A Review of Men’s International Cricket in 2023
About the Game
This article was originally published in Scoreline magazine. You can download a PDF version here. Men’s international cricket had plenty…
Tales of the Unexpected
Cricket World CupIs COVID the explanation for everything that has happened since? Time is a curious and mysterious concept and the pandemic…
There’s a Hole in my Bucket: Equipment Malfunction and the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
About the GameThe game between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Delhi, the 38th game of the tournament, was not without interest to…
Kuldeep Yadav: “A Genuine Leg-Spinner”
Some CricketersThe Men’s Cricket World Cup has been great fun to watch. I say this despite having made some public predictions…
Bishan Singh Bedi
Some CricketersOf the Indians who have played county cricket since the easing of the qualification rules in 1968, only Farokh Engineer…
Crisis? What crisis?
Cricket World Cup“ Litotes?”, a friend said in response to my WhatsApp message that my prediction regarding the Men’s Cricket World Cup…
How are the mighty fallen?
About the Game[External link] Empires come and go. Sporting ascendancy is equally, and inevitably, ephemeral. Few sporting giants, however, can have been…
Ashes 2023 Autopsy
The AshesThe 2023 Ashes was an outstanding series, providing the sort of ever-changing narrative that limited-overs cricket simply cannot deliver. Four…
Spirit of the Age
About the GameJonny Bairstow faced up to the final ball of Cameron Green’s eighth over. It was predictably short and Bairstow ducked…
Captains Fantastic – Part Two
The AshesThe second Ashes Test, at Lord’s, was in many ways as remarkable as the first. England made the running for…
Captains Fantastic
The AshesThe 2023 Ashes got off to a terrific start at Edgbaston. It grabbed attention from the first ball, sent flashing…
Ranjan Madugalle – a True Cricket Person
Some CricketersRanjan Madugalle has been actively involved in international cricket for over forty years. That is a remarkable achievement. And there…
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