Why doesn’t the ICC pay for DRS in every Test?
A bad umpire call ruins SA-ZIM, Ashwin talks to Varun Chakravarty, & individual reports on IND’s players in ENG.
Why doesn’t the ICC pay for DRS in every Test?
A bad umpire call ruins SA-ZIM, Shanto quits the BAN captaincy, & Steve Smith’s already back from injury.
South Africa lead Zimbabwe by 216 runs after two days. Broken Cricket Dreams’ Nitesh Mathur analyses the ICC’s ability to pay the DRS costs for every Test, after a missed snick let Lhuan-dre Pretorious off when he was on 30. He scored 153. For context, the ICC just reported revenues of $728 million in 2024.
Najmul Shanto stepped down as Bangladesh captain. The Daily Star’s Ekush Tapader thinks it’s a quiet protest, Cricbuzz’s Atif Azam says it doesn’t reflect well on the BCB either way, & ESPNcricinfo’s Mohammad Isam thinks the move could relaunch Shanto’s batting.
Cricket Australia’s Jack Paynter reports on Steve Smith’s earlier-than-expected return from the finger injury he sustained in the WTC final.
ESPNcricinfo’s Hemant Brar reports on how Salonee Dangore, an uncapped Indian who started her career in athletics, was picked for the CPL.
The Gujarat Cricket Association will launch a T20 competition.
We’ve already forgotten how big a deal that T20 win was
Odes to the T20 WC win, Pant and Ashwin, individual reports on IND’s players in ENG, & Moeen’s dad on raising a star.
Sportstar’s Ayan Acharya relives India’s T20 World Cup triumph a year on, Lines on the Grass’ Sarthak Dev writes about the magicality of Rishabh Pant’s batting, & Kashish Chadha remembers the brilliance of Ravichandran Ashwin.
ESPNcricinfo’s Sidharth Monga on Prasidh Krishna discovering Test cricket, Monga on Abhishek Nayar helping KL Rahul rediscover Test cricket, Indian Express’ Sandeep Dwivedi on Kevin Pietersen helping Kuldeep Yadav, & Wisden’s Sarah Waris says Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj have been overbowled.
Sportstar’s N Sudarshan talks to Moeen Ali’s dad about raising his son as a cricketer and the difficulties of overcoming racial barriers in England, while Indian Express’ Sandeep Dwivedi reports on Indian coach Sitanshu Kotak reconnecting with his old club of two decades in England.
The Times’ Mike Atherton writes that Surrey have figured out the economics of being a modern County club, and other teams should copy their strategy.
The TNPL changed Chakravarty’s life
Ashwin talks to Varun Chakravarty, a hilarious history of cricket, & how to become an analyst.
Ravichandran Ashwin talks to Varun Chakravarty about his career transition from aspiring filmmaker to Team India spinner, including the all-important role of the Tamil Nadu Premier League. [YouTube]
Fin Taylor has a comedic re-telling of the history of cricket. I missed this last week, but the good news is you can watch both Part 1 and Part 2 [which also sees the TGC boys jump on!] on YouTube now.
Cricket with Sparsh’s Sparsh Telang talks to Himanish Ganjoo about what it takes to be a cricket analyst. [YouTube]