champions Trophy?
Who cares about the CT, IND do have an advantage, & BAN are stagnating.
Good Areas’ Jarrod Kimber traces the fun, if pointless, roots of the Champions Trophy to the less fun, but still pointless, present of the tournament.
Indian Express’ Venkata Krishna B think Pat Cummins and Michael Atherton have a point when saying India have an unfair advantage during the Champions Trophy. Although, Pat Cummins has denied saying anything (and it seems like the quote was misattributed).
The Daily Star’s Ashfaq-Ul-Alam paints a bleak picture of Bangladesh’s stagnation after they were dumped out of the Champions Trophy.
ESPNcricinfo’s Hemant Brar reports on Amanjot Kaur’s successful return from injury for the Mumbai Indians, while Deccan Herald’s Sidney Kiran pinpoints RCB’s expensive bowling as their main issue this season.
Hesson on IND-NZ
Hesson on the CT and Kohli, a breakdown of Kohli in ODIs, & Sundaresan’s second chance.
Revsportz’s Bharat Ramaraj talks to ex-RCB Director of Cricket & ex-New Zealand coach Mike Hesson about the relative strengths of India and New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, as well as detailing Virat Kohli’s approach to the game.
Cricket by JB’s Aswin Anil breaks down’s Kohli’s greatness in the ODI format.
ABC News interviews cricket journalist Bharat Sundaresan about his life and his second chance in Australia.