Aussies Back On Top
on Nov 12, 2009 in Cricket The Australians were depressed after their loss in the Ashes but will feel overjoyed after their series win in India. Yes while it may have been a victory in a meaningless series but from  it, there is the chance that Australia can reap long-term be...

Why India are what they are
on Oct 15, 2009 in Opinion Team Selection Australia vs India India vs Australia ODI One day Robin Singh team announcement team for australian ODI Venkatesh Prasad There is no doubt in my mind why India are what they are in International cricket. As much as the advent of the IPL, the player’s sloth, cricket overkill and the BCCI can be blamed for the perennial mediocrity and inconsistency with which the t...

Early Observations from the Champions League
on Oct 14, 2009 in Cricket Bangalore Royal Challangers Cape Cobras Champions League T20 Delhi Daredevils New South Wales Speedblitz Blues Somerset Sabres Trinidad and Tobago Twenty 20 Victoria Bushrangers After the first round of matches has completed, four of the 12 teams have gone home. Eight progress through to the second round and from here we will lose 50% of the teams until we are finally left with one. The impressive teams to date have been New...

Who will reign in India?
on Oct 8, 2009 in Cricket Tour Preview The first Champions League of Twenty20 cricket is happening in India. Last year’s event was cancelled due to unsavoury external factors so it is good that this year’s tournament will be happening. Although it is unfortunate for the teams who were...

Champions Trophy team of the tournament
on Oct 6, 2009 in Cricket Graeme Smith His masterful 141 against England was in vain, as was a dashing half century against Sri Lanka. On both occasions he was let down by his bowlers, but the South African skipper went down fighting, maintaining a strike rate of 107.29. Shan...

Too Much Cricket?
on Oct 1, 2009 in Cricket Team Selection It seems as though Australia has been playing continuous cricket for a long time. There was the tour of South Africa followed by a short break. They then went to England where they lost the Ashes and then played seven one-dayers. They are now in Sout...

Chokers
on Sep 30, 2009 in Criticism Opinion Team Review Tour Review Choke Chokers Choking ICC Championships ICC Tournaments India South Africa The ‘chokers’ tag has remained the private property of South Africa for sometime now. There is no denying that they have consistently choked at all major tournaments in the last decade despite being invincible at home and fairly successfu...

Power cut – timing the batting power play
on Sep 29, 2009 in Cricket The batting power play has got everyone in a flap. Captains obsess about who to bowl, bowlers forget the basics of their trade and batsmen suddenly default to slog-mode. But it is the pundits and commentators who have been most stirred by the latest...

Champions Trophy Preview
on Sep 24, 2009 in Opinion Prediction Tour Preview Champions Trophy Chances Forecast ICC Champions Trophy Preview Just before I could write down my predictions for this year’s Champions Trophy, the tournament has already begun. For the uninitiated, this is the very tournament that was supposed to happen in Pakistan late last year. South Africa are playing...

The only way is up for Phil Hughes
on Sep 17, 2009 in Cricket Criticism Player Review cricket coaching Phillip Hughes has been speaking with Sachin Tendulkar in an attempt to try and get his career back on track. It really is hard to believe that it has been less than 12 months in which so much has happened to the young opening batsman. He was picked...