Category: Cricket analysis
Analysis of cricket related matters, whether it be players’ performances in a particular game or their historical performances. Analysis of a cricket team’s performance in the various formats of the game through history and current times.
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Rohit, Dhawan and Rahul all scored Half-Ton on day one
Indian batsmen Shikhar Dhawan (51), KL Rahul (50) and Rohit Sharma (54 not out) had a good outing with their respective half-centuries, while Cheteshwar Pujara came up with solid knock on day one of their first practice match against West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts on Saturday. After both…
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Shoaib Akhtar anguish over BBC’s ‘Spot-Fixer’ jibe at Mohammad Amir
After 3 for 36 in 11 overs in a warm-up match against Somerset in Taunton, BBC ran a headline in their mobile service: ‘Spot-fixer Amir Takes Three Wickets on Return’. Many Cricketers and Cricket pundits have found BBC’s ‘spot-fixer’ jibe at Mohammad Amir in poor taste. The young Pakistani pacer, who was banned from international cricket for…
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Ravichandran Ashwin will be the key for India in West Indies says Sourav Ganguly
India’s former captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday, said off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will play a key role to India’s chances during the Test series against the West Indies, the upcoming series in the Caribbean will be India’s first under the new head coach Anil Kumble. On his 44th birthday, while interacting to media Ganguly said, “I think Ashwin…
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ENGLAND vs SRI LANKA 5th ODI PREVIEW : CONFIDENT ENGLAND LOOK TO FINISH THE SERIES ON HIGH
After winning the fourth ODI, England have already clinched the series. Now they will be looking forward to continue their momentum and finish the series with the win. On the other hand, Sri Lanka will try to finish the series on positive note by winning this ODI. However, it is not a meaningless match,…
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Amir will get a good reception in England: Shane Warne
Australian spin legend Shane Warne believes it will be a “who has a better bowling attack” competition in the Pakistan-England series which will commence from July 14 at Lord’s. The spin king believes the top-order of both the teams will have to face a hard time trying to cope with the seam on English pitches. “I…
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We just want to be the best we can in the next 12 months: Murali Vijay
India’s Test opener Murali Vijay, in an interaction with the media during the national team’s camp in Bangalore, speaks about Anil Kumble, former team director Ravi Shastri, what lies ahead for the team, Virat Kohli-Kumble combo, and more. Here’s the excerpts: On first practice session with Anil Kumble It has been a couple of good…
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Cap on U-19 World Cup Outings Will Help in Curbing Age-tinkering says Rahul Dravid
India’s Under-19 coach Rahul Dravid strongly believes that the recent decision by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) working committee to put a cap on players getting only one shot at junior level World Cup will prevent age tinkering by players. Ravindra Jadeja (2006 and 2008), Vijay Zol (2012 and 2014), Sandeep Sharma…
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ENGLAND vs SRI LANKA 4th ODI REVIEW : JASON ROY STARS AS ENGLAND CLINCHED THE SERIES
Jason Roy’s career best 162 off 118 balls with 13 fours and 3 sixes helped England to seal the series. Match had been reduced to 42 overs per side after interruption of more than 2 hours of rain. Jason Roy was looking unstoppable as he crafted his 2nd century of the series to seal…
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It’s not about Ravi or me, it’s about the Indian team doing well: Anil Kumble
After being appointed as the head coach of Indian Cricket team, Anil Kumble for the first time interacted with the media. The legendary leg spinner in his very first press conference made it clear that Indian cricket is bigger than any individual and it’s about helping the team do well and achieve greater glory. During his…
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Kumar Sangakkara gives an explanation of leaving out Sachin Tendulkar from his All-Time XI
In a sad state of affairs, a controversy has been created out of now where or perhaps it was on the cards when the Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara left out Sachin Tendulkar from his greatest XI. He has also excluded other notable names such as Virender Sehwag, Glenn McGrath, Waqar Younis among others. The lone…
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